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Fantasy football daily notes: Zach Wilson out, Kittle, Johnson and Lazard statuses uncertain
The news: Zach Wilson likely out until Week 4. What it means in fantasy: Joe Flacco will start at quarterback instead of 2021 No. 2 draft pick Wilson when the Jets play the Ravens on Sunday. After being injured during the first preseason game Aug. 12, the former BYU quarterback had to undergo surgery to […]
Continue readingIrv Smith Jr. undergoes thumb surgery, but Minnesota Vikings optimistic he’ll be available Week 1
At this point, the Vikings hope that Smith will be ready in time for their Week 1 game against the Green Bay Packers. “We still feel very strongly about our process to get him back,” O’Connell said, “and hopefully have him — barring any setbacks — available for that opener.” Smith missed the entire 2021 […]
Continue readingNFL Week 4 fantasy football questions and answers: 32 reporters give advice on Chris Carson, Blake Jarwin and more
Three weeks into the NFL season — and thus the fantasy football season — and it’s time for some straight answers. You have to ask the tough questions: Is your roster where you want it to be? Or are you 1-2 or 0-3 and headed for disaster? We’re not saying we can save you, but […]
Continue readingMinnesota Vikings TE Irv Smith Jr. likely to miss season after undergoing surgery on meniscus
Zimmer did not give a timeline for Smith’s return but acknowledged that the Vikings are preparing for the third-year tight end to miss the entire season. “We knew it was probably going to be a little while anyway,” Zimmer said. “Those are all part of things you have to plan for.” Sources told ESPN’s Adam […]
Continue reading2021 NFL roster cuts tracker: Who’s in and who’s out for all 32 teams
Teams in the NFL are required to cut their rosters to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Cuts come earlier this season as teams had three preseason games — not four — to accommodate the 17-game regular season schedule. The biggest names let go are New England Patriots quarterback Cam Newton and New […]
Continue readingTim Tebow signs with Jacksonville Jaguars as tight end
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tim Tebow’s attempted NFL comeback has officially begun. The 2007 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback signed his contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday as a tight end, reuniting him with Urban Meyer, his former head coach at Florida. Tebow signed a one-year deal and was on the field Thursday for the team’s offseason […]
Continue readingSource: Jacksonville Jaguars expected to sign Tim Tebow as TE
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It looks as if Tim Tebow is finally going to be playing for his hometown team. Just not as a quarterback. The Jacksonville Jaguars are expected to sign Tebow, 33, to a one-year contract later this week or next week to play tight end, a position he never played in high school, […]
Continue reading2020 NFL cuts for all 32 teams: Who’s in and who’s out
Teams in the NFL were required to cut their rosters to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET on Saturday. Given the irregular offseason, with OTAs and minicamps occurring virtually for the first time, teams have had only training camp, which included 14 padded practices, to see their players in person. The biggest names let go […]
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