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Arriving at the New York Jets team facility for a final briefing on the team's draft plans, Jets owner Woody Johnson said the overall philosophy was simple: "We want to get younger and faster."

Restricted free-agent wide receiver Danario Alexander signed his contract tender with the San Diego Chargers on Thursday, the team announced.

The Times will provide live updates during the first round of the N.F.L. draft on Thursday night.

After months of hype, the NFL Draft is finally only hours away. Of course, you may have to stay up way past your bedtime to see who your team picked in the first round, but the Lords of Football wouldn't have it any othe...

After all of the measurements, speculation and smokescreens, the draft is here. But first: Don Banks projects where teams are leaning at the last minute in his final mock draft.

It's not nearly as sexy as Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III dominating the top of the draft board, but it may be just as important.

Football writers released their N.F.L. mock drafts for a talent pool that is thought to be low on sizzle but high on depth and talent.

The NFL said Wednesday it would reinforce its policies against discrimination based on sexual orientation after discussions with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

The Miami Dolphins and Cleveland Browns are discussing a trade that would send wide receiver Davone Bess from Miami to Cleveland, league sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

Manchester-born Menelik Watson is being tipped to be selected in the first round of Thursday's NFL draft after taking to the brutal sport like a duck to water.

With each passing year, National Football League teams are drafting for need because the pressure to win right now has never been more intense.

Why, one day before the draft, would the Green Bay Packers cut ties with two young players they were high on not so long ago?

ALAMEDA, Calif. - Reggie McKenzie wants his team to look good coming off the bus, just as Al Davis did.

Nothing illustrates America's insatiable appetite for football more than the fact that we just can't get enough mock drafts. From the moment the NFL season ends to the minute the draft begins, mocks of all shapes and siz...

This year's NFL draft is heavy on size and light on glamour.

Twelve months of labor will produce the Bears' decision with the 20th pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night.

Unable to find the remote control recently in my Brooklyn hotel room between Bulls playoff games, I took it as a sign to educate myself on Thursday's NFL draft by watching a show about the Bears that popped on the televi...

Attention-getting names may be missing in favor of tackles in early picks in Thursday's first round. Years past have seen other unusual happenings.NEW YORK -- There's no Andrew Luck, no Robert Griffin III, no headline-gr...

A pick-by-pick look at the first round, which begins at 5 p.m. Pacific time Thursday.Round 1 of the 2013 NFL draft is Thursday night, beginning at 5 PDT. Rounds 2 and 3 start at 3:30 p.m. Friday. Rounds 4-7 begin at 9 a....

The NFL draft is finally here, and Mel Kiper delivers his final mock draft

D.J. Hayden should be your man, Jeff Ireland.

Negotiations for Branden Albert have heated up again — and now the Dolphins are looking to trade away Davone Bess.