1 week agoThe Los Angeles Chargers announced on Wednesday that they have released five-time Pro Bowl defensive end Joey Bosa. The Chargers decided Bosa's $36.47 million salary cap hit in 2025 wasn't justified for a declining pass-rusher that played in only 28 games over the last three seasons due to various injuries. By releasing him, the Bolts will only take on $11.11 in dead money. The 29-year-old former third overall selection in 2016 out of Ohio State played in 14 games (nine starts) in 2024 and finished with just 22 tackles (17 solo), five sacks, five tackles for loss, 13 QB hits and two forced fumbles. He hasn't had a double-digit-sack season since 2021. Bosa will have a market in free agency, but fantasy managers in IDP formats should be passing in 2025 given his inability to stay on the field regularly in recent seasons.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Los Angeles Chargers
1 week agoThe Los Angeles Rams released cornerback Tre'Vius Tomlinson (undisclosed) on Wednesday, and he will now go on waivers. Tomlinson's agent, Kevin Conner, said it was "a mutual decision to give Tre a fresh start. We would like to thank Les Snead and Sean McVay for working collaboratively with us to make this happen." The Rams drafted the 25-year-old defensive back in the sixth round (182nd overall) in 2023 out of TCU, and he had only 13 tackles (11 solo) in 15 games played (no starts) in his rookie campaign. Tomlinson was on Injured Reserve for all of last season with an undisclosed injury and will now look to latch on with another team for the 2025 season if he clears waivers. He mostly served on special teams for the Rams in his lone season in the NFL in 2023.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
1 week agoFormer Los Angeles Rams center Brian Allen announced his retirement from professional football on Wednesday. Allen played in only 12 combined games since the start of the 2022 season due to injuries and was cut by the Rams last year. The 29-year-old was originally taken in the fourth round (111th overall) by L.A. in the 2018 NFL draft out of Michigan State. He was a key starter for the Rams in 2021, making 16 regular-season starts while eventually helping the team win Super Bowl LVI over the Cincinnati Bengals. In his five seasons in the NFL with the Rams, Allen started 32 of the 50 games he appeared in. After getting cut by the Rams last year, he signed with the Cleveland Browns in April before suffering a calf injury and then getting released with an injury settlement. He got a look from the Saints after the season started but never signed with them in 2024.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: AMDG Sports
1
week
agoLos
Angeles
Rams
general
manager
Les
Snead
hasn't
completely
closed
the
door
on
wide
receiver
Cooper
Kupp
returning
in
2025,
but
like
head
coach
Sean
McVay,
he
said
it's
unlikely.
"There
is
a
scenario,
but
when
you
get
into
probabilities
that
would
be
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1
week
agoHouston
Texans
wide
receiver
Tank
Dell
(knee)
is
scheduled
to
have
a
second
surgery
on
his
knee
on
Wednesday
to
fix
the
torn
ACL
in
his
left
knee.
Dell
's
first
surgery
on
Jan.
15
was
to
address
the
dislocated
kneecap
that
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1 week agoThe Miami Dolphins and two-time Pro Bowl pass-rusher Bradley Chubb (knee) agreed on a contract restructure on Wednesday to reduce his base salary to stay with the team after missing all of last season due to a torn ACL in addition to damage to his meniscus and patellar tendon, sources tell FOX Sports' Jordan Schultz. Chubb is fully recovered now and can still earn his full $21 million compensation through playing-time and sack incentives in 2025. The Dolphins are hoping a fully healthy Chubb can boost their pass rush again in 2025, although fantasy managers in IDP formats should be hesitant with him coming off a major knee injury. In his first full year in Miami in 2023 before injuring his knee, Chubb had a career-high 73 tackles (45 solo), 11 sacks (one off his career high), 11 tackles for loss, 22 QB hits, a league-high six forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in 16 regular-season starts.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: FOX Sports - Jordan Schultz
1
week
agoESPN's
Turron
Davenport
and
Jeremy
Fowler
write
that
the
Tennessee
Titans
will
have
some
interest
if
quarterback
Sam
Darnold
reaches
free
agency
next
week,
but
only
at
the
right
price
--
in
the
$30
million
per
year
range,
according
to
a
team
source.
And
read more...
1 week agoUniversity of Miami quarterback Cam Ward is the consensus No. 1 QB in this year's draft class, by a comfortable margin, according to some. However, Colorado QB
Shedeur Sanders' pocket-passing ability is appreciated and will make for an easy transition to the next level, which means he could be a slightly better option for the Tennessee Titans at No. 1 overall, according to multiple scouts. But the same scouts think that the Titans' three primary options will be Ward, Penn State defensive end Abdul Carter and trading out of the top spot. ESPN's Turron Davenport and Jeremy Fowler report that the majority of league personnel surveyed think that the Titans prefer to trade back. Both the Giants (No. 3 overall) and Jets (No. 7) reportedly have interest in moving up, but it remains to be seen how aggressive they'll be in a class that lacks top-end signal-callers. Gaining more draft capital could prove to be very attractive for Tennessee as they rebuild.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN.com - Turron Davenport and Jeremy Fowler
1 week agoThe Cleveland Browns announced on Wednesday that offensive guard Joel Bitonio will return in 2025 for his 12th season in the NFL. After contemplating hanging up his cleats following the 2024 season, the 33-year-old veteran offensive lineman has decided to return for another year. The seven-time Pro Bowler is the team's longest-tenured player after he was taken in the second round (35th overall) in 2014 out of the University of Nevada. He has missed just two regular-season games since 2017 and started all 17 games for the Browns in 2024. "I still feel like I can play in this league," Bitonio said at the end of last season. "It's just the burden of playing in this league is tough." His return will surely be a boost to Cleveland's offense in 2025, as Bitonio was tied for eighth in ESPN's pass-block win rate (94.3%) last year and was also tied for 18th in run-block win rate (72.8%).
