Danny Woodhead Announces Retirement

Free-agent running back Danny Woodhead announced his retirement less than a week after being released by the Baltimore Ravens. The pint-sized back was marred by injuries the last two seasons and missed all but three games in 2014 while playing just two games in 2016. Last year, he was injured in the season opener and […]

Michael Crabtree Signs Three-Year Deal With Baltimore

The Baltimore Ravens signed free-agent wide receiver Michael Crabtree to a three-year deal worth $21 million. While Crabtree posted 16 touchdowns in the last two seasons, he fell off dramatically in 2017 (58 catches, 618 yards) and fell out of favor with the new coaching staff under head coach Jon Gruden. Crabtree will be given […]

Under the Radar WR Signings: Fantasy Risers or Fallers?

A flurry of activity in the past week has sent fantasy football owners and sports Twitter into a frenzy. Some huge names changed teams and the domino effect will affect dozens of players league-wide. Then again, not every signing has to create a seismic shift in the fantasy universe. There were a number of under the […]

Michael Crabtree To Visit Ravens Friday

New free-agent wide receiver Michael Crabtree will visit the Baltimore Ravens on Friday. Crabtree was released by Oakland on Thursday. The Ravens also had a rough day Thursday, as they had to void a contract they had agreed to with wide receiver Ryan Grant after he failed his physical. While Crabtree posted 16 touchdowns in […]

Ryan Grant Fails Physical, Deal Is Void

The deal between the Baltimore Ravens and wide receiver Ryan Grant was voided Thursday after Grant failed a physical. He was supposed to be a new weapon for Flacco but now the Ravens will need to look elsewhere. Grant will now try to find another team. Grant caught 45 balls for 573 yards and four […]

Ravens Releasing Jeremy Maclin

The Baltimore Ravens are releasing wide receiver Jeremy Maclin on Wednesday, according to a source. The 29-year-old Maclin was a major free-agent bust for the Ravens in 2017, posting only 40 receptions for 440 yards (career-low 11.0 yards per catch) and three touchdowns in 12 games. His release makes more sense after the team recently […]

RotoBaller's Early 2018 Redraft Football Mock - Rounds 4-6

Welcome to the RotoBaller Mock Redraft, which we are doing way, way too early because we care way, way too much about fantasy football. But hey--you care too much too, because you're here with us on this adventure! We're one big, football family! This slow draft has been going on for a little while, which […]

Brandon Carr Has His Option Picked Up

The Baltimore Ravens picked up the option on cornerback Brandon Carr for 2018. The Ravens have questions in the secondary with cornerback Jimmy Smith returning from a torn Achilles and general manager Ozzie Newsome "stressed" Baltimore needs six quality cornerbacks on the depth chart, so it is not a surprise that they brought Carr back. […]

Ravens Tender Alex Collins

The Baltimore Ravens tendered a contract to free-agent running back Alex Collins as an exclusive-rights free agent. Collins ended up being Baltimore's most effective back in 2017, rushing for 973 yards and six touchdowns on 212 carries. He also recorded 23 catches for 187 yards through the air. The 23-year-old should compete with Kenneth Dixon […]

Ravens Releasing Danny Woodhead

The Baltimore Ravens are releasing running back Danny Woodhead for salary cap reasons, according to a source. A solid PPR threat when healthy, the pint-sized Woodhead just can't stay on the field in recent seasons, and he's played in just 10 games the last two years. He should be able to latch on somewhere on […]

Is It Time to Sell-High on Juju Smith-Schuster?

Juju Smith-Schuster has quickly become everybody’s favorite NFL player and for good reason. He exemplifies a new wave of youth in football, a ring leader for touchdown dances, a hilarious follow on Twitter and YouTube, and just an everyday young kid who loves having fun. Whether you believed in his talent coming out of USC […]

Ravens Interested In Re-Signing Michael Campanaro

The Baltimore Ravens are interested in re-signing wide receiver/kick returner Michael Campanaro. He led the AFC in punt returns in 2017 but had just 19 catches for 173 yards and a touchdown in 13 games. Campanaro isn't worthwhile to fantasy owners unless you're in an extremely deep league that counts return yardage.

