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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- This is going to sound outrageous, but that shouldn't be a surprise when you consider it's coming from Greg Hardy. The defensive end for the Carolina Panthers was asked Tuesday if he had a goal for the number of sacks he'll regi...

Carolina Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy has a lofty goal for the number of sacks he's aiming for this season and he wasn't really laughing when he said it.

We'll switch up formats on our NFC South chat wrap-up this week because one provocative topic popped up. That was New Orleans running back Mark Ingram, who was a first-round pick in 2011, but has yet to put up big numbers. Gabriel (baton rouge)...

New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis did a nice job of guiding the Saints through a tough salary-cap situation this offseason. But Loomis is going to have to do the same thing all over again next year. According to the latest numbers I...

The numbers are in on the four draft picks the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed. Cornerback Johnthan Banks, a second-round choice, and quarterback Mike Glennon, a third-round pick still remain unsigned. But here's a look at the deals that have bee...

Let's start the week off with a trip through some of the headlines from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS Receiver Roddy White has a history of producing strong numbers in December, Daniel Cox points out. White's a clutch receiver and his la...

With the news that Tampa Bay defensive back Ronde Barber is retiring, let's turn to ESPN Stats & Information to put this spectacular career into some numerical perspective. Barber retires with a streak of 215 straight starts. That was the longest...

Time for a morning run through the headlines from around the NFC South: ATLANTA FALCONS Jay Adams has the list of numbers Atlanta's draft picks will wear. First-round pick Desmond Trufant will wear No. 21. CAROLINA PANTHERS Quarterback Ca...

ESPN Stats & Information is listing cornerback, defensive end and tight end as the three top draft needs for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bucs could trade for New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis before the draft. But, no matter where the ...

ESPN Stats & Information is listing 3-4 personnel and cornerback as the biggest draft needs for the New Orleans Saints, and demonstrating why with some numbers. As the Saints switch from a 4-3 scheme to a 3-4, they might want to add some run-s...

ESPN Stats & Information is listing Carolina's draft needs as defensive tackle, safety and offensive tackle, and offering up some numbers to explain each of those needs. On defensive tackle, the Panthers recorded just nine tackles for loss fro...

The fine folks at ESPN Stats & Information have put out a list of draft needs and by-the-numbers reasons for them. Let's take a look at the four NFC South teams. The needs are listed as tight end, defensive end and cornerback. Getting an ev...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced a couple days ago that cornerback Eric Wright had restructured his contract. We knew immediately that a pay cut was involved. But now that I've got the official numbers on Wright's new deal and it might end up be...

LSU defensive end/linebacker Barkevious Mingo and Georgia outside linebacker Jarvis Jones are getting tied to the New Orleans Saints in a lot of mock drafts Let's turn to ESPN Stats & Information for a by-the-numbers comparison of the two. ...

Salary-cap information generally is kept top secret, but the NFL Players Association took the rare step of making some of it public Wednesday. Presumably in an attempt to show how much cap room remains unused, the NFLPA publicly put out numbers on...

The deal defensive end Osi Umenyiora signed with the Atlanta Falcons last week is salary-cap friendly. I just got a look at the official numbers on the two-year deal that's worth $8.5 million. Umenyiora will cost the Falcons $3.75 million against ...