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NFL Worst Week: Worst loss for each AFC franchise - NFL - SI.com
When it comes to the worst loss suffered by a team, there's not just one deciding factor. Occasionally, a blowout will determine the game a team's fans talk about with the most regret, but more often than not, it's the close ones that stick to your soul in all the wrong ways. As part of NFL Worst Week, here are our picks for the worst gut-punch loss for every AFC franchise.

Seahawks Fantasy Preview - Offseason Low Down - Rotoworld.com
Will Russell Wilson take another step forward in 2015? Evan Silva examines in his Seahawks Fantasy Preview.

Harvard student's model picks Dolphins, Seahawks - NFL.com
The Miami Dolphins had a big offseason with the addition of Ndamukong Suh. But are they the best team in the East? Kurt Bullard of the Harvard Sports Analysis Collective thinks so.

Sacking Father Time: Elite pass rushers productive into their 30s - CBSSports.com
Think elite pass rushers drop in production drop once they hit age 30? Think again. Unlike skill position players, some of the most prolific sack artists have remained productive well into the twilight of the careers.

The 2015 Sando/ESPN QB Tiers Project and Salaries - Over the Cap
Mike Sando of ESPN just wrote up his 2nd annual QB tier rankings in which he polled a number of football people to rank the quarterbacks in the NFL. Mike then crunches the numbers to place players into one of four tiers. It’s a great concept and helps illustrate the various opinions that people have on players in the NFL.  And for the second straight year I’ll look at the opinions and see how they line up with salaries in the NFL.

ADP First Look: Overvalued - Draft Analysis - Rotoworld.com
Adam Levitan highlights five players currently going too high in drafts. The NFL's current Golden Boy, Odell Beckham, makes the list.

Why NFL insiders overrated Oakland Raiders QB Derek Carr - NFL
Mike Sando's 2015 QB Tier Rankings, in which he polled 35 NFL insiders for their opinions on the league's 32 starting quarterbacks, had the Oakland Raiders' Derek Carr tied for 20th overall.

Mike Freeman's 10-Point Stance: Why the NFL Loves and Hates Nick Saban | Bleacher Report
The latest NFL news, rumors, scores, schedules, predictions, picks against the spread, free agent updates, power rankings, mock drafts and more

Shutdown Countdown: It's time for the Rams to turn the corner | Shutdown Corner - Yahoo Sports
Shutdown Corner is previewing all 32 teams as we get ready for the NFL season, counting down the teams one per day in reverse order of our initial 2015 power rankings. No. 1 will be revealed on Aug. 8, the day before the preseason begins with the Hall of Fame Game in Canton.

Failure to land Paul Gruber helped Ron Wolf to Hall of Fame | ProFootballTalk
Ron Wolf's going into the Hall of Fame in large part for finding a future Hall of Fame quarterback for the Packers. But it was a move he didn't make with the Raiders that enabled him to find another one.

PFT Live: NFLPA president Eric Winston, Vikings talk with Matt Vensel | ProFootballTalk
Seahawks tackle Russell Okung recently announced that he'll be negotiating his next contract without an agent and we'll be talking about that choice during Wednesday's edition of PFT Live.

NFL countdown: 50 days, 50 numbers
Fifty days until the start of the NFL season, we count down 50 facts, one for each day.

The NFL 100 Rankings: Part 1 «
The NFL’s annual Top 100 Players countdown is never a pretty sight. As a list voted on by the very same players who suit up on Sundays, you would imagine that it should be the most accurate accounting of who actually stands out as the league’s top talent. As I’ve written about in the past, players fall into a lot of the same traps that we on the outside often fall into as fans.

10 NFC players with make-or-break seasons ahead - NFL.com
Matthew Stafford and Robert Griffin III are on Gregg Rosenthal's list of 10 NFC players who are at the crossroads heading into the 2015 season. See who else has a lot to prove going into the season.

York compares 49ers' change to Warriors hiring Kerr - NFL.com
San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York didn't look far for a comparison to his hire of Jim Tomsula as coach: The Golden State Warriors' Steve Kerr. But can Tomsula overcome all the losses on the field?

Freeney needs 'right situation' to continue career - NFL.com
Dwight Freeney remains one of the best defensive free agents on the market as training camps get set to open. The pass rusher says he's searching for the right situation to continue his career.

Pain Rankings: No. 2, the New York Jets - NFL.com
Same. Old. Jets. Since Broadway Joe's guarantee in 1969, Gang Green has failed to make it back to the Super Bowl. For that, and other embarrassments, the Jets sit at No. 2 in our Pain Rankings.

Jerry Rice Does 'The Carlton' Dance with Justin Timberlake, Alfonso Ribeiro
In this Tuesday edition of Niners Daily, we share video of a trio of celebrities joining forces to entertain the crowd at a charity event over the weekend.

Seattle Seahawks Now Feature Two Of NFL’s Top Three Scoring Threats - Oregon Sports News
The image of Russell Wilson throwing an interception in the direction of Ricardo Lockette inside the 1 yard line to end the Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl hopes is still fresh in the minds of fans across the league.

NFL.com: Seahawks' Bruce Irvin has 'make-or-break' year ahead
With training camp right around the corner, the long lists by the national media are being released for the masses.

Seattle Seahawks 2015 Training Camp Profile: S Earl Thomas - RantSports
The Seattle Seahawks are pushing for their third straight trip to the Super Bowl, and safety Earl Thomas will be one of the main factors in making that happen.

Seahawks defensive coordinator reveals what surprised him about rookie DE Frank Clark | Q13 FOX News

Manchester United stars meet Seattle Seahawks at team facility | FOX Sports
Manchester United stars meet Seattle Seahawks at team facility

Seahawks camp countdown: Will linebacker Bobby Wagner be signed to a contract extension? | The Seattle Times
Seahawks training camp begins July 31, and in our countdown to camp, we’ll answer a key question every day until the team is back on the field at the team’s facility in Renton.

NFL Free Agency: Dwight Freeney looking for ‘right situation’ - NFL - SI.com
Dwight Freeney is still hoping to continue his NFL career, provided he can find a team that can give him the opportunities he is seeking.

Meet 49ers coach Jim Tomsula: the man behind the awkward TV interviews | The MMQB with Peter King
The most recognizable man in San Francisco is going unnoticed in his hometown. It’s an overcast Friday in late June, and new 49ers coach Jim Tomsula is nursing a 31-ounce coffee on the patio of a Starbucks in Homestead, Pa., just on the outskirts of Pittsburgh.

Film Breakdown: Russell Wilson's 12 Interceptions in 2014
In my previous article we took a look at Russell Wilson's 33 Touchdowns during the 2014 regular and postseason. In this article we will take a look at the