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Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin knows full well that his playoff failures are adding up.

The Rangers and Senators clinched postseason berths on Thursday, completing the octet of Eastern Conference playoff teams, though all the seeds have not yet been decided. In the Western Conference, two berths remain up for grabs among three teams, in...

Although the Atlanta Falcons are 8-0, they're not superstitious enough to sit still when they see a potential weak spot. The team just announced it has released veteran fullback Lousaka Polite and replaced him with Mike Cox, who was with the team ...

The Atlanta Falcons have re-signed fullback Mike Cox and released the player who beat him out, Lousaka Polite.

Now that we're into the first week of the regular season, the way salary-cap figures for each team are calculated has changed. In the offseason, only the top 51 figures count against a team's cap. Now, every contract counts and that includes pract...

Let's take a run through the Tuesday morning headlines from around the NFC South: ATLANTA FALCONS Although former Atlanta fullback Ovie Mughelli was released by the Rams, general manager Thomas Dimitroff made it sound like the Falcons will stic...

NFL teams can begin forming practice squads once eligible players clear waivers Saturday. A look at which players released by NFC West teams have eligibility: Arizona Cardinals Eligible: Crezdon Butler, Antonio Coleman, Blake Gideon, Ricky L...

Click here for the complete list of St. Louis Rams roster moves. Most significant move: The Rams released No. 2 quarterback Kellen Clemens even though Clemens knew the offense better than any player on the roster. Clemens, who spent time with the ...

Click here for the complete list of Atlanta Falcons roster moves. Most significant move: In yet the latest sign that they're going to become more of a passing team, the Falcons are going with Lousaka Polite as the only true fullback on their roste...

EARTH CITY, Mo. -- With a nudge from @Amazing_Jagman, I've updated rosters to produce age rankings for every team in the NFL. I'll begin with a look at where NFC West teams rank by position and overall. QB: All four teams rank in the youngest thi...

EARTH CITY, Mo. - The St. Louis Rams used two running backs on 12 percent of plays last season, the fourth-lowest rate in the NFL. That's going to change in a big way under new offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer. To that end, the Rams s...

Time for a look at some of the top Wednesday morning stories from around the NFC South. D. Orlando Ledbetter has an overview of the Falcons' running back situation. He covers the usual stuff about limiting Michael Turner's carries and getting Jac...

Buffalo Bills Bills general manager Buddy Nix assured Ryan Fitzpatrick that he would be the team's starter ahead of the signing of Vince Young, the quarterback told SiriusXM NFL Radio on Wednesday. Fourth-round draft selection Nigel Bradham rel...

The Atlanta Falcons didn't make the kind of big splash at the start of free agency that many of their fans wanted. But, little by little, they've made moves that should help make their roster stronger. They traded for cornerback Asante Samuel just...

It's back to business as usual after a little down time. Before we start moving ahead, though, there were two events that happened while I was off that I'd like to weigh in on. The Atlanta Falcons released veteran fullback Ovie Mughelli. The Fa...

1. Carolina Panthers: The Panthers have the best one-two punch at running back in the entire league in Jonathan Stewart and DeAngelo Williams. Although they traded Mike Goodson to the Raiders this offseason, they also signed Mike Tolbert, who could p...