May 5, 2025
Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said that kicker
Justin Tucker has been in the team's building and has been working out. From the coaching end, Harbaugh said all kicking decisions regarding Tucker and rookie
Tyler Loop will be based purely on football since the team is still waiting on the results of the league's investigation of Tucker. The 35-year-old veteran's career and tenure with Baltimore hangs in the balance this offseason due to numerous allegations of sexual misconduct. In addition to that off-the-field issue hanging over his head, Tucker hasn't been the elite kicker we're used to seeing in the last couple of seasons. The seven-time Pro Bowler and five-time All-Pro made a career-low 73.3% of his 30 field-goal attempts in 17 regular-season games in 2024. Even if he sticks with the Ravens, a lengthy suspension could be coming his way in 2025.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Baltimore Banner - Giana Han
May 5, 2025
Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said that wide receiver
Zay Flowers (knee) ended up not needing surgery for his knee this offseason. Flowers sprained his right knee in the Week 18 regular-season finale against the Cleveland Browns and wasn't able to play in either of the team's postseason games as a results. The 24-year-old former 22nd overall pick in 2023 out of Boston College should now be fully ready for the start of the 2025 season this fall, but we'll keep a close eye on his progress once training camp gets underway in late July. Flowers earned Pro Bowl recognition in 2024 in his second year in the league after catching 74 passes for 1,059 yards and four touchdowns on 116 targets over 17 games (15 starts). He has been the team's WR1 since being drafted in the first round and has plenty of elusiveness and speed, but he's more of a low-end WR2/high-end WR3 in fantasy in a run-first offense.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Baltimore Sun - Jonas Shaffer
May 5, 2025
Washington D.C. will host the NFL draft in 2027 on the National Mall, where the Washington Monument stands, a source told The Washington Post's Mark Maske. An official announcement is expected to come Monday at the White House. The draft will be held in Pittsburgh next year in 2026. This will be the first time that Washington has hosted an NFL draft. After owner Josh Harris bought the Commanders franchise in July of 2023, the team went from 4-13 in his first year to 12-5 and in the NFC Championship game this past season under first-year general manager Adam Peters and head coach Dan Quinn. Washington announced a deal on April 28 that would bring the organization back to the stadium it called home from 1961-96, but the nearly $4 million deal for a new stadium still must be approved by the D.C. council.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Washington Post - Mark Maske
May 5, 2025
Kansas City Chiefs rookie first-round offensive tackle Josh Simmons (knee) signed his four-year, fully-guaranteed contract worth $14,675,353 on Sunday, according to his agents, Drew Rosenhaus, Robert Bailey and Oliver Chell. If not for tearing his patellar tendon in Week 7 of the 2024 season with Ohio State, Simmons was expected to be a top-10 pick in this year's NFL draft. Instead, the Chiefs were able to snag him with the 32nd and final pick in the first round.
Jaylon Moore is expected to serve as KC's starting left tackle and blind-side protector for
Patrick Mahomes to start the 2025 campaign, but the 22-year-old Simmons should be the team's long-term plan at left tackle once he's fully recovered from his knee injury. Simmons, who stands at 6-foot-5, 317 pounds, has the skills to be a difference-maker for the Chiefs' offensive line for years to come.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
May
5,
2025
The
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Chronicle's
Jonathan
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Alexander
reports
that
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Texans
wide
receiver
Tank
Dell
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likely
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entire
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May 4, 2025
Baltimore Ravens rookie third-round offensive lineman Emery Jones Jr. (shoulder) is dealing with a shoulder injury and might not be able to practice with the team until training camp this summer, according to head coach John Harbaugh. Jones' injury doesn't appear to be all that serious, but the Ravens are going to play it safe with the LSU product during offseason workouts before training camp begins. When the 21-year-old offensive lineman is fully healthy and returns to practice, he's expected to mix in at right guard for the Ravens. Depending on how things shake out, he could also be a backup option at right tackle behind Roger Rosengarten. Expect Jones to enter his rookie season in the NFL as a reserve offensive lineman.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN.com - Jamison Hensley
May 4, 2025
Los Angeles Rams running back
Kyren Williams doesn't think he has reached his ceiling despite back-to-back 1,100-yard rushing seasons. Williams has also added an impressive 26 total touchdowns the last two years. "I don't feel like I've touched my peak yet. I've gotten to where I wanted to be, but I'm determined to make this my best season," Williams said. The 24-year-old former fifth-rounder in 2022 remains hungry for more production as he enters the final year of his rookie deal in 2025 with the Rams. L.A. could involve backup
Blake Corum behind Williams more in his second year in the league, but Williams remains the team's unquestioned RB1 as long as he's healthy, and he should be considered a solid midrange RB1 option in fantasy drafts this fall. In 16 regular-season games in 2024, Williams was the RB6 in half-PPR scoring with 1,299 rushing yards and 14 rushing TDs on 316 carries.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: RG - DJ Siddiqi
May 4, 2025
Los Angeles Chargers rookie first-round running back
Omarion Hampton said on The Jim Rome Show that he believes he and
