The Kansas City Chiefs will be without Justin Houston for at least six weeks. The pass rusher was placed on the PUP list to start the season after undergoing offseason surgery.

The Oakland Raiders have improved their roster in a major way. Will the Silver and Black have to enough to reign over the division. Take a look at our AFC West projected starters.

With Shaq Thompson, Luke Kuechly and Thomas Davis, Carolina boasts one of the best linebacker groups in the NFL, but it's not THE best. Our resident LB, Willie McGinest, ranks his top five units.

Ready for Divisional Round playoff football? Around The NFL's Kevin Patra provides everything you need to know leading up to the games this weekend.

Dee Ford is having a breakout season for the Kansas City Chiefs, and it seems others are following the outside linebacker's lead. Jeffri Chadiha explores Ford's growth and the rise of the Chiefs.

The Kansas City Chiefs (7-5) continued their remarkable surge toward postseason play with Sunday's 34-20 win over the Oakland Raiders (5-7) on Sunday. Here's what you need to know.

Rams linebacker Alec Ogletree was carted off the field Sunday and requires ankle surgery, according to coach Jeff Fisher. He could be a candidate for IR boomerang.

Aaron Donald and Robert Quinn headline a Rams defensive front that leads Chris Wesseling's Top 10 list this week. Find out where the Bills and Dolphins rank among the NFL's best front sevens.

The Kansas City Chiefs will need to make some roster adjustments in order to manage their salary-cap situation leading into the draft. Cutting Derrick Johnson, however, doesn't sound like a viable solution.

The Kansas City Chiefs are holding on to Josh Mauga. The team reportedly plans to re-sign the linebacker to a three-year deal.

Kansas City is welcoming Joe Mays back into the fold. The Chiefs activated the veteran hard-hitting linebacker off IR-recall on Saturday after missing eight games to undergo wrist surgery.

The Chiefs lost two defensive starters in their Sunday loss to the Titans. Ian Rapoport confirmed Monday that Derrick Johnson and Mike DeVito will miss the rest of the year with Achilles injuries.

Bart Scott's future with the Jets was in question heading into next season. He'd lost a step and some credibility after multiple flaps with the media, but none of that matters: He's slated to be back in 2012.

The New York Jets will likely soon cut ties with offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer, but defensive coordinator Mike Pettine has now drawn interest from the Miami Dolphins as a head coaching candidate.