Roger Saffold Signs With Titans

The Tennessee Titans signed free-agent offensive guard Roger Saffold to a four-year, $44 million deal, according to a source. Saffold will receive $22.5 million in guarantees. He was the top offensive guard available and will be a notable upgrade for the Tennessee offensive line. He'll turn 31 in June and is an upgrade for running […]

Fantasy Bomb Pod - AAF Week 6 Lineup Advice

RotoBaller fantasy football lead editor Pierre Camus (@pfunk00) and NFL writer Chris Mangano (@ChrisMangano) recap last week's AAF (Alliance of American Football) action and provide fantasy advice for Week 6. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us on iTunes and BlogTalkRadio as well! Be sure to […]

Adrian Peterson Returns To Redskins

The Washington Redskins re-signed running back Adrian Peterson to a two-year deal worth up to $8 million on Wednesday. The veteran back ran for 1,042 yards and eight touchdowns (seven rushing, one receiving) in 2018. He's the eighth leading rusher in NFL history with 13,318 yards, and it was his first 1,000-yard season since 2015. […]

RotoBaller Presents The King and Pocket Aces

Check out the newest podcast team here at RotoBaller HQ, featuring two of the best in the industry. We are thrilled to introduce the awesome duo of Scott "The King" Engel and Anthony "Pocket Aces" Aniano of RotoBaller Radio - tune in below as they discuss the fantasy baseball preseason and get you prepped for your upcoming drafts. […]

Tevin Coleman Signs Two-Year Deal With 49ers

The San Francisco 49ers and running back Tevin Coleman have agreed to a two-year, $10 million contract, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. Coleman, who was met with a colder than expected market in free agency, escapes a committee in Atlanta just to form another one with either Jerick McKinnon, Matt Breida, or both. Of course, […]

Ja'Wuan James Expected To Sign With Broncos

The Denver Broncos are expected to sign free-agent right tackle Ja'Wuan James to the largest contract for a right tackle for four years and $51 million, according to agent Bill Johnson of SportsTrust. James will receive $32 million guaranteed. The Dolphins first-round pick in 2014 (19th overall) finished last year with a 70.8 grade as […]

Ravens Reach Deal With Mark Ingram

The Baltimore Ravens reached a three-year, $15 million deal with free-agent running back Mark Ingram on Wednesday, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. The 29-year-old former first-rounder spent eight years with the Saints and comes to a Ravens squad that will lean on the run again heavily in 2019. Gus Edwards and Ingram will form […]

Jets, Le'Veon Bell Agree On Four-Year Deal

Free-agent running back Le'Veon Bell (Steelers) and the New York Jets have agreed to terms on a four-year deal worth $52.5 million on Tuesday, a source said. Bell has been a workhorse over his career, amassing 5,336 rushing yards with 35 touchdowns over the ground over 62 NFL games in five seasons with the Pittsburgh […]

RotoBaller Presents The King and Pocket Aces

Check out the newest podcast team here at RotoBaller HQ, featuring two of the best in the industry. We are thrilled to introduce the awesome duo of Scott "The King" Engel and Anthony "Pocket Aces" Aniano of RotoBaller Radio - tune in below as they discuss the fantasy football off-season and recap the start of NFL free agency. […]

Saints Signing Latavius Murray, Moving On From Mark Ingram

The New Orleans Saints are signing free-agent running back Latavius Murray to a four-year, $14.4 million deal on Tuesday, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero. The signing will make up for the fact that the Saints will move on from free-agent running back Mark Ingram. Ingram compiled 6,007 rushing yards and 50 touchdowns in eight […]

AAF Week 5 Fantasy Football Recap (Sunday)

We continue to the Sunday games, which featured the Atlanta Legends and San Antonio Commanders picking up massive victories for their playoff hopes over the Memphis Express and Arizona Hotshots. Officially being midway through the season, here is how I rank the QB, RB and WR positions going forward : QB RB WR 1. Garrett […]

Carlos Hyde Headed To Kansas City

The Kansas City Chiefs and free-agent running back Carlos Hyde agreed to terms on a one-year deal over the weekend, according to a source. Financial terms of the 'prove-it' deal were undisclosed. He will join a busy backfield in Kansas City, one which is expected to be led by Damien Williams. Hyde bounced between the […]

Frank Gore Headed To Buffalo On One-Year Deal

The Buffalo Bills and free-agent running back Frank Gore (Dolphins) have agreed on a one-year deal worth $2 million, a source said Monday. Gore showed he still has plenty left in the tank, even in his mid-30's, registering 722 rushing yards in 14 games in Miami last season. While he failed to score a rushing […]

Mike Davis Set To Blow Into The Windy City

The Chicago Bears and free-agent running back Mike Davis (Seahawks) have agreed upon a two-year contract worth $6 million, a source said Monday. The deal has a max value of $7 million. Davis had his most productive season in 2018, rambling for a career-high 514 rushing yards on 112 totes, averaging 4.6 yards per carry […]

AAF Week 5 Fantasy Football Recap (Saturday)

