April 29, 2025
The Green Bay Packers and cornerback Jaire Alexander (knee) continue to talk about a possible resolution this offseason, which could include a reconciliation to where Alexander plays for the Packers again in 2025, a source tells ESPN's Rob Demovsky. All options remain on the table, including a release, trade or re-signing. Despite the fact that the 28-year-old defensive back could still be released, Alexander took part in the team's virtual offseason program last week, potentially signaling that he's leaning toward returning. The two-time Pro Bowler has played in only 14 regular-season games the last two years due to injuries and missed the final eight games in 2024 due to a knee injury that required surgery in December. The Packers could use the former first-rounder (18th overall) back, but he's unlikely to return to his Pro Bowl form given all of his recent injuries.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN.com - Rob Demovsky
April 29, 2025
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver
George Pickens' name was tossed around in trade discussions last week during the 2025 NFL draft, according to The Athletic's Dianna Russini, and the Dallas Cowboys were one of the teams that talked about bringing him in, according to sources. Nothing went down with Pickens, though, and now that the draft is over, it's expected that trade buzz surrounding Pickens will cool off. While the 24-year-old wideout was the subject of some trade talks, the Steelers never really seemed adamant about moving him and are excited about the possibilities in 2025 with a 1-2 receiver punch of Pickens and
DK Metcalf. Pickens' long-term future with the team is in question, though, as he heads into the final year of his rookie deal. The former second-rounder came short of the 1,000-yard mark for a second straight season, and his fantasy arrow is pointing down after the addition of Metcalf.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Dianna Russini
April 29, 2025
The Kansas City Chiefs plan to pick up the fifth-year option of cornerback Trent McDuffie and pass-rusher George Karlaftis for the 2026 season, a source tells ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. McDuffie, who was the 21st overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft out of Washington, was a first-time All-Pro in his second year in 2023 and had 59 tackles (45 solo), half a sack, six tackles for loss, his first two career interceptions, 13 pass breakups and a forced fumble in 16 regular-season starts for the Chiefs in 2024. The 24-year-old has started all 43 games that he's appeared in since entering the league in 2022 and will continue to be a staple for KC's secondary. Karlaftis, the 30th overall pick in 2022 out of Purdue, has 24.5 sacks in his three seasons, with his best year coming in 2023, when he had 10.5 sacks in 16 starts. The 24-year-old added four sacks in the team's three playoff games this past season.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN.com - Jeremy Fowler
April 29, 2025
Veteran free-agent kicker
Matt Gay signed a one-year deal worth over $4.25 million fully guaranteed with the Washington Commanders on Tuesday, according to his agents. It's the most fully guaranteed money for a kicker on a one-year deal in NFL history. Gay can earn up to $5 million with reachable incentives in 2025 in D.C. In a corresponding move, the Commanders are releasing kicker
Zane Gonzalez. In a Commanders offense that ranked fifth in the NFL in points per game (28.5), Gay should immediately be in play as a lower-end fantasy kicking option for the 2025 season. The 31-year-old booter went 31-for-37 (83.8%) on his field-goal tries in 16 games with the Indianapolis Colts last year, but he made just three of nine attempts from 50-plus yards out. He was a perfect 33-for-33 on extra points and has made 85.5% of his 193 career field-goal attempts in six years in the NFL.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: NFL Network - Tom Pelissero
April 29, 2025
Six-time Pro Bowl tight end
George Kittle signed a four-year, $76.4 million contract extension with the San Francisco 49ers on Tuesday that includes $40 million guaranteed, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Now that the two sides were able to work out a contract extension, Kittle should show up for the team's voluntary offseason program, while the Niners can now turn their full attention to getting an extension done with quarterback
Brock Purdy. Despite being on the wrong side of 30 -- he'll turn 32 in October, Kittle finished as the TE2 in half-PPR scoring last year, behind only Las Vegas Raiders rookie
Brock Bowers. He finished 2024 with 78 catches on 94 targets for 1,106 yards and eight touchdowns in only 15 games played. Kittle is a high-end fantasy tight end, but he's also injury-prone and relies more on efficiency than volume, as he hasn't had triple-digit targets since 2019.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
April
29,
2025
Los
Angeles
Chargers
rookie
wide
receiver
Tre
Harris,
who
was
selected
with
the
No.
55
overall
pick
in
the
second
round
of
the
2025
NFL
draft
last
Friday,
is
expected
to
fill
the
team's
X
position
read more...
