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<title><![CDATA[Rams, Cardinals took opposite approaches]]></title>
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The St. Louis Rams said they would rather sign a couple big-money free agents than several mid-priced ones.  Quality over quantity was the rationale...]]></description>
<pubDate>May 20, 2013 12:00:26 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[710ESPN Seattle audio: Paying Sherman]]></title>
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Kam Chancellor has a new contract with the Seattle Seahawks. Defensive teammates Earl Thomas, Richard Sherman and K.J. Wright can become free agents a...]]></description>
<pubDate>April 23, 2013 07:05:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UFA scorecard makes NFC West trend clear]]></title>
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Players reaching NFL free agency are, by definition, players teams are prepared to lose.  That has become clearer in the one month since 45 NFC West...]]></description>
<pubDate>April 14, 2013 07:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Rams' calculated risks in free agency]]></title>
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FlipperEllard89 from California wonders why the St. Louis Rams didn't keep more of their own unrestricted free agents.  "There has been a lot of tal...]]></description>
<pubDate>March 30, 2013 05:00:37 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Updated snapshot for NFC West UFAs]]></title>
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Ten days into the signing period for unrestricted free agents, I've updated our chart to reflect recent deals involving Rich Ohrnberger, Ted Ginn Jr. ...]]></description>
<pubDate>March 22, 2013 07:54:48 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Updated snapshot for NFC West UFAs]]></title>
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With Ricky Jean-Francois leaving the San Francisco 49ers for a reported four-year deal with the Indianapolis Colts, I've updated the chart showing whi...]]></description>
<pubDate>March 14, 2013 12:39:32 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NFC West snapshot as free agency rages]]></title>
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The market keeps moving and changing as the first day of 2013 NFL free agency winds down.  I've put together a chart showing some of the notable hap...]]></description>
<pubDate>March 12, 2013 18:14:49 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2013 UFA counts for NFC West teams]]></title>
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The NFL has released its official list of restricted and unrestricted free agents.  The chart breaks down the UFA counts by team in the NFC West.  ...]]></description>
<pubDate>March 12, 2013 15:01:04 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[About that three-day negotiating window]]></title>
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An NFL memo warning teams against reaching agreement with projected unrestricted free agents before Tuesday is going to make for a quiet weekend unles...]]></description>
<pubDate>March 09, 2013 08:40:58 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[710ESPN Seattle audio: Awaiting activity]]></title>
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The NFL window for negotiating with projected unrestricted free agents opened overnight. The NFC West has responded with ... crickets so far.  The S...]]></description>
<pubDate>March 09, 2013 08:11:22 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Thoughts as NFC West UFAs avoid the tag]]></title>
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The 2013 deadline for naming franchise players passed Monday without NFC West teams using the mechanism to protect against losing their unrestricted f...]]></description>
<pubDate>March 04, 2013 14:46:40 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UFA market revisited: How NFC West fared]]></title>
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Those eagerly awaiting the start of NFL free agency March 12 with visions of your favorite team loading up on accomplished veterans should revisit the...]]></description>
<pubDate>February 28, 2013 12:31:46 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Akers, Davis pay for 49ers' improvement?]]></title>
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The San Francisco 49ers have improved their offense through diversification.  That was the plan when the team added receivers Randy Moss and Mario M...]]></description>
<pubDate>November 14, 2012 11:00:06 PST</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[UFA period doesn't get old in NFC West]]></title>
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NFC West teams added or re-signed 38 unrestricted free agents during the recently completed UFA signing period. They lost or did not re-sign 47 such p...]]></description>
<pubDate>June 04, 2012 11:35:46 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Teams hold upside with undrafted rookies]]></title>
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Brandon from St. Paul, Minn., wants to know how contracts work for undrafted free agents.  "I could be mistaken," he writes, "but I can't imagine ma...]]></description>
<pubDate>May 09, 2012 17:31:41 PDT</pubDate>
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