Andre Smith

As the Bears have combed through the free agent left tackles, they undoubtedly have noticed the group has thinned out like the hair on Brian Urlacher's head. The Broncos put the franchise tag on Ryan Clady. The Chiefs did the same to Brandon Albert. And...

Now comes NFL free agency, or as it’s known at Halas Hall, “Where my offensive tackle?’’ Even before Tuesday’s 3 p.m. kickoff to free agency, the Bears were one of several teams mentioned in the Jake Long sweepstakes....

If the Bears had been picking 32nd instead of 20th, no one would have said boo about them selecting Kyle Long. But they were picking 20th, and they caught a lot of people by surprise. Based on my pre-draft research, I thought Long would be a second-...

— If you want to say Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman went 0-for-5 on the opening day of NFL free agency on Tuesday, you also have to give him credit for going 3-for-3 on Thursday. That's when the struggling general manager,...

Of all the tackles who made it to free agency, Jermon Bushrod clearly was the best fit for the Chicago Bears. He was the only one who the Bears could reasonably hope to perform at a high level at the left tackle position for the next five plus years....

Listed by jersey number, name, position and connection(s): Arizona Cardinals: 75 Levi Brown, T, Penn State (Granby High): On injured reserve; did not play this season. 87 Jeff King, TE, Virginia Tech (Pulaski High): 16 games, 12 starts; 17 catches for...

Arizona Cardinals: 75 Levi Brown, OT, Penn State (Granby High): Placed on injured reserve Aug. 24 (triceps). -- OL Blake DeChristopher, Virginia Tech: On injured reserve since early in preseason. 87 Jeff King, TE, Va. Tech: Starter. 82 Mike Leach, LS,...

Arizona Cardinals: 75 Levi Brown, OT, Penn State (Granby High): Did not play; placed on injured reserve Aug. 24 (triceps). -- OL Blake DeChristopher, Virginia Tech: On injured reserve (announced earlier). 16 Tre Gray, WR, Richmond: Did not play. Cut Aug....

Arizona Cardinals: 75 Levi Brown, OT, Penn State (Granby High): Started; no stats. -- OL Blake DeChristopher, Virginia Tech: On injured reserve. 16 Tre Gray, WR, Richmond: Reserve; no stats. 87 Jeff King, TE, Va. Tech: Not active. 82 Mike Leach, LS,...

Arizona Cardinals: 75 Levi Brown, OT, Penn State (Granby High): Started; 1 tackle (on interception); committed holding penalty that was declined. -- OL Blake DeChristopher, Virginia Tech: On injured reserve. 16 Tre Gray, WR, Richmond: Reserve; no stats....

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Cincinnati Bengals - INSIDE SLANT During the first practice of Bengals rookie minicamp, quarterback Andy Dalton watched from the tunnel inside Paul Brown Stadium and saw tight end Tyler Eifert make a one-handed catch...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Cincinnati Bengals - INSIDE SLANT With the Bengals drafting seven of their 10 players on offense, including the change-of-pace running back they have been searching for and another big target in the red zone, that...