June 4, 2025
The Jacksonville Jaguars are signing former Arizona Cardinals outside linebacker Dennis Gardeck, according to NFL insider Jordan Schultz. The 30-year-old signed with Arizona as an undrafted free agent out of Sioux Falls in 2018 and has spent his entire seven-year career with the organization. Overall, Gardeck has tallied 156 tackles (117 solo), 17 sacks, three forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, seven pass deflections, and two interceptions in 96 career games. He was limited to just seven contests in 2024 due to a significant knee injury. Given Jacksonville's defensive struggles last season, he could find his way onto the field as a rotational linebacker.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Jordan Schultz
June 4, 2025
The Detroit Lions signed veteran offensive lineman Trystan Colon following the sudden retirement of All-Pro center Frank Ragnow. Colon was an undrafted free-agent signing out of Missouri by the Baltimore Ravens in 2020 and has spent time with the New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals thereafter. Overall, he has appeared in 51 games (15 starts) and has experience at center and guard. This feels more like a depth signing, but Colon could work his way into the mix for significant playing time. Left guard Graham Glasnow is also a candidate to slide into the center spot. Either way, Ragnow's retirement could sneakily be significant of the team's rushing attack led by
Jahmyr Gibbs and
David Montgomery.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: NFL.com
June 4, 2025
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver
Rashee Rice (knee) was a full participant in Wednesday's OTA practice session, according to team reporter Sam McDowell. The 25-year-old is recovering from a major knee injury that limited him to just four games a season ago, so his status early in the offseason is promising. In Rice's three fully healthy games last year, he racked up 24 receptions for 288 yards and two touchdowns. He was an early contender for the WR1 overall in PPR formats, so he could be one of this year's best values in fantasy football drafts. That said, there are still legal troubles following him for a handful of off-the-field incidents last offseason, so fantasy managers should monitor that situation moving forward. If he plays a full 16- or 17-game season in 2025, a WR1 finish is in the range of outcomes.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Sam McDowell
June 4, 2025
Atlanta Falcons running back
Bijan Robinson had an impressive season of production in 2024, compiling 1,456 rushing yards and 14 rushing touchdowns to go along with 431 receiving yards and one score through the air. However, the former first-round pick out of Texas wants more explosive runs in 2025. "We're done with 30-yard runs and all that stuff," Robinson said. "Now it's time to get those 60 yards, 50 yards. So, I've been doing a lot more explosive drills. I've been doing a lot more running -- 100 yards, like sprinting." A season ago, Robinson ranked just 22nd in runs of 20-plus yards (five) despite ranking fourth in rushing attempts (304). If he can consistently add this element to his game and score on long touchdown runs, he could be this year's overall RB1 in fantasy football. Robinson is a clear first-round pick in all formats entering his third NFL campaign.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: NFL.com
June 4, 2025
Carolina Panthers tight end
Tommy Tremble (back) is not expected to return by training camp at the end of July after having back surgery, according to head coach Dave Canales. Barring a setback, the team is hoping to get Tremble back sometime during the preseason. The Panthers are going to bring the 25-year-old along slowly after he had a back procedure in the middle of May. With Tremble sidelined,
Ja'Tavion Sanders and rookie fifth-rounder
Mitchell Evans will see more reps in OTAs and mandatory minicamp this month. When healthy, Tremble profiles as more of a blocking tight end, which doesn't make him much of an option in fantasy leagues. The former third-rounder (83rd overall) in 2021 out of Notre Dame matched his career-high with 23 catches last year for a career-high 234 yards and two touchdowns in 12 games (11 starts).
--Keith HernandezSource: 1340 AM FOX Sports - Sheena Quick
June 4, 2025
Minnesota Vikings running back
Jordan Mason (ankle) is taking part in voluntary organized team activities this offseason. Mason missed the last five games of the 2024 season due to a high-ankle sprain, but he's back on the field in early June and should be completely healthy and ready to go for Week 1 in his first season with Minnesota. The 26-year-old had a breakout season with
Christian McCaffrey missing most of the year with injuries, as he finished with 153 carries for 789 yards and three touchdowns while adding 11 catches for 91 yards in 12 games (six starts). Mason isn't going to have the kind of workload he did in San Fran with CMC injured, but the Vikings want to spell starter
Aaron Jones more to keep him fresh, which is where Mason comes in. RB3/flex value seems plausible, especially if Mason is the Vikes' preferred goal-line option.
--Keith HernandezSource: Vikings.com
June 4, 2025
Los Angeles Rams running back
Blake Corum (forearm) has been taking part in voluntary organized team activities this offseason after fracturing his forearm in the Week 18 regular-season finale. It's a good sign that Corum will be ready for the start of his second NFL season as the primary backup to
Kyren Williams. After being taken in the third round (83rd overall) last year out of Michigan, the 24-year-old had a minimal role behind the workhorse Williams, carrying the ball only 58 times for 207 yards while adding seven catches on eight targets for 58 yards. He did not find the end zone at all. Heading into Year 2, Corum is competing with rookie fourth-rounder
Jarquez Hunter for backup duties in L.A. Corum's quiet rookie season wasn't what fantasy managers in dynasty/keeper leagues wanted to see, and it might take an injury to Williams for him to see a bigger role in his sophomore season.
