Kevin Boss' season came to an end on Wednesday, when the Kansas City Chiefs put the tight end on injured reserve due to concussion issues.

While some things are rounding into expected form in Marcas Grant's weekly Future Perfect rankings, there are still a few eye-openers -- including Ben Roethlisberger's leap to the top of the rankings.

One week after wide receivers dominated the rankings, the quarterbacks -- led by Robert Griffin III and Matt Ryan have taken over in the latest version of Marcas Grant's "Future Perfect" column.

It was another big week of injuries around the NFL. Redskins LB Brian Orakpo was on a walking-wounded list that also included Patriots TE Aaron Hernandez and Giants RB Ahmad Bradshaw.

Julio Jones near the top of Marcas Grant's "Future Perfect" rankings? Not a surprise. Kevin Ogletree and a slew of other receivers hanging around the top of the list? Definitely a surprise.

After nearly a month of training camp, every team is starting to learn its strengths and weaknesses. Gregg Rosenthal looked for the pleasant surprises for all 32 teams.

There are numerous players with something to prove in 2012. Some are familiar names (like Blaine Gabbert), some are completely overlooked. Gil Brandt provides two for each AFC team.

The Kansas City Chiefs and St. Louis Rams both struggled in 2011. Gil Brandt reports that Romeo Crennel and Jeff Fisher have their new teams primed to turn things around in 2012.

The Kansas City Chiefs possess talent on offense and a potentially scary-good defense, which has Bucky Brooks believing they could be a dark-horse contender for the AFC title.

John Carlson and Kyle Rudolph are the Minnesota Vikings' version of the Patriots' Rob Gronkowski-Aaron Hernandez tight end set. The thing is, Carlson doesn't want you to call it that.

Dynamic tight ends are all the rage in the NFL. Chad Reuter takes a look at some college players who could be tomorrow's Rob Gronkowski or Jimmy Graham.

Raiders TE Brandon Myers that his position essentially was nonexistent last season. That won't be the case this year under new offensive coordinator Greg Knapp, who's expected to revive the role.

Tight end Kevin Boss certainly feels good about his new home with the Chiefs. Though he played just one season with the Raiders, he already thinks he's on the "better side" of the storied rivalry.

The Chiefs' Kevin Boss is feeling good about the tight-end tandem he'll form with Tony Moeaki. How good? "Gronk and Aaron Hernandez" good.

On paper, the Chiefs' roster is fully stocked with talent. On the field, one player will be counted on to put all the pieces together. Steve Wyche catches up with Kansas City quarterback Matt Cassel.

It appears Terrell Suggs could miss the entire 2012 season after tearing his Achilles. How does this affect the Ravens' standing in the league hierarchy? Elliot Harrison updates his Power Rankings.

The Broncos went and got Peyton Manning in the offseason, but was it enough to secure another division title? Elliot Harrison looks at the voids on each AFC West roster.