Whether you are a fantasy football hawk, a super fan of your favorite NFL team or prepping to place bets this season, figuring out who will come out on top of key position battles is an important part of the preseason. The New Orleans Saints, New England Patriots and Denver Broncos are among the teams […]
Continue readingLAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears have placed punt returner/receiver DeAndre Carter on the reserve/COVID-19 list, the team announced Thursday. The Bears paused all in-person football activities Thursday morning after someone in the building had tested positive for COVID-19. The Bears immediately sent players and staff home and shifted to virtual meetings, but then […]
Continue reading“Opting out never really crossed my mind,” Andrews said Monday. “Obviously, I think safety is the most important thing. Seeing what the NFLPA and the NFL has come up with and the system, it’s extremely encouraging. I think they have a great system in place. For me, it was never ‘I’m going to opt out’ […]
Continue readingCooks, who caught 42 passes for 583 yards and two touchdowns for the Los Angeles Rams last season, dealt with recurring concussions that led to him missing two games. “I’ve been asked about concussions,” O’Brien said on a conference call Thursday. “Yes, he’s had concussions, but he’s only missed two games since 2015. All that […]
Continue readingThe AFC divisional round was total chaos this weekend. On Saturday, the top-seeded Ravens were bounced from the bracket in a blowout loss to the Titans, who went up 28-6 in the third quarter and barely looked back. The Texans followed Sunday and seemed to be setting up an AFC South rubber match in the […]
Continue readingA veteran referee turns a routine touchback into a touchdown and reverses his decision only after two alternate officials storm the field to talk him out of it. A questionable interpretation of a new rule stalls a fourth-quarter drive. Centralized replay fails to review a winning touchdown for pass interference. A helmet-to-helmet hit on a […]
Continue readingConfused about a call — or non-call — while watching a 2019 NFL playoff game? Outraged by a missed penalty, or left wondering why officials threw a certain flag? Officiating controversies pop up quite a bit in the postseason (just ask the Saints) and they are often a little difficult to understand in the moment. […]
Continue readingStarting cornerback Johnathan Joseph is also inactive after being listed as questionable with a hamstring injury suffered last week. Fuller had 49 receptions for 670 yards and three touchdowns in 11 games this season, although 217 yards and all three scores came in Week 5. Fuller also missed four games earlier in the season with […]
Continue readingTo help you set your lineups and avoid starting a player who won’t take the field, we will post fantasy-relevant updates and analysis here as NFL teams release their inactives lists, typically about 90 minutes before kickoff. Any rankings cited in this column come from our ESPN Fantasy staff ranks. Refresh often for the latest […]
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