4 weeks agoThe Washington Commanders released kicker
Brandon McManus on Sunday night. The veteran was recently accused of sexual assault in a lawsuit stemming from several alleged incidents that occurred during an overseas flight last season while he was with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Since then, McManus signed a one-year deal with the Commanders in March. However, he'll now be looking for work, although teams will unlikely consider signing him anytime soon.
--Dennis Clausen - RotoBallerSource: Washington Commanders
4 weeks agoPhiladelphia Eagles offensive guard Matt Hennessy (knee) has been active during voluntary organized team activities this past week after missing all of the 2023 season due to a serious knee injury. The fact that Hennessy is back on the field before mandatory minicamp and training camp is a good sign that he'll be fully recovered and able to play for the start of the 2024 regular season this fall. The 26-year-old was originally a third-round selection (78th overall) by the Atlanta Falcons in 2020 out of Temple. He played his first three seasons in the league in Atlanta before joining the Eagles before last season. Now that he appears to be past his knee injury, Hennessy figures to serve as a depth option on Philly's O-line behind Landon Dickerson and Tyler Steen.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Philadelphia Inquirer - Jeff McLane
4 weeks agoAs expected, the Dallas Cowboys have been experimenting with using pint-sized running back
Deuce Vaughn as a receiver out of the slot during organized team activities this offseason. The second-year back was seen on Thursday at OTAs taking reps out of the slot as head coach Mike McCarthy looks to add some wrinkles to his offense going into Year 2 as the play-caller. Vaughn has also been taking backup returner reps to
KaVontae Turpin. The 5-foot-6 running back saw limited action last year in his rookie campaign, getting just 30 touches for 80 scrimmage yards. But with
Tony Pollard gone, Vaughn should see an increase in snaps in Year 2 in 2024. However, he's still currently third on the RB depth chart in Dallas behind
Ezekiel Elliott and
Rico Dowdle, so he's not going to be on the fantasy radar on draft day in standard 12-team leagues.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: DallasCowboys.com
4 weeks agoArizona Cardinals veteran running back and team captain
James Conner is heading into his eighth NFL season in 2024 and his fourth with the Cardinals. He's coming off his first 1,000-yard season as a professional and said he wouldn't mind finishing his NFL career in the desert. Conner has grown close to quarterback
Kyler Murray, spending time together on numerous outings. The 29-year-old veteran is entering the last year of the three-year deal he signed in 2022, which has ended up being a bargain for the Cardinals. "It would be awesome to finish my career here, but nothing changes," Conner said. Rookie third-rounder
Trey Benson could eventually take over Conner's spot as the team's lead back, but as far as 2024 in concerned, Conner should remain the team's lead back in what should be an improved offense.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: AZCardinals.com - Darren Urban
4 weeks agoFormer first-round wide receiver
John Ross recently signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as he looks to revive his NFL career. Ross spent time with the Kansas City Chiefs last July before retiring. Before that, he set a then-NFL record with a 4.22-second 40-yard dash at the combine and was taken ninth overall by the Cincinnati Bengals. He started just one game for Cincy in his rookie season and just 20 total, recording 51 catches for 733 yards and 10 touchdowns in four years. Ross last played in the NFL in 2021 with the Giants, catching 11 passes for 224 yards and one TD. "I haven't lost a step," Ross said. "I'm still the same guy. I feel like I'm better than what I was." The 28-year-old burner is intriguing in Philly's offense, but he'll most likely see most of his playing time on special teams as a kick returner.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: NFL.com - Bobby Kownack
4 weeks agoA resolution in the alleged free-agent tampering cases of the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles is likely to come this week, according to league sources. The Falcons are being investigated for the contact they may or may not have had with then-free-agent quarterback
Kirk Cousins before he signed with the team. The Eagles are being investigated for the contact they may or may not have had with then-free-agent running back
Saquon Barkley. A league source indicated that the Falcons' alleged transgressions are considered more significant, and the discipline is expected to be more severe for Atlanta. Most recently, the Miami Dolphins forfeited their 2023 first-round pick and a 2024 third-rounder for tampering with quarterback
Tom Brady and head coach Sean Payton on three occasions from 2019 to 2022.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
4 weeks agoAccording to NFL insider Jeremy Fowler, speaking on ESPN's SportsCenter on Saturday morning, the Minnesota Vikings are "pretty motivated" to get a deal finalized with wide receiver
Justin Jefferson. The 24-year-old has been a menace for opposing defenses since entering the league, amassing 392 catches for 5,899 yards and 30 touchdowns. Understandably, he wants a lucrative extension, and while there hasn't been much movement on that front, it appears a deal could be reached in the "coming weeks," one that could be "market-altering." Although Jefferson no longer has
Kirk Cousins slinging him the ball, the wideout should still be taken early in the first round in nearly every fantasy draft heading into the 2024-25 campaign.
