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NFL Team Report - Buffalo Bills - INSIDE SLANT The Bills kicked off week two of voluntary organized team activities under new coach Doug Marrone on Monday, May 20, and pity the players who weren't there. While the few players who are missing have valid...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New England Patriots - INSIDE SLANT Neither Tom Brady nor Bill Belichick met with the media at the first open OTA workout of the offseason in New England on May 21. So the spokesman left to talk about the dramatic...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New England Patriots - INSIDE SLANT Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski had his surgery as scheduled on Monday to install a plate in his broken left arm. Perhaps more significant is that the surgery revealed that...

NFL Team Report - New England Patriots - INSIDE SLANT The health status of Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski seems to be getting more complicated by the day. One day after it was reported that he will undergo a fourth surgery on his forearm next week,...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Buffalo Bills - INSIDE SLANT In a move extremely typical of the franchise, the Bills have promoted from within to find their next general manager. Doug Whaley, 40, has worked for the Bills since 2010 as lead...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New England Patriots - INSIDE SLANT --Last season, Kyle Love started 11 games for the Patriots at defensive tackle and he has 25 starts in 41 career games since making the team as an undrafted free agent in 2010....

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New England Patriots - INSIDE SLANT It's called rookie minicamp, but not all of the 33 players on the practice fields of New England last week were new to pro football. Beyond the seven draft picks, 19 rookie free...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Buffalo Bills - INSIDE SLANT Buddy Nix stepped down Monday as general manager of the Bills and into a new role as special assistant with the team. Nix has been the Bills' general manager since 2009. "I've made this...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Buffalo Bills - INSIDE SLANT When it came to upgrading an offense that ranked 28th, 14th and 21st in points scored the last three seasons, the Bills were far from finished with the selection of a quarterback in the...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Buffalo Bills - INSIDE SLANT Rookie minicamps are all about first impressions, and for Buffalo Bills head coach Doug Marrone and quarterback EJ Manuel the result of the first workout Friday was that of mutual...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Buffalo Bills - INSIDE SLANT Turns out Florida State's EJ Manuel was the Bills' highest-rated quarterback in the draft -- hands down. Manuel, who is 6-4, 237 pounds, had the largest hands (10 3/8 inches) and longest...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - New England Patriots - INSIDE SLANT It's called rookie mini-camp, but not all of the 33 players on the practice fields of New England last week were new to pro football. Beyond the seven draft picks, 19 rookie...