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The Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals and Pittsburgh Steelers have changed their backup quarterback this offseason. The Baltimore Ravens could be another. The Ravens announced Tuesday that they signed quarterback Caleb Hanie, who played for the...

Leading up to the start of the NFL draft (it's only 10 days away), the AFC North blog will evaluate each position and where it stands as a need for each division team. Let's start with the quarterbacks, which is an intriguing draft talking point in t...

Welcome to Eight in the Box, an NFL Nation feature that will appear each Friday during the offseason. This week's topic: How each AFC North team needs to address the quarterback position. Baltimore Ravens: The biggest issue with Baltimore is wheth...

Nearly all the AFC North teams played it safe in Thursday night's preseason finales. Ben Roethlisberger, Joe Flacco and Brandon Weeden all sat out and watched the backup quarterbacks play. The only starter who played, the Bengals' Andy Dalton, lef...

You're not going to see a lot of the starting quarterbacks in Thursday's preseason finales. Some starters won't play at all. It's a smart move because the last thing you want is to get your quarterback hurt in a game that's primarily for the fringe p...

The first four NFL quarterbacks drafted in 2012 have already won starting jobs as rookies. Seattle's Russell Wilson, third-round choice from Wisconsin, has a chance to make it five of the top six. He'll get a chance to work with recently cleared r...

There are no blockers or play-action fakes to deal with when prospective NFL athletes compete at the scouting combine each February. That helps explain why Minnesota Vikings cornerback Chris Cook could not catch San Francisco 49ers quarterback Col...

CINCINNATI -- I'm on my second and final day of my visit to Bengals training camp. Practice doesn't begin until 3 p.m., which means the AFC North weekly chat will stay with the scheduled 2 p.m. start. There will be plenty to talk about from Browns ru...

Every morning, grab a cup of coffee and get your AFC North wake-up call here: Troy Smith is not giving up on his dream of playing quarterback in the NFL after getting cut by the Steelers nearly two weeks ago. Smith, the Heisman Trophy winner in...

Veteran quarterback Donovan McNabb said last week there's an "an 80 to 90 percent chance" he'll play this season. According to the 35-year-old quarterback, there are three teams that he's considering, although he declined to name them. As ESPN's Adam...

I took some criticism for my ratings for the AFC North backup quarterback situation last week. But it looks like most fans in the division agree with my assessment for the most part. In a SportsNation poll that drew 9,611 votes, here are the final...

A big theme this week on the division blogs has been the state of the backup quarterback position for each team. Now, it's your turn to weigh in on the subject. Which AFC North team has the best insurance policy when it comes to quarterbacks? B...

Assessing the Baltimore Ravens' backup quarterback situation if Joe Flacco is injured and misses time. The Ravens haven't been consistent in the amount of importance they've placed on the backup quarterback position recently. Baltimore went from h...

The Baltimore Ravens have signed former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Curtis Painter to a one-year contract

Ravens fans can relax: there's not going to be a Kyle Boller reunion. The Ravens signed quarterback Curtis Painter instead of Boller and Dennis Dixon, according to NFL Network. Painter is expected to compete with Tyrod Taylor to be the team's back...

This will probably cause Ravens fans to erupt, but former first-round pick Kyle Boller is working out for Baltimore on Thursday. That's according to the NFL Network's Jason LaConfora, who is also reporting that Steelers free-agent quarterback Denn...