2 weeks agoArizona Cardinals wide receiver
Marvin Harrison Jr. has been impressive throughout OTAs and mandatory minicamp. As expected, Harrison has emerged as the top option in the wide receiver room. This comes as no shock given his talent and the fact the Cardinals selected him as the 4th overall pick in this year's draft. The rookie wideout has reportedly had no issues with picking up the Cardinals playbook. The expectation is that he'll be the unquestioned top target for quarterback
Kyler Murray. The hype is real as Harrison has risen to the early second round in many 2024 fantasy drafts.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
2 weeks agoLas Vegas Raiders wide receiver
Tre Tucker put together a fairly quiet rookie campaign, but could see a bigger role next season. Tucker is a bit undersized but Raiders' head coach Antonio Pierce doesn't care about his size and says everyone should watch Tucker play. Tucker finished with 19 receptions for 331 receiving yards and two touchdowns during his rookie season. It seems possible that the Raiders use Tucker in a dual-threat type of role because they like his athleticism. On paper, Tucker is a distant No. 3 option behind
Davante Adams and
Jakobi Meyers on the depth chart.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
2 weeks agoNew York Giants wide receiver
Jalin Hyatt has reportedly put on weight this offseason. The second-year wideout is listed as 185 pounds heading into camp. Hyatt didn't provide the exact number, but he has added some bulk this offseason. The young wideout mentioned that he needed to get bigger in order to play more on the outside as a wide receiver. It'll be interesting to see how Hyatt is worked into the gameplan after a fairly quiet rookie campaign. The wide receiver room is only getting more crowded with
Malik Nabers joining the team as their first-round draft pick. Hyatt could be a late-round flier on draft boards this fall.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: New York Post
2
weeks
agoThe
Athletic's
Doug
Haller
writes
that
there
is
a
lot
of
optimism
from
the
Arizona
Cardinals
this
offseason,
with
the
biggest
reason
being
that
quarterback
Kyler
Murray
is
on
the
field.
Murray
was
off
to
the
side
working
with
the
team's
conditioning
staff
at
read more...
2 weeks agoThe Atlanta Falcons signed offensive tackle Jaryd Jones-Smith and defensive tackle Prince Emili on Thursday, according to NFL.com. Jones-Smith has six NFL game appearances since entering the league in 2018, and he has spent time in the XFL and UFL. Emili, an undrafted free agent in 2022 out of Penn, spent time with the San Antonio Brahmas this spring and racked up 23 tackles and three sacks. Several franchises are signing former UFL players as low-risk, high-reward depth pieces ahead of training camp, so it will be interesting to see how many of them can make 53-man rosters in 2024.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: NFL.com
2 weeks agoThe Denver Broncos announced the hiring of former Stanford head coach David Shaw as a senior personnel executive on Thursday. Shaw interviewed for a few NFL head coaching gigs this offseason but now lands in Denver in a front-office role. The 51-year-old coached in the NFL from 1997 to 2005 before joining the college ranks. After taking over for Jim Harbaugh at Stanford in 2011, he compiled a 96-54 record and won five bowl games in 12 seasons.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: NFL.com
2 weeks agoThe Cleveland Browns released defensive end Lonnie Phelps on Thursday, according to NFL.com. Phelps was arrested and charged with drunken driving on Wednesday night after police said he crashed his SUV into a Florida restaurant, and the team wasted no time letting him go. It's an unfortunate incident for all involved, and Phelps, who did not appear in a game last season after going undrafted, could be hard-pressed to find another opportunity around the league.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: NFL.com
2
weeks
agoThe
Tampa
Bay
Buccaneers
selected
former
Oregon
running
back
Bucky
Irving
in
the
fourth
round
of
the
2024
NFL
Draft,
just
months
after
Rachaad
White
finished
his
breakout
campaign
that
consisted
of
1,539
yards
from
scrimmage
and
nine
read more...
2
weeks
agoTampa
Bay
Buccaneers
wide
receiver
Jalen
McMillan
was
selected
in
the
third
round
of
the
2024
NFL
Draft,
and
according
to
Bailey
Adams
of
PewterReport,
he's
on
track
to
be
a
Day
1
contributor.
"McMillan
may
even
have
a
chance
to
overtake
[Trey]
read more...
