Jaguars Put Second-Round Tender On Keelan Cole

The Jacksonville Jaguars placed the second-round tender on restricted free-agent wide receiver Keelan Cole, according to a source. Cole has 104 career catches for 1,600 yards and seven touchdowns in his three seasons with the team. The soon-to-be 27-year-old from Kentucky Wesleyan had a career-low 24 catches for 361 yards and three touchdowns last season. […]

Lions Dangling Devon Kennard In A Trade

The Detroit Lions are having trade talks with other teams involving linebacker Devon Kennard. It was previously reported that the Lions outright released Kennard. The Lions signed linebacker Jamie Collins on Monday, so that has made Kennard expendable to the team. The 28-year-old put up back-to-back seven-sack seasons for Detroit and also had 58 tackles […]

Jaguars Releasing Geoff Swaim

The Jacksonville Jaguars are releasing tight end Geoff Swaim on Tuesday, according to a source. Swaim played just one season with the Jags, recording a measly 13 catches for 65 yards in six games (two starts) for Jacksonville. He had a career-high 26 receptions for 242 yards and his only career touchdown in nine games […]

Panthers Finalizing Deal With Teddy Bridgewater

The Carolina Panthers are finalizing a deal with quarterback Teddy Bridgewater to be their starting quarterback on Tuesday, according to sources. Sources are saying that Bridgewater should get around $20 million per season. Cam Newton was given permission to seek a trade earlier in the day, and now we know why. Teddy B will pilot […]

Cory Littleton Chooses Raiders

The Las Vegas Raiders agreed to a three-year, $36 million deal with linebacker Cory Littleton on Tuesday, according to a source. The deal carries a base value of $11.75 million per season. Littleton was extremely productive for the Rams the last two seasons, recording at least 125 total tackles, five interceptions and 7.5 sacks. He […]

Bears Signing Robert Quinn

The Chicago Bears are signing defensive end Robert Quinn to a five-year, $70 million contract on Tuesday, according to his agent, Sean Kiernan. The deal includes $30 million fully guaranteed. Quinn, 30 in May, returned to double-digit sacks in his only season in Dallas for the first time since 2014 with the St. Louis Rams. […]

Jordan Phillips Headed To Cardinals

The Arizona Cardinals signed former Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Jordan Phillips to a three-year, $30 million deal on Tuesday, according to a source. Phillips rehabbed his value in Buffalo last season by notching a career-high 9.5 sacks. He also had 31 tackles (25 solo) and a forced fumble in 16 games (nine starts) on the […]

Emmanuel Ogbah Agrees With Dolphins

The Miami Dolphins agreed to a two-year, $15 million deal with defensive end Emmanuel Ogbah on Tuesday. The deal includes $7.5 million in guarantees. Ogbah played in 10 games (four starts) for the world champion Chiefs in 2019 and tied a career high with 5.5 sacks while also tallying 32 tackles (23 solo) and one […]

Chase Daniel Reaches Agreement With Lions

The Detroit Lions agreed to a three-year, $13.05 million deal with former Chicago Bears quarterback Chase Daniel on Tuesday, according to a source. The deal includes a voidable clause. Daniel spent the last two years in Chicago, playing in eight games behind Mitch Trubisky. He's also played with the Saints, Chiefs and Eagles, but now […]

Saints Agree To Terms With Drew Brees

The New Orleans Saints agreed to a two-year deal worth roughly $50 million with quarterback Drew Brees on Tuesday, according to a source. This was inevitable after Brees announced he would return for another season, but only with the Saints. The future Hall of Famer took a below-market deal to get one more shot at […]

Adjusting Fantasy Baseball Projections for a Delayed Opening Day

With a heavy heart I write this column. I truly wish that there would have not been a reason to write this column. Coronavirus (COVID-19) has now postponed the 2020 Major League Baseball season. In an effort to employ social distancing, local governments have made the tough call to forbid the gathering of large crowds. […]

Panthers Showing Strong Interest In Teddy Bridgewater

The Carolina Panthers are showing strong interest in New Orleans Saints impending free-agent quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, according to sources. Talks between the two sides have been going well. This comes after the team gave Cam Newton permission to seek a trade. It's looking like Carolina just isn't sold on Newton's health after he missed 14 […]

Cam Newton Allowed To Seek Trade

The Carolina Panthers have agreed to let quarterback Cam Newton and his agency seek a trade. The Panthers announced earlier this offseason that they were moving forward with Newton, who played in just two games last year with a serious foot injury. However, they have never completely committed to him and wanted to first see […]

Anthony Harris Available For Trade

The Minnesota Vikings surprisingly placed the franchise tag on safety Anthony Harris on Monday, but they are acknowledging that he's available to be acquired for a mid- to late-round draft pick, according to a source. With some of the top defensive backs on the open market already accounted for, Harris could be attractive in a […]

