the Giants, who win 20-17 before claiming the Lombardi Trophy two weeks later.

February 14, 2012: The Rams hire Les Snead, director of player personnel with the Atlanta Falcons, to be their new general manager.

March 12, 2012: St. Louis agrees to trade the second overall pick in the 2012 draft, seen as the ticket to Robert Griffin III, to Washington. The Rams move down four spots in the 2012 draft and acquire Washington’s second-round pick, as well as first-round selections in 2013 and 2014.

March 13, 2012: The Rams stay busy by giving Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan a five-year, $50 million contract to become St. Louis’s featured cornerback.

March 14, 2012: In an intra-division move, the Cardinals sign guard Adam Snyder away from the 49ers, who eventually turn the job overto undrafted free agent Alex Boone. Snyder receives a $5 million signing bonus, but is cut after one season with the Cardinals and re-signs with the 49ers for 2013.

March 19, 2012: Seattle addresses its quarterback situation by signing Packers backup Matt Flynn to a three-year, $26 million contract with $10 million guaranteed. Flynn is expected to compete with Tarvaris Jackson for the starting job.

March 22, 2012: The 49ers sign quarterback Josh Johnson, who played under Harbaugh in college, to a two-year deal. Harbaugh later says that Johnson will compete with Kaepernick for the backup job behind Alex Smith.

April 26-28, 2012: The 2012 NFL draft goes down in New York. Although the draft is not as fruitful as it was for the teams the previous year, there are certainly