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Hawk Talk: Live Seahawks chat with Danny O'Neil - 710sports.com
The next edition of "Hawk Talk" with Danny O'Neil comes your way.

SI Now: Is Richard Sherman the face of the NFL? - NFL - SI.com
On Friday's SI Now, Cam Newton discusses Richard Sherman, the man behind the ego.

Largent shares details of decision to let Rice wear No. 80 | ProFootballTalk
Monday’s Pro Football Talk on NBCSN looked at the best players to ever wear No. 80. For two guys who have had their No. 80 jerseys retired by the teams with which they made their biggest impacts, one of them wore the other guy’s number.

Seahawks' No. 6 all-time player - Seattle Seahawks Blog - ESPN
The countdown continues on my list of the top 10 Seahawks in franchise history. Current players on the Super-Bowl winning team, some of whom obviously will make this list soon, are not included. One other requirement is the man had to play at least five seasons for the Seahawks.

How The Sporting News sees the Seahawks in 2014 | Seahawks Blog | Seattle Times
In the lull of the summer NFL vacation comes one thing to fill the void — the annual pre-season magazines.

Silva's July Rankings, 1-100 - Goal Line Stand - Rotoworld.com
This is the first portion of my two-part Fantasy Football Rankings series for the month of July. During training camp, I'll put out regular Top 150s that react to injury information and significant depth chart movement. For now, the rankings are most influenced by talent and positional value. If you've read my rankings before, you know I bump down quarterbacks because they play the most replaceable position in fantasy. I place special value on non-quarterbacks I believe will be week-to-week difference makers in head-to-head fantasy matchups.

Film Room: Wright Poised For Breakout Season
Jarius Wright has flashed big-play ability through his first two NFL seasons, and after a solid offseason program this past spring seems poised to elevate his game to the next level in 2014. Mike Wobschall heads into the film room to look at strengths Wright showed last season.

Mechanics talk with Jake Locker's QB coach - ESPN
“He’s a very compact, he almost plays like a point guard, he’s always got a football position to him, bending his knees,” Titans quarterback coach John McNulty said. “A lot of times, when guys set to their first guy, they kind of lock out and straighten their knees out. And now you’ve either got to reset, re-bend your knees, then move your hips. It’s hard, the guys who kind of play straight up and down and lock themselves out.

Vonta Leach hopes to sign with someone for training camp | ProFootballTalk
Leach has not generated much activity on the open market since the Ravens let him go early in free agency, but he still believes he’ll be on a roster when the 2014 season gets underway.

More on Nick Foles being 'overrated': National NFL writer gets exposed on WIP
Yesterday, we picked on CBS' Pete Prisco a little bit for his assertion that Nick Foles is "overrated." Prisco had published a column listing an overrated and underrated player on all 32 teams, and his 40-word blurb on Foles didn't exactly go into great detail. Other media outlets also jumped on Prisco's column, as WIP's Afternoon Show with Rob Ellis and Ray Didinger (filling in for Anthony Gargano) had Prisco as a guest on their show.

Aldon Smith won't be charged for making LAX bomb threat - CBSSports.com
Back in April, 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith was taken into custody at Los Angeles International Airport and charged for a false report of a bomb threat. According to the LAX police report, Smith was going through terminal screening "where he made a comment indicating that he was in possession of a bomb."

Report: Cowboys trade for Ravens LB Rolando McClain - CBSSports.com
Back in April, former Raiders first-round pick Rolando McClain, who signed with the Ravens last year, came out of retirement ... only change his mind a few days later. Now, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Cowboys have traded for McClain:

Who Are the NFL's Most Grossly Overpaid, Underpaid Players? | Bleacher Report
From an economic standpoint, every player in the NFL is worth what someone is willing to pay him. That doesn't mean particular players' performances live up to what their respective teams are willing to pay them, however.

Proposing The Optimal Contract Structure Technique - Over the Cap
In my last article I pointed out that the new type of contract structure that has emerged under the 2011 CBA possesses the advantage of allowing the teams that use it to trade dead money to other teams, rather than absorb such dead money onto their own salary cap. Today, I will propose a new contract structure that incorporates both this benefit and the advantages of the other common contract structure types, while avoiding the disadvantages of each.

Thoughts on the value of a rushing first down — FootballPerspective.com
Last week, Brian Burke provided some excellent data on the value of a first down. I began working on today’s post last offseason, but as you’ll see in a few minutes, I wasn’t quite comfortable with the results. But here’s what I did.

Brooks Reed getting ready for “totally different” job | ProFootballTalk
The Texans had a surplus of outside linebackers when they used the first pick in the NFL Draft on Jadeveon Clowney.

Lions' Eric Ebron: Learning multiple roles is 'killing me' - NFL.com
Rookie Eric Ebron is learning multiple positions as a rookie, and it's easier said than done. The Detroit Lions tight end expects to do his share of blocking under new play-caller Joe Lombardi.

Game Rewind Notebook: Is Ben Tate bell-cow material? - NFL.com
The Browns are talking openly about a backfield by committee, but Ben Tate didn't come to Cleveland to sit and watch. We dug into Game Rewind to find out if Tate has what it takes to lead the way.

Cards' Bruce Arians: John Abraham a freak of nature - NFL.com
The Arizona Cardinals' linebackers corps suffered pivotal losses in the offseason. Fortunately, head coach Bruce Arians thinks John Abraham can pull out "another big year."

Aaron Rodgers tops preseason list of NFL's best QBs - NFL.com
Aaron Rodgers stands alone atop Around The League's preseason QB rankings, but where does Russell Wilson land? Chris Wesseling explores.

Team preview: Carolina Panthers | National Football Post
Will this team overcome the loss of several integral players?

Team preview: Jacksonville Jaguars | National Football Post
After posting a 4-4 record over the last eight games of 2013, will Gus Bradley’s crew take another step forward?

Finding the Fits: In fearsome Bears draft class, Will Sutton looms large - CBSSports.com
This article is one of a 32-part series in which the goal is to identify one relatively unheralded player selected in the 2014 NFL Draft who appears to be an especially good schematic fit with his new NFL team.

Finding the Fits: Versatility key to featured role for Lions' Van Noy - CBSSports.com
This article is one of a 32-part series in which the goal is to identify one relatively unheralded player selected in the 2014 NFL Draft who appears to be an especially good schematic fit with his new NFL team.