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A recap and analysis of how the AFC teams fared in the 2012 NFL Draft:AFC EASTBuffalo1 - Stephon Gilmore, CB, South Carolina (6-0, 190); 2 - Cordy Glenn, OT, Georgia (6-6, 345); 3 - T.J. Graham, WR, North Carolina State (5-11, 188); 4 - Nigel Bradham, OLB, Florida State (6-2, 241); 4 - Ron Brooks, CB, Louisiana State (5-10, 190); 5 - Zebrie Sanders, OT, Florida State (6-6, 320); 5 - Tank Carder, LB, Texas Christian (6-2, 236); 6 - Mark Asper, OG, Oregon (6-6, 319); 7 - John Potter, K, Western Michigan (6-1, 219)Top Picks Analysis: After taking giant steps towards solving their pass- rushing problem from a season ago in free agency, the Bills turned their attention to the back end of the defense at the outset of the draft. In Gilmore, the team gets a highly athletic cover man who's fast, fluid and dedicated to the game, and the high-rising former Gamecock should have no problem cracking the starting lineup as a rookie. General manager Buddy Nix stayed in the SEC to attempt to rectify Bu...
Six players from the BCS national title game — including Alabama tailback Trent Richardson and LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne — are among college football's undercl...
Marcus Lattimore rushed for 182 yards and two first-half touchdowns and No. 24 South Carolina held off No. 22 Georgia 17-6 on Saturday.The Bulldogs (1-1, 0-1 SEC) pl...
Pass defense quietly has played a major role in who wins the national title.During the Southeastern Conference's run of six consecutive championships, five of those ...
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Shoddy defensive play was a prime culprit in Dallas' 1-4 finish to last season, therefore it's hardly shocking that the majority of prospects rumored to be on the te...
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South Carolina's Stephen Garcia was suspended indefinitely from the football program, less than two weeks after the quarterback guaranteed he would not get in troubl...
When Steve Spurrier took over South Carolina football after 2004, he spoke excitedly of winning Southeastern Conference championships.Spurrier is still chasing the t...
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The NFL Scouting Combine is over, stopwatches have been temporarily put away and football fans will soon be focused on what figures to be quite an interesting draft ...
Ever since the NFL Scouting Combine concluded, many top prospects have climbed up and plummeted down draft boards.Plenty of rumors have made the rounds, and it's bee...
A capsule look of the major needs and a possible course of action for the NFC teams in the 2012 NFL Draft, which will take place at New York's Radio City Music Hall ...
Ryan Tannehill is a very intelligent young man. Still, even he admits he doesn't have the slightest idea how his future as a professional football player will unfold...
South Carolina cornerback Stephon Gilmore has decided to forgo his senior season to enter the NFL Draft .Gilmore started all 40 games for the Gamecocks over the past...
The Buffalo Bills released veteran cornerback Drayton Florence on Friday.The 31-year-old Florence started all but one of the 46 games he played for Buffalo over the ...