4
weeks
agoAccording
to
Los
Angeles
Chargers
reporter
Daniel
Popper
of
the
Athletic,
the
team
is
likely
to
target
a
running
back
in
April's
2025
NFL
Draft.
"The
Chargers
will
be
adding
an
explosive
player
to
this
group
in
the
draft
to
complement
Harris,
Popper
wrote."
Perhaps
as
early
as
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4 weeks agoFree-agent tight end
Shane Zylstra is signing back with the Detroit Lions, according to NFL.com. The 2020 undrafted free agent out of Minnesota State began his NFL career with the Minnesota Vikings before being released ahead of his rookie campaign. He signed on with Detroit ahead of the 2021 season and has been on and off the active roster ever since. Overall, Zylstra has appeared in 29 games for Detroit (three starts) and has collected 15 receptions for 116 yards and four touchdowns. Even if he makes the team's active roster in 2025, he's a longshot to see significant playing time behind
Sam LaPorta and
Brock Wright.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: NFL.com
4 weeks agoFormer Tennessee Titans offensive guard Dillon Radunz is set to visit with the Seattle Seahawks on Wednesday, according to NFL Network's Mike Garafolo. The 2021 second-round pick out of North Dakota State has appeared in 54 games (31 starts) and has played both tackle and guard. The 26-year-old allowed six sacks last season, good for one of the worst totals among all starting guards. Seattle is looking to rebuild its offensive line and add depth to the room that struggled last year, so Radunz could make sense as a cheap depth option for 2025.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: NFL.com
4 weeks agoFree-agent cornerback Jeff Okudah is signing with the Minnesota Vikings, according to NFL.com. The 26-year-old was originally the No. 3 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions out of Ohio State but has not lived up to the draft capital. Okudah spent three seasons in Detroit before one year with the Atlanta Falcons and one year with the Houston Texans. Overall, he has accumulated 177 tackles (145 solo), 14 passes defended, and two interceptions in 44 career games. Okudah figures to compete for a roster spot and be a depth piece in Minnesota's secondary led by defensive coordinator Brian Flores.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: NFL.com
4 weeks agoESPN's Adam Schefter says that with the Cleveland Browns being limited financially in what they can do since they have so much money tied up in quarterback
Deshaun Watson (Achilles), they probably can't offer free-agent quarterback
Russell Wilson what the Pittsburgh Steelers or New York Giants can. As a result, the Steelers and Giants sound a bit more plausible as landing spots for Wilson for the time being, per Schefter. There's currently no urgency for the Steelers and Giants to sign Wilson, especially as they wait to see whether the Minnesota Vikings will get involved with
Aaron Rodgers. The best-case scenario for the 36-year-old Wilson from fantasy perspective would be a return to Pittsburgh, but that would mean Rodgers would have land in Minnesota or New York. Regardless of where Wilson is playing in 2025, the declining veteran will most likely be a low-end QB2 in fantasy if he's the starter.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
4 weeks agoFOX Sports' Ralph Vacchiano absolutely thinks it's a no-brainer move for the Minnesota Vikings to sign free-agent quarterback
Aaron Rodgers, especially after they let
Sam Darnold walk in free agency. Vacchiano believes the Vikings are still one of the best teams in the NFC -- they won 14 games in 2024 before collapsing late -- and that handing over a team that good to an untested rookie QB in
J.J. McCarthy would be foolish when they have a chance to land a future Hall of Famer. FOX's Henry McKenna believes it sounds good on paper, but when you consider the drama that Rodgers brings with him, the whole dynamic changes, and perhaps Minnesota doesn't want to go down that road. Vacchiano believes head coach Kevin O'Connell can find a way to adjust his system to fit Rodgers' skills. Landing in Minnesota would be the best-case scenario for Rodgers' 2025 fantasy value, but he'd still probably be no more than a high-end QB2.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: FOX Sports - Ralph Vacchiano
4 weeks agoPhiladelphia Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham, who was a two-time Super Bowl winner, six-time captain and a Pro Bowler, has announced his retirement after 15 seasons in the NFL, according to NFL Network's Mike Garafolo. The Eagles made Graham the 13th overall pick in the 2010 NFL draft out of the University of Michigan, and he played all 15 of his seasons in Philadelphia. "I don't have no regrets," Graham said. He only played in 11 regular-season games (one start) in 2024 due to injury but returned in the postseason and helped lead the Eagles to a blowout win over the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX for his second Lombardi trophy. Over the course of his 15-year career in Philly, Graham racked up 487 tackles (359 solo), 76.5 sacks, 126 tackles for loss, 153 QB hits, 11 pass breakups, 22 forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries (one returned for a TD) in 206 regular-season games (106 starts).