--Keith HernandezSource: TheRams.com
June 4, 2025
Chicago Bears running back
D'Andre Swift wants his production to be "undeniable" as the team's lead back in 2025, and he's been putting in the work to be physically ready for a heavy workload, reports Marquee Sports Network's Scott Bair. Swift will need to improve on his 2024 campaign to hold off
Roschon Johnson after averaging a career-low 3.8 yards per carry. The 26-year-old worked with new head coach Ben Johnson during their time together in Detroit, and Johnson called Swift a "fierce competitor." The Bears only added RB
Kyle Monangai in the seventh round of this year's NFL draft, so Swift figures to open the 2025 season as the starter in Chicago's backfield. It's unclear exactly how the workload will be split up in Johnson's backfield, but based on volume alone, Swift should be in play as an RB2 in fantasy.
--Keith HernandezSource: Marquee Sports Network - Scott Bair
June
4,
2025
Houston
Texans
tight
end
Dalton
Schultz
(leg)
is
back
practicing
at
voluntary
organized
team
activities
this
week
after
missing
the
first
few
sessions
with
an
apparent
leg
injury,
according
to
the
Houston
Chronicle's
Jonathan
M.
Alexander.
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June
4,
2025
The
Palm
Beach
Post's
Joe
Schad
writes
that
it
appears
Miami
Dolphins
quarterback
Tua
Tagovailoa
is
embracing
the
challenge
to
take
complete
command
and
become
more
of
a
leader
in
the
same
offense
and
under
the
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June 4, 2025
Seattle Seahawks running back
Kenneth Walker III (ankle) is taking part in the team's voluntary organized team activities this offseason. Walker has battled injuries through all three of his NFL seasons and played in a career-low 11 games last year, carrying the ball 153 times for 573 yards and seven touchdowns while adding a career-high 46 receptions for 299 yards and an additional score through the air. When healthy, the 24-year-old remains Seattle's lead back ahead of
Zach Charbonnet, but when selecting Walker in fantasy drafts, managers have to bake in some missed time due to injuries. While Seattle's offense could be more efficient in 2025 under new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, the Seahawks could lessen Walker's load a bit to try to keep him healthy for a full season. Because of workload and durability concerns, fantasy managers should target Walker as more of an RB2.
--Keith HernandezSource: Seahawks.com
June
4,
2025
Tennessee
Titans
wide
receiver
Calvin
Ridley
is
working
on
his
chemistry
with
rookie
first-round
quarterback
Cam
Ward
this
offseason
after
failing
to
find
much
chemistry
with
QB
read more...
June 4, 2025
The Pittsburgh Steelers reportedly expect to reach an agreement on a contract extension with All-Pro linebacker T.J. Watt before the start of the 2025 regular season, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Gerry Dulac. Watt could "hold in" during training camp this summer if nothing is done by then, but the Steelers like their chances of getting something done eventually after another dominant season for the 30-year-old game-changing pass-rusher in 2024. The former 30th overall pick in 2017 out of Wisconsin has made the Pro Bowl in each of the last seven seasons and in seven of his eight years in the NFL. He had 11.5 sacks, 61 tackles (40 solo), 19 tackles for loss, 27 QB hits, a league-high six forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in 17 regular-season starts. Contract issues aside, Watt should once again be considered one of the best IDP fantasy targets heading into Year 9.
--Keith HernandezSource: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Gerry Dulac
June 4, 2025
Arizona Cardinals tight end
Trey McBride said that the team's offense is evolving and becoming more complex heading into the 2025 season. "The plays they're putting in, it's not as fundamental, it's not as basic. They're adding a lot of motions, a lot of sauce. A lot more complex. It's all kind of the same concepts, just different ways to get to it," McBride said. The 25-year-old former second-round pick (55th overall) in the 2022 NFL draft out of Colorado State had nothing to complain about in his third year in the league in 2024, breaking out to the tune of 111 catches on 147 targets for 1,146 receiving yards and two touchdowns in 16 starts. Despite only finding the end zone twice, McBride was the TE3 in half-PPR formats and a first-time Pro Bowler. Getting former first-round wideout
Marvin Harrison Jr. more involved is likely a big emphasis for the Cardinals offense in 2025.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Arizona Republic - Theo Mackie
June 4, 2025
Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald said on Tuesday that there's no question that
Sam Darnold is "our starting quarterback" when asked if there was any scenario, outside of injury, in which Darnold isn't the starter. "This is a crazy question," Macdonald also said. Most of the speculation about Darnold comes after Seattle took
Jalen Milroe in the third round of April's NFL draft. Milroe, a dual-threat QB, is expected to have a package of plays as another offensive weapon for Seattle, but Darnold will be the unquestioned starter under center after a career year in 2024 with the Minnesota Vikings in which he threw for 4,319 yards, 35 touchdowns and 12 interceptions in 17 regular-season games while leading the team to a 14-3 record. It was a great season, but the move to Seattle is a downgrade for Darnold's fantasy value behind a shaky offensive line and with a downgrade in aerial weapons.
--Keith HernandezSource: Seahawks.com - John Boyle
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