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ST. LOUIS -- A primer on how the St. Louis Rams wound up with two players making their first NFL regular-season starts Sunday against Green Bay: Left tackle Joe Barksdale makes his first NFL start. The Rams claimed him off waivers from Oakland ...

The Arizona Cardinals aren't going to find Pro Bowl offensive linemen on the waiver wire. Teams have a hard enough time finding them in the draft. 2012 Arizona Cardinals Offense Score Ahead Tied Behind Plays 100 70 15...

NFL teams can begin forming practice squads once eligible players clear waivers Saturday. A look at which players released by NFC West teams have eligibility: Arizona Cardinals Eligible: Crezdon Butler, Antonio Coleman, Blake Gideon, Ricky L...

The Seattle Seahawks claimed Kevin Ellison off waivers two years ago when they were looking for veteran depth in the secondary. Ellison, a sixth-round choice by San Diego in 2009, had played for Seahawks coach Pete Carroll at USC. He initially app...

Darius Butler's release from the New England Patriots after only two seasons dealt the latest blow to an already weakened 2009 NFL draft class. Butler, chosen 41st overall that year, joined a growing list of disappointments from the class. The Pat...

The following recently released and waived/injured NFC West players are eligible for practice squads if they clear waivers: Arizona Cardinals Jared Campbell, Marshay Green, Sean Jeffcoat, Ricky Lumpkin, Jeremy Navarre, Aaron Nichols, Bryant Nnabu...

Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com expects Ahmad Brooks to earn a starting job this season. Maiocco: "Brooks, who recorded 11 sacks in the past two seasons combined, has been lining up on the left side with the first-team defense. With his job apparently...

It's been a busy offseason for the San Francisco 49ers even though the lockout has shut down the waiver wire. The team has named a general manager (Trent Baalke), hired a head coach (Jim Harbaugh), put together a coaching staff and prepared to use...

The St. Louis Rams were 4-4 when they decided against claiming off waivers veteran receiver Randy Moss. They've gone 2-3 in their five subsequent games. They could still use help at wide receiver, but it's tougher to make the case Moss would have ...

News the 5-3 Tennessee Titans landed Randy Moss means no team in the NFC West submitted a waiver claim for the former Minnesota Vikings receiver. The move makes some sense for Tennessee because the Titans have a Week 9 bye to get Moss acclimated t...

Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll told reporters Wednesday the team would not place a waiver claim on receiver Randy Moss. That doesn't rule out Moss as a possibility for the Seahawks. The team still could, in theory, pursue Moss as a free ag...

Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch expects Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo to speak with Vikings coach Brad Childress, his good friend, before deciding whether to place a waiver claim on Randy Moss. Thomas: "Spagnuolo has spent a year and a half tr...

Now that I'm back from Oakland, here's a chart showing the NFL waiver claim order in case any of our fine, upstanding NFC West franchises make a play for Randy Moss. Good night....

NFL teams can begin signing eight or fewer players to their practice squads once the players clear waivers Sunday. Players on practice squads earn $5,200 per week for the 2010 season. The collective bargaining agreement sets the following paramete...

The St. Louis Rams hold the No. 1 priority for waiver claims and they'll probably put that status to work following the mandatory reduction to 53 players Saturday. With that in mind, let's take a position-by-position look at the Rams' roster headi...

Pete Carroll's Pac-10 reunion added another headliner Tuesday when the Seattle Seahawks claimed former University of Washington quarterback Isaiah Stanback off waivers from the Patriots. Stanback, a receiver in the NFL, gives the Seahawks 27 forme...