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Kelvin Taylor driven to succeed
The Belle Glade (Fla.) Glades Day five-star junior is the all-time rushing leader in the state of Florida, passing Emmitt Smith during the final week of the regular season in 2011, finishing the year with 9,698 career yards. The all-time high school record of 11,232 yards is in reach as well, but for that mark, […]
Continue readingMike Clay’s Playbook: Fantasy football strategy tips to help you win your league
A new fantasy football season is upon us, and if you tuned out after February’s Super Bowl, you certainly have a lot of catching up to do. The 2023 NFL offseason was substantially tamer than the chaotic 2022 installment, but we still saw a flurry of action that will bring massive changes to this season’s […]
Continue readingOffensive lines that will provide a boost to fantasy rushers in 2023
Imagine the exhilaration when your fantasy football running back breaks loose for a spectacular 40-yard touchdown run. The joyous fist pumps as you tally up those precious fantasy points. But amid our celebrations, let’s not overlook the unsung heroes along the offensive line. Yes, a running back can create his own space to break away […]
Continue readingWas Vikings-Bills best game of NFL season? Explaining the ending
What, you thought my Monday column was going to be about the Saints-Steelers game? After Sunday’s 33-30 victory by the Vikings in Buffalo, it was impossible to consider talking about anything else. With close competition from the first Falcons-Panthers game in late October, Vikings-Bills has to be considered the best game of the 2022 NFL […]
Continue readingBills don’t elevate third QB; Josh Allen in line to be active
Allen, who is dealing with a right elbow injury, and backup Case Keenum are the only quarterbacks on the 53-man roster, which means the team felt a certain level of comfort with Allen’s ability to play. He remains officially questionable. The Bills elevated running back Duke Johnson and cornerback Xavier Rhodes to the active roster […]
Continue readingChristian McCaffrey trade: Should the 49ers have gone all-in?
The 49ers’ 44-23 loss to the Chiefs on Sunday reinforced both sides of the debate surrounding Thursday’s dramatic trade for Christian McCaffrey. If you loved the deal — which saw San Francisco give up 2023 second-, third- and fourth-round picks plus a fifth-rounder in 2024 — you saw flashes suggesting the running back could be […]
Continue readingNFL cuts tracker 2022: Roster updates for all 32 teams
The 2022 NFL season will kick off a week from Thursday as the Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams host the Buffalo Bills (8:20 p.m. ET, NBC) — which means teams are cutting their rosters in preparation. Teams were required to cut to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Cuts came earlier as […]
Continue readingInsight from NFL team reporters: Updates on 11 tough-to-call RB situations
Nobody has a more stacked lineup of fantasy football analysts and NFL team reporters than ESPN. It’s the rare “backfield by committee” that is actually a good thing for fantasy managers. Every Tuesday this preseason, Mike Triplett will ask our NFL Nation reporters a series of questions about the week’s biggest stories to help with […]
Continue readingNFL draft 2022: Reporters answer 32 biggest questions, including positions to target, potential trades, teams to watch
The 2022 NFL draft is just two weeks away (Round 1 begins April 28 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN and ABC) and there are still many questions about how all 32 teams will approach the draft. And no wonder why. This year’s wild free agency filled holes for some teams and created major needs […]
Continue readingFantasy football: Whose value declined most this offseason?
In this installment, Matt Bowen, Tristan H. Cockcroft, Eric Karabell and Eric Moody address the following question: Calvin Ridley, WR, Atlanta Falcons; Julio Jones, WR, free agent: Teammates with the 2020 Falcons, and now the former is set to miss the entire 2022 season because of a gambling suspension, while the latter was unceremoniously cut […]
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