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Nico Johnson was considered a leader on Alabama's national championship team. That was one of qualities that the Kansas City Chiefs were most interested when they made Johnson a fourth-round pick Saturday. Johnson is expected to immediately compet...

The following is three Denver players to watch in Saturday's divisional playoff game against Baltimore: Chris Harris, cornerback: Harris played a major role in Denver's 34-17 win at Baltimore last month. He will be a focal point of the game plan t...

Five things to know about Saturday's Denver Broncos-Baltimore Ravens playoff game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High: 1. Manning owns Ravens: Denver quarterback Peyton Manning has won nine straight games against the Ravens and is 9-2 overall v...

BALTIMORE -- His duties and the tone of the home crowd will be different for John Elway in just his second trip to Baltimore in an NFL capacity on Sunday. Elway is the executive vice president of football operations for the 10-3 Denver Broncos as ...

It's official: Dwayne Bowe's season is over. It may be time to talk about the standout receiver being a former Kansas City Chief. The move was expected after Bowe suffered a rib injury last week at Cleveland. The Chiefs promoted offensive linem...

I don't think signing running back Jacob Hester will change the Denver Broncos' backfield, but it will provide options and depth. Hester, 27, can help in short yardage situations, can get some inside yards and is a strong back-field blocker. At 5-...

Von Miller's second NFL season is about taking the next step. As he showed in 2011, Miller is already a high-level NFL pass-rusher. He had 11.5 sacks and won the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award. Now it is time for Miller to become a complet...

According to ESPN's playoff predictor, which is an Insider piece, the Denver Broncos are in line to make the playoffs, while the Oakland Raiders are not. The two teams are tied for first place in the AFC West at 7-5. Denver has a 61 percent chance...

Baltimore star linebacker Ray Lewis has taken issue with the way Florida quarterback Tim Tebow -- whom Denver traded three picks to select at No. 25 -- was given special help to prepare for the draft. Lewis, while appearing on Colin Cowherd's show...

Denver safety Brian Dawkins has been named to a prominent players group by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. Dawkins joins a player advisory forum along with Baltimore's Ray Lewis and Arizona's Kurt Warner. Former NFL coach Tony Dungy will lead it. ...

» NFC Final Word: East | West | North | South » AFC: East | West | North | South Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 8: Kirby Lee/US Presswire The Chargers will be looking to atta...

Mark J. Rebilas-US PRESSWIRE San Diego running back Darren Sproles and the rest of the Chargers just couldn't escape Ray Lewis and Baltimore's red zone defense. Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson SAN DIEGO -- Last week, the Char...

Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson SAN DIEGO - In the end, Darren Sproles had no chance. The Chargers fought and scrapped all game. But the game ended with future Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Lewis engulfing the tiny Sproles on a fourth-and-...

Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson SAN DIEGO -- The Ravens' pass rush is starting to wear down San Diego's makeshift offensive line. The pressure is becoming constant. A Ray Lewis blitz just caused San Diego quarterback Philip Rivers to make ...

Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson Here is a look at what each team in the AFC West needs to do as free agency moves forward: Ward Denver Broncos The Broncos have agreed to terms with eight free agents and one ...

Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson Expect potential movement in the LaDainian Tomlinson restructuring talks early in the week. Both sides want to get to a resolution. If Tomlinson doesn't a new deal, he will likely be cut. If San Diego cu...