1. 1 Major Roster Cut Every NFL Team Could Make Before the 2013 Season

    It's inevitable in the NFL that, each year, every team will have to make some moves to trim its roster so new players—both rookies via the NFL draft and veterans via trade or free agency—can be added...

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  2. A Brief History of the NFL Draft's First Overall Picks

    When the 2013 NFL draft begins April 25, it’ll mark the 78th time the NFL has held a college draft that disseminates college-level football players into the NFL on a basis of weaker teams picking before the stronger ones...

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  3. Breaking Down What Saints Fans Can Expect from a New-Look Defense

    The New Orleans Saints ranked last in the NFL in 2012 run defense, giving up 5.2 yards per attempt and a whopping 2,361 yards on the ground. Against the pass the defense didn ’t fare much better, finishing the season ranked No...

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  4. Tony Romo, Joe Flacco Prove Elite QBs Hold All Cards in Contract Negotiations

    Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco just signed a six-year, $120.6 million contract that featured a $29 million signing bonus, $52 million in guaranteed money and turned the Super Bowl MVP into the highest-paid NFL player ever...

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  5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2013 Draft Updates: Latest News, Trade Rumors & Predictions

    The Tampa Bay Buccaneers entered the 2013 offseason with gobs of money to spend—north of $30 million. While I was impressed with the addition of safety Dashon Goldson, the rest of the offseason has been kind of dull...

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  6. New Orleans Saints 2013 Draft Updates: Latest News, Trade Rumors and Predictions

    The New Orleans Saints have a number of issues to get past and consider when preparing for the 2013 NFL draft. The last time the Saints finished a season with a losing record was 2007...

    Knox Bardeen Written by Knox Bardeen about 1 month ago 19,094 reads 37 comments

  7. Carolina Panthers 2013 Draft Updates: Latest News, Trade Rumors & Predictions

    The cash-strapped Carolina Panthers haven’t been huge players in free agency, but they hope to make a huge splash in the 2013 NFL draft. If recent history is any indication, they’ll do just that...

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  8. Atlanta Falcons 2013 Draft Updates: Latest News, Trade Rumors & Predictions

    The Atlanta Falcons have 11—count ‘em—11 selections in the upcoming 2013 NFL draft. Having a slew of picks is a situation any team would love to be in, now the ...

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  9. Every NFL Team's Biggest Draft Fail

    Winning on draft day won't necessarily guarantee an NFL team success. There are many other components to a Super Bowl run. But losing every April will certainly set your franchise back...

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  10. NFL Free Agency Moves That Are Sure to Backfire

    In today's National Football League it takes more than winning in the draft each season to put a Super Bowl team on the field. In addition to a strong nucleus of players, a successful general manager has to win at free agency too...

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  11. Cam Newton Is Doomed to Fail If Panthers Can't Fix Salary Cap Nightmare

    In just two seasons in the NFL , Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has shown the brilliance of an elite-level signal-caller and the mediocrity of a player seemingly lost at times...

    Knox Bardeen Written by Knox Bardeen about 1 month ago 9,249 reads 26 comments

  12. Why 2013 Is a Make-or-Break Year for Josh Freeman

    Kingda Ka has nothing on Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman . Let me help you out before you’re forced to do your own research...

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  13. Saints Still Unproven at Outside Linebacker After Signing Victor Butler

    When the Saints signed outside linebacker Victor Butler on Thursday they both addressed the huge need for a pass-rushing force from the outside and continued the offseason trend of bringing in young talent on defense...

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  14. Everything You Need to Know About the NFL's Rule Changes

    Every year during the pre-spring doldrums around the NFL , team brass convene to show the world that football is a year-round sport that needs constant attention...

    Knox Bardeen Written by Knox Bardeen about 1 month ago 9,358 reads 20 comments

  15. Antoine Winfield, Not Tracy Porter, Should Be Saints' 'Plan B' at CB

    The New Orleans Saints are still courting cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, and according to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network , Asomugha has narrowed his choice down to New Orleans or the San Francisco 49ers ...

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  16. Would Osi Umenyiora Be Better in Atlanta Than John Abraham?

    It seems as if the Atlanta Falcons and free agent defensive end Osi Umenyiora have been talking forever. It’s only been six days since Umenyiora ’s first visit with Atlanta on March 20, but both sides feel a deal is imminent...

    Knox Bardeen Written by Knox Bardeen about 1 month ago 13,321 reads 43 comments

  17. Do the Atlanta Falcons Need 1 of the over-30 Free-Agent Pass-Rushers?

    When the Atlanta Falcons released defensive end John Abraham on March 1, they shaved off the only player to reach double digits in sacks, and almost 35 percent of the team’s 29 sacks from 2012...

    Knox Bardeen Written by Knox Bardeen about 2 months ago 6,538 reads 25 comments

  18. Carolina Panthers Must Trade RB DeAngelo Williams to Escape Financial Mess

    While most NFL teams were shifting their offensive strategies toward three and four wide receiver sets and attacking through the air with precision strikes, former Carolina Panthers general manager Marty Hurney spent $89...

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  19. Tampa Bay Can't Move Forward on Darrelle Revis Until Some Soul Searching Is Done

    Are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers a piece or two away from making a Super Bowl run, or is this team still rebuilding? Without knowing the answer to that question—Tampa Bay doesn’t ...

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  20. Saints 2013 Salary Situation: Breaking Down New Orleans' Current Cap Status

    The New Orleans Saints needed a couple of last-minute restructured deals to get below the $123 million salary cap ceiling prior to the March 12, 3 p.m. deadline set by the NFL ...

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  21. Falcons 2013 Salary Situation: Breaking Down Atlanta's Current Cap Status

    The Atlanta Falcons made some drastic, but obvious cuts to clear salary from their books heading into the new 2013 NFL calendar year. According to Spotrac.com , Atlanta now has just over $7...

    Knox Bardeen Written by Knox Bardeen about 2 months ago 6,503 reads 7 comments

  22. Buccaneers' 2013 Salary Situation: Breaking Down Tampa Bay's Current Cap Status

    Only four teams had more salary-cap space than the Tampa Bay Buccaneers heading into the new 2013 NFL calendar year. According to Spotrac.com , Tampa Bay now has just over $25...

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  23. Panthers 2013 Salary Situation: Breaking Down Carolina's Current Cap Status

    The Carolina Panthers aren’t one of the richer teams in the NFL when it comes to cap space headed into the new 2013 NFL calendar year. In fact, they have had to work extremely hard just to get under the cap...

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  24. Falcons Free Agency Tracker: Updated Signings, Rumors & Grades

    It’s not quite practicing all week with games on Sunday, but when the NFL calendar resets at 4 p.m. ET Tuesday and free agency begins, there will be a flurry of NFL activity...

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  25. Saints Free-Agency Tracker: Updated Signings, Rumors & Grades

    It’s not quite practicing all week with games on Sunday, but when the NFL calendar resets at 4 p.m. ET Tuesday and free agency begins, there will be a flurry of NFL activity...

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