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 readingColeman will be reunited with Jets coach Robert Saleh and several assistants, all of whom left San Francisco after the season. After a few failed attempts over the past week, Saleh finally landed a 49ers free agent. Coleman joins a relatively unproven backfield that includes Ty Johnson, La’Mical Perine and Josh Adams, none of whom […]
Continue readingFLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Embattled New York Jets coach Adam Gase blamed himself for his team having the NFL’s worst offense two years in a row, but he’s not worried about it being a blemish on his reputation. “I don’t know if ‘worry’ is the right word,” Gase said Wednesday. “It pisses me off. If […]
Continue readingNobody has a more stacked lineup of fantasy 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, we’ll ask our NFL Nation reporters a series of burning questions to help inform your waiver-wire pickups and roster decisions. So much for […]
Continue readingThe 2020 NFL season heads into Week 2 with a battle of Ohio between the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns on Thursday night (8:20 ET, NFL Network). The Bengals could be without defensive tackles Geno Atkins and Mike Daniels, which could mean good things for the Browns’ run game. Elsewhere, tight end George Kittle‘s sprained […]
Continue readingThe Fantasy 32 analyzes the NFL from a fantasy perspective, with at least one mention of each of the league’s 32 teams. Though efficiency will be discussed plenty, the column will lean heavily on usage data, as volume is king (by far) in fantasy football. Use these tidbits to make the best waiver-wire, trade and […]
Continue readingAlso on Tuesday, the Jets signed former Miami Dolphins running back Kalen Ballage. The Jets tried to acquire Ballage in a trade last month, but the deal was voided when he failed a physical because of a hamstring injury. He became a free agent. Under the new IR rules, Bell must miss at least three […]
Continue readingNew York Jets coach Adam Gase, who was involved in an injury dispute with Le’Veon Bell in training camp, openly second-guessed himself Sunday for leaving the running back in the game after he injured his hamstring. “I’m mad at myself that I let him go back in there in the second half,” Gase said after […]
Continue readingTeams 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 […]
Continue readingBallage, acquired in a trade with the Miami Dolphins on Thursday, will revert to the Dolphins because of a hamstring injury, a source confirmed. He apparently was hurt in practice the day before the trade. The Jets, who agreed to give up a 2021 conditional seventh-round pick for Ballage, could pursue him at a later […]
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