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The Jacksonville Jaguars on Tuesday unveiled the uniforms they will wear for the 2013 season. My initial thoughts: The patch is on the left side of the jersey, over the heart, tying into the Jaguars' theme of Stand United and their desire to pay ...

Over at NFC South headquarters, our "regional" cohort Pat Yasinskas was driven by Drew Brees' giant salary-cap number to look at all the players in that division with cap numbers of $5 million of more. We know a good idea when we see one, so here'...

Houston Texans Some critics say safety Ed Reed should have retired instead of joining the Texans, including San Antonio Express-News columnist Buck Harvey, who writes: "Make no mistake. One of the game's best has dropped off. Reed has nerve imping...

A chaotic opening weekend of the NCAA tournament is in the books, and so too is the first round of our Big Ten players tournament. Our last first-round matchup pitting great players from the past 15 years was a close one, as you'd expect when a No...

The real Madness begun a couple of hours ago, and I'm sure you're all glued to your TVs or live computer streams. But don't forget about our Big Ten players tournament. The final of four first-round matchups between Big Ten standouts from the past...

The Indianapolis Colts' work on defense in free agency is clearly aimed at improving the team's run defense, which ranked 29th in the NFL last season. Wednesday they added early-down run-stopping nose tackle Aubrayo Franklin. Defensive lineman Ric...

We're all about Big Ten football on this blog -- 24/7/365 -- but we're not naive about the fact that hoops is dominating he college sports landscape right now. After all, I typed this post from the United Center in Chicago, where I spent late last we...

David Caldwell inherited some contracts with the Jacksonville Jaguars that don't match up with value and production. While his team has plenty of cap room, the team's new general manager isn't automatically going to pay out for overpriced people. ...

My plan for the Jacksonville Jaguars as we approach the start of the 2013 NFL calendar year: Finances: The Jaguars have about $24 million in salary-cap room, so they don't have a huge issue. But they are carrying several contracts that are too hef...

Today we look at the biggest issues facing each team in the AFC South and give you an opportunity to assess priority one: Pending free agents of note: Linebacker Daryl Smith, cornerback Derek Cox, fullback Greg Jones, defensive tackle Terrance Kni...

The tendency in the NFL with hires is to get guys who are largely the opposite of the people they are replacing. Departed Jaguars general manager Gene Smith and coach Mike Mularkey were low-key guys. Replacements David Caldwell and Gus Bradley ...

When new GM David Caldwell decided not to retain Mike Mularkey and set off on a search for a head coach, he spoke of looking for a co-builder of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Caldwell's guy is hired, and Gus Bradley will be introduced Friday. Now t...

Mel Kiper has a new first round out. It's not for the 2013 draft. It's for 2007 . The top six picks in this redraft read like an eventual Hall of Fame class. But the AFC South didn't have its first pick until 10th. Here's how Kiper envisions...

I feel badly for Khaled Elsayed today. Afterall, he picked Andrew Luck as his All-AFC South quarterback. And we know when a certain AFC South blogger recently made that move how Texans faithful reacted. I suspect Elsayed has a big day of Twitte...

After I saw a post at PFT about New England offensive lineman Ryan Wendell leading the league in playing time, I went to see who played the most snaps in the regular season from our four teams. Tennessee cornerback Jason McCourty played the fifth-...

Five things to know and my all-division team. Division MVP: J.J. Watt, defensive end, Houston Texans. I've never seen someone so disruptive up front. The guy's got the complete package. He's incredibly instinctive, knowing when to stop rushing and...