--Dennis Clausen - RotoBallerSource: Jeremy Fowler
4 weeks agoAccording to Chris Roling of USA Today, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback
Joe Burrow (wrist) looked "great" on "most of his throws" during the team's recent OTAs. The signal-caller, who suffered a season-ending wrist injury in a game against the Ravens in mid-November, also "added muscle to his frame." Without question, injuries have been Burrow's biggest issue since entering the National Football League as the No. 1 pick of the 2020 NFL Draft. However, if he can remain on the field, he could be a top-five fantasy quarterback, just like in 2022, when he threw for 4,475 yards, 35 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. Fortunately, it appears Burrow is taking the steps necessary to ensure he stays healthy during the 2024-25 campaign.
--Dennis Clausen - RotoBallerSource: Chris Roling
4 weeks agoDallas Cowboys All-Pro pass-rusher Micah Parsons has not been present for any of the team's voluntary organized team activities the last couple weeks. Head coach Mike McCarthy said that Parsons was "in really good shape" but that there is "work to do" with a new defense he will have to catch up on. McCarthy thinks Parsons' next step is to take on more of a leadership role with the younger players and said Parsons' absence at OTAs was a missed opportunity to do that. The Cowboys are in a bit of a transition on defense in 2024 after seeing defensive coordinator Dan Quinn leave to the take the head-coaching job with the division-rival Washington Commanders. Despite not being at OTAs, the 25-year-old former 12th overall pick in 2021 out of Penn State is an elite pass-rusher and will be expensive in IDP fantasy leagues as one of the first defensive players off the board.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: DallasCowboys.com - Nick Harris
4 weeks agoChicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus called new running back
D'Andre Swift "a weapon back" when asked why the team moved so quickly to sign him in free agency back in March to a three-year, $24 million deal. "You know we really needed that guy that can really operate on third down and even on first or second down and be a weapon in the deep part of the field and the short part of the field and take it the distance. And he's got a lot of gas," Eberflus said. Swift posted his first 1,000-yard season with the Eagles in 2023 and had career-bests in yards, carries (229), first downs (50) and yards per game (65.6). The Bears' offense now has a lot of dangerous weapons around rookie quarterback
Caleb Williams, but in fantasy, it may be hard for Swift to match his 2023 exploits with
Khalil Herbert and
Roschon Johnson also demanding backfield touches.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: NFL.com - Grant Gordon
4 weeks agoBaltimore Ravens quarterback
Lamar Jackson and the reigning NFL MVP has been absent for four of the team's first five voluntary organized team activities, including the last one on Thursday. With Jackson gone, veteran backup
Josh Johnson has led the first-team offense. "It's this time of year; it's a voluntary time," head coach John Harbaugh said. "It's really not something that we comment on. We can't, and that's just the time of year it is. So I can't speak for anybody that's not here." Jackson has been a regular at the team's OTAs, other than in 2022 when he was engaged in contract talks. He's in the second year of a five-year, $260 million contract. At age 27 last year, he became the youngest two-time NFL MVP since the merger, setting career-highs with 3,678 passing yards and a 67.2% completion rate. Fantasy managers shouldn't be concerned about Jackson's OTA absences.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN.com - Jamison Hensley
4 weeks agoPhiladelphia Eagles tight end
C.J. Uzomah (knee) was present for voluntary organized team activities this past week. Uzomah's 2023 season with the New York Jets ended early due to a knee injury, but he's apparently recovered and ready to go with his new team. In 12 contests (eight starts) in his second year with the Jets last year, Uzomah was barely utilized, catching eight of his 12 targets for 58 yards and one touchdown. He wasn't all that much better the year prior, catching 21 of 27 targets for 232 yards and two scores in 15 games (13 starts). The 31-year-old veteran has nine years of NFL experience but will mainly just serve as tight end depth for Philadelphia in 2024, making him pretty irrelevant for fantasy purposes. However, if
Dallas Goedert were to miss time with injury, Uzomah could be worth some waiver-wire consideration.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: NBC Sports Philadelphia - Dave Zangaro
4 weeks agoDenver Broncos rookie first-round quarterback
Bo Nix continues to impress the coaching staff after having taken part in rookie minicamp and two weeks of voluntary organized team activities. "He's doing well," head coach Sean Payton said. "He's picking it up, and there's a lot that's going in. He's throwing it extremely well." Nix was selected with the 12th overall pick in April's NFL draft to be the team's franchise signal-caller, and he's competing this offseason with incumbent
Jarrett Stidham and former first-rounder
Zach Wilson. The 24-year-old has plenty of experience with 61 collegiate starts and appears to have picked things up quickly. We'll have a better idea of how good of a shot Nix has to start under center in Week 1 for the Broncos. If Nix is starting for the Broncos in 2024, he'll be a low-end QB2, at best, in superflex leagues.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Nick Kosmider
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weeks
agoDenver
Broncos
wide
receiver
Marvin
Mims
Jr.
said
he's
feeling
better
heading
into
his
second
year
in
the
NFL,
and
the
electric
return
man
will
also
get
more
chances
to
return
kicks
in
2024
with
the
new
league
rules.
Mims
averaged
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4
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York
Jets
running
back
Tarik
Cohen
has
not
played
in
an
NFL
game
since
the
2020
regular
season,
but
the
28-year-old
signed
with
the
organization
on
May
29
in
hopes
of
keeping
his
career
alive.
According
to
Jets
reporter
Brandyn
Pokrass,
Cohen
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