Ravens Could Go QB In First Round

While it's highly unlikely, the Baltimore Ravens could decide to take a quarterback at 16th overall in the first round of this year's draft. NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah projected the Ravens taking Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield at No. 16 in his latest mock draft. Joe Flacco is 33 years old, has suffered injuries […]

Ravens Could Be Interested In Donte Moncrief

The Baltimore Ravens could be interested in Indianapolis Colts impending free-agent wide receiver Dontre Moncrief. Moncrief is looking to rehabilitate his image after struggling in 2017 without quarterback Andrew Luck, and he could settle for a modest one-year deal. He had a career-low 26 receptions for 391 yards and two touchdowns last year in 12 […]

Ravens See Lamar Jackson As QB

Baltimore Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome said the team sees Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson as a quarterback, even though multiple teams have requested that Jackson work out as a wide receiver at the NFL combine. "I don't know what the other teams think about him," Newsome said Friday at the NFL combine. "But, on our […]

Dynasty Team Analysis - Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Here at RotoBaller, our dynasty crew will be reviewing all 32 teams in our offseason Dynasty Team outlook series. Leading up to the draft, we will break down every franchise as they currently stand and will review them again after the conclusion of free agency and the NFL Draft. Which players should you buy and […]

Year in Review: Snap Count Risers and Fallers from 2017

While many of you have already been expending time and energy planning your 2018 rosters, NFL front office personnel have also been operating behind the scenes, before the proverbial floodgates open in the form of their own roster-altering decisions. But for now, there is sufficient information to provide an initial forecast on which running backs should […]

Dynasty Wide Receivers - Football Rankings Analysis

Wide receivers have been prioritized by dynasty owners in recent years, as the movement toward running-back-by-committee and relatively short shelf-life of running backs has made them a more volatile commodity. Receivers can be productive well into their 30s and tend to be more consistent. After 2017, we may be seeing a shift back toward the […]

Crockett Gillmore Moving To Offensive Line

Baltimore Ravens impending free-agent tight end Crockett Gillmore is making the transition from tight end to offensive line and has been training with former player LeCharles Bentley, who runs an offensive line academy. Gillmore played in just seven games in 2017 and had eight receptions for 71 yards and one score. At 6-foot-6, 266 pounds, […]

Way Too Early 2018 Running Back Depth Chart Projections

It may be February, but the fantasy football minds at RotoBaller are still hard at work and bringing you research for the 2018 NFL season. Preparation is key to any fantasy owner's continued success, so taking a preemptive look at how the running back depth charts will shape up come September can be extremely helpful. With […]

Dynasty Running Backs - Football Rankings Analysis

In dynasty leagues, running backs are always the most difficult position to gauge. They can be a great short-term investment, but can be a mind boggling issue when looking at their long-term value. The running back position is the most volatile due to injury and career length. Some of the best fantasy seasons from running […]

Dynasty Quarterbacks - Football Rankings Analysis

When looking at the quarterback position for dynasty leagues, just as the other positions, fantasy owners need to think about the construction of their roster. Are they in win-now mode and can saddle up with a veteran like Tom Brady or Drew Brees, or is the team building towards becoming a contender so it can […]

NFL Draft Sleepers - Braxton Berrios

This year's crop of wide receivers hasn't generated nearly as much enthusiasm as last year. In the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft, three receivers were taken in the first 10 picks, followed by another three WR in the second round. In 2018, only two WR are projected to be first-rounders with a steep […]

Early 2018 Sleepers - Running Backs

It is never too early to figure out which running backs are going to be the best sleepers in fantasy football next season – even when this season’s Super Bowl was played less than a week ago. Even though the NFL is still a passing league dominated by its quarterbacks and wide receivers, running backs […]

DeVier Posey Signs With Ravens

The Baltimore Ravens signed free-agent wide receiver DeVier Posey on Tuesday. Posey caught seven passes for 175, including a 100-yard touchdown pass, to become the Grey Cup MVP in the Canadian Football League. In 2017, Posey caught 52 passes for 744 yards and seven touchdowns in 12 games for the Toronto Argonauts. He was originally […]

Biggest Risers and Fallers of 2017 - Running Backs

We've already looked at the biggest risers and fallers at the quarterback position. This time we examine the most volatile of positions, running back. As is usually the case, the running back position produced plenty of surprises both good and bad. Rookies played a huge role in 2017, as expected, but a few NFL veterans surprised us as […]

Joe Flacco Has Support From Owner

Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti said, "we have bigger fish to fry" than finding a replacement for quarterback Joe Flacco, who struggled in 2017. That may mean that Baltimore will pass on drafting a quarterback this year with their first-round pick. Flacco has never been attractive as a fantasy quarterback, but he was abysmal in […]

Ravens Considered Head Coaching Change

Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti said a head coaching change was considered after the team missed the playoffs in 2017. Head coach John Harbaugh has led the Ravens to a Super Bowl, but the team has now missed the postseason in four of the last five seasons, so he may be out of the picture […]

Biggest Risers and Fallers of 2017 - Wide Receivers

So far we've looked at the biggest risers and fallers at both the quarterback and running back positions. This time we're looking at wide receivers who improved their stock or saw it plummet. Wide receiver scoring was down as a whole this season, which meant more fallers than usual. At the same time, some veteran […]

Biggest Breakouts at Running Back - 2017 Year in Review

Breakout players are how you win your league. They are the players that finish the season ranked significantly higher than where you drafted them. Since we also have the Biggest Surprises series, I will do my best to distinguish a breakout from a surprise. In doing so, I am making a blanket rule at the […]