1 month agoWashington Commanders free-agent kicker
Joey Slye signed an undisclosed one-year deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday, according to a source. The Jaguars initially were reported to have signed Denver Broncos kicker
Wil Lutz this offseason, but that turned out to be false and Lutz re-signed with the Broncos. The Jaguars also have
Riley Patterson, who they signed to a futures deal, so Slye and Patterson figure to be in competition for the primary kicking gig in Jacksonville in training camp this summer. The 27-year-old Slye has made only 82.3% of his field-goal attempts in five seasons in the NFL. In 17 games for the Commanders last year, he went 19-for-24 on field goals and 32-for-35 on his extra-point tries. Fantasy managers will be able to find better options at the position.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: NFL Network - Ian Rapoport
1 month agoFree-agent running back
Alexander Mattison is visiting with the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday, according to sources. Multiple teams are in play for Mattison this point after he was cut by the Minnesota Vikings this offseason. Mattison took over the Vikings' lead-back role in 2023 after the team moved on from
Dalvin Cook, but Mattison didn't impress with the extra playing time, averaging 3.9 yards per carry on a career-high 180 rushing attempts while running for 700 yards and no touchdowns in 16 games (13 starts). He added 30 receptions for 192 yards and three touchdowns on a career-high 44 targets. The Raiders didn't re-sign
Josh Jacobs, so as of right now,
Zamir White is their RB1 this offseason. If Mattison where to sign with Vegas, he'd most likely be involved in some sort of timeshare with White.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Bleacher Report - Jordan Schultz
1 month agoThe Dallas Cowboys converted a $5 million roster bonus due to quarterback
Dak Prescott on Sunday into a signing bonus, creating $4 million in salary cap space for the 2024 season. The move reduces Prescott's salary cap number this year to $55.455 million, while two extra void years were added to his deal for cap purposes (void years now through 2028). It doesn't prevent the Cowboys and Prescott from further negotiating a long-term contract extension, but it gives the team some immediate cap relief. The 30-year-old made his third Pro Bowl in 2023 and had an excellent regular season, throwing for a league-high 36 touchdowns and 4,516 yards while completing a league-high 410 passes. Prescott isn't an elite fantasy QB because of his lack of rushing ability, but he's a fine consolation prize if you don't spend big money on the elite tier.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN.com - Field Yates
1 month agoFree-agent wide receiver
Odell Beckham Jr. appears to be moving on from the Baltimore Ravens. The veteran wideout was already a free agent, but the possibility of him returning to Baltimore appears to be over. Beckham recently made a social media post thanking the fanbase of Baltimore. The 31-year-old is not the same receiver he was in his prime, but can still contribute at a high level. He has finished with over 500 receiving yards in each of his last two seasons. There should still be organizations out there looking to add a player of Beckham's caliber, but it seems his time in Baltimore is over.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: Jonas Shaffer
1 month agoFree-agent wide receiver
Mike Williams reportedly has scheduled visits with multiple teams this upcoming week. The Los Angeles Chargers made Williams a cap-casualty late last week. Since then, the Chargers have traded fellow wideout
Keenan Allen and expressed interest in bringing back Williams. Despite that, Williams is scheduled to visit with the New York Jets, Carolina Panthers, and Pittsburgh Steelers this week. All three teams have a need for Williams, so he'd likely be a legitimate threat on any of them. Williams does have a lengthy injury history but has proven to be reliable when healthy.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: Adam Schefter
1 month agoHouston Texans wide receiver
Tank Dell (leg) looks to be making great progress on his road to recovery. The 24-year-old is working his way back from a broken fibula, which sidelined him for the final few weeks of the regular season. Dell has reportedly been looking good while working out with his private coach. The second-year wideout is ahead of schedule and is expected to be ready to go at the beginning of OTA workouts. He was limited to 11 games last season but still finished with 47 receptions, 709 yards, and seven touchdowns. The expectation is that he's only going to get better as time goes on.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: Aaron Wilson
1 month agoThe New England Patriots have agreed to terms on a deal with wide receiver
K.J. Osborn on Sunday. The two sides have agreed on a one-year deal for the upcoming 2024 campaign. The former fifth-round pick has made a name for himself over the last few seasons with the Minnesota Vikings. Most recently, Osborn finished with 48 receptions for 540 yards and three touchdowns during the 2023 season. He has been a viable option to the Vikings offense and should give a boost to the Pats receiver room. He'll be stuck competing for snaps with
Kendrick Bourne,
JuJu Smith-Schuster, and
Demario Douglas this upcoming season.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: Ian Rapoport
1 month agoThe Cleveland Browns have signed quarterback
Tyler Huntley to a one-year deal on Sunday. It's a bit surprising to see the Baltimore Ravens let Huntley walk away considering he has been a viable option for them over the last few seasons. During his career, Huntley has thrown for 1,957 passing yards, eight touchdowns, and seven interceptions, adding 509 rushing yards to his total as well. Huntley also started a playoff game for the Ravens during the 2022 season against the Cincinnati Bengals. Now, the 26-year-old will get a chance to compete for the backup job in Cleveland. He'll have plenty of competition with
Jameis Winston and
Dorian Thompson-Robinson also trying to secure a backup quarterback spot on the Browns.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: Mary Kay Cabot
