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 a majority of ESPN Fantasy leagues who have enticing matchups in the week ahead that make them worthy of consideration for your […]
Continue readingWith his offense threatening franchise marks for futility, embattled New York Jets coach Adam Gase conceded Monday that it might be time to change the playcaller — meaning himself. “For the last four years, I’ve toyed with the idea every once in a while,” said Gase, alluding to his time as a head coach. “I […]
Continue readingThe winless New York Jets only have to look at the opposing quarterback Sunday to see how another team handled a franchise-altering decision of the kind that they may face before the 2021 NFL draft. The Jets (0-4) are solidly in the running for the No. 1 overall pick, which would mean the chance to […]
Continue readingThe New York Jets won’t have quarterback Sam Darnold, who is already ruled out for Sunday, but they will have running back Le’Veon Bell in the lineup. Bell, who pulled his left hamstring in Week 1, was activated from injured reserve Saturday. He returned to practice this week. The winless Jets (0-4) hope Bell can […]
Continue readingFLORHAM PARK, N.J. — With Sam Darnold‘s sprained right shoulder still ailing, the New York Jets will start Joe Flacco at quarterback Sunday against the Arizona Cardinals, coach Adam Gase said Wednesday. Darnold, who is considered week-to-week, was injured during last Thursday’s loss to the Denver Broncos. Instead of waiting until the end of the […]
Continue readingThe 2020 NFL season slides into Week 5, and with it includes a rash of injury news and notes about several of the league’s top quarterbacks, including the Baltimore Ravens’ Lamar Jackson, Denver Broncos’ Drew Lock, New York Jets’ Sam Darnold and San Francisco 49ers’ Jimmy Garoppolo. Elsewhere, in his Thursday night debut with the […]
Continue readingSam Darnold sprained his right shoulder Thursday night in the Jets’ 37-28 loss to the Denver Broncos at MetLife Stadium. He finished the game after being body-slammed to the turf in the first quarter, but he admitted it was a “painful” injury and seemed to be uncomfortable in a postgame video call with reporters. The […]
Continue readingDarnold has a sprained AC joint in his right shoulder, and while the injury is not believed to be serious, his availability for the Oct. 11 game against the Arizona Cardinals will hinge on whether he’s able to practice next week. “I think anything is on the table,” coach Adam Gase said Friday. “We just […]
Continue readingBALTIMORE — Toward the end of the 2018 NFL season — when Patrick Mahomes was launching bomb after bomb and Lamar Jackson was just starting to make his meme-making runs — a high-ranking Baltimore Ravens official stood on the practice field and made this keen observation: The Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs landed the NFL’s […]
Continue reading“He just needs to keep playing,” Gase said Monday. “He needs to keep playing and keep fixing the mistakes that are made and really emphasize the things he’s doing really well, and just keep building on those.” Even if Gase wanted to bench Darnold, who had three interceptions (two returned for touchdowns) in Sunday’s 36-7 […]
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