1 month agoThe Green Bay Packers officially re-signed running back
AJ Dillon on Friday. Dillon was originally selected by the Packers in the second round (62nd overall) in 2020 out of Boston College. He has played in 60 games (11 starts) for the team during the regular season and has compiled 2,428 yards on 597 carries (4.1 yards per carry) with 16 touchdowns while recording 86 receptions for 763 yards (8.9 yards per catch) with two touchdowns. The 25-year-old had a career-low 3.4 yards per carry in 15 regular-season games (six starts) in Green Bay in 2023 and failed to take advantage of
Aaron Jones missing some time with injuries. Dillon missed the final three games due to a neck stinger, but he should be fully healthy for the start of the 2024 season this fall, where he'll be back as the No. 2 RB behind newcomer
Josh Jacobs.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Packers.com
1 month agoThe Pittsburgh Steelers are signing free-agent wide receiver
Van Jefferson to an undisclosed one-year deal on Friday. After the trade of receiver
Diontae Johnson to the Carolina Panthers this week, the move to sign Jefferson will give new quarterback
Russell Wilson a new weapon alongside
George Pickens and
Calvin Austin III. The 27-year-old former second-round pick of the Los Angeles Rams in 2020 spent time with new Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith with the Atlanta Falcons last year, catching 12 of 28 targets for 101 yards in 12 games (five starts) with the team. The move to Pittsburgh should be a boost for Jefferson's weak fantasy value, but the Steelers could also add to the position in the upcoming NFL draft. In four years in the NFL, Jefferson has 113 receptions for 1,600 yards and 10 touchdowns in 61 games (35 starts).
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The 33rd Team - Ari Meirov
1 month agoAfter the Los Angeles Chargers traded wide receiver
Keenan Allen to the Chicago Bears on Thursday night and released
Mike Williams this week, they are fully expected to pursue receiving help in the upcoming NFL draft. Allen is the franchise's
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1 month agoThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed former New York Giants offensive guard Ben Bredeson to a one-year deal worth up to $3.5 million on Friday, according to a source. The former Baltimore Ravens' fourth-round pick in 2020 out of Michigan started a career-high 16 games in his third season for the Giants last year. The 26-year-old offensive lineman spent only his rookie season in Baltimore before playing for the G-Men the last three seasons. In his four seasons in the NFL to this point, Bredeson has only started 25 of the 45 games that he's appeared in, so he shouldn't be expected to fill a starting role on Tampa's offensive line to begin the 2024 season this fall.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: NFL Network - Mike Garofolo
1 month agoVeteran free-agent offensive lineman Jon Feliciano signed an undisclosed one-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers on Friday, according to a source. Feliciano will re-sign with the defending NFC champions after playing in 16 games (seven starts) for the team during the regular season before helping them advance to the Super Bowl in his first year with the organization in 2023. The 32-year-old came into the league as the Las Vegas Raiders' fourth-round pick in 2015 out of Miami of Florida. He spent the first four years of his career with the Raiders before playing three seasons with the Buffalo Bills and then one season for the New York Giants in 2022. Now that he's back in the Bay Area, expect Feliciano to compete for the team's starting right guard spot in training camp.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: FOX Sports - Peter Schrager
1 month agoThe Carolina Panthers signed former Jacksonville Jaguars edge rusher K'Lavon Chaisson to a one-year, $5 million maximum deal on Friday, according to a source. The former first-round pick (20th overall) in 2020 by the Jacksonville Jaguars out of LSU will head to the NFC after tallying 73 tackles (48 solo), five sacks, 11 tackles for loss and 23 QB hits in 57 games (11 starts) in his four years with the Jaguars. The 24-year-old has not performed up to his draft status and hasn't started a game since 2021, so he's clearly well off the IDP fantasy radar. The Panthers will be hoping that a change of scenery for Chaisson will spark more production as he battles for a starting spot at linebacker in Carolina this summer.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: NFL Network - Ian Rapoport
1 month agoThe Philadelphia Eagles agreed to terms with pass-rusher Josh Sweat on a restructured contract on Friday to keep him in Philadelphia, according to sources. Sweat was drawing interest from other teams for what likely would have been a pay increase, but he'll instead stay with the team in 2024. With the restructure, the 26-year-old has a chance to make $13 million this season with $10 million guaranteed. The former fourth-round pick of the Eagles in 2018 out of Florida State was a Pro Bowler for the first time in his career in 2021, but his production dipped slightly last season. In 17 regular-season starts, he had 43 tackles (30 solo), 6.5 sacks, seven tackles for loss, 23 QB hits and two forced fumbles a year after recording a career-high 11 sacks in 16 starts. Sweat won't be on the IDP fantasy radar in most leagues in 2024.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: NFL Network - Ian Rapoport
1 month agoThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers agreed to terms on an undisclosed deal with free-agent quarterback
John Wolford, according to Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht. Wolford will return to Tampa after spending the end of last season on the team's practice squad. The 28-year-old didn't actually appear in a game in the NFL in 2023. The Wake Forest alum entered the league in 2020 with the Los Angeles Rams and has appeared in all seven of his games (four starts) in LA. Over that time, he's gone 61-for-104 (58.7 completion percentage) for 626 yards, one touchdown and five interceptions. Wolford will strictly operate as quarterback depth for the Bucs in 2024 behind starter
