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The 2013 NFL draft is going to be important in the AFC West. The 1-10 Kansas City Chiefs are on pace to get the No. 1 pick and the 3-8 Oakland Raiders and 4-7 Chargers are not far behind. As of now, Oakland is on pace for the No. 4 pick and the Ch...

Here are some areas the Oakland Raiders need to focus on after a 22-14 home loss to San Diego on Monday night: Recap: The Raiders began the Reggie McKenzie-Dennis Allen era with a sloppy home defeat. Backup-long snapper Travis Goethel (regular lon...

The Raiders have announced they claimed cornerback Coye Francies on waivers from Seattle. Francies has some NFL experience, but he is no sure thing to make the 53-man roster. Defensive back Conroy Black was cut to make room for Francies. In other ...

Our readers believe the Kansas City Chiefs are the most likely of the four AFC West teams to make noise during this weekend's draft. Going by sheer odds, I think it's the right call. In our AFC West poll, as of 12:05 p.m. ET Wednesday, 42 perce...

Every year, teams stand out in the draft because of the moves they make, whether it is with a big trade or by taking a big-name player. What team in the AFC West do you think will make the most noise in the draft this weekend? Please take our poll...

Let's look at one player on every AFC West roster who should be paying close attention when the draft begins Thursday: Denver running back Willis McGahee: He will likely get a backfield partner early in the draft. McGahee is 30 and was nicked up a...

These were not the results I was expecting in our Blogger Mock Draft Live held Monday. However, I feel pretty good about the players we pegged to come to the AFC West. Each divisional blogger was in charge of picking for each team in their division ...

Denver second-year linebacker Von Miller has joined in on the recent spate of criticism of Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III. After Griffin defended himself about comments made by an unnamed scout that he was selfish, Pro Football Weekly print...

Here are some highlights from our AFC West chat, which was held earlier Thursday: DENVER CJ from Boulder, Colo.: Any chance the Broncos look at Peter Konz if their top DT is no longer on the board? I've heard that [J.D.] Walton was the worst ra...

The Kansas City Chiefs are in an interesting draft position with the No. 11 pick. They may not be in a perfect spot for their needs and that's why I could see them moving out of the slot once the draft starts. This week, Kansas City general manage...

Peyton Manning recently signed a five-year deal with the Denver Broncos. Yet, at 36, Manning probably has three good years left before Denver must re-assess their future. In an Insider piece ,Todd McShay writes there is a perfect developmental pro...

There are several interesting quarterback prospects available in the draft next week. Had he not been taken by the Oakland Raiders in the third round of the supplemental draft, Terrelle Pryor would have been one of them. After he became ineligible...

There is increasing buzz that the Kansas City Chiefs might try to find a way to draft Texas A&M quarterback Ryan Tannehill. Tannehill is considered a draft riser. The Chiefs have closely investigated him in recent weeks, and because the team d...

Denver Broncos Tight end Julius Thomas, who saw his rookie season ruined by an ankle injury last September, had surgery to repair ligaments this past week. Jeff Legwold of the Denver Post doesn't expect the Broncos to mortgage their future by...

Midweek mail call: Brandon from Kansas wants to know if I think the Chiefs really plan to make a run at Texas A&M quarterback Ryan Tannehill in the first round of the draft. Bill Williamson: I'd be surprised. The Chiefs' first-round pick is...

Apparently, Kansas City Chiefs fans want the team to go big in terms of drafting a rookie quarterback. In our poll Tuesday, we asked fans to vote on what quarterback the Chiefs should pursue in the draft. The options were Texas A&M's Ryan Tann...