Mano A Mano: Richard vs. Dvoracek

A battle between two unknown commodities in the middle of trenches could go a long way in determining the outcome of Sunday night’s opener, as Colts rookie center Jamey Richard will take on Bears nose tackle Dusty Dvoracek in the pivot.    Full Story

Our Scout.com Quad Cities beat reporter Jon P. returns with his weekly report on the St. Louis Cardinals A-level Midwest League club. This week, we feature an interview with second baseman Mike Folli.   Full Story

New England Patriots defensive back Asante Samuel is ready to "Get paid." Samuel will become a free agent at midnight tonight. Jon Scott takes a look at the Patriots top defensive back and the interest he's expected to gather in free agency. Will Samuel return to Foxborough? Don't bet on it according to Scott.   Full Story

Looking back at the 2007 results by St. Louis Cardinals hitters selected in last June’s First Year Player Draft.   Full Story

The Patriots added Antwain Spann back to their practice squad on Tuesday, releasing defensive back Gemara Willams to make room. The team also put tight end Jason Rader on IR.   Full Story

The Patriots signed linebacker Chad Brown, added DB Gemara Williams and OL Dan Connolly to the practice squad Wednesday. Terms of the agreements were not released. New England also released linebacker David Herron.   Full Story

The Patriots made a number of roster moves heading into their preseason contest against the Carolina Panthers Firday night. Vinny Testaverde is back, but Artrell Hawkins, Gemara Williams, Kyle Bissinger, Kenny Smith and Tom Malone were released. More on this week's roster moves.   Full Story

Monday's morning practice was held under the threat of approaching bad weather. Conditions held off long enough for the team to get in a good practice inside the stadium. PI's John Ingoldsby was there to catch the action.   Full Story

Patriots Insider Jon Scott reports from Foxboro on the team's Monday practice. Kevin Faulk continued to have an outstanding camp, while some others hope for theirs to improve.   Full Story

Our NFL writers at the Combine ended the first day of our live updates by breaking the big news story of the day with a scoop on USC WR Dwayne Jarrett. Check out that news and their entire day's worth of notes from the media room in Indianapolis.   Full Story

The NFL Draft is quickly approaching, and Scout.com NFL Expert Tom Marino has had his nose to the grindstone putting together the Scout.com Draft Board. Marino graded over 1,000 NFL prospects and has them ranked on Scout.com.   Full Story

TFY Draft Preview provides their Thursday notes and final analysis for each player who will appear in the Senior Bowl for the North's offense.   Full Story

It's the final big day in Mobile as scouts and coaches begin to pack up and head for home. Here's the latest on the Cowboy's coaching search, who the Chargers are interested as well as players that other teams interviewed this afternoon.   Full Story

*UPDATED* 1/24/07 - Daily practice reports from the North Squad practices.   Full Story

Foxboro, Mass -- The New England Patriots made one more roster move Tuesday after a flurry of activity the day before. Reserve defensive back Gemara Williams was given his release. He is the second player waived this week.   Full Story

The San Diego Chargers signed wide receiver Drew Haddad and safety Jerrell Pippens to the active roster. To make room for them, the team placed offensive tackle Roman Oben on the “Reserve-Injured” list (foot injury) and waived safety Scott McGarrahan.   Full Story