ESPN.com presents NFL Nation http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation 60 en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:30:23 webmaster@espn.go.com http://assets.espn.go.com/i/espn/teamlogos/lrg/trans/espn_dotcom_black.gif 110 110   After the Atlanta Falcons came within a game of making it to the Super Bowl last season, the "NFL Live" crew takes a look at whether the team -- particularly with the addition of Steven Jackson -- is ready to play for a title.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/78200/video-falcons-ready-for-super-sunday Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:11:52 EDT 78200 It's been a tough offseason for tight ends of the New England Patriots. The latest situation involves fourth-year player Aaron Hernandez, who was questioned by police Tuesday in relation to a homicide investigation, according to a report by Sports Illustrated. A source told Sports Illustrated that Hernandez is not a suspect. However, police are investigating a SUV rented in Hernandez’s name that might have a connection to the body found of a 27-year-old man earlier this week in North Attleboro, Mass.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/78198/report-hernandez-questioned-by-police Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:35:19 EDT 78198 Washington Redskins defensive coordinator Jim Haslett was talking last week about second-round draft pick David Amerson, specifically why his 2012 season wasn't as strong as his 2011 season at North Carolina State. Haslett said he thought it came down to one game. Per Rich Tandler: “He got surprised the first game of the year,” said Haslett. “Tennessee comes out with these two wideouts, one was a junior college transfer and he didn’t know who he was.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/78196/maturity-to-be-key-for-david-amerson Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:25:03 EDT 78196 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains and whoever was calling the defense -- coordinator Jerry Gray or senior assistant/ defense Gregg Williams -- didn’t call plays off a script during the first practice of the Tennessee Titans' minicamp Tuesday. Mike Munchak and his coaches decided that the three final practices of the offseason won’t be scripted. Coaches and players will go into them with a sense of what they want to do.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/78197/titans-minicamp-unscripted Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:15:24 EDT 78197 Monday on the blog, we asked whether Green Bay connections within the division could drum up interest in linebacker Desmond Bishop. Tuesday, we received a quick answer. The NFL Network is reporting Bishop, who was cut by the Packers on Monday, will visit the Kansas City Chiefs on Wednesday and Thursday. He is visiting Minnesota on Tuesday. Bishop was in Green Bay with new Kansas City general manager John Dorsey. Clearly, Dorsey thinks Bishop can help his team, which has been busy reloading all offseason.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/78195/chiefs-line-up-visit-with-desmond-bishop Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:00:18 EDT 78195 ESPN.com's Fantasy Roundtable hits a topic that is pretty difficult to answer: How would you rank the Green Bay Packers' receivers from a fantasy perspective? Touchdowns are most important, of course, and last season James Jones led all NFL receivers with 14 scoring receptions. But as the panelists noted, in 2011 the Packers' leading receiver in terms of touchdowns was Jordy Nelson (15). And we haven't even mentioned Randall Cobb, whom most conventional observers project as the Packers' top receiver in 2013.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/78189/fantasy-hint-best-packers-wr Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:00:16 EDT 78189 Consider this your fantasy football post of the day. As much as I always liked former New York Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw as a player, I always hated having the Giants' running back situation on my fantasy team. Two years ago I had Bradshaw and Brandon Jacobs and traded the pair of them for Ryan Fitzpatrick because Michael Vick was hurt and I had lucked into Kevin Smith, who was getting hot as a No. 2 running back option for me and I was just sick of trying to guess on the Giants every week.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/78192/sounds-like-giants-rbs-will-still-share-carries Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:54:52 EDT 78192 Popular thinking in Jacksonville is that the presence of No. 2 overall pick Luke Joeckel at right tackle will have a direct bearing on tight end Marcedes Lewis. The team got poor play from Cameron Bradfield and Guy Whimper on the right edge of last year’s offensive line, which meant Lewis, a solid blocker, was held in to help far more often than was ideal. Joeckel will be a far steadier player. That should free Lewis up to be a target more often for quarterbacks Blaine Gabbert or Chad Henne.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/78190/luke-joeckel-on-help-from-a-tight-end Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:17:33 EDT 78190 Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie wasn't joking in March when he mentioned his desire to have the Super Bowl at Lincoln Financial Field. Trust me, I know. I was standing right there, reminded of the same sick feeling I got back in 2010 when I realized they weren't joking about having the Super Bowl in New Jersey. So I'm kind of kicking myself for not making this connection Zach Berman made about the planned renovations to the Eagles' home stadium: Lurie first mentioned the possibility in March when he was asked about New Jersey's MetLife Stadium hosting the Super Bowl this season.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/78186/real-deal-behind-eagles-stadium-revamp Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:45:29 EDT 78186 The screw in Ahmad Bradshaw's right foot could be an issue for him going forward. If he's healthy, he could be a heck of an acquisition for the Indianapolis Colts. And the price sure seems right: It’s a one-year, $1.1 million contract that came with a $250,000 signing bonus. There is another $650,000 available in per game roster bonuses. I fielded a good question in the last couple days about whether or not Bradshaw’s contract and the Denver Broncos’ release of Willis McGahee sheds further bad light on the Titans contract with Shonn Greene.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/78178/comparing-deals-for-bradshaw-greene Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:19:36 EDT 78178