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: NFL Network - Mike Garofolo
4 weeks agoFree-agent special teams ace/defensive back Siran Neal is finalizing an undisclosed two-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night, a source tells NFL Network's Cameron Wolfe. Neal will head to the NFC for the first time in his career after spending the 2024 campaign with the Miami Dolphins, where he had just 11 tackles (nine solo) and two pass breakups in 17 games (no starts). The 30-year-old veteran defensive back was a fifth-round pick (154th overall) by the Buffalo Bills in 2018 out of Jacksonville State, and he spent the first six years of his NFL career in Buffalo. He has mostly been a special-teamer in his career and has only 126 tackles (94 solo), one sack, seven pass breakups, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in 114 career games (one start). Neal is unlikely to have a big role for the Niners on defense in 2025.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: NFL Network - Cameron Wolfe
4
weeks
agoThe
Athletic's
Zac
Jackson
writes
that
he's
coming
around
to
the
idea
that
the
Cleveland
Browns'
desperation
for
a
quarterback
might
drive
them
to
explore
trading
up
to
No.
1
overall
to
take
Miami's
Cam
Ward
or
take
a
QB
at
No.
2
overall
(likely
Colorado's
read more...
4
weeks
agoThe
Las
Vegas
Raiders
added
veteran
running
back
Raheem
Mostert
on
a
one-year
deal
last
week
in
free
agency,
but
ESPN's
Ryan
McFadden
writes
that
the
expectation
is
for
the
32-year-old
to
be
the
team's
No.
2
back
and
not
the
top
guy.
read more...
4
weeks
agoESPN's
Ryan
McFadden
writes
that
the
Las
Vegas
Raiders
could
target
former
Houston
Texans
wide
receiver
Stefon
Diggs
(knee)
as
they
look
to
build
their
offense
around
new
quarterback
Geno
Smith,
tight
end
Brock
Bowers
and
read more...
4 weeks agoFormer Dallas Cowboys wide receiver
Michael Gallup, who has come out of retirement, is scheduled to visit with the Seattle Seahawks, a source told FOX Sports' Jordan Schultz. Gallup has also visited with the Washington Commanders and turns just 29 years old this month. The Seahawks released veteran
Tyler Lockett and shipped
DK Metcalf to the Pittsburgh Steelers this offseason, but if Gallup were to latch on in Seattle, he'd probably be the No. 4 wideout behind
Jaxon Smith-Njigba,
Cooper Kupp and
Marquez Valdes-Scantling after taking the year off in 2024. The former third-rounder (81st overall) by Dallas in 2018 out of Colorado State had his only 1,000-yard season in 2019 and had 843 receiving yards the following year, but then he took a sharp fall from 2021-23 and didn't go over 445 receiving yards. Wherever he lands, he'll likely be a secondary receiving option and will struggle for fantasy relevance.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: FOX Sports - Jordan Schultz
4 weeks agoFree-agent defensive lineman Isaiahh Loudermilk re-signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on an undisclosed one-year deal on Monday, a source told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. Loudermilk was drafted by the Steelers in the fifth round (156th overall) in 2021 out of the University of Wisconsin and has spent all four of his seasons in the league to this point in the Steel City. The 27-year-old defensive end had 17 tackles (10 solo) and one pass defended in 16 regular-season games (no starts) in 2024 as a rotational defensive lineman. He has only 63 total tackles (38 solo), one sack and six pass breakups in his 58 games played (five starts) over four seasons and will continue to be off the IDP fantasy radar in 2025 as a rotational defensive lineman.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN.com - Jeremy Fowler
4 weeks agoFormer Jacksonville Jaguars free-agent cornerback Ronald Darby signed a one-year, $2.5 million deal on Monday with the Houston Texans, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter. The move comes after the Texans made cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. the highest-paid defensive back in the NFL early in the day. Darby spent the 2024 season with the Jacksonville Jaguars and had 46 tackles (36 solo) and nine pass breakups in 13 games (12 starts). The 31-year-old veteran has played with three different teams (Jaguars, Ravens, Broncos) in the last three years and is now on his seventh different NFL team in his 11 years in the league. He's unlikely to have a starting role in Houston, but he'll provide veteran leadership and defense for the Texans in 2025. Darby was selected in the second round (50th overall) by the Buffalo Bills in 2015 out of Florida State and won a Super Bowl with the Philadelphia Eagles.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
4 weeks agoFree-agent running back
Travis Homer re-signed with the Chicago Bears on Monday on a one-year, $2 million deal, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter. Homer will be back for a third year in the Windy City and is currently the No. 3 behind
D'Andre Swift and
Roschon Johnson. The 26-year-old former sixth-round selection (204th overall) by the Seattle Seahawks in 2019 out of the University of Miami (FL) saw a grand total of six rushing attempts for 23 yards while catching three of four targets for 11 yards in 26 games (no starts) over the last two years in Chicago, so he hasn't been a very big part of the offense. A hamstring injury kept him sidelined for the final three games in 2024, but he should be good to go for training camp this summer. Homer will once again be nowhere near the fantasy radar for the Bears heading into 2025 drafts.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
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