Was Drafting Alvin Kamara Good Process or Just Lucky?

The 2017 regular season featured several rookie running backs making immediate fantasy-relevant impacts on the teams that drafted them. Four rookie RB recorded top-15 finishes in standard scoring and top-10 finishes in PPR formats, making it clear that this season was one for rushers to challenge the previous fantasy narrative favoring the rise of the wide […]

Cowboys Sign Cameron Fleming

The Dallas Cowboys agreed to terms on a contract with offensive tackle Cameron Fleming. Fleming played for the New England Patriots for the past four seasons, playing well according to Pro Football Focus' grades. He played the role of a swingman in New England, but he should compete for a starting role at right tackle […]

Dynasty Team Analysis - New England Patriots

Here at RotoBaller, our dynasty crew will be reviewing all 32 teams in our offseason Dynasty Team outlook series. Leading up to the draft, we will break down every franchise as they currently stand and will review them again after the conclusion of free agency and the NFL Draft. Which players should you buy and […]

Dynasty Team Analysis - Seattle Seahawks

If you're in a dynasty league, the season never really ends. Right now, you're looking at draft boards and thinking about potential trades and stressing about how free agency will hurt all your players when they go somewhere else. Here at Rotoballer, we know what you're dealing with, which is why we're breaking down each […]

Dynasty Buy-Low: Running Backs on New Teams

The free-agent signing period only opened about a week ago in the NFL, but most of the available running backs with any fantasy value have already signed with new teams. Trading during the offseason in dynasty leagues is trickier than hiding your "magazine" stash from your spouse, especially if your deals involve a running back […]

Fantasy Bomb Podcast - Best Ball (MFL10) Strategy

RotoBaller fantasy football lead editor Pierre Camus and writer Chris Mangano celebrate the opening of MFL10 season with best-ball strategy discussion! MFLTod from Fanball joins the show to talk roster construction and ADP. This radio show is sponsored by our good friends over at Reality Sports Online. Be sure to tune into RotoBaller Radio on SiriusXM (channel Sirius 210, XM 87) […]

Colts Build Depth by Re-Signing Chrstine Michael

The Indianapolis Colts have added to their depth at the running back position by re-signing former Seattle Seahawk and Green Bay Packer rusher Christine Michael, per Zak Keefer of the Indy Star. The details of the deal itself were not released, but it stands to reason that Indianapolis has not signed Michael long term. After […]

Damien Williams Visits Colts

Free-agent running back Damien Williams visited with the Indianapolis Colts on Tuesday, per Omar Kelly of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Running back is certainly a positional need for the Colts, but Williams shouldn't necessarily be viewed as the answer to the problem. In 2017, Williams rushed for 181 yards on 46 carries and caught 20 […]

Marshawn Lynch Restructures Contract

Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch restructured his contract last Saturday before his $1 million roster bonus was due. His base salary in 2018 is now $5.5 million -- $500,000 less than before -- but he's guaranteed $4.5 million of it and can earn up to $9.25 million with incentives. Beast Mode was one of […]

Colts Re-Sign Jack Mewhort on One-Year Deal

The Indianapolis Colts re-signed offensive guard Jack Mewhort to a one-year, $3 million deal, including $1.5 million in incentives, on Wednesday, per Mike Garafolo of NFL Network. At age 26, Mewhort returns with an opportunity to prove that he can stay healthy for a full season, considering he has landed on Injured Reserve twice in […]

Early Dynasty Start Up Mock Draft – Round 7-10

It’s never too early for a mock draft, and the team at Rotoballer mocked a startup dynasty league. These results will certainly change throughout the offseason as free agency and the NFL draft come and go, but it’s always a great idea to find out player values as the offseason progresses. This league’s starting lineup […]

Redskins Expected To Draft Running Back Early

The Washington Redskins are expected to look at drafting a running back in the early rounds. "That's a good possibility, yes," head coach Jay Gruden said. Unless they trade up in the first round, Washington is unlikely to land Penn State running back Saquon Barkley, but the team could also look to add a back […]

Cowboys Acquire Jamize Olawale

The Dallas Cowboys acquired fullback Jamize Olawale from the Oakland Raiders on Tuesday. Oakland also sent its sixth-round pick to Dallas, while Dallas sent back its fifth-rounder. After Keith Smith signed with the Raiders, the Cowboys were on the lookout for a new fullback to replace him. Olawale won't have fantasy value, but he's a […]

Under the Radar RB Signings - Fantasy Risers or Fallers?

