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Kent Somers' piece about NFL rookies combining to start more games than in the past caught my attention Friday. I wanted to know how many games NFC West players have started as rookies in recent seasons. I wanted to break down the numbers by team ...

Rolando McClain's early retirement from the NFL comes three years after the Oakland Raiders made him the eighth overall choice in the 2010 draft. NFL Games Started By 2010 First-Rounders Pick Player Starts 10 Tyson Alualu ...

A look at the St. Louis Rams' offseason to this point ... What went right: The team was able to sign left tackle Jake Long without much apparent competition from other teams, keeping the price more reasonable. ... The first round of the draft went...

Nik Bonaddio of numberFire expects relatively big things from St. Louis Rams rookie Tavon Austin based on similarities with other receivers. Bonaddio explains why here. His expectations for Austin in 2013: somewhere around 59 receptions for 961 ya...

NFC West teams naturally expect more from earlier draft choices such as 2013 first-rounders Jonathan Cooper, Tavon Austin, Eric Reid and Alec Ogletree. All four of those early choices could wind up starting in 2013. It's an upset if they do not. ...

RENTON, Wash. -- A few notes after watching the Seattle Seahawks' rookies practice on a clear, 75-degree day at team headquarters along the Lake Washington shoreline: Veteran presence: Veterans were not allowed on the field, but Seahawks cornerba...

The NFL's rookie wage scale has diminished the negotiating part of contract negotiations. As a result, the Seattle Seahawks announced Friday they had signed seven draft choices. The San Francisco 49ers announced they had signed five of theirs. The...

Karlos Dansby's addition to the Arizona Cardinals provides insurance at inside linebacker while the team prepares to play without suspended starter Daryl Washington. The signing, announced by the team Friday, could signal other things as well. ...

Sometimes it takes a few years to fully assess an NFL draft class' impact. Imperiled veterans can't afford to wait that long. Among the NFC West veterans on alert as 2013 rookies arrive for minicamps Friday: Arizona Cardinals: Adding guards Jo...

Our post-draft amendments to pre-draft positional rankings continue with Matt Williamson, NFL scout for ESPN.com. Up next: defensive linemen. NFC West teams drafted four of them if we count the San Francisco 49ers' Corey Lemonier and the Arizon...

NFC West teams loaded up on halfbacks (as opposed to pure fullbacks) during the recently completed 2013 NFL draft. The division selected six of them, two more than any other division selected. 2013 NFL Draft: Halfbacks by Round Range ...

NFL coaching and scouting can be itinerant work. The San Francisco 49ers' announcement Wednesday that they had made promotions within their scouting department brought into focus crossover within the division. Matt Malaspina, promoted to colleg...

Chatting with Bernie Miklasz about the NFC West in general and the St. Louis Rams in particular has become a staple each Tuesday. The run is ending this week after Bernie hosted his final show on 101ESPN St. Louis. Bernie isn't leaving, fortunatel...

Around the NFC West: April 30, 2013 Arizona Cardinals Somers: Snyder released, accounting Urban: Cooper obviously will start St. Louis Rams Thomas: Faster tempo, adding FAs Gordon: Rams get passing draft gra...

Matt Williamson, NFL scout for ESPN.com, is back with post-draft thoughts regarding the recently published NFC West positional rankings. We won't cover every position. Some haven't changed enough. But with the four NFC West teams combining to draf...

The NFC West's fiercest current rivals, San Francisco and Seattle, both wound up selecting tight ends from Rice University in the recently completed NFL draft. How the 49ers and Seahawks selected those tight ends invites a question: Did the 49ers ...