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This was a futile endeavor. The latest edition of ESPN.com's positional Power Rankings took a look at linebackers. Sam, will, mike, jack, bandit, outside, 3-4, 4-3, Tampa 2, whatever ... All were thrown into a hopper to be sorted out. Much to m...

There's such a surplus of trash talk lately that shots are being delivered at players in other games. BradySuggsNew England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady continues to be a verbal target, but the latest salvos come from Baltimore Ravens linebacker...

I doubt Tom Brady will need Terrell Suggs' vote to make the Pro Bowl. Suggs, the Baltimore Ravens linebacker who has a long-standing personal disdain for Brady, told Yahoo! Sports columnist Michael Silver he didn't list Brady on his ballot for the...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Baltimore Ravens safety Tom Zbikowski is a former prizefighter and looked like he'd just climbed into a ring. A black, hooded sweatshirt obscured his face while he meandered aimlessly in a corner of the Gillette Stadium visitors ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- The New York Jets are giving Vernon Gholston one more season to prove he was worth the sixth overall pick they used on him 2008. Two years after Gholston dazzled scouts here at the NFL scouting combine and soared up the Jets' draft...

Rodney Harrison doesn't play favorites. The blunt-talking former New England Patriots safety sided with Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis when it came to calls that went the other way in a 27-21 Patriots victory in Gillette Stadium. Lewis w...

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham Vernon Gholston is more patient than you are. Fans already popped the bust label on him faster than a Deacon Jones head slap. Never mind that Gholston was only 22 years old. The New York Jets drafted him sixth over...

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham Gholston Perhaps Rex Ryan has resorted to a bit of coaching psyops to bolster his pupil's confidence. Ryan offered some encouraging words Thursday about beleaguered ...

Andy Marlin/Getty Images After success in Baltimore, Rex Ryan takes over the reins in New York. Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham INDIANAPOLIS -- Rex Ryan doesn't hear much about nepotism these ...

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham When Rex Ryan joined the Baltimore Ravens in 1999, he was trying to prove he belonged in the NFL. Ravens Defense Since 1999 No. NFL Rank ...

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham Whoever would have thought Jim Leonhard would be lamented as a player who got away? Vladimir Cherry/US Presswire Jim Leonhard had had a nose for the ball during the...

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham Dolphins' Wildcat offense Opponent Uses Yards Average TD W-L New England 6 119 19.8 4 Win San Diego 11 49 4.5 1 Win Houston 8 84 10.5 1 Loss Baltimore 5 4 0.8 0 Loss Buffalo 7 34 4.9 0 W...

AP Photo/Julie Jacobson Quarterback Chad Pennington helped lead Miami's historic turnaround from a 1-15 season. Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The Miami Dolphins were reveling in their improbable...

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham MIAMI -- Sunday was a serious step back for the Miami Dolphins. No, they didn't revert to last year's hapless ways. Steve Mitchell/US Presswire Chad Pennington and the Dolphins could only generate...

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham MIAMI -- All of the traits the Miami Dolphins want out of their football team evaporated on Sunday afternoon. On their home field, they made mental mistakes, committed undisciplined penalties, couldn't come through o...