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Determining the No. 2 wide receiver has been the biggest offseason question for the Baltimore Ravens' offense. Wide receivers coach Jim Hostler provided the answer during the team's mandatory minicamp. "Jacoby [Jones] right now is the No. 2 guy," ...

The AFC North blog is continuing its rankings of each position for the next week. This is a projection on how the group will fare this season. It's not an evaluation based on last year. For Wednesday, let's look at the quarterbacks. 1. Pittsburgh ...

There's a chance that Pittsburgh Steelers rookie wide receiver Markus Wheaton could press Emmanuel Sanders for playing time. There was no chance that the Baltimore Ravens were going to take wide receiver Quinton Patton in the fourth round. And then t...

The AFC North blog continues to look at the different positions and rank each team in terms of draft need. For Wednesday, the blog is addressing wide receivers. Mel Kiper Jr.'s top five receivers are: West Virginia's Tavon Austin, Tennessee's Cordarr...

If this was the final Pro Bowl, the AFC North had some memorable performances in it. Wide receivers A.J. Green and Josh Cribbs combined for four touchdowns, and Browns kicker Phil Dawson delivered the most unusual play. He tried an onside kick in whi...

DENVER -- Joe Flacco's memorable throws went to wide receivers on Saturday. He threw touchdown passes of 59 and 32 yards to Torrey Smith and hit Jacoby Jones for a 70-yard score. The Ravens' tight ends played a strong supporting role in the AFC di...

CLEVELAND -- The Pittsburgh Steelers announced wide receivers Antonio Brown (ankle) and Jerricho Cotchery (ribs) are out for Sunday's game against the Cleveland Browns, which could elevate recently signed Plaxico Burress to the No. 3 receiver spot. ...

Cleveland Browns wide receivers are dropping passes at an alarming rate for a second straight season, which leads us to revisit the team's draft-day decision in 2011. Instead of drafting wide receiver Julio Jones with the sixth overall pick, the Brow...

Revisiting the Cleveland Browns' 23-16 loss at the Baltimore Ravens: The Browns didn't add any impact free-agent wide receivers this year because they didn't want to overpay anyone. That cost them a victory in Baltimore on Thursday night. Cleve...

BALTIMORE -- Rookie fourth-round pick Travis Benjamin will start for the Browns on Thursday in place of injured Mohamed Massaquoi at wide receiver. Massaquoi, who leads the Browns wide receivers in catches and receiving yards, was declared out wit...

CINCINNATI -- A.J. Green is the next Calvin Johnson. Just as important to the Bengals, he's not the next Chad Ochocinco. With few words and many hours of hard work, Green is primed to take that next step and join the elite wide receivers in this l...

CINCINNATI -- When one of his young wide receivers (and there are many) runs a route differently than it was designed, quarterback Andy Dalton will go up and talk to him. This is different from last year, when Dalton let a coach go over the mistak...

I went to the Cleveland Browns' minicamp this week with an open mind about their wide receivers. I left shaking my head. By my count, there were six dropped passes in a 90-minute practice Wednesday. If this carries into the season, the passing att...

When it comes to the wide receivers who play their best against the best, the Pittsburgh Steelers are at the top of the class in the division and perhaps the league. However, ESPN Insider K.C. Joyner adds the Ravens' wide receivers into that mix as w...

The AFC North blog will take a look at the top five division players at a position each day this week. This is a projection for the 2012 season, so predicted progress and decline has been factored into the rankings. First up are the wide receivers. ...

There's something twisted in the fact that the Baltimore Ravens are trying to end their bad run with No. 3 wide receivers with a player who became available, for the most part, because he couldn't hold onto the ball. Jacoby Jones, who signed a two...