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ESPN draft expert Mel Kiper has two Big 12 players -- Oklahoma's Lane Johnson and Texas' Kenny Vaccaro -- potentially going in the first round of this year's NFL draft. Fellow expert Todd McShay has the same two as Kiper and also is optimistic abo...

Former Chicago Bears defensive tackle Tommie Harris was arrested late Monday night and charged with indecent exposure and threatening a police officer, according to multiple reports. Harris, the Bears' first-round pick in the 2004 NFL draft and a ...

Chicago Bears Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune says the Bears need rookie defensive end Shea McClellin to produce early and often this season. Biggs: "They selected him because they have a true need at defensive end. The last time the Bears had ...

Every morning, grab a cup of coffee and get your AFC North wake-up call here: There's optimism that Phil Taylor will make a "significant impact" this season after the Browns defensive tackle underwent surgery to repair a torn pectoral muscle Thurs...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Good morning. Three rookie minicamps over the weekend leaves us with more local links than a person has the right to expect on the second Monday in May. In this post, I've tried to pick out the highlights. Many of th...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Let's take a break from our (relatively) serious coverage of the Minnesota Vikings' stadium bill to note some highly significant intersections of the NFC North and reality television. First, Green Bay Packers rece...

NFL free agency begins Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET. Here is the complete list of unrestricted free agents for each team in the division: Denver Broncos: S Brian Dawkins, DT Brodrick Bunkley, LB Mario Haggan, TE Daniel Fells, DE Derrick Harvey, OL Russ Ho...

The horrible news about Tommie Harris' wife dying from an apparent brain aneurysm carried a poignant footnote regarding Harris' friendship with Larry Fitzgerald. "No one went to greater lengths to get to the funeral than Fitzgerald," Sean Jensen w...

We're Black and Blue All Over: I hope everyone had a great weekend and is ready for Franchise Monday! Yes, today is the first day that NFL teams can tag franchise players, a designation that requires premium compensation for another team -- and al...

We're Black and Blue All Over: We noted last month that all four NFC North teams faced decisions on their quarterback depth this offseason. The Detroit Lions, specifically, had to decide whether to bring back backups Shaun Hill and Drew Stanton --...

The San Diego Chargers put out a statement to express their grief over the sudden passing of the wife of free agent defensive tackle Tommie Harris. Ashley Harris died Sunday in Oklahoma at the age of 29 after suffering a stroke or a brain aneurysm, t...

Fox Sports reported that Texas A&M's Terrell Williams was hired as Oakland's defensive line coach. Williams played at the school with new Oakland coach Dennis Allen. Former Kansas City defensive line coach Tim Krumrie was also a candidate. Like a...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Dan Pompei of the Chicago Tribune checked in with the family of Dave Duerson as the first anniversary of his suicide approaches. According to Pompei, the family has found a measure of peace after a Boston University ...

Arrow indicates direction team is trending. Final Power Ranking: 20 Preseason Power Ranking: 13 Biggest surprise: The Bears installed little-known Henry Melton into the critical "three-technique" position on their defensive line, hoping that t...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- The most productive former Bears defensive lineman currently on the Chargers roster isn't three-time Pro Bowler Tommie Harris, it's veteran Antonio Garay. Garay spent almost two seasons as a reserve Bears defensive linemen ...

SAN DIEGO -- Here come the Denver Broncos? Why not? It's the AFC West and everything appears to be on the table. With half the NFL regular season remaining, anything is possible in what is developing into the NFL's wildest race. It is plausible...