Baker Mayfield and backup
Kyle Trask.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Jason Licht
1 month agoNew Tennessee Titans wide receiver
Calvin Ridley said "let me run all the routes" when giving his introductory press conference. It sounds like the Jacksonville Jaguars only let him run certain routes as their No. 1 pass-catcher in 2023, which kept him somewhat limited. Ridley would like to express more creativity with his routes in Tennessee, but it remains to be seen how that will play out as he starts across from veteran wideout
DeAndre Hopkins. The 29-year-old signed a four-year, $92 million deal to become the Titans' top receiver, and he'll now be taking passes from young quarterback
Will Levis. After missing all of 2022 due to a suspension, Ridley caught 76 passes for 1,016 yards and eight touchdowns in 17 games in 2023 for Jacksonville. Even with an inexperienced QB, Ridley should have a solid fantasy floor while being consistently targeted in the Titans' new offense.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: TicTac Titans
1 month agoThe Las Vegas Raiders restructured wide receiver
Jakobi Meyers' contract on Friday to create $4.125 million in salary cap space for 2024. Meyers joined the Raiders in free agency last offseason and signed a three-year, $33 million deal. He immediately paid off for the Raiders as the No. 2 behind All-Pro
Davante Adams, as Meyers finished his first year in Sin City with 71 receptions on 106 targets for 807 yards and a career-high eight touchdowns in 16 starts. The 27-year-old pass-catcher has now gone over 800 receiving yards in each of the last three seasons, although keeping that trend alive could be more difficult in 2024 with the Raiders potentially using a rookie signal-caller under center for much of the year. Still, he should at least be in play as a WR3/flex option on a weekly basis with a solid target floor.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Las Vegas Review-Journal - Vincent Bonsignore
1 month agoThe Los Angeles Rams agreed to terms with free-agent quarterback
Jimmy Garoppolo on an undisclosed one-year deal on Friday, according to sources. Following his disastrous year with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2023, Jimmy G is now set to join the Rams for one season as
Matthew Stafford's backup. Garoppolo must first serve a two-games suspension to start the year for performance-enhancing drugs, but then he will be holding a clipboard on the sidelines with the Rams. The 32-year-old signal-caller played in seven games with the Raiders last year before getting hurt and eventually benched for rookie
Aidan O'Connell, going 110-for-169 for 1,205 yards, seven touchdowns and nine interceptions. Pretty much all of the fantasy value that Jimmy G had going into last season is now gone.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: NFL Network - Mike Garofolo
1 month agoVeteran free-agent linebacker De'Vondre Campbell is signing a one-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. The former Atlanta Falcon, Arizona Cardinal, and Green Bay Packer was named to the 2021 All-Pro team, the only such honor of his career. Through Campbell's first 115 NFL games, he has collected 779 tackles, 9.5 sacks, eight forced fumbles, seven interceptions, 28 passes defended, and 38 run stuffs. The 49ers originally planned to sign Eric Kendricks, but he decided to sign with the Dallas Cowboys instead. Campbell was the next option, and he's likely to start alongside Fred Warner early in the 2024 season while Dre Greenlaw (Achilles) recovers from a torn Achilles that he suffered in the Super Bowl loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Ian Rapoport
1 month agoThe Carolina Panthers are signing safety Jordan Fuller to a one-year deal worth up to $5.25 million, according to NFL insider Tom Pelissero. Fuller hit free agency after four years with the Los Angeles Rams. He racked up 279 tackles, four forced fumbles, seven interceptions, and 17 pass defended in 48 games for the organization. He's set to join a rebuilding secondary after the Panthers lost safeties Jeremy Chinn and Vonn Bell via free agency and traded cornerback Donte Jackson to the Pittsburgh Steelers in a deal for wide receiver
Diontae Johnson.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Tom Pelissero
1 month agoThe Tennessee Titans are releasing left tackle Andre Dillard after just one season with the organization, according to Ari Meirov of the 33rd Team. Dillard signed a three-year, $29 million deal with Tennessee last offseason, but his poor play resulted in him being let go almost exactly one calendar year later. According to PFF, Dillard played the 65th-most snaps among tackles (562) and still gave up the most sacks at the position (12). The former first-round pick by the Philadelphia Eagles has not found his footing in the NFL, but another organization is likely to give him another shot on a cheap deal.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Ari Meirov -- 33rd Team
1 month agoThe Dallas Cowboys are releasing linebacker Leighton Vander Esch after six seasons with the organization, according to Ari Meirov of the 33rd Team. Vander Esch racked up 469 tackles, 3.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, three interceptions, 13 passes defended, and 25 run stuffs in 72 games after being selected by America's Team with the No. 19 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. He was named to the Pro Bowl and earned a second-team All-Pro selection in his rookie season, but he has struggled with injury issues since. Last year, Vander Esch played in just six games before suffering a season-ending neck injury. He will likely draw interest on the open market, but he'll probably be limited to a cheap, one-year contract.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Ari Meirov -- 33rd Team
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