1 month agoFree-agent linebacker Ezekiel Turner signed an undisclosed one-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday, giving him a prime opportunity to showcase his skills at linebacker and as a core special teams contributor. Turner will remain in the NFC West after spending the first six seasons of his NFL career with the Arizona Cardinals after he entered the league in the desert in 2018 as an undrafted free agent out of Washington. The 27-year-old has mostly worked on special teams in his career and has a total of just 83 tackles (45 solo) and a forced fumble in 80 career games played (three starts) with Arizona. Turner will most likely serve in a special teams role again in 2024 in his new digs. He's not at all on the fantasy radar in IDP setups.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: KPRC 2 Sports - Aaron Wilson
1 month agoFormer San Francisco 49ers linebacker Oren Burks signed a one-year deal worth up to $2.5 million with the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday, according to a source. Burks is a special teams standout who played in 15 regular-season games (five starts) for San Fran last year, picking up a career-high 46 tackles (29 solo), a career-high one sack, his first career interception and a fumble recovery. The 28-year-old former third-round pick by the Green Bay Packers in 2018 out of Vanderbilt was mostly a special teams player in his previous five seasons in the NFL, but he saw an expanded defensive role in 2023 with the Niners. Don't expect Burks to play quite as much on defense as a linebacker in his new home in Philadelphia in 2024.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Dianna Russini
1 month agoFree-agent defensive tackle Adam Butler re-signed with the Las Vegas Raiders on an undisclosed one-year deal on Saturday, according to a source. Butler had 28 tackles (16 solo), five sacks, eight tackles for loss, nine QB hits and a forced fumble in 17 games (zero starts) in 2023 in his first year with the Raiders. The 29-year-old came into the league in 2017 with the New England Patriots as an undrafted free-agent out of Vanderbilt. Butler will be expected to once again be a rotational player for the Raiders in 2024 on the interior of their defensive line. In his six NFL seasons to this point, Butler has recorded 141 tackles (79 solo), 22 sacks, 30 tackles for loss, 36 QB hits, 16 passes defensed and two forced fumbles in 97 games (13 starts). He will not be on the IDP fantasy radar at all.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN.com - Jeremy Fowler
1 month agoThe Cleveland Browns re-signed safety Rodney McLeod (biceps) to an undisclosed one-year deal on Saturday, the team announced. McLeod is coming off surgery to fix a torn biceps, but he's been an excellent leader for the defense and is another former Jim Schwartz player from their time together with the Philadelphia Eagles. The 33-year-old former undrafted free agent was limited to just 10 games (five starts) in his first year in Cleveland in 2023 due to his biceps injury, and he ultimately finished with 29 tackles (16 solo). He was also a key contributor on special teams and is expected to fill a similar role in 2024 in his second year with the Browns. McLeod has racked up 718 tackles (508 solo), two sacks, 25 tackles for loss, 18 interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), 61 passes defended, 11 forced fumbles and nine fumble recoveries (two returned for TDs) in his 12 NFL seasons with four different teams.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Cleveland Browns
1 month agoFree-agent linebacker Denzel Perryman is eyeing a potential return to the Los Angeles Chargers, the team that drafted him in the second round in 2015 out of Miami of Florida. The two sides have been talking about a reunion after Perryman spent the first six years of his NFL career playing for the Bolts. He was a Pro Bowler for the first time in 2021 with the Las Vegas Raiders and spent the 2023 campaign recording 76 tackles (45 solo), half a sack and six tackles for loss in 12 regular season games (11 starts) for the Houston Texans. The 31-year-old veteran was suspended for two games due to illegal hits. While Perryman isn't really much of an option in IDP fantasy leagues at this stage of his career, he would be a nice linebacker addition for a Chargers team that lost Pro Bowler Eric Kendricks in free agency this offseason.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN.com - Jeremy Fowler
1 month agoThe Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans are two of the top teams trying to trade for Kansas City Chiefs cornerback L'Jarius Sneed this offseason, but Sneed's asking price is too high right now, according to a source. For now, Sneed remains with the Chiefs on the $19.8 million franchise tag for 2024. The 27-year-old former fourth-round pick by KC in 2020 out of Louisiana Tech was the No. 37 defensive back in IDP fantasy scoring last year with 78 tackles (60 solo), five tackles for loss, two interceptions, a career-high 14 passes defended and a fumble recovery in 16 regular-season starts. Sneed has thrived in defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo's scheme in his four years in Kansas City and was a big part of the team's Super Bowl run last year. With the Chiefs focused on an extension for pass-rusher Chris Jones, the likeliest outcome will be Sneed moving to another team this offseason.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: SI.com - Matt Verderame
1 month agoFree-agent wide receiver
Braxton Berrios re-signed with the Miami Dolphins on Saturday on a one-year deal worth up to $3 million, according to his agents, Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey. Berrios will return to Miami to provide receiving depth behind
Tyreek Hill,
Jaylen Waddle and
Erik Ezukanma in 2024. The 28-year-old former sixth-round selection of the New England Patriots in 2018 out of Miami of Florida caught 27 of his 33 targets for 238 yards and one touchdown in 16 regular-season games (one start) last year in his first year with the Dolphins. Berrios isn't on the fantasy radar unless your league counts points for return yards, as he's likely to be Miami's primary kick returner again in 2024. In five NFL seasons, Berrios has 134 receptions for 1,323 yards and only six touchdowns in 81 games (six starts).
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
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