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Fantasy football 10-team, PPR mock draft: Where does Darrell Henderson Jr. land?
Shortly before our third scheduled fantasy football mock draft of the season, the news broke that Los Angeles Rams RB Cam Akers suffered a torn Achilles and is expected to be sidelined for the entire 2021 season. How did our fantasy experts adjust without Akers as an option in the early rounds? And when did […]
Continue readingFantasy football mock draft: 10-team, 1/2 PPR
Not if you’re aiming to win a championship. You know the top NFL competitors are hard at work right now. So, too, are fantasy folks who want to own their drafts when they count. That means taking part in some mock drafts to get a feel for things and work out the kinks, which is […]
Continue readingNFL win total predictions for 2021: Reporters make over/under picks for all 32 teams
Even though the 2021 NFL season is roughly five months from kicking off, it’s never too early to speculate about win totals. Or to gamble on them. As far as the latter is concerned, Caesars William Hill released its initial projected win totals for each team for the coming season. There’s a lot that will […]
Continue readingAtlanta Falcons announce London game this fall as part of NFL’s International Series
The organization announced it will serve as the home team for one of the NFL’s International Series games at Tottenham Hotspur in 2021, with a date and opponent to be determined when the league releases its schedule in May. The NFL did not have International Series games in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, so […]
Continue readingMost impactful moves and 2021 offseason goals for all 32 NFL teams
With 2021 NFL free agency winding down, we are looking back on what went down and looking forward to what’s ahead. While there were a number of significant free-agent signings such as the Tennessee Titans picking up a pair of edge rushers, the Baltimore Ravens upgrading their offensive line and the Super Bowl champion Tampa […]
Continue readingNFL Power Rankings 2021: Post-free-agency 1-32 poll, plus which teams made the best offseason moves
With the initial free-agency rush now concluded, this is the perfect time to revisit our NFL Power Rankings for the 2021 season. It’s been a unique offseason to say the least, as a reduced salary cap has altered business for both players and front-office personnel. So as we ranked the teams, we decided that looking […]
Continue readingArizona Cardinals agree to 1-year deal with A.J. Green; also add Matt Prater for 2 years
Veteran wide receiver A.J. Green, one of the most prolific players in franchise history over his 10 years with the Cincinnati Bengals, has agreed to a one-year deal with the Arizona Cardinals, it was announced Wednesday. The deal is worth up to $8.5 million and includes $6 million guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. […]
Continue readingFor franchise quarterbacks like Matthew Stafford, breakups with teams are hard to do
Joe Namath went to dinner with Leon Hess and his wife early in 1977. They’d been together a dozen years, and Namath, the New York Jets’ Super Bowl-winning quarterback, needed to have a talk with the owner he cared about so deeply. It was a tough conversation, one Namath didn’t necessarily want to have but […]
Continue readingDetroit Lions kicker Matt Prater wins challenges, earns city free beer
DETROIT — The Detroit Lions didn’t win much on the field this season, but thanks to their kicker and a wager made over the summer, Matt Prater did win the entire city of Detroit a free beer. Back in July, Bud Light issued a challenge to Prater and Denver Broncos kicker Brandon McManus — coincidentally […]
Continue readingNFL Week 16 fantasy football inactives watch for Saturday: Who’s in and who’s out?
Who should start? Who should sit? To help you set your fantasy football lineups and avoid starting a player who won’t be in the lineup, we’ll post fantasy-relevant updates and analysis here as NFL teams release their inactives, typically about 90 minutes before kickoff. Any rankings cited in this column come from our ESPN Fantasy […]
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