It is incredible how much better the games become once the correct players are inserted into the starting lineup. The Memphis Express and Atlanta Legends were slow out of the gates to figure out who their best quarterback was this season, even if the rest of the world seemed to know that Christian Hackenberg and […]

Running Back Target Leaders - Finding PPR Value at the RB2/Flex

To be successful playing fantasy football, you have to...well, you have to do a lot of things, but one of those things is to get good value on draft night. In PPR leagues, one of those ways to find value is to draft running backs who are active in the passing game. A guy like […]

Rookie Running Back Sleepers and Dynasty Targets

With the NFL Combine over and done with, we have a pretty good idea of the landscape of this upcoming draft class. Most prospects have either secured their status by checking the boxes in the combine or have tanked their stock in the fantasy community with poor testing. They will have another opportunity to rectify […]

Jaguars Release Carlos Hyde, Malik Jackson

The Jacksonville Jaguars released running back Carlos Hyde and defensive tackle Malik Jackson on Friday, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. The Jags traded for Hyde last year as depth for Leonard Fournette, and he ran for 411 yards and five touchdowns on 120 touches. Hyde won't count against the salary cap and the team […]

Browns Acquire Olivier Vernon From Giants

The Cleveland Browns acquired defensive end Olivier Vernon and the No. 132 overall pick (fourth round) from the New York Giants on Friday in exchange for offensive guard Kevin Zeitler and the No. 155 overall pick (fifth round), according to NFL Network's Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport. Zeitler has been one of the better guards […]

New Coaches in New Places - Who Will Succeed?

Some things in the NFL never change. Tom Brady is going to take the Patriots to a division title and a first-round playoff bye. At least one wide receiver will become such a diva he will be traded from his team (maybe two!). And of course, the Raiders will stink as long as they continue […]

Maurkice Pouncey Becomes Highest-Paid Center

The Pittsburgh Steelers signed center Maurkice Pouncey to an extension through the 2021 season on Thursday for an average of $11 million per year, making him the highest-paid center in the league. The 29-year-old has been a foundation on the team's offensive line since he was the 18th overall pick in the 2010 draft. Pouncey […]

Jalen Richard Receives Second-Round Tender

The Oakland Raiders placed a second-round tender on free-agent running back Jalen Richard and cornerback Daryl Worley. Safety Erik Harris received an original-round tender. Second-round tenders are worth $3.095 million this year. With Marshawn Lynch and Doug Martin both free agents, keeping Richard as backfield depth will be important. Richard tied for the team lead […]

Fantasy Bomb Pod - AAF Week 5 Lineup Advice

RotoBaller fantasy football lead editor Pierre Camus (@pfunk00) and NFL writer Chris Mangano (@ChrisMangano) recap last week's AAF (Alliance of American Football) action and provide fantasy advice for Week 5. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us on iTunes and BlogTalkRadio as well! Be sure to […]

Jaylen Samuels - Rookie Recap/Dynasty Outlook

The Pittsburgh Steelers focused on bolstering the running back position during the 2018 draft, selecting Jaylen Samuels in the fifth round. While he initially projected to be the team's third-string running back, Le'Veon Bell's season-long absence promoted Samuels to the backup chair. Samuels was taken with pick 165 in the fifth round, making him the […]

RotoBaller Presents The King and Pocket Aces

Check out the newest podcast team here at RotoBaller HQ, featuring two of the best in the industry. We are thrilled to introduce the awesome duo of Scott "The King" Engel and Anthony "Pocket Aces" Aniano of RotoBaller Radio - tune in below as they discuss the fantasy football off-season and recap the NFL Scouting Combine. In case […]

Dynasty Sell-High for 2019 - Running Backs

This is the perfect time of year to sell high on many players in your dynasty football leagues. There are several situations where a player is presumably the starter for a team, but there's a very good possibility that the team will either draft one or obtain one in free agency. Sometimes this can be a […]

Duke Johnson Receiving Trade Interest

Cleveland Browns running back Duke Johnson is receiving trade interest and at least three teams are believed to be interested in trading for the running back. General manager John Dorsey said the team hadn't made Johnson expendable "yet" after they signed Kareem Hunt on Feb. 11. Cleveland is in no rush to trade Johnson because […]

AAF Week 4 Fantasy Football Recap (Sunday)

We continue on to the Sunday games, which featured two of the favorites to win the title go down at home. Both Birmingham and Arizona were unable to get anything going on offense and faltered late during their surprising upsets. Before the weekend, the home team had won nine of 12 games throughout the season, […]

NFL Combine Standouts and Busts

Well, the NFL Combine has come and gone, and now it's time to take stock of what it all means. Some players (see: D.K. Metcalf) showed off to such a degree that they leaped up to the top of dynasty rookie draft boards, while others struggled. Remember that while the NFL puts a ton of […]

Running Back Dynasty Rankings - Tiers and Analysis

In case you didn't know, Rotoballer's 2019 Dynasty Rankings are here in all of their glory! The running back position isn't rife with bell cow backs that the game has had in recent memory, but there are a number of players at the top of the position or deeper in the rankings that can provide […]