A flurry of activity in the past week has sent fantasy football owners and sports Twitter into a frenzy. Some huge names changed teams and the domino effect will affect dozens of players league-wide. Then again, not every signing has to create a seismic shift in the fantasy universe. There were a number of under the […]

Damien Williams To Visit With Chiefs

Free-agent running back Damien Williams will visit with the Kansas City Chiefs this week. With impressive youngster Kareem Hunt entrenched as the lead back in KC, Williams would strictly be vying for scraps with Spencer Ware if he lands with the Chiefs. In his four years with Miami, Williams had 133 carries for 477 yards […]

Detroit Lions Expected to Take a Running Back Early

The Detroit Lions will likely target a running back in the first few rounds of the NFL draft. Even after re-signing Zach Zenner and adding veteran LeGarrette Blount on a one-year deal, the team is looking for their running back of the future. After missing out on Alvin Kamara and Kareem Hunt last year, the […]

Mike Davis Visiting Rams

Free-agent running back Mike Davis said on his Twitter account that he's visiting with the Los Angeles Rams on Monday. He's also had a visit with the Lions since the Seahawks didn't tender him a contract as a restricted free agent. Davis was Seattle's starting running back for the last five weeks in 2017 and […]

Early 2018 Dynasty Sleepers - Running Back

Fantasy football dynasties can still be built on the shoulders of running backs, even though the NFL is a pass-first league built around quarterbacks and receiving corps. The running back position is not be loaded with as many 1,000-yard workhorses as there was 5-10 years ago, and that makes it even more important to have […]

Early Dynasty Startup Mock Draft - Rounds 5 and 6

RotoBaller's dynasty football staff got together recently to perform a mock draft before the NFL draft in order to get an idea of where player values lie. We continue with our early dynasty mock draft series into rounds five and six with an overview of each team's roster near the midpoint of the draft. If […]

Carlos Hyde to the Browns - Fantasy Spin

The Cleveland Browns have been the most active franchise thus far in the free agency period, and that continued on Wednesday when they signed former San Francisco 49ers running back Carlos Hyde to a three-year, 15 million-dollar contract. Hyde, a second-round draft pick in 2014, will fill the void left by the departure of starting […]

DeMarco Murray To Visit Dolphins On Sunday

Free-agent running back DeMarco Murray will visit with the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. Murray had a career-low 3.6 yards per carry and six rushing touchdowns last year with the Titans in 15 games, and nagging injuries continued to wear him down and make him less effective. It's fair to wonder how much the veteran back […]

Marshawn Lynch Staying With Raiders

Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch will stay with the team and will receive a $1 million roster bonus on March 18, according to sources. It's a great sign for Oakland's running back depth, but a bad sign for everyone involved from a fantasy perspective. Lynch will likely remain as the lead back, but he'll […]

Danny Woodhead Announces Retirement

Free-agent running back Danny Woodhead announced his retirement less than a week after being released by the Baltimore Ravens. The pint-sized back was marred by injuries the last two seasons and missed all but three games in 2014 while playing just two games in 2016. Last year, he was injured in the season opener and […]

Dolphins Inquiring About DeMarco Murray

The Miami Dolphins have asked about free-agent running back DeMarco Murray, according to a source. However, it is unclear if there is a visit lined up. The aging Murray appears to be on his last legs in the NFL after racking up the yardage earlier in his career with Dallas. In 2017 with Tennessee, Murray […]

Lions, LeGarrette Blount Agree to Deal

The Detroit Lions have come to terms with free-agent running back LeGarrette Blount on a one-year, $4.5 million contract. New head coach Matt Patricia is known to be a big Blount fan, and the two worked together when Blount was on the Patriots. Blount followed up his 18-touchdown 2016 season with just two touchdowns last […]

Patriots Sign Jeremy Hill

The New England Patriots signed free-agent running back Jeremy Hill on Friday, according to a source. Hill had a promising rookie year with the Bengals, putting up 1,124 yards on the ground and nine touchdowns, but aside from his career-high 11 scores in 2015, he averaged less than 4.0 yards per carry in his last […]

Jerick McKinnon To Have Large Role In Niners Offense

The San Francisco 49ers placed a large priority on running back Jerick McKinnon in free agency, which is why they signed him to a four-year, $30 million deal ($11.7 million in guarantees). Head coach Kyle Shanahan sees McKinnon filling the Devonta Freeman role from his time in Atlanta. McKinnon averaged 4.0 yards per attempt on […]

Lions Re-Sign Zach Zenner

The Detroit Lions re-signed running back Zach Zenner. Terms were not disclosed. Zenner was a deep backup on a poor running team last year, only mustering 14 carries for 26 yards on the season. With Detroit looking at multiple free-agent running backs, it seems likely that Zenner will be buried on the bench once again. […]

Latavius Murray Restructures Contract

Minnesota Vikings running back Latavius Murray restructured his contract ahead of the deadline Friday, when he would've been guaranteed $5.15 million. Murray ran for 842 yards and eight touchdowns for the Vikes last season, but he saw more work than expected when rookie Dalvin Cook blew out his knee early in the year. With Cook […]

Thomas Rawls Visiting With Chiefs

Free-agent running back Thomas Rawls is visiting with the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday, according to a source. Rawls had a promising rookie year in 2015 with 147 carries for 830 yards (5.6 yards per carry) and four touchdowns for Seattle, but an ankle injury later that year has doomed him since. He has been […]