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The San Francisco 49ers' Michael Crabtree was the only 1,100-yard receiver in the NFC West last season. He was the only 1,000-yard receiver, the only 900-yard receiver and the only 800-yard receiver. The breakthrough could have ramifications for t...

The rookie wage scale and overall salary structure should increasingly make the NFL a young man's game, all else equal. Youth will be served during rookie minicamps beginning Friday, for sure. With that in mind, I've gone through NFC West roste...

The St. Louis Rams signed Jake Long and had two first-round NFL draft choices this year. The Seattle Seahawks added Percy Harvin, Cliff Avril and Michael Bennett. The San Francisco 49ers added Anquan Boldin and three of the first 55 players selected ...

Our post-draft amendments to pre-draft positional rankings continue with Matt Williamson, NFL scout for ESPN.com. Up next: wide receivers. NFC West teams drafted five of them: Tavon Austin (eighth overall pick) and Stedman Bailey (92nd) to the ...

ESPN.com's Fantasy editorial team ranks position-by-position and makes predictions for the 2013 fantasy football season.

Good morning, NFC West. We're down to three days before the 2013 NFL draft, but the veteran trade market has proved more compelling this offseason, in my view. Percy Harvin, Anquan Boldin and Carson Palmer were key additions here in the NFC West. ...

Percy Harvin and Anquan Boldin are new to the NFC West this offseason. Larry Fitzgerald remains the standard for wide receivers in the division, however, and his Arizona Cardinals own the NFC West's top wideouts overall. That is the way Matt Willi...

The Buffalo Bills are usually a place where quarterback careers go to die. It happened to Drew Bledsoe, who went from a Super Bowl participant with the New England Patriots to a 23-25 record in three seasons as Buffalo's starter. It happened to Ro...

Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians envisions new quarterback Carson Palmer using a strong arm to strike well down the field in 2013. "Having seen him throw it downfield so many times over the years, as good as it gets," Arians told reporters dur...

With Carson Palmer now in Arizona, Andy Benoit examines how much better the quarterback makes the Cardinals and whether he can thrive behind Arizona's porous offensive line.

Story | Conversation | April 02, 2013

Even if they get Carson Palmer, the Cardinals should target Geno Smith in the first round, writes Ashley Fox.

How does each team look at wide receiver and what still needs to be done? Arizona Cardinals: Larry Fitzgerald, Andre Roberts and Michael Floyd comprise a solid top three. LaRon Byrd and Kerry Taylor are the only other receivers on the roster. Firs...

Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin and Roddy White blog from Africa, where they are traveling with Oxfam America to raise awareness of hunger on the the continent.

Quarterback Drew Stanton, who followed new Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians to the desert, said Wednesday he believes he can solve the team's dilemma at the position.

Wide receiver Early Doucet might not feel like a success story following his release from the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday. Doucet struggled with drops and lost playing time last season, after all. Those were negatives, but the bigger picture loo...

Pro Football Focus uses its metrics to determine a team of the NFL's most overvalued players, including some surprising names. Based on their performance relative to their cap hit, Brian Urlacher, Ed Reed and even Elvis Dumervil produced poor value.

Story | Conversation | March 04, 2013