With Super Bowl LV in the rearview, the 2021 NFL offseason is here, albeit an odd one. Amid the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic, much — if not all — of the offseason will be virtual. While the annual scouting combine is essentially scrapped this year, the NFL draft will go on as planned at […]
Continue readingRefresh often for the latest information. Miles Sanders, RB, PHI: Knee — OUT Impact: Boston Scott takes over as the team’s No. 1 RB. DeSean Jackson, WR, PHI: Ankle — OUT Impact: Alshon Jeffery/Jalen Reagor to start for the Eagles at WR. Dallas Goedert, TE, PHI: Ankle — OUT Impact: Zach Ertz will handle the […]
Continue readingRefresh often for the latest information. Jamaal Williams, RB, GB: Quad — OUT Impact: Aaron Jones (toe) is also a bit banged up but should be active and get the ball early and often. Jace Sternberger, TE, GB: Concussion — OUT Impact: Robert Tonyan still the TE to roll with if you’re looking Green Bay’s […]
Continue readingThe roster percentages for this column are updated every Friday morning, and any players from Thursday’s Patriots-Rams game have been taken out.–> Each week of the NFL season, we will identify fantasy football waiver-wire pickups specifically for those of you looking for streaming options in deeper formats (including IDP leagues). These are players available in […]
Continue readingThere are no preseason games, so a scrimmage at the stadium is about as good as it gets for NFL teams right now. And several teams got in on the action Saturday in preparation for Week 1, which begins Sept. 10. The Kansas City Chiefs kicked off their practice at Arrowhead Stadium by raising their […]
Continue readingAs training camp keeps rolling through August, Rob Gronkowski gave a frank, but positive, assessment of how he feels in the early stages of his comeback while a couple of NFL stars showed moves that apply beyond the gridiron. Here’s what you need to know from camps across the league: Rob Gronkowski of old is […]
Continue readingHere’s what you might have missed this weekend … Mark Twain said “clothes make the man.” So what to make of Cristiano Ronaldo? While the international icon had a goal and an assist in Juventus’ 4-0 win over Lecce on Friday, that wasn’t his standout contribution of the weekend. It was the Louis Vuitton outfit […]
Continue readingFree agency and the 2020 NFL draft have been completed, and now the league enters into an uncertain hiatus. The NFL deliberately kept both of those activities on their original timelines, but with no way to safely practice social distancing, the league canceled organized team activities, and it could do the same for June’s usually […]
Continue readingWith spring practice on the horizon, national signing day (both of them) in the rear view, and the FBS coaching carousel finally winding down (apologies to Colorado), it’s a great time to update the 2020 Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings. The four College Football Playoff teams — Clemson, LSU, Ohio State and Oklahoma — continued to […]
Continue readingThe college football season ended with LSU celebrating a 15-0 season and a College Football Playoff national championship, at home, in New Orleans. And while Clemson was denied back-to-back national titles, it is still No. 1 in the first edition of the 2020 Way-Too-Early Top 25. With quarterback Trevor Lawrence coming back, the Tigers will […]
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