2 weeks agoNew England Patriots running back
Rhamondre Stevenson agreed to a four-year, $36 million contract extension on Thursday, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport. The deal includes $17 million guaranteed. While the team can get out of the deal early and less than half of it is guaranteed, this is still a sign that the organization views him as the clear leadback. The 26-year-old enjoyed a breakout campaign in 2022, racking up over 1,400 yards from scrimmage and six touchdowns in 17 games. He was limited to just 12 games and 857 yards in 2023, but he should be healthy heading into his fourth pro season. While
Antonio Gibson might get work behind him in the receiving game, both running backs could see plenty of targets given the weak group of pass-catchers
Drake Maye and
Jacoby Brissett have to work with. Stevenson is likely an underpriced RB2 for 2024.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Ian Rapoport
2 weeks agoThe New Orleans Saints signed free-agent safety Roderic Teamer to an undisclosed one-year deal on Thursday, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. The 27-year-old Tulane product previously tried out with the Saints at rookie minicamp and again at mandatory minicamp and will join his hometown team. Teamer began his NFL career in 2019 with the Los Angeles Chargers after going undrafted. He then spent the next three years playing for the Las Vegas Raiders. In his 40 NFL games (11 starts) over four years, Teamer has 103 tackles (72 solo), an interception, one sack and three pass breakups. He will now look to impress the coaching staff enough in training camp and the preseason to earn a 53-man roster spot as secondary depth going into Week 1 this fall.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The New Orleans Times-Picayune - Matthew Paras
2 weeks agoFormer New York Jets wide receiver
Denzel Mims, who was released by the Pittsburgh Steelers this week, quickly found a home and signed an undisclosed deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday, according to sources. Mims spent time on the Steelers' practice squad last year but never played in a regular-season game. The 26-year-old former second-round selection (59th overall) by the Jets in 2020 out of Baylor was a bust in his three years in New York, catching 42 of 92 targets for 676 yards and no touchdowns in 30 games (15 starts). He was traded to the Detroit Lions at the start of the 2023 campaign but also didn't get into any regular-season games with the team. Even with
Calvin Ridley gone in Jacksonville, Mims is going to be fighting an uphill battle to make the Jags' 53-man roster out of training camp this summer.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
2
weeks
agoThe
Athletic's
Zac
Jackson
believes
that
the
Cleveland
Browns
plan
to
open
the
year
with
new
wide
receiver
Jerry
Jeudy
in
the
slot
and
Amari
Cooper
and
Cedric
Tillman
out
wide.
Jeudy
also
read more...
2 weeks agoThe Athletic's Zac Jackson projects Cleveland Browns running back
Pierre Strong Jr. to make the team with both
Nick Chubb and
Nyheim Hines coming off knee injuries. Strong might be the fifth running back on the team, though, and he might not play RB at all. He showcased his impressive straight-line speed in May and June during offseason workouts and most of his work will likely come on special teams as a punt gunner and kickoff returner. For that, he'll likely be on the game-day roster, despite a RB room that includes Chubb, Hines,
Jerome Ford and
D'Onta Foreman. Strong and backup cornerback Justin Hardee Sr. are near the top of the list of players in line to make the roster for special teams purposes. Just don't count on Strong being anywhere near the fantasy radar in 2024.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Zac Jackson
2 weeks agoSan Francisco 49ers tight end
George Kittle was rehabbing a fractured rib, issues with his shoulder and toe, and a core-muscle injury that required surgery this offseason. As a result, Kittle revealed that he lost almost 30 pounds after the Super Bowl loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, a significant blow to his typical 250-pound frame. "I couldn't lift," Kittle explained. "I couldn't do any upper body because of my shoulder and my rib, and I couldn't do lower [body] because of my core surgery. I didn't lift from the Super Bowl until like almost mid-March." However, Kittle remains confident going into the 2024 season and is recovered from surgery on his core. The 30-year-old led the NFL with 1,020 receiving yards in 16 regular-season games in 2023 and is still one of the high-end targets at the position in fantasy. However, with only 65 catches in an offense with many mouths to feed, his 2023 production may be his ceiling at this point in his career.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: NBC Sports Bay Area - Will Simonds
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