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You know who aren't locked out? ESPN.com's fantasy football folks. Undeterred by the fact we haven't had free agency or an official workout yet, our intrepid rotagonists have put together their initial top 200 player rankings for 2011. AFC East...

Parity isn't collectively bargained anymore. Whenever the NFL resumes, we can expect the competition level to remain relatively balanced -- even if the performances are sloppy because of missed workouts. With parity in mind, ESPN analysts Tedy Bru...

Miami Dolphins Andrew Carter of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel drops by the mass workout of Dolphins and other locked out AFC East players in Boca Raton, Fla., and writes up linebacker Channing Crowder's comments about players already gutting...

ELMA, N.Y. -- The only footballs that exchanged hands were when long-snapper Garrison Sanborn fired a few through his legs. Other than that, about 30 Buffalo Bills conducted a workout sans pigskin Monday morning at Sahlen's Sports Park in the buco...

A lot of money will go bye-bye if the NFL work stoppage eliminates offseason workouts. That's a legitimate possibility if owners and players can't hammer out a deal well before training camps normally would begin. ESPN's Adam Schefter has compi...

The Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins are inspecting quarterbacks. They're looking at game tape, attending pro days, hosting the top prospects for private workouts. They'll study arm strength, command of the huddle and 40-yard dash times. Wha...

The NFL long has been a quarterback-dominated league. But quarterbacks will be more important than ever in 2011 if a protracted labor stoppage wipes out offseason workouts or encroaches on training camps. ESPN.com senior writer John Clayton wro...

The Buffalo Bills aren't the only AFC East team interested in Auburn quarterback Cam Newton. NFL Network reporter Jason La Canfora and NFL.com personnel analyst Gil Brandt have compiled a list of clubs that have scheduled private workouts with New...

Plaxico Burress is scheduled to get out of the pokey June 6. That would give the former New York Giants receiver plenty of time to get on a roster and play a full season. If a labor standoff doesn't compress the summer workout schedule, Burress al...

After five days in Indianapolis for the NFL scouting combine, Ryen Russillo of the "Scott Van Pelt Show" asked for my thoughts on Auburn quarterback Cam Newton's workout, the Buffalo Bills' potential interest in him and the Miami Dolphins' quarterba...

When it came to evaluating Cam Newton's media workout Thursday, ESPN analyst Trent Dilfer was effusive. NFL Network draft expert Mike Mayock was refusive. Mayock didn't attend the workout in San Diego, said he didn't need to watch the workout a...

Outside linebacker Shawne Merriman limped off the field minutes into his first Buffalo Bills practice Wednesday. Merriman hurt himself during the portion of practice open to the media. Buffalo News reporter Mark Gaughan detailed what he saw: Merr...

An updated look at the AFC East's unsigned draft picks and when each team will hold its first full training camp workout: Buffalo Bills open Thursday Running back C.J. Spiller (first round, ninth overall) Defensive tackle Torell Troup (sec...

One of the most anticipated developments of training camp and the preseason will be how much the Miami Dolphins' offense will change with receiver Brandon Marshall on the field. We weren't given any hints during offseason workouts. Marshall's hip ...

Is Marshawn Lynch dropping the ball with the Buffalo Bills? You bet his is, and I'm not referring to his decision to act like a fool over offseason workouts. Football Outsiders managing editor Bill Barnwell ran game data from the past two seaso...

DAVIE, Fla. -- The Miami Dolphins' defense isn't fooling around. While it might look like they're clowning in team workouts, they most certainly aren't. There's a reason Dolphins defenders are pouncing on incomplete downfield passes like fumble...