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San Diego Chargers linebacker Melvin Ingram may have suffered a torn ACL during OTAs,  according to NFL.com.  If the ACL is torn completely, it would likely mean that Ingram would miss the entire 2013 season. NFL minicamps and OTAs (organized team activities) have never been covered to the extent they are covered now.  They also may not have been as intense as they ... Read More »

Normally minicamp practices have little value, but with Matt Flynn’s luck, that doesn’t appear to be the case.  According to NFL.com, Tyler Wilson looked great in practice and may be in line to fight for the starting job. For Flynn, this has to feel like this is déjà vu.  Last season the former LSU star was signed by the Seattle ... Read More »

Of all the moves in the NFL draft not involving a quarterback, the most questionable may be the San Diego Chargers’ second round selection of Manti Te’O.  Te’O comes with the off the field baggage of the infamous girlfriend hoax, but that maybe the least of his problems.  His new Chargers teammate, linebacker Donald Butler told Utsandiego.com he is not sure Te’O is a ... Read More »

The NFC West is arguably the toughest division in football.  The San Francisco 49ers and the Seattle Seahawks have a head start on the St. Louis Rams and the Arizona Cardinals as far as talent.  However, those teams hoped to close the gap with solid draft choices.  Arizona Cardinals: A- (#7 overall) Jonathan Cooper, Guard, North Carolina (#45 overall) Kevin ... Read More »

The heart of any team is formed through the draft.  If a team is poor at selecting players then the heart of the team will be weak.  If a team has a knack for finding value in the draft, that team usually finds a way to compete regularly.  In the past two seasons every team in the AFC West have ... Read More »

The Oakland Raiders’ offseason has been about cleaning up the mess of the past and moving forward in a positive direction.  That direction continued on Thursday night as the Raiders were the first team to make a trade during the 2013 NFL draft.  The Raiders held the No.3 overall selection, and there was much speculation about who they would select.  ... Read More »

The 2013 NFL draft class is believed to have quality NFL players throughout, however, there is not believed to be any superstars.  When the best part about a draft is its depth, the only way to take advantage of that depth is to have as many picks as possible.  The Oakland Raiders currently hold the No. 3 overall pick in ... Read More »

This week questions will be answered.  Who will be the first pick in the 2013 NFL draft?  Right up there with that question is how will the San Francisco 49ers use their 13 picks?  No one expects them to draft 13 different players, so the question is who will they trade up to go after?  According to ESPN.com, the New ... Read More »