Dalvin Cook Expected To Keep Playing Through Injury

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook (ankle) said he's "not 100% yet" but is planning to keep playing through his ankle injury. Cook said "part of the game is playing through pain" and that he doesn't think his injury is getting worse. The 26-year-old had just nine carries for 34 yards and caught two of […]

Johnny Walker Takes Unanimous-Decision Loss Saturday

Unfortunately for Johnny Walker, his inability to pull the trigger and land big shots cost him a chance to win Saturday's main event against Thiago Santos, with Santos taking the victory via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47). Statistically, Walker only landed 48 significant strikes in 25 minutes of action. With the loss, Walker has now […]

Texans Cut Anthony Miller

The Houston Texans cut wide receiver Anthony Miller on Wednesday, according to a league source. The Texans acquired Miller from the Chicago Bears several months ago, but they have already decided to move on. He suffered a dislocated shoulder in the preseason and wasn't active the first two weeks of the regular season. In Miller's […]

Giants Have The Worst Red-Zone Offense

The New York Giants 33.3 percent red-zone touchdown percentage is the worst in the NFL through four weeks of the season. Offensive coordinator Jason Garrett's play-calling in the red area continues to leave a lot to be desired. The Giants like to feature tight ends Evan Engram and Kyle Rudolph near the end zone, but […]

How Cordarrelle Patterson Is Winning Leagues

We are entering Week 5 and Cordarelle Patterson has started the season off strong. He has been one of the best waiver wire acquisitions of the season to this point. Is this legit? Should we expect continued success moving forward or is this just all smoke? The idea here is to dive into the usage […]

Thiago Santos Does Enough To Win Saturday's Main Event

Saturday's main even didn't exactly produce the fireworks that fans expected, but Thiago Santos still walked out of the fight with the victory by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47). In 25 minutes of action, Santos only landed 44 significant strikes, and neither fighter landed a takedown. Regardless, Santos was able to snap his three-fight losing […]

No Restrictions For Saquon Barkley

New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley's right knee is structurally sound after he had surgery to fix a torn ACL and meniscus, and he has played at least 84 percent of the offensive snaps in each of the last three games. It's a signal that the coaching staff no longer has any reservations about […]

Kyle Daukaus' Bout Ends In No Contest

An unfortunate accidental headbutt ended Kyle Daukaus' bout with Kevin Holland in the first round of action on Saturday night. With only 3:43 of cage time racked up, Daukaus landed just nine significant strikes (19 total strikes) and only landed one of his five takedown tries. Knowing the UFC, this potential fight of the night […]

Rams Want To Get Robert Woods More Involved

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Robert Woods averaged more than 132 targets per season in the last three years with Jared Goff under center. In four games with Matthew Stafford, Woods has just 25 targets, catching 15 of them for 172 yards and two touchdowns. "We just need to get him some more opportunities and […]

Teddy Bridgewater Not Expected To Practice Wednesday

Denver Broncos quarterback Teddy Bridgewater (head) is progressing through the league's concussion protocol and is feeling better, but he's not expected to practice on Wednesday, according to a source. Drew Lock will take the first-team repetitions in practice. Bridgewater suffered the first documented concussion of his career in the Week 4 loss to the Baltimore […]

Peyton Barber Dealing With Mild Turf Toe

Las Vegas Raiders running back Peyton Barber (toe) was diagnosed with mild turf toe, according to sources. Barber didn't suffer a fracture and is seeking more opinions, but it sounds like he could be out for a few weeks. In the Monday night loss to the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 4, Barber returned one […]

Will Fuller Being Placed On Injured Reserve

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Will Fuller (finger) will be placed on Injured Reserve after breaking his finger in the Week 4 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. Fuller will now be out for at least three games and possibly longer. The 27-year-old missed the first two weeks of the season while finishing up his suspension, and […]

Accidental Headbutt Leads To No Contest For Kevin Holland

In what had the potential of being the fight of the night on Saturday, Kevin Holland walked out of the cage with a no contest in his bout with Kyle Daukaus. An accidental headbutt in the first round 3:43 into the action caused an early end to the bout. In the short amount of cage […]

Alex Oliveira Drops Decision, Loses Third Straight

Alex Oliveira was unable to ride out of the Octagon with a win, dropping a unanimous decision to Niko Price on Saturday night. In 15 minutes of action, Oliveira tallied 65 significant strikes (83 total strikes) and only landed one of his two takedown tries on the night. With the loss, Oliveira has now lost […]

DraftKings PGA DFS Value Plays - Shriners Hospitals for Children Open (Premium Content)

All other PGA Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome back RotoBallers, and thanks for joining me for the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open! My name is Joe Nicely and in this article you will find my favorite DraftKings DFS value plays for this week's PGA tournament. It can be tough to define […]

