August 26, 2025
The New Orleans Saints will open the 2025 season with
Spencer Rattler as their starting quarterback, according to head coach Kellen Moore. The Saints are opting for experience at the position to begin the year after Rattler beat out rookie second-rounder
Tyler Shough in training camp and the preseason. The 24-year-old Rattler was a fifth-round selection (150th overall) last year out of South Carolina. He ended up playing in seven games (six starts) in his rookie campaign due to injuries to
Derek Carr, and he looked like a rookie, completing 57% of his 228 pass attempts for 1,317 yards, four touchdowns and five interceptions. Rattler added 18 rush attempts for 146 yards on the ground and also fumbled five times. He is going to be on a short leash if he struggles, making him more of a QB3 option in superflex fantasy leagues. Avoiding the Saints' QB picture is the smartest strategy.
--Keith HernandezSource: NewOrleans.Football - Mike Triplett
August 26, 2025
According to Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Green Bay Packers are leaning toward placing running back
MarShawn Lloyd (hamstring) on the injured reserve. While the move has not been officially announced yet, this would give the second-year running back additional time to recover and put him in a position to make his season debut in Week 5. Fantasy managers should continue to monitor her status in case he faces a further setback. The former third-round pick dealt with injuries throughout his rookie season and was only able to appear in one contest. During this brief taste of NFL action, Lloyd took six carries for 15 yards. If Lloyd were to miss the opening of the season, fantasy managers should expect
Emanuel Wilson to slot in as the No. 2 option on the depth chart.
--Andy SmithSource: Tom Silverstein
August 26, 2025
The Cincinnati Bengals are releasing quarterback
Desmond Ridder on Tuesday, a source told Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. Ridder was brought in off the street in July to push
Jake Browning for the QB2 spot behind starter
Joe Burrow, but it didn't work out, and Ridder will once again become a free agent searching for a team. It's possible that the 25-year-old returns to Cincy's practice squad during the 2025 season if he doesn't latch on with another organization. Ridder was taken in the third round (74th overall) by the Atlanta Falcons in 2022 out of Cincinnati, but he was turnover-prone and quickly wore out his welcome in his two seasons there before spending 2024 with the Raiders. In his lone season as the Falcons' starter in 2023, Ridder threw for 2,836 yards, 12 touchdowns and 12 picks in 15 games (13 starts).
--Keith HernandezSource: NFL Network - Tom Pelissero
August 26, 2025
The Kansas City Chiefs waived quarterback
Bailey Zappe on Monday, a source told Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. It's possible that if Zappe clears waivers, he could rejoin the Chiefs and open the 2025 regular season on their practice squad. But for now, KC will roll with
Patrick Mahomes as their starter and
Gardner Minshew and
Chris Oladokun as their backups under center. Zappe was taken in the fourth round (137th overall) in 2022 by the New England Patriots out of Western Kentucky. He spent the first two years of his NFL career with the Pats, throwing for 2,053 yards, 11 touchdowns and 12 interceptions on 304 pass attempts over 14 games (eight starts). Zappe made one start in his time with the Cleveland Browns a season ago and will represent QB depth wherever he ends up. He can continue to be ignored in all fantasy formats.
--Keith HernandezSource: NFL Network - Tom Pelissero
August 26, 2025
The New York Giants are releasing wide receiver
Lil'Jordan Humphrey on Tuesday, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Humphrey will hit the open market despite going for six catches, 94 yard and a touchdown on eight targets during preseason action. The 27-year-old had career-highs in catches (31), targets (45) and receiving yards (293) while scoring one touchdown in 17 games (seven starts) in 2024 with the Denver Broncos. Humphrey originally went undrafted out of Texas before joining the New Orleans Saints and making his NFL debut in 2019. He has only 62 catches on 92 targets for 770 yards and seven touchdowns in 58 games (23 starts) in his six years in the NFL. It's possible that Humphrey could join New York's practice squad this year if he doesn't get scooped up by another organization looking for receiver depth.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
August 26, 2025
The Green Bay Packers are releasing wide receiver
Mecole Hardman on Tuesday, sources told Jordan Schultz of FOX Sports. Despite the Packers dealing with multiple injuries to their receiving corps in training camp, the Packers will move on from Hardman, who was looking to secure a depth role with the Packers after spending the first six years of his NFL career with the Kansas City Chiefs. In his six NFL seasons, the 27-year-old pass-catcher has caught 178 of hi 258 targets for 2,302 yards and 16 touchdowns in 80 regular-season games (28 starts). Hardman also has plenty of special-teams experience and should be able to find work with another team for his versatility and speed during the 2025 season. Last year in 12 regular-season games (no starts) with KC, Hardman caught just 12 passe for 90 yards and no scores.
