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Three non-quarterbacks are making their 2012 MVP Watch debuts. Minnesota's Percy Harvin, Seattle's Marshawn Lynch and Indianapolis' Reggie Wayne did not suddenly become excellent players. They've been strong producers. The fact that their teams ha...

Looking back on three things discussed here before the St. Louis Rams' preseason opener Sunday against Indianapolis, a game the Colts led 35-3 as I filed this in the fourth quarter: 1. Isaiah Pead's debut. Steven Jackson started the game at runnin...

There's little sense in taking the bait when San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh tells a radio program Michael Crabtree "has the best hands I've ever seen on a wide receiver." Anyone with a strong grasp of NFL history would place Cris Carter, R...

Wide receivers Vincent Jackson, Pierre Garcon, Reggie Wayne, Robert Meachem, Eddie Royal, Laurent Robinson, Josh Morgan, Eric Weems and Harry Douglas have found new homes after hitting the NFL's free-agent market. Franchise tags essentially remove...

Brandon Lloyd's trajectory has changed dramatically and so has that of his original team, the San Francisco 49ers. The parties will scarcely recognize one another when Lloyd pays a free-agent visit to the team Wednesday. The 49ers won as many ...

Peyton Manning is expected to visit with the Arizona Cardinals after leaving the Denver Broncos. That visit could begin Saturday night if suspicions are correct and Manning boarded this flight from Denver, as friend of the NFC West blog Dustin Hol...

Facebook friend Jonathan makes a simple request of the San Francisco 49ers: get Mike Wallace. "How valuable could the 30th pick be?" he asks. This is the most enticing argument for chasing after a young, talented restricted free agent such as W...

Try on this 2012 NFL draft scenario: Andrew Luck to Indianapolis with the first overall choice; Robert Griffin III to Washington with the second pick, acquired from St. Louis; Ryan Tannehill to Cleveland at No. 4; Miami, the next team with ...

The Washington Redskins have selected 33 college players in the first four rounds since 2000, their first draft with Daniel Snyder as team owner. That is 10 fewer than any other team, 29 fewer than league-leading Tennessee and 17.6 fewer than the ...

Last week, San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis was questioning his role as a receiver in the offense. This week, the Arizona Cardinals are seeking ways to get Larry Fitzgerald more involved, while the Seattle Seahawks' leading receiver from...

With Peyton Manning's regular-season starting streak in question, I revisited the list of active leaders to see which NFC West players might be gaining. There is one. The San Francisco 49ers' Justin Smith, the NFL's active ironman among defensi...

Jim from Westfield, Ind., wants to know what I was smoking before agreeing that St. Louis Rams receiver Danny Amendola had a shot at 100 receptions in coordinator Josh McDaniels' offense. He thinks 70 receptions would be closer to the "ceiling" for A...

ESPN.com's NFL writers rank the top 10 wide receivers in the league today. Next week: Running backs. Randy Moss and Terrell Owens must be running fade routes. Neither iconic receiver drew even one vote when ESPN.com asked eight panelists to ran...

Those responsible for making sure fans had Super Bowl seats weren't responsible for maintaining seats on airplanes leaving Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. I'm home, in other words. Ten thoughts relating at least tangentially to the NFC...

The NFC West registered twice on Business Week's Power 100 list featuring sports' movers and shakers. Larry Fitzgerald ranked 43rd and Patrick Willis ranked 53rd on the annual list. A big thanks goes out to AFC South blogger and Business Week r...

Count the St. Louis Rams' Danny Amendola and the Seattle Seahawks' Mike Williams among NFC West players to meet or exceed expectations in this unpredictable 2010 season. Both players shined during training camps. Would they produced when it matter...