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Perhaps the Oakland Raiders will have the entire defensive side of the ball at their disposal when the No. 3 over pick rolls around in Thursday night's NFL draft. ESPN's Adam Schefter reports the word around the league is left tackles Luke Joeckel...

The word is Oakland may be closing in on hiring Johnny Holland as linebackers coach. He was fired last year as the linebackers coach in Houston. He worked with Oakland general manager Reggie McKenzie in Green Bay and he played at Texas A&M prior ...

There were reports earlier Wednesday that quarterback Kyle Orton was trying to spread the word to Kansas City that he wanted to go to Chicago on a waiver claim and that he could consider not reporting to Kansas City if the Chiefs claimed him. Well...

DENVER - I wanted to get the inactive information up as soon as possible. Now, it's time to riff on that Derek Hagan is inactive. I didn't expect it. The word around the press box is that Hagan is not injured, or at least, he wasn't injured en...

The Chiefs signed restricted free-agent tackle Barry Richardson. Chargers cornerback and punt returner Antoine Cason is now expected to miss 2-4 weeks with a broken finger. He could still potentially be kept out of the preseason. The word i...

Let's catch up on some of the more interesting visits that have been recently set up by AFC West teams: Denver: The Broncos are reportedly going to visit with Oregon linebacker Casey Matthews. The word around the league is Matthews - the younger b...

SAN DIEGO -- Just because the San Diego Chargers have been here before, it doesn't mean they know the escape route or they are positive the usual late-season revival is in the works. I heard the word "hope" a lot in the losing locker room Sunday. ...

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- I'm at the Broncos' facility and I'm ready for the draft to begin. As the first round approaches, the word is to watch out for Denver to try to trade down from No. 11 to get more picks and perhaps grab Florida quarterback Tim T...

Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson When I departed San Diego on Tuesday morning, the word was still that the Kansas City Chiefs were getting close to signing veteran receiver Amani Toomer. Upon the conclusion of my trip, the word was that To...

Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson OK, now what? Cutler Jay Cutler and the Denver Broncos have met in person, which is what everyone wanted. And it didn't work. The word out of Saturday's in-person meetin...

Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson On a busy Monday night: The San Diego Union Tribune reports that the Chargers would consider trading cornerback Antonio Cromartie if they bring back Drayton Florence. The word around the league Monday night is...

Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson • The word out of San Diego is, barring unexpected progress, a resolution to the LaDainian Tomlinson restructured contract talks will not be done by the time general manger A.J. Smith speaks to the m...

Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson The word in Denver for the past couple of years was that Denver standout cornerback Champ Bailey was closely watching all the big-dollar contracts handed out to cornerbacks around the league. Bailey signed a s...

Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson The purge has begun in Denver. The word around the organization was that the bloodletting would be severe in Denver and it began with a bang Monday. The team cut six players and saved more than $25 million in ...

Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson The Chiefs sent out a long statement from former coach Herm Edwards. In it, it's easy to tell how close Edwards was to the Hunt family. The word was that primary owner Clark Hunt preferred to keep Edwards ...

Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson Denver Josh McDaniels received a rich contract to coach the Broncos. My take: Denver owner Pat Bowlen is a fair man and it is no surprise that McDaniels was given a competitive contract. The word is that ...