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If the DPI penalty changes, here's who benefits. | SportsonEarth.com : Kenneth Arthur Article
Don't underestimate the power of penalties. They result in yards, first downs and touchdowns. They can devalue or overvalue a player. And the one infraction that looms above them all -- the one that can sometimes change the course of a game or season or postseason -- is defensive pass interference.

Greg Hardy, the NFL's Next Nightmare | Rolling Stone
His domestic violence case dismissed, the league must decide how to discipline the man known as 'The Kraken'

Chris Bonner: The Best QB Draft Prospect You Haven't Heard About Yet | Bleacher Report
While Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota ran nationally televised sprints and drills at the NFL Scouting Combine on Saturday morning, Chris Bonner trudged through the heavy Denver snow to a performance facility for a morning of running, throwing, studying and perhaps a little boxing.

Cut Candidates: NFC North - Offseason Low Down - Rotoworld.com
Nick Mensio highlights 14 players from the NFC North who may be salary-cap casualties this offseason.

Cut Candidates: NFC South - Offseason Low Down - Rotoworld.com
Nick Mensio highlights 21 players from the NFC South who may be salary-cap casualties this offseason.

Agent's Take: Money or rings -- what's more valuable to Darrelle Revis? - CBSSports.com
Darrelle Revis knows another huge pay day awaits on the open market, but what's worth more to him: chasing dollars or another ring in New England?

Future NFL Power Rankings: Packers, Colts will rule NFL in 2017 - CBSSports.com
What will the NFL food chain look like in 2017? The Packers will rule the NFC, the Colts the AFC, and the Bucs -- with Marcus Mariota -- will be among the NFL's elite.

2015 NFL draft Big Boards: Leonard Williams leads our dueling top 40s | SI.com
The NFL draft combine signals the real start of draft season, as teams use workouts and interviews to finalize their draft boards. Here at SI.com, we're doing the same.

Rams release Kendall Langford | ProFootballTalk
The Rams joined some of their rivals around the league in creating more cap space on Thursday by parting ways with a veteran member of the club. Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the team has released defensive tackle Kendall Langford.

2015 pro days schedule - NFL.com
With the NFL Scouting Combine over, teams turn their attention to pro day workouts to watch prospects up close and in person, beginning in March. Here's a look at the 2015 pro day schedule.

2015 NFL Mock Drafts : Mock draft 2.0: 5 WRs go in first round

Brooks: Top five 2015 NFL Draft prospects by position - NFL.com
Bucky Brooks reveals his post-NFL Scouting Combine rankings of the top five prospects by position and offers a glimpse into what NFL teams across the league are discussing in their draft rooms.

Ozzie Newsome: Ravens need more from Matt Elam - NFL.com
Ravens defensive back Matt Elam hasn't had the start to his career expected from a first-round pick. Baltimore general manager Ozzie Newsome said the second-year pro needs to step his game up in 2015.

Offseason Forecast: Arizona Cardinals - NFL.com
The Arizona Cardinals are facing some potentially big changes on defense this offseason. Will defensive lineman Darnell Dockett remain a Cardinal in 2015?

Eagles releasing longtime guard Todd Herremans - NFL.com
Ian Rapoport reported Thursday that the Eagles are releasing veteran guard Todd Herremans, the team's longest tenured player.

Deon Simon draft diary 2.0: Surprise Belichick meeting - NFL.com
Follow Northwestern State defensive tackle Deon Simon as he goes through the pre-draft process. How did he react to an unexpected meeting with New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick?

Jacksonville Jaguars release CB Will Blackmon - NFL.com
The Jaguars released veteran CB Will Blackmon on Thursday, opening up $920,000 in cap room for a front office primed to be active on the open market come March.

Arizona Cardinals re-sign OT Bradley Sowell, add new CB Damond Smith - ESPN
As the 2014 season showed, the Arizona Cardinals' backups are as important as their starters.

Seattle Seahawks: Latest Free-Agency News and Rumors | Bleacher Report
It's that time of the year again...when optimism runs rampant among every fanbase and coaching staff in the NFL. Around optimism season, as I like to call it, is perhaps the busiest time of the year for general managers.

Wednesday Round-Up: Will the Seahawks go wide receiver with pick No. 31?
Good morning, 12s. Here's a look at what's "out there" for today - Wednesday, Feb. 25 - about your Seattle Seahawks:

Thursday morning musings: Mel Kiper says Seattle pick “very difficult to predict right now” | The Seattle Times
ESPN draft expert Mel Kiper Jr. said Thursday he wouldn't be surprised to see the Seahawks take a receiver in the first round, and listed four as particularly intriguing candidates.

2015 NFL Draft Big Board: Jameis Winston on top after combine - NFL, NFLDRAFT - CBSSports.com - NFLDraftScout.com
Leonard Williams was No. 1 since October, but Jameis Winston's combine performace and his adept handling of interviews counterbalance off-field issues and put the FSU QB in the top spot.