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Quarterbacks are the lifeblood of any NFL organization. With a franchise quarterback, a team can consistently contend. Without a quality quarterback, it's difficult to even make the playoffs. Therefore, it's never too early to take a look at 2014 ...

ALLSTON -- Prior to the recent draft, few backup quarterbacks in the NFL had been connected to more reports of trade talks this offseason than Ryan Mallett. Just don't ask the easy-going third-round pick of the Patriots in 2011. "Were [teams ca...

Drafting Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones means the end of Charlie Batch's lengthy run with the Steelers. To suggest the Steelers are grooming Jones to replace Ben Roethlisberger in a couple of years is wrong. But that didn't stop Batch from spec...

The New York Jets were naive to think another team would offer up a draft pick in a trade for popular backup quarterback Tim Tebow. The Jets finally released Tebow on Monday after an ugly and tumultuous one-year experiment. Tebow is now a free age...

In the hours leading up to the start of the NFL draft, the reports varied from the Cleveland Browns drafting West Virginia's Geno Smith in the first round to the team trading for New England Patriots backup quarterback Ryan Mallett. The Browns ultima...

It looks like three months of speculation regarding Ryan Mallett is over. League sources told The Plain Dealer that the Cleveland Browns have no interest in the Patriots backup quarterback. According to the report, the Browns "have not and will not c...

The Raiders are out of cap purgatory, but having too much space could be costly in the long run, writes John Clayton.

We continue our position-by-position look at the Patriots as they head into the draft with an examination of the quarterbacks. Current personnel: Tom Brady, Ryan Mallett, Mike Kafka Need level: Low Overview: Brady is under contract for five ...

Quarterback is undoubtedly the most important position in the NFL. Teams are made and lost based on the success of their offensive leaders. We've seen that difference over and over again in the AFC East with Tom Brady, who kept the New England Patrio...

The rumor of the Cleveland Browns trading for New England Patriots backup quarterback Ryan Mallett won't go away. Whether you're for or against this move, everyone can probably agree that it's getting to the point where the Browns need to make a deci...

The thin free-agent quarterback market just gained a new player. The Kansas City Chiefs released quarterback Matt Cassel on Thursday after four up-and-down seasons. Cassel made his name with the New England Patriots before leaving for Kansas City ...

It was a fast start to free agency. It was so hectic that 20-plus posts weren't enough to cover everything in the AFC North on Tuesday. Time to hit the other news happening in the division ... BALTIMORE RAVENS The Baltimore Sun's Mike Preston ...

Fifth in a multi-part series on free-agent fits at various positions leading into the start of free agency March 12. Position:Quarterback Players under contract for 2013: Tom Brady, Ryan Mallett, Mike Kafka Level of need: Low Projected to...

Being the dutiful AFC North blogger, I waited until midnight to write on any breaking news that occurred with the start of the NFL's brand-new three-day negotiation period. So, what did we get? Just more speculation about a potential Browns' trade...

Welcome to Eight in the Box, an NFL Nation feature that will appear each Friday during the offseason. This week's topic: Who should be the primary target (including trades) for each team when free agency begins? Buffalo Bills: Buffalo has quite a ...

Patriots owner Robert Kraft is among the most powerful people in sports, while reserve quarterback Ryan Mallett sits on the other end of the spectrum, that according to Sports Illustrated, which has released a series of power-in-sports related articl...