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Top NFC West ILB Contracts ILB APY Gtd. Patrick Willis $10.0M $29.0M NaVorro Bowman $8.9M $25.5M James Laurinaitis $8.3M $23.6M Daryl Washington $8.0M $5.0M Source: ESPN Stats & Informatio...

PHOENIX -- Had the 2009 NFL draft gone as planned for the St. Louis Rams, the team would be thinking about a contract extension for tackle Jason Smith. 2009 NFL Draft Top 10 Pk. Player Status 1 Matthew Stafford Starter ...

Five nuggets of knowledge about the NFC Championship Game matchup Sunday between the San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons in the Georgia Dome: Quarterback equalizers: The 49ers went 5-2 this season when facing top-10 quarterbacks by regular-sea...

One year ago Wednesday, Matt Williamson of Scouts Inc. ranked four NFC West players among the NFL's 50 best. Patrick Willis (ninth), Justin Smith (10th), Larry Fitzgerald (12th) and Chris Clemons (50th) made the cut. The number has more than do...

Take a good look at the top-five order for ESPN's NFL Power Rankings heading into Week 10. Changes could be right around the corner. The second-ranked Houston Texans visit the third-ranked Chicago Bears on Sunday night. The Bears then visit the...

The St. Louis Rams aren't sure how long top wide receiver Danny Amendola will miss after suffering a shoulder injury Thursday night. Bradford Inside Yard-Line Numbers Stat Week 4 Week 5 Comp. 10 1 Att. 12 8 ...

Chris Long's new four-year extension with the St. Louis Rams puts him in strong company among top NFL draft choices from the 2008 class. Long joins New England's Jerod Mayo as players among the top 10 choices to re-sign with their drafting teams. ...

NFL teams rarely select offensive guards among the top overall choices in a given draft. Mike Pouncey (15th 2011) and Mike Iupati (17th in 2010) were the only projected guards drafted among the top 17 overall selections in the last 10 drafts. ...

Like clockwork, another Arizona Cardinals top-10 draft choice has reached a point in his rookie contract when the salary-cap figure became untenable. Larry Fitzgerald and Antrel Rolle got there first. Levi Brown arrived Tuesday, leading to his rel...

Eighteen San Francisco 49ers rank among the top five at their positions in fan balloting for the Pro Bowl. What is this, 1994? It's feeling that way with the 49ers and Pittsburgh Steelers taking 10-3 records into their Monday night game in Week...

A quick look through the NFL rookie sack leaders shows NFC West teams with three of the top 10 producers, led by the San Francisco 49ers' Aldon Smith with 9.5. This is how it should be. 2011 NFL Rookie Sack Leaders Rank Rookie Sacks ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Thoughts on the San Francisco 49ers' 27-20 victory over the New York Giants at Candlestick Park in Week 10: What it means: The 49ers took another step in convincing skeptics they can defeat the top teams without a purportedly "eli...

The NFC West placed four players on Matt Williamson's midseason top 50 list for the NFL. That included two in the top 10. Two additional NFC West players showed up on a list of 10 up-and-comers. Nine more appeared on an 18-man list underneath t...

So much for the AFC East. New England and Buffalo suffered the largest drops in ESPN's NFL Power Rankings heading into Week 10, with the Patriots leaving the top 10 for the first time since they were 11th back in Week 14 of the 2009 season. The se...

Kevin Kolb and the Arizona Cardinals must be doing something right. They lead the NFL in yards per pass attempt on first down (11.0), just ahead of the New England Patriots (10.9) and the unbeaten Buffalo Bills (10.8). They rank among the top 1...

This was supposed to be the first day of the rest of our NFL lives, offering a clean break from the 2011 lockout and our first weekend free from the various projects and top 10 lists that have occupied our time since March. Instead, here we are, s...