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Peter Schrager is the Senior NFL Writer for FOXSports.com and the national sports correspondent for FOX News Channel's "FOX Report Weekend." He's the co-author of Victor Cruz's New York Times' best-selling memoir " Out of the Blue " and lives in New York.

New Orleans Saints veteran Will Smith must make the difficult transition of going from defensive end to outside linebacker in the new 3-4 scheme.

Each year Pro Football Focus pick players who will stand out. This year they're paying attention to one of the Panthers' cornerbacks.

Carolina Panthers rookie running back Kenjon Barner turns upfield with the ball after making a pass reception during the team's rookie minicamp on Friday, May 10, 2013.

Writers from NFL.com and CBSSports.com have Panthers QB Cam Newton ranked among the best quarterbacks in the NFL.

Not all aspects of the 2012 Carolina Panthers defense struck fear into the hearts of opposing teams, however, I am of the belief that our pair of nasty defensive ends most certainly did.

Three days after he was arrested on drug and weapons charges, New York Jets running back Mike Goodson showed up Monday morning for the team's first OTA practice.

Good news: Amini Silatolu improved greatly down the stretch . That means that there is a very good chance that the left side of the Panthers ' offensive line will actually be an asset on offense with Pro Bowler Ryan Kalil at center, the former Pro Bowler and still very much above average Jordan Gross at LT and the aforementioned Silatolu at LG.

Atlanta Falcons General manager Thomas Dimitroff tells D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution the Falcons are not in a rush to get a contract together for quarterback Matt Ryan because, "We all know that Matt is going to be here for a long time." For those who are interested in the Falcons' new stadium, the Atlanta Business ... (more)

New York Jets running back Mike Goodson was arrested Friday morning and charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful possession of a hand gun and possession of a hollow-point bullet, reports the NY Daily News .

In 2011, he handled 52.6 percent of the Badgers' run calls; a year later, that spiked to 58.6 . It will be a stunner if Ball's initial NFL workload is anything like that.

New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez speaks to reporters saying he was surprised by the suddenness of teammate David Garrard's retirement.

The NFL might be an offensive league, but not all of its top skill-position players had superb seasons that made fantasy owners happy.

The News from around the NFL is all yours! Settle in with your weekend coffee, and take a gander at what's happening while we wait for training camp to begin... No fan of Sanchez? Neither is Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith .

National Football League defensive tackle Dwan Edwards, an exceptional athlete and no shabby after-dinner speaker either, surely enamored himself to Montana State University alumni Saturday night when he said former college football coach Dennis Erickson once gave him a sound bit of advice about a dozen years ago: "You don't want to go to [the ... (more)

For more than three decades, years before many of his peers, legendary high school football coach E.Z. Smith taught young players the importance of fundamentally sound tackling.

Mike Goodson looks up into the stands in the third quarter. The Oakland Raiders played the Kansas City Chiefs at O.co Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, December 16, 2012.

Dec 30, 2012; New Orleans, LA, USA; Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton celebrates a touchdown against the New Orleans Saints during the fourth quarter of their game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

Mike Goodson 's tenure with the Jets got off to a very poor start Friday when the running back was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and possession of a handgun, the New Jersey State Police confirmed to CBSSports.com. Officers told CBSSports.com that Goodson was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia, ... (more)

First, Tim Tebow 's quarterback coach called Sanchez ' fragile-minded .' Then the Jets drafted Geno Smith with their second round pick in April's NFL Draft and a report quickly surfaced that said the team was thinking about cutting Sanchez.