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Jets rookie defensive lineman Quinton Coples has been fined $15,000 by the NFL on Friday for grabbing the facemask of Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Chad Henne.

Better late than never, let's take a moment to reflect on the highlights of Tuesday's SportsNation chat. I was too caught up in a whole lot of nothing this week to circle back on our chat, but you brought forth a number of interesting topics to conti...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Day 1 of the NFL draft is always wild, and the extra layer of labor chaos will only add to the drama. No matter what happens on the labor front, I'll be stationed Thursday evening at the Minnesota Vikings' practic...

Better late than never, right? I'm just discovering the very cool ESPN Sports Science videos that measure the athletic abilities of draft prospects and translate them into football skills. Below, you'll see Nebraska cornerback Prince Amukamara dis...

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...

I was in favor of including trades in ESPN.com's third annual Blog Network mock draft, but the consensus was they would further cloud the muddy snapshot we already have of this draft. After all, with three days remaining until the first round begins,...

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 ...

We're Black and Blue All Over: We spent considerable time this offseason discussing the Chicago Bears' refusal to grant offensive line coach Mike Tice permission to interview for the Tennessee Titans' offensive coordinator job. Shortly thereafter,...

If this week's return of "Have at It" is any indication, most of you are hoping the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions pass on Clemson defensive end Da'Quan Bowers if he slides out of the top 10 of the draft. The Vikings are scheduled to pick No. 12...

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...

Todd McShay's latest mock draft , published Wednesday on ESPN.com, offers three scenarios for each spot before deciding on a selection. It's worth noting that, hours after we asked you about Clemson defensive end Da'Quan Bowers, McShay has both the M...

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...

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...

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...