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According to the National Football Post’s Dan Pompei, Ray Rice is asking for 10 million dollars per year in contract negotiations with the Baltimore Ravens. That amount would make him the 2nd highest paid running back in the NFL behind Adrian Peterson and is more than what Chris Johnson, Arian…

Josh Cribbs’ is one of the Browns’ most dynamic and well known players, with 11 special teams touchdowns in his career, while contributing some offensively as a receiver. However, Jeff Schudel of the Cleveland News-Herald believes this could be Cribbs’ last year with the team as he is a free…

Buccaneers’ wide receiver Arrelious Benn was a 2nd round pick of the previous regime in 2010, but the Buccaneers fired Raheem Morris this offseason and replaced him with Greg Schiano. They also brought in Vincent Jackson to start opposite Mike Williams, pushing Arrelious Benn out of his starting job. However,…

There was a time when Shawne Merriman was one of the most feared pass rushers in the league. From 2005-2007, he had 39.5 sacks in 3 seasons and won Defensive Player of the Year. However, since then, he’s struggled mightily with injuries and has managed just 5 sacks. He appeared…

Ras-I Dowling was a 1st round talent out of Virginia coming out in the 2011 NFL Draft last year, but he fell to the 2nd round because of his injury history. Dowling missed the majority of his senior year with injury and then reinjured himself at The Combine. The Patriots…

When the Raiders drafted Juron Criner in the 5th round this year, it was not a need pick at all, but it was a tremendous value pick. Criner has been really impressing in practice thus far. Drafting good wide receivers has become something of a trend for the Raiders over…

The Redskins overhauled their receiving corps this offseason, cutting former leading receiver Jabar Gaffney and signing Pierre Garcon and Josh Morgan. They also have 2011 3rd round pick Leonard Hankerson back and healthy and ready to compete for a starting job. Meanwhile, veteran Santana Moss, a 33 year old in…

The Lions have used picks in the first 2 rounds on running backs in their last two drafts prior to this year, as well as a 3rd round pick on a running back in 2008, yet they keep having to turn to the mediocre and aging Maurice Morris down the…

Before the draft, the buzz with Mike Wallace was whether or not another team would offer the restricted free agent an offer sheet and whether or not the Steelers would be willing or able to match if a team did so. That deadline for a team to do that, and…