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The NFL draft is Thursday through Saturday in New York. Tribune Newspapers NFL reporter Sam Farmer examines team needs by division. NFC North Lions: It's an (almost) instant replay for the Lions, who like last year are looking for players to bolster...

There is already one player from Hesperia in the NFL. Could there be two more by the end of the week? Offensive lineman Manase Foketi, a 2008 Sultana grad, and strong safety Dominick Reyes, a 2008 Hesperia grad, are both prospects in the NFL Draft,...

Even as days are reduced to hours before the 2013 NFL Draft, clarity remains hard to come by, and mock draft projections merely code for "best guess." Over the past eight months, scouts have visited hundreds of campuses and evaluated thousands of...

Mock drafts are always tricky propositions, and even more so when a draft lacks the star magnitude that, for instance, last year's featured with Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III. There are no big names here, which will undoubtedly lead to teams...

The Sports Xchange By Dane Brugler, The Sports Xchange 2013 Mock Draft Even as days are reduced to hours before the 2013 NFL Draft, clarity remains hard to come by, and mock draft projections merely code for "best guess." Over the past eight months,...

Even though Reid Fragel has been plying the trade of offensive right tackle for only a year, he knows he is climbing on the radar of NFL teams as the start of the draft looms Thursday. The Cincinnati Bengals called the Ohio State product last week to...

Few people know the 32 NFL teams better than the writers who cover those teams on a day-to-day basis. Those beat writers made the selections for this mock draft, choosing the players as if Thursday night were to unfold this way: 1. KANSAS CITY (Adam...

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....

As the Orioles and Ravens try to work out a scheduling conflict that has put in jeopardy the NFL’s hopes of opening up the regular season on Thursday, Sept. 5 at M&T Bank Stadium, the relationship between the two downtown neighbors has again come...

Ravens officials made it clear at this week’s NFL meetings that their primary focus over the next month is not what remains on the free-agent market. With 12 selections in next month’s draft, the organization is busy evaluating college...

— 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,...