Eddie Lacy

  NEW YORK -- If there was any doubt, the NFL is still tackle football. Five of the first 19 picks in the opening round of the 2013 draft were offensive tackles, including three of the first four selections. Three guards and a center went too on a...

NEW YORK — Say this for the 2013 quarterback class: They've learned how to slide. Four of them were selected in the fourth round Saturday, two of whom — USC's Matt Barkley and Syracuse's Ryan Nassib — were widely believed to be first-...

With the NFL draft less than three weeks away, it's time to take a first stab at how things might shake out in the first round. At this point, NFL teams already have about 95 percent of the information that will influence whom they select. Now it's a...

Here are 10 running backs to watch in 2013: Ameer Abdullah, Nebraska The Buzz: Much of the rushing workload fell on Abdullah’s shoulders after the Cornhuskers leading rusher, Rex Burkhead, went down with an injury. In his absence, the 5-foot-9,...

The fans have spoken and Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson will grace the cover of the next EA Sports NCAA Football video game. The Wolverines quarterback won a closely-contested online fan voting contest eking out the win over Texas A&M wide...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Green Bay Packers - INSIDE SLANT The real fun, as chaotic as it is at times, will start May 20 when as many as 90 players congregate on the practice fields across from Lambeau Field for the start of organized team...

The Sports Xchange McCarthy: This Packers rookie camp one of best For Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy, the rookie minicamp that ended Sunday was a promising prelude. "As I told the rookies at the end of practice today, I felt it was...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Green Bay Packers - INSIDE SLANT Since the establishment of the seven-round format in the NFL Draft in 1994, the Packers had taken only three running backs in the first three rounds and not once chosen two backs in...

NFL Team Report - Denver Broncos - INSIDE SLANT Replacing Elvis Dumervil takes more than just one player. Even if the Broncos had more actively pursued Dwight Freeney or John Abraham, neither of them alone would have filled in for Elvis Dumervil. While...

The Baltimore sports scene is blessed with a bunch of talented bloggers who bring their unique perspective to the conversation. Each week, I hope to chat with one of them in a regular feature called Blogger on Blogger. This week, I exchanged emails with...

Round 1 of the 2013 NFL draft is Thursday night, beginning at 5 PDT. Rounds 2 and 3 start at 3:30 p.m. Friday. Rounds 4-7 begin at 9 a.m. Saturday. Live television coverage will be on ESPN and NFL Network. No., Team, Player, Pos., School, Comment 1....

NEW YORK — Rough night for USC quarterbacks. Matt Barkley went undrafted through the second and third rounds of the NFL draft on Friday, and fellow former Trojans quarterback Mark Sanchez of the New York Jets moved closer to the door. The Jets...