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Now that Seahawks' career backup Seneca Wallace has been reunited with his former head coach in Cleveland, the immediate follow-up question becomes: In which round does Seattle select a quarterback, and more importantly who's the man?  Even before Wallace was traded, adding depth at the ultra-important position was a desperate need with an aging Matt Hasselbeck. But when Seattle shipped their longtime backup pivot to the Browns—whose President Mike Holmgren coached the versatile Wallace for six seasons—the situation has suddenly become ...

Brandon Marshall continues his NFL tour Saturday in Seattle, and it couldn't have come at a better time for the Seahawks, who are in desperate need of a play-making wide receiver. The team lost reliable wideout and returner Nate Burleson to Detroit in the early hours of free agency on Friday.á Deion Branch is an aging, injury-riddled veteran that has little value to any team around the league. Last offseason, the franchise ...

The NFL schedule-makers couldn't have set it upáanyábetteráfor football fans who'll be firmly planted on their couch for Saturday and Sunday's wild-card showdowns. In a sport that doesn't exactly breed contempt with back-to-back meetings, a wild coincidence has threeáintriguing rematches on the docket foráWild Card Weekendù which will come only a week after the Cowboys-Eagles, Cardinals-Packers, and Bengals-Jets battled for playoff positioning. The closest thing we've seenáto this situation is twoáyears ago ...

When the Cowboys and Eagles meet in Dallas for the NFC East, there will beáa lot more on the line for the home team thanáthe all-importantádivision title. á Home field in the wild-card round, or a potentially first-round bye if Minnesota loses out, would be great, but Tony Romo and the Cowboys haveárevengeáon their mind after what happened in last season's playoff showdown.áThey were embarrassed aáyear ago and have been waiting ...

With a quarterback nearly half the age of last year's starter, the New York Jetsástandáon firmer playoff groundáentering the regular season finale than a year agoáwhenáthe breaks didn't quiteáfall in their favoráafterásliding down the AFC standings. In his rookie season, 23-year-old Mark Sanchez has guided the Jets to an 8-7 record after a big wináSunday in Indianapolis andáisáanother big wináaway fromáhelping the franchise clinch its first postseason berth since 2006. New York ...

What a differenceáa year makes in the NFL. Last December, the New York Giants and Carolina Panthersùthe NFC's two top teams in 2008ùmet on a Sunday night with the No. 1 overall seed on the line. But when the two teams battle on Sunday afternoon, ináthe Giants' regular season finaleáat the Meadowlands, only the home team has a playoff spot in sight. The 8-6 Giantsáare a game behind Dallasáin the wild card ...

After Sunday afternoon, the AFC playoff picture got a lot more interesting entering the final two weeks of the regular season. With the Titans beating out Miami on a last-second field goal, a Texans win, a Jets loss, and the Steelers' miracle comeback victory, the conference hasásix teamsástuckáat 7-7.á The team toácome out ofáthatápiled up andálive for another day in January might seemáclear as mud, butáan in-depth look at tiebreakers and ...

After Sunday afternoon, the AFC playoff picture got a lot more interesting entering the final two weeks of the regular season. With the Titans beating out Miami on a last-second field goal, a Texans win, a Jets loss, and the Steelers' miracle comeback victory, the conference hasásix teamsástuckáat 7-7.á The team toácome out ofáthatápiled up andálive for another day in January might seemáclear as mud, butáan in-depth look at tiebreakers and ...

The NFC West is not only among the weakest divisions in football, but it may also be the wackiest. After the 49ers shocked the division-leading Cardinals 24-9 at Candlestick Park on Monday nightùcompleting the season sweep of Arizona in the processùoddsmakers in Vegasájust might have toástop handicappingáthe division that's beenáincredibly unpredictable. A week after dominating Brett Favre and the Vikings in primetime, the national spotlight wasn't nearly as glamorous for the defending ...