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A look at a key player from each AFC East team who needs to show something in offseason sessions: New York Jets: Perhaps no AFC East player has a brighter spotlight on him this offseason than embattled Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez. Quarterback co...

BATON ROUGE, La. -- GeauxTigerNation writer Gary Laney answers your questions: From: Biff (Chicago): Do the recruiting coaches feel any advantage in having someone like Lavar Edwards, who wasn't a starter his senior year, get drafted into the NFL?...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- More than three months removed from being knocked out of the AFC Championship Game due to a crunching hit, running back Stevan Ridley says he has no lingering effects from the blow. "None at all," he said Thursday. "All I can ...

Matt Williamson, NFL scout for ESPN.com, is back with post-draft thoughts regarding the recently published NFC West positional rankings. We won't cover every position. Some haven't changed enough. But with the four NFC West teams combining to draf...

Following the lead of teammate Julian Edelman, Rob Gronkowski and Stevan Ridley recently visited some hospitalized victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. Here are some photos tweeted by Ridley: Boston's Strongest!! Y'all keep fighting and we'll ...

There has been some turnover at running back in the AFC East this offseason. Here are the updated rankings on the top five tailbacks currently in the division. 1. C.J. Spiller, Buffalo Bills 2012 stats: 207 carries, 1,244 yards, six TDs Anal...

Memo to tight end Aaron Hernandez: You are now the top receiving option for quarterback Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. Memo to receiver Danny Amendola: It's time to finally stay healthy for 16 games and put up Wes Welker-type numbers. ...

We continue our position-by-position look at the Patriots as they head into the draft with an examination of the running backs (fullbacks included). Current personnel: Stevan Ridley, Shane Vereen, Leon Washington, Brandon Bolden, James Develin, To...

Stevan Ridley is no stranger to Patriots fan, but his game does not receive the national exposure it deserves. That's according to Elliot Harrison, who on NFL.com names Ridley to his "All-Underrated" team. Harrison suggests that Ridley's 2012 prod...

The New England Patriots are having an unusually raucous offseason. They made national headlines with their public split with Pro Bowl receiver Wes Welker and added a risky move to cut starting receiver Brandon Lloyd without a replacement on the rost...

Sixth in a multi-part series on free-agent fits at various positions leading into the start of free agency March 12. Position: Running back Players under contract for 2013: Stevan Ridley, Shane Vereen, Brandon Bolden, Jeff Demps Level of nee...

When reports recently surfaced that St. Louis Rams tailback and former Pro Bowler Steven Jackson will void his contract and become a free agent, the New England Patriots were one of the first teams mentioned as a possible landing spot. Patriots he...

Patriots running back Stevan Ridley wasn't made available to reporters following the AFC Championship Game, as he had been knocked out of the game by a powerful hit to the helmet delivered by Ravens safety Bernard Pollard that resulted in a concussio...

Patriots running back Stevan Ridley wasn't made available to reporters following the AFC Championship Game, as he had been knocked out of the game by a powerful hit to the helmet delivered by Ravens safety Bernard Pollard that resulted in a concussio...

The AFC East blog continues its second annual "Walker's Fab 40," where we rank the top players in the division. Here are Nos. 25-28: No. 28: Reggie Bush, RB, Miami Dolphins 2012 stats: 968 yards, six touchdowns Analysis: Bush proved in Mi...

Continuing our positional reviews from 2012, focusing on the running backs: 2012 Final Depth Chart: Stevan Ridley, Danny Woodhead, Shane Vereen, Brandon Bolden Key Statistics: Ridley: 290 carries, 1,263 yards, 12 TDs (44.8 percent of snaps); Wo...