We’re meandering our way through the 2024 fantasy football draft season, and I understand why managers are chasing for upside. I understand why buzzy players climb the ADP boards regularly. I know we want needle-movers and the rarest of unicorns, the league-winning pick. I want those guys, too. But there’s something to be said for a few steady, floor-driven, value-fetching …
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Robert Saleh: Mike Williams further along than we anticipated
Wide receiver Mike Williams practiced with the Jets for the first time on Thursday and head coach Robert Saleh liked what he saw from the veteran. Williams tore his ACL while playing for the Chargers in Week Three last season and signed with the Jets as a free agent this offseason. His work since joining the team has focused on …
Read More »Andrew Luck and wife Nicole Pechanec made sure The Tree was in Paris to support Stanford Olympians
Former Stanford and NFL quarterback Andrew Luck helped connect The Tree with a number of Stanford athletes competing in Paris. (Photo by Robin Alam/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Medal table | Olympic schedule | How to watch | Olympic news Stanford University can boast that it has sent 59 current, former and future athletes to the 2024 Olympics in Paris …
Read More »Cowboys’ CeeDee Lamb laughs off Jerry Jones no ‘urgency’ contract remark
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones expressed that he doesn’t feel “any urgency” to get a contract extension done with star wide receiver CeeDee Lamb, according to The Athletic. Well, the player that Jones was talking about found humor in the owner’s honest remarks, with Lamb quoting a post about the comments on X with “lol.” Lamb is entering the final …
Read More »Fantasy Football Rankings: Where the consensus goes wrong on TEs
ECR stands for “Expert Consensus Ranking,” which means the average rankings of the fantasy football industry and is typically similar to ADP (which differs from site-to-site). This ongoing positional series will highlight some big differences between ECR and my own ranks. [QBs I like more/less | RBs I like more | RBs I like less | WRs I like more …
Read More »Plane carrying Panthers players, staff runs off taxiway after landing in Charlotte
Carolina Panthers players, coaches and staff members were unharmed after their Delta Airlines flight veered off the taxiway and got stuck in the mud while making its way to the gate at Charlotte Douglas International Airport on Friday morning. The team was returning from a 17-3 preseason loss at New England Thursday night and arrived safely around 2:35 a.m. on …
Read More »2024 NFL preseason: How to watch the Atlanta Falcons vs. Miami Dolphins game tonight
Michael Penix Jr. #9 is expected to start tonight during the Atlanta Falcons game against the Miami Dolphins. (Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) The drought was the very worst … but football season is (un)officially back with the 2024 NFL preseason. Tonight, the preseason continues with a match-up between the Atlanta Falcons vs. Miami Dolphins. The Falcons vs. Dolphins game kicks off …
Read More »5 Jets storylines to watch during 2024 NFL preseason
The Jets get their preseason underway on Saturday afternoon as they host the Washington Commanders in the first of three August games, ahead of the regular season opener on Sept. 8. Here are five things to watch during the preseason… Will Aaron Rodgers play? Rodgers is always going to be the biggest story for this Jets team, even when he’s …
Read More »Dak Prescott, Brock Purdy and tiers of NFL QBs in line for megadeals
Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter The 2023 offseason was a big one for NFL quarterbacks, when four of them — Joe Burrow, Lamar Jackson, Jalen Hurts and Justin Herbert — broke through the $50 million-per-year barrier. It was an exclusive group, reserved only for the truly elite. Then this past March, four more — Trevor Lawrence, Jordan Love, Tua Tagovailoa …
Read More »Fantasy Football 2024: 10 more pieces of NFL training camp news to help you dominate drafts
Fantasy football analyst Sal Vetri compiles all of the NFL training camp news YOU need to know with Week 1 of the preseason in full swing. He’s expected to miss a few weeks and not participate in the preseason games … but odds are McCaffrey wasn’t playing in the preseason anyway, so that’s not a big deal. What does matter …
Read More »2024 NFL preseason: How to watch the Houston Texans vs. Pittsburgh Steelers game tonight
Quarterback Case Keenum and the Houston Texans face the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second game of their preseason run tonight. (Scott Galvin-USA TODAY Sports) The drought was the very worst … but football season is (un)officially back with the 2024 NFL preseason. Tonight, the preseason continues with a match-up between the Houston Texans and Pittsburgh Steelers. The Texans at Steelers …
Read More »Patriots 53-man roster projection: Milton too impressive to let go
Patriots 53-man roster projection: Milton too impressive to let go originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston FOXBORO — What better time to slap together a way-too-early 53-man roster projection than after the first preseason game of the summer? That’s exactly what we’ve cobbled together here for the Patriots after they beat the Panthers in an exhibition Thursday night at Gillette …
Read More »‘Bear Bets’: Best NFL MVP, Rookie of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year bets
The start of the 2024 NFL season is less than a month away! As the countdown to the season moves ahead, “Bear Bets” continues to preview the upcoming year. Last week, the crew shared its favorite win total wagers for the 2024 season. This week, Chris “The Bear” Fallica and Geoff Schwartz were rejoined by Sam Panayotovich and Will Hill …
Read More »How Nick Sirianni’s country club training camps suddenly got tough
How Nick Sirianni’s country club training camps suddenly got tough originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia They practiced for over two hours on Thursday. Then they practiced four days in a row from Sunday through Wednesday, with two of those sessions in full pads. They’ve practiced for the last two weeks in brutal heat and humidity, and Nick Sirianni has …
Read More »Drake Maye gets one drive in preseason debut
Patriots rookie quarterback Drake Maye made his preseason debut on Thursday night against the Panhers. It was a short one. Maye, the third overall pick in the 2024 draft, handled one drive for the Patriots in his first game at Gillette Stadium. It covered eight plays and generated 21 yards of offense, ending with a punt from the Carolina 45. …
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