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The Arizona Cardinals paid $12 million to quarterback Kevin Kolb last season. They wound up paying him another $7 million this offseason, but only after failing to land Peyton Manning. Did they also owe Kolb an explanation for their plans at th...

We've reached the point where college prospects make pre-draft visits to NFL teams and analysts try to figure out what it all means. Teams visit with players they hope to select. Teams also visit with players they're unlikely to select. Sometimes ...

The evidence against Gregg Williams continues to mount, renewing questions about whether the indefinitely suspended defensive coordinator can credibly resume his career in the NFL. The latest revelations -- profanity-laced recorded comments Willia...

The Carolina Panthers just announced a move that might not sound like much, but it has the potential to have some implications in the defensive secondary. The Panthers have signed safety Reggie Smith, who spent the last four seasons with San Franc...

Michael Robinson's expected re-signing with the Seattle Seahawks would give the team a league-high four re-signings in the unrestricted free-agent market. Red Bryant, Paul McQuistan and Heath Farwell previously re-signed. Seattle and the other ...

Five of the San Francisco 49ers' projected unrestricted free agents for 2012 played right around 1,000 snaps or more last season, easily the highest figure in the NFC West. Re-signing quarterback Alex Smith appears likely. Smith accepted the Assoc...

Naming Ted Ginn Jr. and Kyle Williams inactive Sunday gives both San Francisco 49ers wide receivers extra time to heal for the playoffs. The 49ers seemingly could have bought additional time for Pro Bowl linebacker Patrick Willis, but they made hi...

The famous slap on the back San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh delivered against his Detroit Lions counterpart wasn't the most questionable one Sunday. As Jim Schwartz pointed out Monday, the 49ers never should have taken over possession in Li...

NFC West teams went 0-3 last season against the teams they face in Week 5. They lost those games by a combined 99-31 score. Much has changed since then. Let's take a look: Cardinals at Vikings Score last season: Vikings 27, Cardinals 24 (...

CINCINNATI -- Who Dey? No, the Bengals' rallying cry today was: Where Dey? The Bengals played before 43,363 at Paul Brown Stadium, their smallest crowd for a home opener in 30 years. And the Bengals failed to convince football fans in Cincinnati t...

Arizona Cardinals: The Cardinals came through their opener without suffering any crushing injuries. They paid their dues on that front when they lost rookie running back Ryan Williams to a season-ending knee injury during preseason. That injury affec...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- NFL convention doesn't always line up with Jim Harbaugh's way. That became clear during Harbaugh's first training camp as coach of the San Francisco 49ers. Instead of relying upon support staff and large digital clocks to di...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Seattle Seahawks will be without three starters for their regular-season opener against San Francisco. Two came as little surprise. Guard Robert Gallery (knee) and receiver Sidney Rice (shoulder) did not practice all week. A t...

Arizona Cardinals: Strong safety Adrian Wilson practiced without limitation Wednesday one month after tearing a right biceps tendon. Amazing, indeed. The meaningful question remains unanswered. To what degree is Wilson at risk for aggravating the inj...

Check here for a complete list of the San Francisco 49ers' roster moves. Surprise move: Releasing veteran backup quarterback Josh McCown was a mild surprise, not a shocking one. The team sought veteran depth behind Alex Smith and rookie Colin Kaep...

Darren Urban of azcardinals.com checks in with Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt for thoughts on Larry Fitzgerald's new contract. Whisenhunt: "Larry gets it, and that's one of the reasons it was so important we got the deal done with him. He's been a tr...