Now that we find ourselves in the thick of NFL draft hype season, last year's top prospects have gotten lost in the shuffle. Let's take a look at 10 players from the 2012 NFL Draft poised for a bigger role.

Around The League's Gregg Rosenthal ranks this year's free-agent linebacker crop, from the Baltimore Ravens' Dannell Ellerbe to the Chicago Bears' Brian Urlacher.

Terrell Suggs has spent the early part of the offseason airing some grievances. On Thursday, the Baltimore Ravens linebacker set his sights on a new target: the New England Patriots.

Mike Wallace to the New England Patriots? Greg Jennings to the Miami Dolphins? Michael Fabiano offers his take on the best fantasy destinations for some of the NFL's big-name free agents.

The New York Jets needed to make a lot of roster changes to get under the salary cap and cutting veteran linebacker Bart Scott was one of those moves.

The New York Jets dumped salary Tuesday with the releases of linebacker Calvin Pace, defensive back Eric Smith, and tackle Jason Smith. They also waived tight end Josh Baker.

The Pittsburgh Steelers missed the playoffs in 2012, but the real disappointment could come in March. Albert Breer outlines the difficult decisions ahead, including what to do with James Harrison.

The New York Jets have started to clean up their bulging payroll by cutting a trio of veterans including defensive mainstays Bart Scott and Calvin Pace.

Outspoken linebacker Bart Scott has a solid theory about what sunk this season's New York Jets. It's a logical theory, too. "We didn't have enough quality players to win. Simple as that," he said.

We learned Sunday that the New York Jets can't give away their general manager job. Dan Hanzus thinks that's insane, and he has reasons why any personnel man should jump at the opportunity.

The New York Jets have had moves backfire on them in a big way in 2012, but Adam Schein says the team saved its worst mistake for the last day of the year: keeping coach Rex Ryan.

Dan Hanzus looks back on a week that included inane chatter about Colin Kaepernick's tattoos, Viagra use in the NFL and a rogue sprinkler system in Miami.

Jets linebacker Bart Scott said he didn't hear what New York fans were yelling at his team at halftime Thanksgiving night, but he has a message for them.

It's not often that an injured quarterback convinces his coach he needs to be active for a game, but that's what Tim Tebow managed to accomplish this week, writes Ian Rapoport.

The New York Jets were down 7-0 on Sunday night midway through the second quarter. One minute later, their game against the New England Patriots was all but over.

After a much-needed win Sunday, New York Jets linebacker Bart Scott told teammates to stonewall the media in the locker room. His idea wasn't met with great enthusiasm.

The New York Jets are in the midst of a three-game losing streak, and the struggles can be traced back to a dearth of talent, according to NFL Network's Michael Lombardi.

Linebacker Bart Scott said Tuesday that his New York Jets are a "family" and will "stick together," but some of his teammates obviously missed that memo.

New York Jets linebacker Bart Scott has dealt with a toe injury since Week 3. It finally has caught up to him and will halt his consecutive games-played streak Sunday, according to one report.

Ahmad Bradshaw made the Week 8 injury list, which also includes Jimmy Graham, Rashard Mendenhall, Donald Brown, DeMarco Murray and Trent Richardson. So who will play and who won't?

The Minnesota Vikings started fast and had people talking playoffs. But after an embarrassing loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Christian Ponder and Co. are trending down, Michael Lombardi writes.