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‘He’s all ball’: No excuses for Browns’ Baker Mayfield in Year 3

BEREA, Ohio — Before knowing that the coronavirus pandemic would sweep the country, Kevin Stefanski knew he needed to go meet his quarterback. The new Cleveland Browns head coach phoned his father, a front-office executive with the Detroit Pistons, to inform him he was headed to Austin, Texas, the following morning to see Baker Mayfield. […]

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Fantasy football rankings 2020: Field Yates’ PPR top 100

Fantasy football rankings are always changing, so below is my updated top 100 for the 2020 season. NOTE: These will be updated throughout the offseason. Create or join a league today >> Cheat Sheet Central >> 1. Christian McCaffrey CAR RB1 2. Saquon Barkley NYG RB2 3. Ezekiel Elliott DAL RB3 4. Alvin Kamara NO […]

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Madden NFL 21 preview and ratings: Best players, rookies, teams, 99 club, more

It is, in some ways, the final game of one era and the start of another one. Madden NFL 21 will begin on PlayStation 4 and XBox One. It eventually will be one of the first games to appear on the next generation of consoles, PlayStation 5 and XBox Series X, too. The game will […]

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Fantasy football rankings: Mike Clay’s 192 players who should be drafted

During the offseason, 2,880 human beings (32 teams x 90 players) can be rostered by an NFL team. Once Week 1 rolls around, that number is cut down to 1,760 (32 x 55). The ESPN Fantasy Football player database includes nearly 2,500 players. Create or join a league today >> Cheat Sheet Central >> You […]

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Tua Tagovailoa and Darwin Thompson among key deep fantasy football sleepers

Think your fantasy football work is done after draft day? Or that you’ve got all the knowledge you’ll need for the season ahead because you’re familiar with all the picks made in your 10-team league? Think again. A deeper knowledge of the NFL landscape — even the players who weren’t picked — grants a fantasy […]

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Fantasy football Draft-Day Manifesto: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Drafters

As you get ready for fantasy football 2020, be sure to get plenty of practice by using our Mock Draft Lobby. Twenty-two years. That’s a long time to do anything, unless, of course, you’re Frank Gore. To be clear, I am not Frank Gore. Create or join a league today >> Cheat Sheet Central >> […]

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Ranking offensive weapons for all 32 NFL teams in 2020: Barnwell picks the best and worst

The most important thing for an NFL team is to find a franchise quarterback. The second-most important thing might be surrounding that quarterback with weapons. The Ravens went shopping for the likes of Mark Ingram and Marquise Brown last offseason and helped Lamar Jackson emerge as MVP. The Chiefs have been at or near the […]

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Could Lamar Jackson repeat as MVP? A progress report on the Ravens star, and what to expect in 2020

This week, I’m going to check in with progress reports for quarterbacks from the 2018 NFL draft. Five quarterbacks were drafted in the first round that year, and I’ll take detailed looks at Lamar Jackson (Tuesday), Josh Allen (Wednesday), Baker Mayfield (Thursday) and Sam Darnold (Friday). Sorry, Josh Rosen; I’ll get to you another time. […]

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Which players benefit most from 2020 NFL schedule in fantasy?

Some housekeeping before I dive into this. First, I’ll be excluding Week 17 from the fantasy categories, though including it has only a minor impact on the findings. Next, note that my strength of schedule evaluation is not based on final 2019 records, which is often what you’ll see in this type of column. There […]

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Inside the 2020 NFL draft class: 50 facts you didn’t know

By now, we know what many of the top prospects set to be selected in the 2020 NFL draft can do on the field. But you might not know too much about them beyond their “elite closing burst” or “strong wrap-up tackling skills” or “explosive ability with the football.” Past the scouting reports and combine […]

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