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Kam Chancellor's words should resonate
Mike Sando2010-13 PED Suspensions Team Suspensions Seattle Seahawks 5 Denver Broncos 4 New York Giants 4 New England Patriots 3 Washington Redskins 3 Cincinnati Bengals 3 Houston Texans 3 ...
Blog | May 27, 2013 -
Seahawks' lead in PED bans under Carroll
Mike SandoThe Seattle Seahawks lead the NFL in suspensions for performance-enhancing drugs since Pete Carroll became coach in 2010, research by ESPN Stats & Information shows. Defensive end Bruce Irvin's four-game suspension, announced Friday, was the fifth...
Blog | May 20, 2013 -
NFL Power Rankings: How they voted
Mike SandoTeams have added 254 players in the draft since ESPN's NFL Power Rankings last appeared six weeks ago. We've seen Carson Palmer join the Arizona Cardinals and Darrelle Revis join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, among other changes involving veteran players...
Blog | April 30, 2013 -
49ers get their safety after trading up
Mike SandoLSU safety Eric Reid was an increasingly popular projection to be selected by the San Francisco 49ers as the 2013 NFL mock drafts piled up late this week. The assumption was that the 49ers might get him at No. 31, but with the New Orleans Saints t...
Blog | April 25, 2013 -
2013 'Monday Night Football' schedule
Mike Sando"Monday Night Football" loads up on the NFC for 2013 with an emphasis on young quarterbacks Russell Wilson, Colin Kaepernick and Robert Griffin III. Griffin's recovery from knee surgery will be the key variable for a Week 1 matchup between his Was...
Blog | April 18, 2013 -
NFL econ: How QB resources are allocated
Mike Sando2013 Salary Cap Charges for QBs Rank Team QB Cap 1 Detroit Lions $24.6M 2 New York Giants $22.1M 3 Denver Broncos $20.8M 4 Dallas Cowboys $19.6M 5 San Diego Chargers $18.9M 6 New Y...
Blog | March 27, 2013 -
NFL Power Rankings: How they voted
Mike SandoAn NFC West team other than the one recently appearing in the Super Bowl ranks No. 1 in ESPN's first NFL Power Rankings of the 2013 offseason. Call us suckers for the excitement of free agency and the trade market, but the Seattle Seahawks' recent...
Blog | March 19, 2013 -
Wishful thinking? A draft trade to consider
Mike SandoThe St. Louis Rams hold the 16th, 22nd, 46th and 78th choices in the first three rounds of the 2013 NFL draft. Bill from Chesterfield, Mo., would like to see them trade back from the 16th or 22nd pick with a team moving up to select a quarterback. ...
Blog | February 24, 2013 -
2013 NFL draft picks by round, no comps
Mike SandoThe NFL released a tentative 2013 NFL draft order pending release of 32 compensatory draft choices next month. I've gone through the list and put together a chart showing team-by-team picks by round. The San Francisco 49ers (11) and Seattle S...
Blog | February 21, 2013 -
Which offenses got most bang for cap buck
Mike SandoThe $26.7 million in salary-cap space Indianapolis committed to offensive players in 2012 was the smallest amount in the NFL. It was less than half what the Seattle Seahawks and Washington Redskins allocated -- a testament to the role Andrew Luck ...
Blog | February 21, 2013 -
Which defenses got most bang for cap buck
Mike SandoThe Seattle Seahawks ranked seventh in defensive EPA last season. That was very good, but it was even better given the team's No. 30 ranking in salary-cap space allotted for defensive players. By that measure, Seattle led the NFL in bang for the sala...
Blog | February 20, 2013 -
On Arians' intentions for Cardinals' offense
Mike SandoBruce Arians' Indianapolis Colts targeted running backs as receivers 50 times last season, an NFL low. The Colts' percentage of targets directed toward running backs was 8.3, another league low and well off the 18.7 percent average for other teams. ...
Blog | February 20, 2013 -
NFC West the 'it' division in game of tag
Mike SandoNFC West teams have wielded the franchise tag more frequently than teams from the seven other NFL divisions. That includes a league-high 20 times since divisional alignment in 2002, according to totals from ESPN Stats & Information. But with o...
Blog | February 18, 2013 -
Rams, West will get fill of Gregg Williams
Mike SandoThe St. Louis Rams' 2013 schedule became a little more interesting Thursday when the NFL reinstated Gregg Williams following an indefinite suspension relating to his role in the New Orleans Saints' bounty scandal. The reinstatement means Williams ...
Blog | February 07, 2013 -
Around the NFC West: Early feel on Arians
Mike SandoThe Arizona Cardinals have made available a Bruce Arians interview shot while the team's new head coach unpacked boxes in his office. There's a comfortable feel to Arians even with a large photo of a serious looking Bear Bryant perched over Arians...
Blog | February 07, 2013 -
On the scene in the Superdome
Mike SandoNEW ORLEANS -- A few fans have made their way inside the Superdome with more than three hours remaining until kickoff for Super Bowl XLVII. They had nothing on ESPN's John Clayton and me. We walked from our hotel to the dome and arrived before 12:30 ...
Blog | February 03, 2013