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GRAPEVINE, Texas - Jason Witten will welcome second-round tight end Gavin Escobar to the Cowboys, just as the eight-time Pro Bowler did with Anthony Fasano and Martellus Bennett. But Witten isn't anywhere near the point of being ready to pass the ...

Tony Gonzalez, who said multiple times he was 95 percent sure he would retire after last season, showed that numbers don't always tell the whole story Tuesday when he said he was returning to the Atlanta Falcons next season. But I still trust numb...

It's no secret Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs doesn't like the New England Patriots. I stood in the tunnel of Gillette Stadium after January's AFC title game when Suggs yelled "have fun in the Pro Bowl" loud enough for everyone around the ...

Jean-Jacques Taylor has run the numbers and figured out that the Dallas Cowboys' Tony Romo will be the second-oldest starting quarterback in the NFC next season, behind only Drew Brees. Yipes. Now, as we have discussed here many times, 33 is not e...

With Tony Gonzalez leaning toward retirement after 16 NFL seasons and 1,242 receptions, I turned back the clock in my mind to 1997, the year San Francisco tried to draft the tight end from California. The 49ers were in a wheeling and dealing mode ...

Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe has never been one to hold his tongue. Now an NFL analyst for CBS, Sharpe had a lot to say after New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick shunned the network for a postgame interview following a 28-13 loss to th...

ATLANTA -- If Sunday really was the end of the road for Atlanta tight end Tony Gonzalez, and he sure made it sound like he's about to retire, it's time for some reflection. At just about every other position, you can sit and argue for days, weeks,...

Shannon Sharpe told USA Today that linebacker Ray Lewis will make a decision on whether he's playing in 2013 after his rehab. Lewis tore the triceps muscle in his right arm Sunday and will likely need at least four months to recover from the injur...

IRVING, Texas - Last season Jason Witten surpassed Hall of Famer Ozzie Newsome for third place for catches among tight ends in NFL history. This year he moved passed Newsome in receiving yards. On Sunday in Baltimore, Witten and Newsome will be in...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- If there was one positive that came from Monday's shellacking against Chicago, it was that Jason Witten was Jason Witten again. He had five drops in the first three games as he came back from a lacerated spleen, but he caught a...

SEATTLE - With four catches Sunday at Seattle, Jason Witten became the second player in Cowboys history to record 700 career receptions and the third tight end to do so in league history. Not that he'll look back at the game fondly. Witten had ...

NFL training camps begin this week, and you can bet the NFL's coaches will be watching everyone -- from the stars to the so-called scrubs. The reason: A good number of the former once were the latter, as InfographicWorld.com shows in this infograp...

My Washington Redskins fans ask a lot about tight end Chris Cooley, who's one of their favorite players but hasn't been the same the past few years due to injuries, the emergence of Fred Davis and some other factors. The most common question I get ab...

Good morning to you all, and welcome to another week on the NFC East blog. We'll be taking the blog on the road this week, heading to Ashburn, Va., to cover Redskins minicamp Tuesday and Wednesday. But have no fear, fans of the other three teams. You...

Former Denver Broncos wide receiver Rod Smith entered the league as an undrafted rookie and now his name is about to go up in lights after being elected into the team's Ring of Fame on Thursday.

The San Diego Chargers' interest in Jackie Battle has taken the next step. UT San Diego is reporting the Chargers are visiting with Battle on Tuesday. He would back up Ryan Mathews if signed. The Chargers started focusing on Battle last week as...