Nate Sudfeld Back As Carson Wentz's Backup

The Philadelphia Eagles agreed to terms to re-sign quarterback Nate Sudfeld to an undisclosed one-year deal on Tuesday. Sudfeld missed all of the 2019 season after he injured his wrist in the preseason, but he'll be back in 2020 to serve as the immediate backup to Carson Wentz. The former sixth-round pick of the Redskins, […]

Seahawks Bring Back Luke Willson

The Seattle Seahawks re-signed tight end Luke Willson to an undisclosed one-year deal on Tuesday. Willson had just eight catches for 79 yards in eight games in 2019. He's more of a blocking tight end and will also be behind Greg Olsen, Will Dissly and Jacob Hollister on Seattle's depth chart, so he'll have no […]

Levine Toilolo Expected To Sign With Giants

The New York Giants are expected to sign former San Francisco 49ers tight end Levine Toilolo, according to league sources. The Giants need all kinds of depth help at the position, but they especially need to replace the recently retired Rhett Ellison, who was primarily a blocking tight end like Toilolo. The 28-year-old caught just […]

Tom Brady Will Not Be Back With Pats

Free-agent quarterback Tom Brady announced on Instagram that he will not be returning to the New England Patriots for the 2020 season. In Brady's announcement, he thanked the New England organization, including his teammates and Bill Belichick before going on to state, "I don't know what my football future holds but it is time for […]

Failure to Launch? Decreasing Launch Angles

Earlier this week, I looked at the biggest launch angle changes in hopes of uncovering some players who made clear adjustments last season that could lead to sustained growth in 2020. However, for every story of positive growth and potential value, there are cases that cause some doubt or worry. Below is the bottom 15 […]

David Johnson to Texans: Fantasy Impact

Well, NFL free agency has started, and if you thought a global pandemic was going to stop Houston Texans coach Bill O'Brien from doing something that the entire football world thought was bad, you were wrong. Just about an hour into free agency, word broke that Houston was trading for running back David Johnson, which […]

Breakout Infielders Due for Regression in 2020

Each draft season there are always players, coming off strong seasons, who will likely disappoint future owners. Not all breakouts will disappoint, some will continue to shine. What winning fantasy owners have to do is find ways to decipher who will bust and who will not.  The infield position has some really talented players coming […]

DeAndre Hopkins to Arizona: Fantasy Impact

In a shocking move at the start of the NFL offseason, the Texans traded star wideout DeAndre Hopkins to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for running back David Johnson and a swap of draft picks. What does the trade of DeAndre Hopkins mean? First off, it means Bill O’Brien truly has no idea what he […]

ESPN Undervalued and Overvalued for H2H Points Leagues

Over the past couple weeks at RotoBaller, we've introduced a brand new approach to preparing for Points Leagues. Typically, analysts give you general points league rankings. We have those as well at RotoBaller. However, this approach falls short. Analysis and ranks must be platform specific, because every platform (ESPN, Yahoo!, CBS, NFBC, Fantrax) has wildly different scoring […]

49ers Give Jimmie Ward A New Three-Year Deal

The San Francisco 49ers re-signed safety Jimmie Ward to a three-year, $28.5 million deal on Monday night, according to a source. Ward was a priority for the defense in their attempt to make another Super Bowl run in 2020. The 28-year-old is an injury risk, as he's made it a full 16 games in just […]

Kendall Fuller Headed To Redskins

The Washington Redskins agreed to a four-year deal worth roughly $40 million with former Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Kendall Fuller on Monday. Fuller will bring secondary versatility to a team that badly needed it. He began his career in D.C. and was traded to the Chiefs in the deal involving quarterback Alex Smith. The 25-year-old […]

Giants Sign Blake Martinez

The New York Giants signed former Green Bay Packers linebacker Blake Martinez to a three-year, $30 million deal on Monday night, according to a source. Martinez heads to the Big Apple after having recorded 512 tackles (331 solo), three interceptions and 17 passes defensed in his four seasons with the Packers. He had at least […]

Bills Agree With Mario Addison

The Buffalo Bills agreed to an undisclosed three-year deal with former Carolina Panthers defensive end Mario Addison on Monday, according to a source. Addison, 32, is moving toward the back side of his career, but he has remained productive. He recorded 9.5 sacks with 34 tackles (20 solo) and two forced fumbles in 15 games […]

Saints Close To Finalizing Deal With Drew Brees

The New Orleans Saints are close to finalizing a new deal with quarterback Drew Brees, and it could be completed as soon as Tuesday. Brees announced that he would return for another go at it in 2020, but that it would only come with the Saints. He's expected to give the franchise a hometown discount […]

Randall Cobb Lands In Houston

The Houston Texans agreed to a three-year, $27 million deal with former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Randall Cobb on Monday night. The deal includes $18.75 million in guarantees. Houston traded away DeAndre Hopkins in a head-scratching move earlier in the day, so Cobb will try to help fill the void that Nuk left behind. The […]