4
weeks
agoPittsburgh
Steelers
running
back
Najee
Harris
changed
his
diet
this
offseason
in
an
effort
to
slim
down.
"He's
motivated,
to
say
the
least,"
his
offseason
trainer
Josh
Scott
said.
It
makes
sense
for
Harris,
who
had
his
fifth-year
option
declined
by
the
Steelers
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4
weeks
agoMiami
Dolphins
quarterback
Tua
Tagovailoa
has
skipped
most
of
the
team's
voluntary
organized
team
activities
in
the
past
month
as
the
team
prepares
for
him
to
play
on
his
fifth-year
option
in
2024,
according
to
sources
close
to
the
situation.
In
his
first
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4 weeks agoThe Detroit Lions signed veteran free-agent tight end
Sean McKeon on Thursday, according to NFL.com. McKeon spent the last four years with the Dallas Cowboys after being undrafted out of Michigan. He appeared in 45 games over the last three seasons, collecting six receptions for 38 yards and one touchdown. Needless to say, the 26-year-old doesn't figure to be a factor in fantasy football, but he could compete for a roster spot with
James Mitchell and
Shane Zylstra behind
Sam LaPorta and
Brock Wright.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: NFL.com
4
weeks
agoNew
England
Patriots
wide
receiver
Tyquan
Thornton
has
not
gotten
out
to
a
great
start
since
being
selected
in
the
second
round
of
the
2022
NFL
Draft.
Through
his
first
22
regular
season
games,
he's
racked
up
just
35
receptions
for
338
yards
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4 weeks agoThe New England Patriots signed center David Andrews to a contract extension through the 2025 season, according to NFL insider Field Yates. The new deal gives Andrews a base salary of $12 million over the next two seasons with a maximum value of $13 million. He also gets $8 million guaranteed. Despite the organization's regression following the departure of
Tom Brady, Andrews has remained one of the better centers in the league. He was named to the New England Patriots All-2010s Team and has been given a 71.2 or better PFF grade in each of the last three seasons. Protecting rookie quarterback
Drake Maye will be a key priority for New England moving forward, so locking up Andrews is a good step in doing so.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Field Yates
4 weeks agoThe Jacksonville Jaguars signed veteran safety Terrell Edmunds on Thursday, according to NFL.com. The 2018 first-round pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers spent last season with the Philadelphia Eagles before being traded to the Tennessee Titans in a package for All-Pro safety Kevin Byard. Through six NFL seasons with three teams, he has accumulated 458 tackles (310 solo), 7.5 sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, six interceptions, and 28 passes defended in 95 games. Edmunds has not lived up to his hype as a prospect coming out of Virginia Tech, but he's a solid depth piece in the secondary and will likely play meaningful snaps as a reserve safety in 2024.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: NFL.com
4 weeks agoTo make room on the roster for the signing of safety Dee Delaney on an undisclosed one-year contract, the Buffalo Bills released wide receiver
Quintez Cephus on Thursday. The Bills added Cephus in free agency in April, but he's now back on the open market after missing all of last year due to a suspension for violating the league's policy on gambling. The 26-year-old was originally a fifth-round selection by the Detroit Lions in the 2020 NFL draft out of Wisconsin. All three of his NFL seasons have come with the Lions, and Cephus has recorded just 37 catches on 60 targets for 568 receiving yards and four touchdowns in 22 total games (six starts). If Cephus ends up being picked up by another team, he'll merely be attempting to make the active roster out of training camp this summer.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Buffalo Bills PR
4 weeks agoFree-agent safety Micah Hyde said he will either re-sign with the Buffalo Bills or choose retirement. Hyde has played in just 16 total games the last two years in Buffalo due to injuries, although he managed to play in 14 regular-season games in 2023 and recorded 54 tackles (37 solo), two interceptions and seven passes defended. The 33-year-old has been with the Bills since 2017 after spending the first four years of his career with the Green Bay Packers. The Packers took him in the fifth round in 2013 out of Iowa. Hyde's lone Pro Bowl season came in his first year in Buffalo, when he recorded a career-high 82 tackles (65 solo), a career-high-tying five interceptions, and a career-high 13 passes defended in 16 starts. If he returns to Buffalo and plays one more season, he'll bring a veteran presence to the Bills' secondary.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: WGR550 - Sal Capaccio
4
weeks
agoThe
Los
Angeles
Chargers
passed
on
drafting
a
wide
receiver
with
the
No.
5
overall
pick
in
this
year's
NFL
draft,
which
puts
second-year
wideout
and
former
first-rounder
Quentin
Johnston
in
a
spot
to
be
the
team's
No.
