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How top-heavy was the 2013 draft in the NFC North? We welcomed more players in the first round (six) than in the second and third rounds combined (four), the result of two big trades. With the 2013 affair basically in the books, let's take a close...

At first glance, the Minnesota Vikings appeared to give up a huge premium of draft picks Thursday night to jump back into the first round and select Tennessee receiver Cordarrelle Patterson. Did they? Let's take a closer look. To get the No. 29...

Here's a draft scenario I'm sure many of you have considered but is nevertheless worth talking through. A little-known NFL rule has put two NFC North teams in a trade hotspot of sorts during the latter third of the first round of Thursday night's ...

It appears that Detroit Lions general manager Martin Mayhew isn't planning to take the advice of ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr., who suggested that the Lions trade up to the No. 1 overall pick of the draft to ensure they could select Alabama cornerback D...

ESPN analyst Mel Kiper's latest draft exercise is not intended to be predictive, but rather a commentary on how the draft would go if he were choosing for each team. This draft includes trades, several of which involved NFC North teams, and a total ...

The Detroit Lions hosted the top receiver prospect in the 2013 draft, West Virginia's receiver Tavon Austin, on a visit Wednesday. But barring some draft-day maneuvering -- a trade down by the Lions or a move up from another NFC North team -- it seem...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Good morning and Happy Free Agency! The market officially opens at 4 p.m. ET, and while we spent most of Monday breaking down the Percy Harvin trade, I started working back toward the rest of the division late in the...

Make that two prominent Minnesota Vikings veterans who, from at least a competitive standpoint, weren't huge fans of Monday's decision to trade receiver Percy Harvin to the Seattle Seahawks. We've already noted that tailback Adrian Peterson tweete...

In the flurry of tweets that followed news of Percy Harvin's trade to the Seattle Seahawks, one stood out to me. It was from Green Bay Packers nose tackle B.J. Raji, who said: "Can't say im sorry to see Percy go lol #gopackgo." Yes, the instant an...

If you're wondering what Minnesota Vikings players think about their team's decision to trade receiver Percy Harvin, look no further than what MVP tailback Adrian Peterson tweeted a few moments ago: The best all around player I ever seen or you'll e...

OK, I hope you all enjoyed the impromptu chat we held in the previous post. Thanks to ESPN.com blog editor Emily Schaible for setting that up. We thought it was a fun way to start the conversation on the Minnesota Vikings' trade of receiver Percy Har...

Welcome to Eight in the Box, an NFL Nation feature that will appear each Friday during the offseason. This week's topic: Who should be the primary target (including trades) for each team when free agency begins? Chicago Bears: It's unclear how muc...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Repeat after me. "We have no intent to trade Percy Harvin." "We have no intent to trade Percy Harvin." "We have no intent to trade Percy Harvin." I lost track of how many times I heard Minnesota Vikings general manager Ric...

As news of Percy Harvin's potential availability ricochets through the NFL, we've seen widespread doubt about his value on the trade market. Tom Pelissero of 1500ESPN.com reports that the best the Minnesota Vikings could do is a second-round draft pi...

We're off and I'm not sure there is any turning back now. The "Percy Harvin on the trade block" story is in full swing in NFL media circles and, barring a total denial from the Minnesota Vikings, figures to remain in the headlines for the foreseeable...

Another in a series of important offseason issues facing NFC North teams: In the past nine months, Percy Harvin has: Publicly expressed unspecified unhappiness as a receiver for the Minnesota Vikings Requested a trade Questioned the reacti...