Top 10 Fantasy Basketball Rookies For Redraft (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to the NBA, rookie! After being the top-dog on their high school and college teams, they become small fish in an extremely large pond. Some rookies handle the transition in an impressive fashion, while others need some time to adjust. Regardless, there always […]

Week 5 Player Rankings and Waiver Wire- Woo Fantasy Podcast

Rotoballer analyst Brandon (@RotoSuperstar) and c0-host Nick (@therealffgoat) are back with a new episode of the Woo Fantasy podcast! In this episode the guys go over the latest new from around the world of the NFL. Including the devastating injury to David Montgomery, which now has him sidelined for four to five weeks. In his […]

Defenses to Stream AGAINST - Favorable Upcoming Matchups to Target

We're four weeks into the NFL season, which means that while we still don't know a lot about the teams in the league, we do know slightly more than we knew a month ago. For example, we have some data about defenses now, which means we can start to think about how we can target […]

Fantasy Football Risers and Fallers - Week 5

Week 4 of the 2021 NFL season is officially in the books. Just like in Weeks 1, 2, and 3, overreactions will undoubtedly be made, but there's also a lot of good information we can use to help make decisions as we head into Week 5 and beyond. In years past, we'd be a quarter […]

Snap Count and Usage Analysis from Week 4

Snap counts are not the be-all-end-all for fantasy production but they paint a clear picture with the necessary context. Every snap is an opportunity for a player to make his presence felt and if their snaps go up or down, you get an idea of what the team thinks of their skill set. A running […]

The Turn: Fantasy Golf Podcast - Shriners Hospitals for Children Open PGA DFS Picks

Joe Nicely (@JoeNicely) is joined by Andrew Putters to break down the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open! Hop over to @TheTurnGolfPod to check out this brand-new episode! Scroll down to checkout this week's YouTube link. Be sure to subscribe to The Turn Podcast, part of RotoBaller Radio's Podcast Network. Like and Subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all […]

Anthony Firkser A Borderline TE2 In Week 5

Tennessee Titans tight end Anthony Firkser (knee) returned to action in Week 4 and caught 3-of-5 targets for 23 yards in last Sunday's loss to the New York Jets. He logged 46 offensive snaps and appeared fully recovered from the knee injury that cost him two games this year. The 26-year-old is averaging 5.9 air […]

NFL DFS Strategy: DraftKings Week 4 Tournament Recap

This is the fourth installment of my NFL DFS Strategy Series. I will be writing a weekly article highlighting tips and general strategies to help you with your NFL DFS Tournaments, too! You can catch the first one here on bankroll management, contest selection, and goals and the second one here Thanks for taking the […]

Injured Wide Receivers to Target in Trades

Fantasy managers who are off to a strong start to the year should begin taking a glance toward the latter months of the season at this point. If you’re 4-0 or 3-1, start thinking about the players who could help you most down the stretch. Adding a hot waiver wire commodity like Damien Williams or […]

Targets and Air Yards Analysis - NextGen Stats

I can't believe it. Months of waiting, painful empty weekends, and now a quarter of the NFL season is suddenly gone! But I'm not going to lie, I love the moment when the whistle blows to end the week on Monday nights. It is just the confirmation that we have another full round of data […]

Josh Reynolds Could Have A Big Role In Week 5

Tennessee Titans wide receiver Josh Reynolds (foot) made his season debut in Week 4 and caught 6-of-9 targets for 59 yards in Sunday's loss to the New York Jets. He averaged 17.1 air yards per target and accounted for 17% of the team's target market share in Week 4. The Titans could be without wide […]

Key Fantasy Football Data from Week 4

Four weeks in the books! We have a serious amount of data to look at now for the season, and to me, this is where the fun really begins. Week four brought us some really disappointing performances from the early-season breakout names, as well as some very consequential injuries. It's always best to review the […]

Offensive Outliers From Week 4 - Coaching Matters

We now enter the fourth week of this series, where I dive into offensive areas that will improve or decline based on coaching in order to glean insight as to fantasy football value. In Week 4, we saw stat lines such as the Arizona Cardinals running backs combining for 170 rushing yards, the Houston Texans wide receivers getting just 13 […]

Stephon Gilmore Released By The Patriots

The New England Patriots are releasing star defensive back Stephon Gilmore (quadriceps) Wednesday. He is eligible to come off the Physically Unable to Perform List after Week 6. The Patriots and Gilmore could not come to terms on a restructured contract and he was ultimately released. In the final year of his expiring contract, Gilmore […]

Offensive Line Champs and Chumps - Week 5

It has officially been four weeks of the 2021 season and NFL teams are being forced to figure out how much depth they have in their offensive line group. 19 teams started the week missing at least one of their starting offensive linemen from Week 1. In addition, 10 different teams had a starter go […]