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The AFC North blog will conclude its rankings of each position this week with defense. This is a projection on how the group will fare this season. It's not an evaluation based on last year. For Tuesday, let's look at the linebackers. 1. Pittsburg...

In addition to their draft picks, the AFC North teams added about 60 undrafted players this week. Some won't make it to training camp, and a majority won't last past the final cutdown. At first glance, there doesn't appear to be a Vontaze Burfict, wh...

James Harrison won't bring double-digit sacks to the Cincinnati Bengals. He won't bring a familiarity with a 4-3 defense like Karlos Dansby would. So what can Who Dey Nation expect from the ex-Steelers outside linebacker? A whole lot of attitude. ...

Who is one potential breakout player for each AFC North team in 2013? Baltimore Ravens: Kelechi Osemele. It can be argued that Osemele did, in fact, break out at the end of his rookie season. And it could be argued that the Ravens' shuffling of th...

The franchise shifts risks from teams to players, who could see their long-term value drop. Plus, reader questions.

PHOENIX -- The NFL released it's annual performance-based pay program list that compensates players for playing time based on their salaries. Dallas Cowboys safety Danny McCray earned a team-high $236,316 in extra money. McCray's base salary was ...

Owners and coaches continue to provide some notes from the NFL owners meetings, which are beginning to wind down in Arizona. Here's another packed edition of the wake-up call ... BALTIMORE RAVENS Owner Steve Bisciotti told The NFL Network that...

Here are some news and notes from around the division: BALTIMORE RAVENS NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said he has talked to MLB commissioner Bud Selig twice about moving the Orioles' game on Thursday, Sept. 5, to earlier in the day so the Rave...

The offseason question of whether the Cincinnati Bengals really did want Rey Maualuga to come back was answered Monday morning, when the team re-signed the veteran linebacker to a two-year, $6.5 million deal, according to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Scheft...

Last year at this time, linebacker Vontaze Burfict was getting beaten up by draft evaluators for his poor workouts and questionable attitude. Now, he's cashing in after proving everyone wrong. Burfict earned a league-best $299,465 in the NFL's per...

I will provide my take on all things NFL combine Monday. For now, it's time to tackle some questions sent to the AFC North mailbag ... Justin from Canton, Ohio: I have no confidence in (Browns vice president of player personnel) Mike Lombardi. I s...

While I was away from the blog last week, USA Today put out its "All-Joe Team," which is a 53-man roster of guys that have never been to the Pro Bowl. The AFC North was well represented with eight players making the team. The Super Bowl champion R...

The Bengals are unlikely to re-sign free-agent linebacker Rey Maualuga, according to Adam Caplan from The Sideline View. This shouldn't come as a surprise because many questioned whether the Bengals wanted Maualuga back, including Maualuga himself...

Chris Humphreys/USA TODAY Sports Trindon Holliday was the shortest player in the NFL last season (5'5"), but he came up big in the playoffs, where he picked up a pair of return touchdowns against the Ravens. On-field workouts at the 32nd annual Nat...

My intent was to cover both wild-card playoff games this weekend just like I did last season. But all the Sunday-morning flights from Houston to Baltimore cut it too close for me to make the 1 p.m. kickoff at M&T Bank Stadium, especially if there...

AP Photo/Keith SrakocicThe Bengals have caused a lot of frustration for opposing quarterbacks recently. One of the things that the Cincinnati Bengals have going for them in their bid to upset the Houston Texans is one of the best pass defenses in th...