Najee Harris can create "a dominant backfield" in 2025. "We know they're going to run the ball, so I'm loving it," Hampton said. The 22nd overall pick was a workhorse back in college at North Carolina and was incredibly productive for the Tar Heels with 2,033 scrimmage yards in 2024, which was the third-most in the nation. Although he won't be a workhorse immediately for the Bolts while sharing touches with Harris, Hampton should have plenty of fantasy upside immediately in a run-first L.A. offense. He averaged over 175 total yards per game in 12 contests in 2024 and was also the fourth FBS player with 1,500-plus rushing yards and 15-plus rushing touchdowns in back-to-back seasons since 2016.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Jim Rome
May
4,
2025
Atlanta
Falcons
offensive
coordinator
Zac
Robinson
said
that
he
"wants
to
continue
to
develop"
tight
end
Kyle
Pitt's
tight
end
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that
he's
"expecting
Kyle
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big
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2
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May 4, 2025
The Kansas City Chiefs waived defensive end BJ Thompson (chest) and released linebacker Blake Lynch on Saturday to free up roster spots for undrafted free agents, according to Chiefs Digest's Matt Derrick. According to a source, if Thompson clears waivers, he will revert back to the Chiefs on Injured Reserve and will continue his rehab from the seizure he suffered last June. KC recently signed 16 undrafted rookie free agents. Thompson, 26, was a former fifth-rounder (166th overall) in 2023 out of Stephen F. Austin. He spent all of last year on the Non-Football Illness list after going into cardiac arrest. Thompson played in just one game in 2023 and had two solo tackles. Lynch, 28, went undrafted out of Baylor and debuted in the NFL in 2020 with the Vikings. He has 57 tackles (37 solo), two sacks, an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in four NFL seasons.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Chiefs Digest - Matt Derrick
May 4, 2025
The Seattle Seahawks are converting rookie fifth-round tight end
Robbie Ouzts to a 274-pound fullback as part of their vision for a more physical running game under new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, according to ESPN's Brady Henderson. Ouzts will be competing with
Brady Russell, who is also making the transition from tight end to fullback this offseason. He worked mostly as a blocker during his four-year college career at Alabama, so it should be a pretty natural transition for Ouzts in Seattle. Ouzts obviously won't be on the fantasy radar at all as a blocker if he's on the field regularly, but this news is good news for the Seahawks' ground attack and starting running back
Kenneth Walker III and backup
Zach Charbonnet. In 17 games last year, Seattle averaged just 95.7 rushing yards per game, which ranked as the fifth-fewest in the NFL.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN.com - Brady Henderson
May 4, 2025
Dallas Cowboys third-round rookie cornerback Shavon Revel Jr. (knee) was able to take part in walkthroughs during last week's rookie minicamp as he recovers from a torn ACL that he suffered last September at East Carolina. "Right now I can pretty much do everything," Revel said. "Running straight line, cutting, haven't gotten too much into that, just trying to take it day by day, trying to take it slow." If not for the injury, the 23-year-old certainly would have gone earlier in the 2025 NFL draft. Despite the fact that he appears to be making good progress, executive vice president Stephen Jones said that Revel will start training camp this summer on the Physically Unable to Perform list. It's unlikely that Revel will be ready to go for Week 1 of his rookie season, but eventually he'll provide a boost to Dallas' secondary and could turn out to be an excellent value pick for the Cowboys.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: DallasCowboys.com - Tommy Yarrish
May 3, 2025
Per Rainer Sabin and Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, the Detroit Lions have signed undrafted free-agent wide receiver
Jakobie Keeney-James to a three-year, $2.985 million deal. The Massachusetts product is set to compete for a spot on the Lions' active roster, joining fellow rookie wideout
Isaac TeSlaa as new acquisitions for 2025. Keeney-James didn't post eye-popping stats at either of his stops in college (EWU), though he did catch 50 balls last season and turned them into 839 yards (16.8 per reception) and six touchdowns. The 24-year-old isn't a burner (4.59 40-yard dash) and has quite a ways to go for playing time. We'll see if he can make a big enough splash over the next few months to stick with the organization.
--Alex CiullaSource: Rainer Sabin, Dave Birkett
May 3, 2025
The Green Bay Packers have signed third-round rookie wide receiver
Savion Williams to a four-year, $6.28 million deal. Green Bay has now signed all but two of their picks from April's draft -- their first- and second-rounders. The second of the Pack's drafted wide receivers (
Matthew Golden), Williams is a big, physical wideout with excellent speed for his size (6-foot-4, 4.48 40-yard dash). He has all the athletic gifts to be a menace in the league, but is raw as a route runner, making him more of a developmental asset at this time. It seems unlikely that he'll immediately compete for snaps, considering the Packers' loaded WR corps -- filled to the brim with viable NFL-caliber wideouts. Still, he's an intriguing prospect tied to one of the league's better quarterbacks. If the 23-year-old can hammer out the finer details, seeing him carve out a role with Green Bay wouldn't be surprising.
--Alex CiullaSource: Green Bay Packers
May 3, 2025
The Philadelphia Eagles have signed fifth-round defensive back Mac McWilliams to his four-year rookie contract on Saturday. He's the fifth Eagles rookie to ink their deal, joining quarterback
Kyle McCord, tackle Myles Hinton, and linebackers Smael Mondon Jr. and Antwaun Powell-Ryland. The Central Florida alum started 11 games for the team in 2024 and graded out as their best defender. McWilliams recorded 32 tackles (25 solo), with a sack, an INT, and seven tackles for loss. Per assistant general manager Alec Halaby, the 23-year-old possesses the versatility to line up inside or outside, carrying go routes with his athleticism, or stepping up in the run game when needed. "He's a great kid who works extremely hard. We have a lot of belief that he can maximize what he can be," stated Halaby.
--Alex CiullaSource: Philadelphia Eagles
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