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Our list of the top 10 Big 12 players ever generated as much response from you all as anything we've ever done. I really appreciate all of it. Many of you agreed with the list. Plenty of you didn't. That's pretty natural. It was an absolutely brutal ...

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...

NORMAN, Okla. -- After back-to-back three-loss seasons, Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops is shaking things up again. Jackie Shipp, Stoops' longtime defensive tackles coach, will not be returning to Sooners' staff in 2013, multiple sources confirmed to ES...

Gerald McCoy and Tommie Harris are players who immediately come to mind when Oklahoma fans think of the tradition at defensive tackle. Both All-Americans were highly recruited high school prospects who stepped on campus with high expectations then fu...

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 Sooners don't have a Lee Roy Selmon, Tommie Harris or Gerald McCoy at defensive tackle. But they do have three experienced veterans, and a couple of intriguing prospects. Will that be enough? What Oklahoma has: The senior trio of Jamarkus McF...

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...