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If Peyton Manning signs with a new team before April 26, it significantly would alter the draft. How? Chad Reuter examines a few scenarios, including the impact on Robert Griffin III and Ryan Tannehill.

Deuce Lutui insists he has a new commitment to losing weight, that the debacle that was his free agency flop in Cincinnati has opened his eyes.

The Washington Redskins have acquired running back Tim Hightower from the Arizona Cardinals for defensive lineman Vonnie Holliday and an undisclosed draft pick.

It's no surprise there are rumors floating around that teams want "right of first refusal" clauses and the opportunity to use franchise tags in the new labor agreement to control the quality players who could be added to the free-agent market.

Just wait until you see some of the dollar figures that could drive this guard market.

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Usually, about this time of year, agents and general managers would be deep in preparations for free agency. Next week, at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, is when many a blockbuster trade and free-agent signings have been lined up over the years. March has long been one of the most

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Derek Anderson has apologized for his Monday night postgame tirade.

With his quarterback's postgame blowup broadcast repeatedly across the land and his team mired in a mess of a season, Arizona Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt is trying to remain the calm at the center of an increasingly ugly storm.

Brian Westbrook rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown in place of the injured Frank Gore and the San Francisco 49ers sent punchless Arizona to its sixth straight loss, 27-6 Monday night in a shower of boos from the Cardinals home crowd.

Derek Anderson raised his voice and his eyes bulged wide. Looking directly at a reporter in the crowd, the Arizona Cardinals' quarterback let loose.

Arizona Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt met with Matt Leinart on Friday and told his disgruntled quarterback that the team hasn't yet prepared to take any action regarding his future.

It almost looks like a rebuilding project in Arizona. But when a team wins 27 games in three years and the division twice, with a near-win in Super Bowl XLIII, it should be reloading, not rebuilding.

The Cards are going for a third straight NFC West crown, but offseason turnover makes that tougher. To give the team and Matt Leinart the best chance, the offense must change its identity.

Arizona guard Deuce Lutui has signed his one-year qualifying offer from the Cardinals. Lutui had to sign the offer of about $1.8 million by Tuesday or the Cardinals would have reduced it to about $588,000 -- 110 percent of his 2009 pay.

Veteran guard Deuce Lutui will sign his restricted free agent tender from the Arizona Cardinals in the "coming days," his new agent, Ken Harris, told the Arizona Republic on Tuesday.