1
entering
the
2024
campaign.
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4 weeks agoThe Green Bay Packers signed rookie third-round running back
MarShawn Lloyd to a four-year, $5.688 million rookie deal on Thursday. The contract includes a $959,284 signing bonus and a $50,000 workout bonus annually from 2025 to 2027. Even though
Josh Jacobs is the Packers' unquestioned lead back and
AJ Dillon re-signed for a complementary role, the Packers have plans to incorporate Lloyd right away in his rookie season in 2024. The 23-year-old is explosive and versatile out of the backfield, but he's going to need to hang onto the football tighter at the next level if he wants to see consistent touches as a handcuff for fantasy managers that draft Jacobs early this fall. In addition to being worth a late-round flier in deeper redraft leagues in 2024, Lloyd is an attractive dynasty/keeper stash.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: KPRC 2 Sports - Aaron Wilson
4 weeks agoFormer Green Bay Packers tight end
Robert Tonyan signed an undisclosed deal with the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday. Tonyan will stay in the NFC North after playing in all 17 regular-season games with the Chicago Bears in 2203, catching just 11 of 17 targets for 107 receiving yards and no touchdowns. The 30-year-old's addition in Minnesota will give the Vikings a little more depth at the position with
T.J. Hockenson (knee) trying to return this fall from a serious knee injury. If Hockenson isn't ready to go for Week 1, Tonyan,
Josh Oliver and
Johnny Mundt would be competing for playing time. Even if Hockenson is delayed to start the 2024 campaign, Tonyan probably won't be anything more than a touchdown-dependent TE2 option in fantasy for a short period of time. He has a total of 148 catches (193 targets) for 1,549 yards and 17 touchdowns (11 in 2020) in his six years in the NFL.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
4 weeks agoFormer Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Michael Brockers announced on Instagram on Tuesday that he is retiring from professional football after 11 seasons in the league. He was the heart and soul of the Rams defense for nine years before playing the final two years of his career with the Detroit Lions in 2021 and 2022. The Rams, then in St. Louis, took Brockers with the 14th overall pick in the 2012 NFL draft out of LSU. Brockers was cut in February of 2023 by Detroit and did not play last season. In his 11 seasons in the NFL, he recorded 451 total tackles (274 solo), 29 sacks, 52 tackles for loss, 64 QB hits, 10 passes defended, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in 160 games (157 starts). In his nine seasons with the Rams, Brockers was as consistent as they come, only missing six total games.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Rams Wire - Cameron DaSilva
4 weeks agoPittsburgh Steelers six-time Pro Bowl defensive end Cameron Heyward hasn't attended the team's voluntary offseason workouts and doesn't plan to attend organized team activities as he seeks a contract extension, according to sources. Heyward is a long-time team captain who has never missed an offseason program. The 35-year-old former 31st overall pick by the Steelers in 2011 out of Ohio State is entering the final year of his four-year, $65 million deal. The 35-year-old has obviously been one of the faces of the franchises for a long time now, but he played in only 11 games due to a core injury in 2023 and finished with just 33 tackles (25 solo), two sacks, six tackles for loss and a pass defended. Contract issues aside, Heyward is expected to be a full-go for the start of training camp and the 2024 regular season. He has 80.5 career sacks and could be streamer in IDP leagues in good matchups if he's healthy in 2024.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN.com - Jeremy Fowler
4 weeks agoCincinnati Bengals rookie wide receiver
Jermaine Burton has left a positive impression on the coaching staff despite being drafted less than two weeks ago. According to SI's Albert Breer, Burton has already shown the Bengals that he is a "competitive kid who has good ball skills and the explosiveness to separate from coverage in the NFL." Breer noted that Burton has worked through some off-the-field issues but has the talent needed to make an impact at the pro level. He's currently competing for the No. 3 receiver role behind
Ja'Marr Chase and
Tee Higgins. Such a position on the depth chart was most recently occupied by
Tyler Boyd. The Bengals would love to get production out of Burton in his first pro season, and as Breer points out, he could benefit from Chase and Higgins drawing away coverage.
--Andersen Pickard - RotoBallerSource: Albert Breer
4
weeks
agoIndianapolis
Colts
quarterback
Anthony
Richardson
(shoulder)
has
demonstrated
more
knowledge
and
maturity
this
offseason,
quarterbacks
coach
Cam
Turner
told
the
media.
"He's
the
same
athletic
Anthony
that
we
know,
but
in
the
meeting
room,
he's
taking
that
step
as
far
as
the
knowledge
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