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The countdown of my top 25 AFC East players concludes here ... About the choice: Tom Brady was the unanimous MVP and received every All-Pro vote after leading the New England Patriots to a 14-2 record and another AFC East crown. He had one of his ...

The countdown of my top 25 AFC East players continues, one weekday at a time ... WilforkAbout the choice: Wilfork is the centerpiece of the New England Patriots' 3-4 defense. He's one of the NFL's elite nose tackles, but is versatile enough to mov...

The countdown of my top 25 AFC East players continues, one weekday at a time ... Mankins About the choice: How dominant was Logan Mankins at left guard for the New England Patriots? He didn't report to the Patriots until Week 9 because of a cont...

The countdown of my top 25 AFC East players continues, one weekday at a time ... Mayo About the choice: The New England Patriots' inside linebacker was voted All-Pro and went to his first Pro Bowl. In just his third season, Jerod Mayo was a defe...

A team-by-team look at the players I expect to be the most dominant in the AFC East from 2014 to 2016. ESPN.com launched a series of stories this week in which we ponder the ultimate Dream Team of Tomorrow, players who should dominate the NFL in t...

The countdown of my top 25 AFC East players continues, one weekday at a time ... HarrisAbout the choice: David Harris never has been selected to a Pro Bowl roster, but last season his teammates voted him MVP of a squad that features several supers...

The countdown of my top 25 AFC East players continues, one weekday at a time ... McCourtyAbout the choice: The New England Patriots nailed last year's first-round pick when they took Devin McCourty 27th overall. He was voted second-team All-Pro an...

The countdown of my top 25 AFC East players continues, one weekday at a time ... JacksonAbout the choice: The Buffalo Bills didn't make Fred Jackson their feature back until they traded Marshawn Lynch in October and came to the realization rookie ...

The countdown of my top 25 AFC East players continues, one weekday at a time ... About the choice: Vontae Davis ranked fifth in tackles with 51 and first in passes defensed with a dozen. He had one interception, mostly because quarterbacks chose t...

One at a time each weekday over the next month, I'll share my list of the top 25 AFC East players. The rundown is based on where players are before free agency commences. The lockout might end and players on expiring contracts possibly could join ...

In an "NFL Live" segment, ESPN analysts Mark Schlereth and Marcellus Wiley discussed the most explosive offense. Each spoke definitively about his choice. Wiley went with the Philadelphia Eagles because of team speed. Schlereth backed the Green Ba...

You know who aren't locked out? ESPN.com's fantasy football folks. Undeterred by the fact we haven't had free agency or an official workout yet, our intrepid rotagonists have put together their initial top 200 player rankings for 2011. AFC East...

While I stepped away from the AFC East blog for a week, Khaled Elsayed of Pro Football Focus released a series of articles in which he rated the 101 best players from last season. The list generated murmurs about Elsayed's sanity because he listed...

While working on a feature about Tom Modrak's draft record as Buffalo Bills vice president of college scouting, ESPN researcher John Fisher dug up some interesting data. The Bills actually were the AFC East's most efficient club when it came to dr...

To play off ESPN.com's positional Power Rankings, I've broken down the AFC East's best tight ends. Here's how I slot them: Dustin Keller, New York Jets Rob Gronkowski, New England Patriots Aaron Hernandez, New England Patriots Anthony Fa...

The NFL long has been a quarterback-dominated league. But quarterbacks will be more important than ever in 2011 if a protracted labor stoppage wipes out offseason workouts or encroaches on training camps. ESPN.com senior writer John Clayton wro...