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Cleveland Browns
1 week agoSeattle Seahawks wide receiver
DK Metcalf officially requested a trade on Wednesday, and the Los Angeles Chargers could be a team to watch, sources tell FOX Sports' Jordan Schultz. The Chargers were the one team that quietly but aggressively pursued Metcalf in trade talks, only to be rebuffed by Seattle. But that was before Metcalf actually requested a trade, and the Bolts remain in the receiver market this offseason. The Green Bay Packers are another team to watch closely as teams angle to trade for the 27-year-old wideout, especially since
Christian Watson (knee) is expected to miss at least half of the 2025 season. By Metcalf's standards, his 66-992-5 line last year was a disappointment as he took a back seat to
Jaxon Smith-Njigba. Metcalf would be more attractive from a fantasy perspective in Green Bay, but either way, he'd be the unquestioned No. 1 wideout, which wasn't the case in Seattle in 2024.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: FOX Sports - Jordan Schultz
1 week agoThe Philadelphia Eagles re-signed All-Pro linebacker Zack Baun to a three-year, $51 million deal on Wednesday that includes $34 million guaranteed at signing and an extra $1.5 million in incentives and escalators, sources tell ESPN's Adam Schefter. After breaking out in his first year in Philly in 2024 and helping them win their second Super Bowl title, Baun becomes one of the highest-paid linebackers in football. The 28-year-old didn't work out for the New Orleans Saints after they took him in the third round in 2020, but he was a gold mine for Philly and fantasy managers in IDP formats in 2024 after he was moved inside and accumulated 151 tackles (93 solo), 3.5 sacks, 11 tackles for loss, five QB hits, an interception, four pass breakups, five forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in 16 regular-season starts. You'll have to pay a high price in IDP leagues this fall to roster him in 2025.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
1 week agoThe Dallas Cowboys restructured quarterback
Dak Prescott's contract on Wednesday that will open up $36.6 million in salary cap space in 2025, and it comes just one day after the team restructured star wide receiver
CeeDee Lamb's contract. After the restructures for both Prescott and Lamb, the Cowboys have freed up $56.6 million in cap space in advance of a likely big-time contract extension for star pass-rusher Micah Parsons this offseason. It remains to be seen how aggressive the Cowboys, who did next to nothing in free agency a year ago, will get in free agency in 2025. The 31-year-old Prescott had a career year in 2023 before playing in just eight games last year due to a season-ending torn hamstring that required surgery in November. Prescott is on track in his recovery and should be ready for the start of the 2025 regular season, where he'll be more of a low-end QB1 asset in fantasy.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Clarence Hill Jr.
1 week agoThe Las Vegas Raiders are signing former Cincinnati Bengals offensive lineman Alex Cappa to an undisclosed deal on Wednesday, a source tells NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. The Raiders were quick to pounce on Cappa to give them extra offensive-line depth, as Cappa was just released by the Bengals on Monday of this week. According to Pro Football Talk, Cappa's agents announced that he signed a two-year deal worth $11 million with Vegas. The 30-year-old veteran was been a starter at right guard for the last six seasons -- three with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and three with the Bengals. New Raiders general manager John Spytek was with the Bucs when Cappa was a member of the team. There's a pretty good chance that Cappa will start at right guard for the Raiders in 2025 in his first year with the organization.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: NFL Network - Ian Rapoport
1 week agoThe Las Vegas Raiders signed All-Pro defensive end Maxx Crosby to a new three-year, $106.5 million contract extension on Wednesday, sources tell The Athletic's Tashan Reed. The deal includes $91.5 million guaranteed. Crosby was already under contract with the Raiders through the 2026 season, but his previous deal had no guaranteed money left. The new deal makes the four-time Pro Bowler the highest-paid non-quarterback in NFL history, although that probably won't last for long this offseason. The high-motor defensive end has developed into one of the best pass-rushers in the NFL since he was taken in the fourth round back in 2019 by the Raiders. Crosby has a whopping 59.5 sacks (tied for fifth-most) since entering the league. Although his 2024 season was cut short by an ankle injury, Crosby will be an elite defensive lineman in IDP fantasy formats this fall.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Tashan Reed
1 week agoSeattle Seahawks wide receiver
DK Metcalf has requested a trade, according to NFL insider Tom Pelissero. The Seahawks have agreed to explore trade options. The 27-year-old was a second-round pick by Seattle in 2019 and has compiled 438 receptions for 6,324 yards and 48 touchdowns across 97 career games. After catching 90 passes in 2022, Metcalf has fallen under 70 receptions in each of the last two seasons. With
Jaxon Smith-Njigba developing into a No. 1 wide receiver, Metcalf could be on his way out of the organization. Rumors have swirled surrounding Metcalf and the Green Bay Packers, but if he's truly available via trade, there should be no shortage of organizations interested. The Seahawks are also releasing veteran wideout,
Tyler Lockett, so expect wide receiver to be a significant need if Metcalf is dealt. Wherever Metcalf lands, he'll be firmly on the fantasy football radar.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Tom Pelissero
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