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Fantasy football rankings: Mike Clay’s 192 players who should be drafted
During the offseason, 2,880 human beings (32 teams x 90 players) can be rostered by an NFL team. Once Week 1 rolls around, that number is cut down to 1,760 (32 x 55). The ESPN Fantasy Football player database includes nearly 2,500 players. Create or join a league today >> Cheat Sheet Central >> You […]
Continue readingThe strange world for 2021 NFL free agents: Entering a contract year during a pandemic
Young players around the league follow the contract-year playbook: Ball out in college, make splash plays on a rookie NFL deal, land life-altering wealth via an extension from the team that loves keeping homegrown talent. Just last week, San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle, Buffalo Bills left tackle Dion Dawkins and Green Bay Packers […]
Continue readingDak Prescott, Cam Newton and the NFL players and coaches who have the most to gain and lose in 2020
As strange as the 2020 NFL season is likely to be, there are players and coaches who have a disproportionate amount of their futures riding on how they perform over the next few months. It wouldn’t have been anybody’s choice to have their career path tied to such an uncertain season, but that’s the reality […]
Continue readingTua Tagovailoa and Darwin Thompson among key deep fantasy football sleepers
Think your fantasy football work is done after draft day? Or that you’ve got all the knowledge you’ll need for the season ahead because you’re familiar with all the picks made in your 10-team league? Think again. A deeper knowledge of the NFL landscape — even the players who weren’t picked — grants a fantasy […]
Continue readingNewly extended Chargers RB Austin Ekeler reflects on undrafted past
IRVINE, Calif. — Austin Ekeler was nervous. In the spring of 2017, the last day of Los Angeles Chargers OTAs, the undrafted rookie out of Western Colorado was sitting in the office of newly minted Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn. His mind was racing. But he had no idea what to say. He knew he […]
Continue readingFantasy football Draft-Day Manifesto: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Drafters
As you get ready for fantasy football 2020, be sure to get plenty of practice by using our Mock Draft Lobby. Twenty-two years. That’s a long time to do anything, unless, of course, you’re Frank Gore. To be clear, I am not Frank Gore. Create or join a league today >> Cheat Sheet Central >> […]
Continue readingNFL training camp 2020: Belichick smiles, backward pants, Super Bowl chains and Dak’s letter to save a man
As 2020 NFL training camps continue, coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots looks happy to have football back, while Los Angeles Chargers running back Austin Ekeler hasn’t quite mastered putting on his uniform. Here’s what you need to know from camps across the league: Giants’ Baker charged with robbery; Seahawks’ Dunbar not charged […]
Continue readingNFL training camp 2020: Teddy Bridgewater in uniform; Kyler Murray, Larry Fitzgerald play chess
Donning the same number he has worn since high school, quarterback Teddy Bridgewater showed off his blue and black No. 5 jersey on Sunday during the Carolina Panthers’ 2020 training camp. Bridgewater wasn’t the only player trying on new threads, as Los Angeles Chargers running back Austin Ekeler said he’s “feeling clean” after sporting his […]
Continue readingChargers’ coach Anthony Lynn excited by Joey Bosa’s contract extension
Any possibility of that happening became a moot point Tuesday night, when the franchise agreed to a five-year contract extension that will make pass-rusher Joey Bosa the highest-paid defensive player in the NFL. “Joey is tied down for a little while, and we’re all excited about it. We have some other guys with contracts coming […]
Continue readingFantasy football backup rankings: Kareem Hunt leads the way
Fantasy football insurance is a tricky animal. On one hand, you want to protect yourself from injuries by warehousing your star player’s backup. On the other hand, the opportunity cost of expending that roster spot could make you miss out on a valuable waiver pickup. The fact is that identifying the most valuable backups is […]
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