--Keith HernandezSource: FOX Sports - Jordan Schultz
August 26, 2025
The Miami Dolphins worked out free-agent kicker
Eddy Pineiro on Tuesday, a source tells Jordan Schultz of FOX Sports. The Dolphins are looking for a new kicker to begin the 2025 regular season after they announced on Monday that
Jason Sanders (hip) will be out for the the next four to five week with a hip injury. The 29-year-old Pineiro has been solid in his five NFL seasons with the Chicago Bears, New York Jets and Carolina Panthers, making 88.1 percent of his 126 field-goal attempts, including going 11-for-14 from 50-plus yards out. He spent the last three years in Carolina, going 80-for-90 on field-goal tries and 80-for-87 on his extra points in 49 games. Pineiro has been productive the last three seasons, but if he signs with Miami and opens the year as their starting kicker, he'll be a deep-league kicking streamer, at best.
--Keith HernandezSource: FOX Sports - Jordan Schultz
August
26,
2025
The
Seattle
Seahawks
are
releasing
running
back
Damien
Martinez
on
Tuesday,
sources
told
Matt
Zenitz
of
CBS
Sports.
Martinez
was
taken
by
Seattle
in
the
seventh
round
(223rd
overall)
last
year,
but
he
did
not
play
read more...
August
26,
2025
The
Pittsburgh
Steelers
are
releasing
veteran
wide
receiver
Robert
Woods
on
Tuesday,
a
source
told
NFL
Network's
Ian
Rapoport.
However,
the
door
is
open
for
a
possible
return
if
Woods
doesn't
get
picked
up
by
another
read more...
August 26, 2025
The Cleveland Browns are expected to release running back
Pierre Strong Jr. (concussion), sources tell Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports. Before being released, Strong suffered a concussion in the team's preseason finale on Saturday against the Los Angeles Rams. The 26-year-old will hit the open market looking for a new team to latch on with before the start of the regular season in two weeks. Strong was originally a fourth-round draft pick (127th overall) by the New England Patriots in the 2022 NFL draft out of South Dakota State. He spent just his rookie year in New England before playing with Cleveland the last two years. In his three years in the league, Strong has averaged a healthy 5.0 yards per carry while rushing for 499 yards and two touchdowns on 99 rushing attempts over 46 games (one start). He's well off the fantasy radar for now.
--Keith HernandezSource: CBS Sports - Matt Zenitz
August
26,
2025
The
New
Orleans
Saints
plan
to
terminate
the
contract
of
running
back
Clyde
Edwards-Helaire,
a
source
tells
Nick
Underhill
of
NewOrleans.Football.
Edwards-Helaire
was
originally
the
32nd
overall
pick
by
the
Kansas
City
Chiefs
in
2020
out
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August
26,
2025
Kansas
City
Chiefs
wide
receiver
Tyquan
Thornton,
the
New
England
Patriots'
former
second-round
draft
pick,
has
made
the
Chiefs'
53-man
roster,
multiple
sources
tell
Jordan
Schultz
of
FOX
Sports.
The
Chiefs
love
speed
on
offense,
and
read more...
August
26,
2025
The
San
Francisco
Standard's
Tim
Kawakami
reports
that
there's
"still
no
resolution"
in
the
contract
standoff
between
the
San
Francisco
49ers
and
wide
receiver
Jauan
Jennings
(calf).
Additionally,
Kawakami
writes
that
he
doesn't
think
"either
side
read more...
August 26, 2025
The Kansas City Chiefs have released running back
Carson Steele, according to Ari Meirov of The 33rd Team. An undrafted free agent signee in 2024, Steele earned some playing time early last season for Kansas City and finished the year with 56 carries for 183 yards. The Chiefs have much better depth at the position heading into 2025 after bringing back veteran
Kareem Hunt, signing
Elijah Mitchell in free agency, and using a seventh-round pick on
Brashard Smith. With Steele now out of the picture, Hunt, Mitchell, and Smith will compete for touches in Kansas City behind undisputed RB1
Isiah Pacheco.
--Will BradySource: The 33rd Team - Ari Meirov
August 26, 2025
Houston Texans tight end
Irv Smith Jr. (ankle) has suffered an ankle sprain that could lead to him being placed on injured reserve, according to Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston. The Texans already lost some talent at the position earlier this summer when
Brevin Jordan (knee) went down with a serious knee injury. Without Smith Jr. and Jordan, 2024 fourth-rounder
Cade Stover and recent trade acquisition
Harrison Bryant make up the depth behind top tight end
Dalton Schultz. Schultz is a low-upside TE2 in fantasy, but his playing time in Houston may be a bit more secure now than it was when the preseason began.
--Will BradySource: KPRC 2 Houston - Aaron Wilson
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