August
27,
2025
Tampa
Bay
Buccaneers
head
coach
Todd
Bowles
said
that
tight
end
Cade
Otton
(leg)
is
dealing
with
a
leg
injury
and
soreness,
and
will
miss
"a
little
bit."
Buccaneers.com
writer
Brianna
Dix
reports
that
we
should
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August
27,
2025
The
San
Francisco
49ers
are
signing
veteran
free-agent
wide
receiver
Marquez
Valdes-Scantling
to
an
undisclosed
deal
on
Wednesday,
a
source
tells
Ari
Meirov
of
The
33rd
Team.
Valdes-Scantling
was
unable
to
make
the
Seattle
Seahawks'
final
53-man
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August
27,
2025
Updating
a
previous
report,
Kansas
City
Chiefs
wide
receiver
Rashee
Rice
is
accepting
and
will
serve
a
six-game
suspension
to
start
the
2025
regular
season,
sources
tell
Tom
Pelissero
of
NFL
Network.
The
league
and
the
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August 27, 2025
The Baltimore Ravens and All-Pro safety Kyle Hamilton are finalizing a four-year contract extension on Wednesday that will be worth over $100 million, sources tell FOX Sports' Jordan Schultz. The former first-rounder has quickly become one of the best safeties in the league and has been a Pro Bowler each of the last two seasons. The 24-year-old is one of the top IDP safeties to target for fantasy because of his abilities in coverage down the field and in the run game. In his three seasons in Baltimore to begin his NFL career, Hamilton has recorded 250 tackles (186 solo), seven sacks, 18 tackles for loss, 15 QB hits, five interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), 27 pass breakups, four forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in 48 games (36 starts). For a strong Ravens defense, Hamilton is one of their most important players.
--Keith HernandezSource: FOX Sports - Jordan Schultz
August 27, 2025
The Buffalo Bills are signing former All-Pro safety Jordan Poyer to an undisclosed deal on Wednesday, according to his agents, Drew Roenhaus and Kyle Lincoln. After a year with the Miami Dolphins, Poyer will return to the team that he played for from 2017-23. In 16 regular-season appearances for the Dolphins last year, the 34-year-old veteran defensive back had 98 tackles (51 solo) and three pass breakups while missing one game due to injury. He was an every-down player for Miami's defense, although he didn't record any interceptions or sacks. Poyer was an All-Pro in 2021 with Buffalo and was a Pro Bowler for the first time in his career in 2022. He probably won't be a standout defensive back in his return to the Bills, but he clearly has some juice left and will be a valuable and experienced addition to their secondary.
UPDATE: Poyer will start on Buffalo's practice squad.--Keith HernandezSource: FOX Sports - Jordan Schultz
August 27, 2025
According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the NFL is aiming to place at least a six-game suspension on Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver
Rashee Rice. According to Schefter, this suspension would begin at the start of the season. The 25-year-old is scheduled to have a disciplinary hearing with the league on September 30. While this date appeared to have pushed a potential suspension until later in the season, this recent update suggests the league is looking to suspend Rice earlier in the season. Fantasy managers should continue to closely monitor this situation as Rice could be in danger of missing at least the first six weeks of the regular season. Despite suffering a season-ending LCL tear in Week 4, Rice appears to be on the fast track to a breakout season, tallying 288 yards and two scores in the first three weeks. If Rice were to miss six games, second-year wideout
Xavier Worthy would likely see a significant increase in targets.
--Andy SmithSource: Adam Schefter
August 27, 2025
The Miami Dolphins will sign kicker
Riley Patterson to their practice squad, general manager Chris Grier said Wednesday. Miami will spend at least the first four weeks without starting kicker
Jason Sanders (hip) and needs a bit of help at the kicker spot. Patterson kicked for three teams in 2024, going 16-for-16 on extra points and 4-for-7 on field goals. As long as Sanders is injured, Patterson should have a solid chance to work his way onto the 53-man roster, but he will be no more than a shaky deep-league streamer at the kicking position in fantasy.
--Nick Piotrowicz - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
August 27, 2025
Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier said newly signed tight end
Darren Waller is not injured, but rather taking things "cautiously," according to Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN. The veteran came out of retirement to sign with Miami, so the club has opted to take things slowly in practice as they approach the first week, according to Grier.
Jonnu Smith had a breakout season playing for the Dolphins a year ago, piling up 88 catches and eight touchdowns, but was traded to Pittsburgh during the offseason. Waller figures to be the team's top receiving option from the tight end spot.
