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For sports card collectors, perfection is the goal. All four corners must be sharp. The photo needs to be centered. It has to be just so. Thankfully, there's hasn't been threat of bubblegum stains for decades. In today's memorabilia market, howeve...

ESPN's Adam Schefter provides insight on why the NFL owners haven't harmonized in their approach to ending the lockout. Schefter reports at least two AFC teams are not happy with the current direction and openly wonders if its the same two teams a...

ESPN.com senior writer Jeffri Chadiha examines the top 10 players at a crossroads. All of the players on the list play offensive skill positions: six receivers, three quarterbacks and a running back. Free agent receiver Plaxico Burress is atop the...

Two AFC East owners were heard from over the weekend. Both of them sympathized with the fans in the whole lockout mess. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft attended an event Sunday at Gillette Stadium and shared his feelings about the labor st...

We'll find out what Ryan Mallett is all about. No setting would have provided a truer test than New England, where the coach runs a tight operation and the quarterback provides the perfect template for a youngster to follow. Team after team saw...

With the 32nd pick in the 2011 AFC East reader mock draft, the Green Bay Packers select ... Akeem Ayers, outside linebacker, UCLA. We wrapped up the first round with another slim margin. Ayers, a strong candidate for several previous spots, finall...

With the 31st pick in the 2011 AFC East reader mock draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers select ... Aaron Williams, cornerback, Texas. Slim pickings, for this one. Only two prospects were nominated, Williams and Baylor defensive tackle Phil Taylor. W...

With the 30th pick in the 2011 AFC East reader mock draft, the New York Jets select ... Brooks Reed, defensive end, Arizona. Readers came through with a flurry of suggestions that evolved into an interesting race. UCLA outside linebacker Akeem ...

With the 29th pick in the 2011 AFC East reader mock draft, the Chicago Bears select ... Marvin Austin, defensive tackle, North Carolina. Similar to the New England Patriots' selection at No. 28, there was a wide variety of nominations. Eight playe...

With the 28th pick in the 2011 AFC East reader mock draft, the New England Patriots select ... Danny Watkins, offensive lineman, Baylor. Despite a surprisingly low number of votes, this was the most varied nomination process of our project. Ten pl...

With the 27th pick in the 2011 AFC East reader mock draft, the Atlanta Falcons select ... Adrian Clayborn, defensive end, Iowa. For the record, Clayborn's closest competition was Georgia outside linebacker Justin Houston. Now quickly on to more...

Breakdown: The Bills had the NFL's drabbest schedule last season. They had zero primetime games. They didn't have any 4 o'clock kickoffs. Every week -- home and away -- they played at 1 p.m. Sunday. This season's schedule doesn't provide much more...

With the 26th pick in the 2011 AFC East reader mock draft, the Baltimore Ravens select ... Brandon Harris, cornerback, Miami. Readers felt the Ravens' biggest need was at cornerback. With Jimmy Smith taken off the draft board one pick earlier, Har...

The New York Jets have confirmed all the dates and kickoff times for their preseason schedule: Aug. 15 at Houston Texans, 8 p.m. (ESPN) Aug. 21 vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 7 p.m. Aug. 27 "at" New York Giants, 7 p.m. Sept. 1 vs. Philadelphia Eag...

With the 25th pick in the 2011 AFC East reader mock draft, the Seattle Seahawks select ... Jimmy Smith, cornerback, Colorado. Smith has been nominated for many previous picks but never generated enough votes to get the nod. He barely earned this s...

With the 24th pick in the 2011 AFC East reader mock draft, the New Orleans Saints select ... Muhammad Wilkerson, defensive end, Temple. Readers fired a shotgun at the remaining names on the draft board. Ten players -- all on defense -- were nomina...