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I'm heading back to AFC North headquarters this morning after a productive day-long NFL summit at ESPN on Wednesday. From the discussions and feedback, I came away encouraged about the continuing evolution of the blogs. We'll talk more about that as ...

PHOENIX -- The Seattle Seahawks and especially the San Francisco 49ers added to their 2013 NFL draft hauls Monday when the NFL awarded compensatory selections to offset net losses in free agency last year. The 49ers received the 131st overall pick...

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. A quick look at the lists, which include a couple players who have already reached agreement on new...

Arizona Cardinals: The Cardinals did not list running back Beanie Wells on their participation report after he played 46 percent of the snaps Sunday. Wells scored three touchdowns against Detroit and appeared to be moving well. The team had listed hi...

Arizona Cardinals: Kevin Kolb (ribs) does not appear close to returning. John Skelton will start at quarterback. Receiver Andre Roberts (ankle) and defensive end Ronald Talley (ankle) did not practice. Defensive end Calais Campbell, held out of the C...

Arizona Cardinals: Kevin Kolb is expected to miss another week, at least, with the rib injuries he suffered against Buffalo in Week 6. Receiver Andre Roberts (ankle) missed practice Wednesday. Safety Justin Bethel (shoulder), receiver LaRon Byrd (hea...

Arizona Cardinals: Running back Beanie Wells is practicing for the first time since suffering a turf-toe injury and landing on the injured-reserve list with a designation for return. He expects to play Nov. 25, in which case Wells would miss one more...

A periodic look at which players are playing and when, continuing with the San Francisco 49ers' defense, which has spent much of the season using its nickel package: 2012 San Francisco 49ers Defense: Snap Counts Rank Player Pos. 1 ...

The San Francisco 49ers' initial 53-man roster began taking shape around the edges Friday with a moves related to special teams. The team traded backup safety Colin Jones to Carolina. San Francisco will reportedly receive a seventh-round choice in...

One new note per NFC West team while passing along audio from a weekly conversation with Dave Grosby, Bob Stelton and Dave Wyman at 710ESPN Seattle: Rams ate some money: Jason Smith's trade from St. Louis to the New York Jets will not cost the fo...

Our two-day look at NFC West rosters continues with projections for the San Francisco 49ers' defense and special teams. Defensive linemen (10) Average number kept since 2003: 7.0 Safest bets: Justin Smith, Ray McDonald, Isaac Sopoaga, Ricky...

A look at three potentially significant under-the-radar offseason moves for each NFC West team, concluding with the San Francisco 49ers: 1. Signing Perrish Cox. The 49ers have been looking to upgrade their depth at cornerback. Cox became available...

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 players. One key difference between those groups: age. The St. Louis Rams in particular used th...

Michael Robinson's expected re-signing with the Seattle Seahawks would give the team a league-high four re-signings in the unrestricted free-agent market. Red Bryant, Paul McQuistan and Heath Farwell previously re-signed. Seattle and the other ...

Five of the San Francisco 49ers' projected unrestricted free agents for 2012 played right around 1,000 snaps or more last season, easily the highest figure in the NFC West. Re-signing quarterback Alex Smith appears likely. Smith accepted the Assoc...

The famous slap on the back San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh delivered against his Detroit Lions counterpart wasn't the most questionable one Sunday. As Jim Schwartz pointed out Monday, the 49ers never should have taken over possession in Li...