UPDATE: Waller took part in team drills at Wednesday's practice.--Nick Piotrowicz - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
August 27, 2025
Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier said the club should have running back
De'Von Achane (calf) available for Week 1, according to Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN. The star back's status for the start of the season has been something of an open question, but the club's optimism Wednesday certainly was a good sign. Achane piled up 78 catches and six receiving touchdowns last season to go with 907 rushing yards and six more scores on the ground, making him one of the most dynamic fantasy assets in the league. He looks ready to go for the Dolphins' opener against Indianapolis.
--Nick Piotrowicz - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
August 27, 2025
Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio was non-committal on whether running back
Joe Mixon (ankle) will play during the 2025 season when asked at a Wednesday press conference, according to Aaron Wilson of KPRC2 in Houston. The veteran back is on the reserve/non-football injury list, meaning he will miss at least the first four games, but the Texans haven't seemed especially optimistic about his return. Caserio said Mixon will be evaluated after four weeks, but ultimately answered, 'We'll see,' when asked if the running back would come back this season. Houston signed
Nick Chubb, still rosters
Dameon Pierce, and drafted
Woody Marks earlier this year to round out its backfield.
--Nick Piotrowicz - RotoBallerSource: KPRC2
August 27, 2025
With wide receiver
Adam Thielen headed back to Minnesota in a Wednesday trade, the Carolina Panthers are planning on an enhanced role for receiver
Jalen Coker, as reported by Jordan Schultz. A former undrafted free agent, Coker put together a solid rookie season on a bad Panthers team in 2024, accumulating 32 catches for 478 yards and two touchdowns in just 11 games. Carolina added
Tetairoa McMillan in the draft, but Coker figures to be in the mix to see an increased target share without Thielen, who averaged more than seven targets per game during his two years with the Panthers.
--Nick Piotrowicz - RotoBallerSource: Jordan Schultz
August
27,
2025
The
Minnesota
Vikings
are
trading
for
their
own
former
star
wide
receiver,
Adam
Thielen,
Ian
Rapoport
reports.
Carolina
receives
a
2026
fifth-round
pick
and
a
2027
fourth-round
pick,
and
Minnesota
gets
Thielen,
a
conditional
2026
seventh-round
pick,
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August 27, 2025
The Las Vegas Raiders waived rookie quarterback
Cam Miller on Tuesday, per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network. A sixth-round pick out of North Dakota State, Miller showed some flashes during the preseason. His release comes as somewhat of a surprise, with Raiders quarterback
Aidan O'Connell (wrist) set to miss significant time after fracturing his wrist. However, Las Vegas solidified its backup QB role by acquiring
Kenny Pickett from the Cleveland Browns, and chose not to put O'Connell on injured reserve to begin the year. Miller could potentially find his way back to the Raiders as a practice squad signing or be claimed elsewhere.
--Will BradySource: NFL Network - Tom Pelissero
August 27, 2025
Zac Jackson of The Athletic expects Cleveland Browns rookie tight end
Harold Fannin Jr. to "play a lot, immediately" in 2025. Jackson also writes that Fannin Jr. and veteran tight end
David Njoku will be both deployed together and moved around in different offensive formations. A third-round pick out of Bowling Green, Fannin Jr. recorded 117 catches for 1,555 yards and 10 touchdowns across 13 games in his final collegiate season. He may not be ready to overtake Njoku as Cleveland's TE1 right away, but it appears that the Browns are searching for ways to utilize Fannin Jr.'s obvious talent as a receiver. The 21-year-old is definitely a name to know in dynasty leagues, and he could become a priority waiver-wire target in redraft formats if Njoku were to get injured.
--Will BradySource: The Athletic - Zac Jackson
August 27, 2025
Indianapolis Colts rookie running back
DJ Giddens could be in a prime position to open the season as the team's RB2 after Indianapolis released veteran back
Khalil Herbert on Tuesday. With Herbert off the roster, Giddens and
Tyler Goodson (elbow) are the Colts' running backs behind
Jonathan Taylor. Goodson may miss the start of the regular season as he recovers from an elbow injury he suffered during preseason play, leaving Giddens as the likely passing-downs back early in the year. For fantasy managers looking for a handcuff option for Taylor late in drafts, Giddens appears to be the clear choice.
--Will BradySource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
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