April 29, 2025
The Athletic's Daniel Popper thinks Los Angeles Chargers former first-rounder wide receiver
Quentin Johnston will have to earn his roster spot in training camp this summer after the team added wideout
Tre Harris in the second round this year. Harris and
Mike Williams are downfield, contested-catch weapons for quarterback
Justin Herbert, while
Ladd McConkey has already proven himself as a game-changing slot receiver after just one year in the NFL. Popper thinks the Chargers will initially have McConkey in the slot, Williams at X and Harris at Z. Rookie
Keandre Lambert-Smith will give the Bolts more speed on the field when they want it. The drop-prone Johnston was better last year with a 55-711-8 line in 15 games, but the addition of Harris is bad news for his fantasy value in single-year and dynasty/keeper formats in 2025.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Daniel Popper
April 29, 2025
The Athletic's Daniel Popper writes that Los Angeles Chargers running back
Hassan Haskins is the leader in the clubhouse for the third running back spot on the 53-man roster this year behind
Najee Harris and first-round rookie
Omarion Hampton because of his versatility on special teams. Haskins played the third-most special-teams snaps of any Charger last year.
Kimani Vidal will have to come to training camp ready to perform to make it more of a competition for the No. 3 job. The 25-year-old Haskins won't be on the fantasy radar in single-year leagues as long as both Harris and Hampton are healthy for the Bolts. The former fourth-rounder by the Tennessee Titans in 2022 out of Michigan had only 34 carries for 89 yards and two touchdowns for L.A. in 17 games last year while also adding three catches for 49 yards and a touchdown.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Daniel Popper
April
28,
2025
While
nothing
is
set
in
stone
right
now,
Los
Angeles
Chargers
head
coach
Jim
Harbaugh
said
that
the
team
plans
to
deploy
a
booming
1-2
punch
with
rookie
running
back
Omarion
Hampton
and
read more...
April
28,
2025
The
New
England
Patriots
view
rookie
running
back
TreVeyon
Henderson
as
"a
three-down
back
and
a
really
good
complement,"
according
to
general
manager
Eliot
Wolf.
"He's
a
threat
with
the
ball
in
his
hands,
speed
to
read more...
April
28,
2025
The
Cleveland
Browns
think
very
highly
of
running
back
Quinshon
Judkins'
potential
at
the
next
level
after
selecting
him
at
No.
36
overall
in
the
second
round
of
the
NFL
draft
last
Friday.
"Not
necessarily
saying
that
read more...
April 28, 2025
When asked if rookie quarterback
Jalen Milroe could be used in a
Taysom Hill-type role, Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald said that Milroe "is a quarterback through and through."
Sam Darnold will play most of the snaps in 2025, but Milroe will have an opportunity to earn a unique role in certain situations. General manager John Schneider said that Seattle "added an explosive weapon while (Milroe) develops as a quarterback." "He's going to be trained to play quarterback for us. When he's in there, he's going to be playing quarterback. But the athleticism is going to come to life when he's on the field," Macdonald said. The 6-foot-1, 216-pounder has game-changing speed and a big arm, but he needs to develop as an accurate passer with anticipation at all three levels of the field. Milroe's dynamic athleticism will make him an intriguing dynasty/keeper pick, but he should be ignored in redraft leagues.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Michael-Shawn Dugar
April
28,
2025
Tennessee
Titans
president
of
football
operations
Chad
Brinker
said
that
the
team
is
unlikely
to
pick
up
wide
receiver
Treylon
Burks'
(knee)
fifth-year
option.
Burks
is
still
working
through
his
rehab
for
a
torn
ACL
that
read more...
April 28, 2025
The Cleveland Browns applied the seldom-used unrestricted free-agent tender to wide receiver
Elijah Moore on Monday, according to ESPN's Field Yates. Moore will still count as part of the compensatory free agent if he signs with another team before this year's compensatory formula deadline on June 21. If he signs elsewhere this offseason, his tender carries a value of $3.428 million for the 2025 season. The 25-year-old took a visit to the Buffalo Bills on Monday and could be close to signing with the organization. The former second-round pick (34th overall) by the New York Jets in 2021 out of Mississippi caught 61 of his 102 targets for 538 yards and just one touchdown in 17 games (13 starts) in 2024 in his second year in Cleveland. Even if he were to sign in Buffalo, Moore would have a limited fantasy ceiling, having never gone over 640 yards or five TDs in his four years in the league.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN.com - Field Yates
April 28, 2025
After visiting with former Carolina Panthers, Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens wide receiver
Diontae Johnson on Monday, the Cleveland Browns reached an agreement with him on an undisclosed one-year deal, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Johnson had a disappointing and interesting 2024 season in the NFL, to say the least. He played the first seven games of the season with the Panthers after being acquired in a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers. The 28-year-old was then traded from the Panthers to the Ravens, where he caught just one pass for six yards in four games. He was eventually cut and latched on with the Texans for one game. Almost all of Johnson's production last year came in Carolina, and he finished with career-lows in catches (33) and receiving yards (375). In Cleveland, he will compete to be the No. 3 wideout behind
Jerry Jeudy and
Cedric Tillman. Expectations will be low.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
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