Alan Branch

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Seattle Seahawks - INSIDE SLANT Seahawks defensive end Bruce Irvin was suspended for the first four games of the 2013 season by the NFL for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances. He...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Buffalo Bills - INSIDE SLANT In a move extremely typical of the franchise, the Bills have promoted from within to find their next general manager. Doug Whaley, 40, has worked for the Bills since 2010 as lead...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Buffalo Bills - INSIDE SLANT Buddy Nix stepped down Monday as general manager of the Bills and into a new role as special assistant with the team. Nix has been the Bills' general manager since 2009. "I've made this...

NFL Team Report - Buffalo Bills - INSIDE SLANT When it came to upgrading an offense that ranked 28th, 14th and 21st in points scored the last three seasons, the Bills were far from finished with the selection of a quarterback in the first round of...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Seattle Seahawks - INSIDE SLANT Slowed in his final year at Rice University because of nagging injuries, speedy tight end Luke Willson was one of the standouts at the Seahawks rookie minicamp over the weekend. At 6-...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Buffalo Bills - INSIDE SLANT Rookie minicamps are all about first impressions, and for Buffalo Bills head coach Doug Marrone and quarterback EJ Manuel the result of the first workout Friday was that of mutual...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Seattle Seahawks - INSIDE SLANT The Seahawks may have mined another diamond later in the draft in fifth-round draft pick Jesse Williams. The Alabama defensive tackle was projected by most draft analysts to be...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Buffalo Bills - INSIDE SLANT Turns out Florida State's EJ Manuel was the Bills' highest-rated quarterback in the draft -- hands down. Manuel, who is 6-4, 237 pounds, had the largest hands (10 3/8 inches) and longest...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Seattle Seahawks - INSIDE SLANT The Seahawks provided another draft surprise on Friday, selecting Texas A&M running back Christine Michael with the team's first pick in the draft, at No. 62 overall in the second...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Buffalo Bills - INSIDE SLANT In the end, general manager Buddy Nix and coach Doug Marrone made no hesitation in selecting Florida State's EJ Manuel with the No. 16 overall pick, just the third quarterback drafted...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Seattle Seahawks - INSIDE SLANT This year is a first for John Schneider. In 21 years as an NFL personnel man, Seattle's general manager had never been without a first-round draft pick. Until now. But Schneider,...

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