RENTON, Wash. — The basketball hoop in the auditorium at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center, a fixture during the Pete Carroll era and perhaps the building’s most prominent symbol of it, is no longer there. The Seattle Seahawks aren’t scrubbing all of their old head coach’s fingerprints from team headquarters, but they won’t have Mike […]
Continue readingFewer rumor mills churn with the fervency than those engaged in offseason NFL chatter. From debating the necessity of adding extra regular-season games to parsing social media posts to deciphering even the most obtuse coachspeak, football fans love to sip tea and play telephone. The hottest brews and the most crackling connections, though, are always […]
Continue readingThe 2023 NFL season is behind us, and 2024 offseason activities are already underway. Free agency, which will include players who were waived or released, is one of the first big sessions on the calendar. For the purposes of this column, I’ll be taking a look at the top free agents at the key fantasy […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Adam Schefter discusses the Seattle Seahawks’ plan to keep Geno Smith on the roster past Friday, which guarantees him $12.7 million. (0:56) RENTON, Wash. — The Seattle Seahawks’ first-team defense against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 17 included three players who made last month’s Pro Bowl on the initial ballot: Devon […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. T.J. Hockenson shows off his hops as he hurdles a Northwestern defender en route to a 37-yard gain. (0:38) T.J. Hockenson of Iowa, the Mackey Award winner as the nation’s top tight end in 2018, declared his intention on Monday to enter the NFL draft. He caught 49 passes for a […]
Continue readingThe Hawkeyes, who finished 9-4 and ranked 25th after beating Mississippi State in the Outback Bowl, lost a program-high four players who left school early for the NFL. Tight end was by far the hardest hit, with redshirt sophomore T.J. Hockenson and junior Noah Fant both projected to be high picks after declaring themselves eligible […]
Continue readingAnd it’s done. Another fantasy season in the books. I’m not going to say it flew by because there were weeks in late November/early December that took years off of my life. But it does feel weird knowing that I won’t be setting a lineup this weekend. Not even for a consolation bracket. It was […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Matt Bowen breaks down what fantasy managers should do with Vikings pass-catchers while T.J. Hockenson and Jordan Addison are hurt. (0:49) ESPN’s Fantasy Football Week 16 injury tracker, featuring an aggregation of injury updates for quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends whose teams are scheduled to play this week. […]
Continue readingAccording to Next Gen Stats, Njoku had a cushion of 7.3 yards when he caught the short slant pass. And safeties Quandre Diggs and Julian Love couldn’t get Njoku to the ground before he crashed into the end zone. Maurice Hurst II‘s big man interception set up Cleveland’s first lead of the game. On Seattle’s […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Eric Moody explains how fantasy managers who have Anthony Richardson can prioritize Matthew Stafford on the waiver wire in Week 6. (0:36) Jaleel McLaughlin (47% rostered in ESPN leagues) delivered for fantasy managers against the New York Jets as Javonte Williams was ruled out with a quad injury. He was one […]
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