Rashan Gary Wearing Shoulder Brace
Green Bay Packers defensive end Rashan Gary (shoulder), the team's first-round pick at No. 12 overall, practiced for the first time this weekend with a brace on his right shoulder. Gary played in just nine games for Michigan last year due to his shoulder injury, but the team's medical staff cleared him during the pre-draft […]
Packers Expected To Reach Extension With Kenny Clark
The Green Bay Packers are likely to sign defensive tackle Kenny Clark to a long-term contract extension before the start of the 2020 season. It was no surprise that the team exercised his fifth-year option on Wednesday. General manager Brian Gutenkunst called Clark "a dominant player on the defensive front" just last week. The 23-year-old […]
NFL Draft Day 2 Winners/Losers - Instant Reaction
On Friday night, the 2019 NFL Draft resumed after a wild first round on Thursday night. We have already gone through the winners and losers from Round 1, and it's time to move on to the winners and losers from Day 2. After a day with relatively few defensive backs getting drafted, things changed rapidly […]
Packers Trade Up And Take Darnell Savage
The Green Bay Packers traded up with the Seahawks and selected Maryland safety Darnell Savage with the No. 21 overall pick of the 2019 NFL draft. It's Green Bay's second pick of the first round on Thursday night. Savage is extremely versatile and had seven interceptions the last two years with excellent ball skills in […]
Packers Grab Rashan Gary At No. 12 Overall
The Green Bay Packers selected Michigan defensive end Rashan Gary with the 12th overall pick of the 2019 NFL draft. He's the second Michigan player to be taken in the first round of this draft, following Devin Bush. The knock on Gary is that he never really panned out as the No. 1 college recruit […]
NFL Draft 2019 - Round 1 Projections
The NFL Draft is finally upon us and it is the unofficial start to the fantasy football season. The owners that are consistently among the tops in their leagues year in and year out do their homework on the players that are entering the league. Knowing the landing spots of the top offensive players and […]
Running Back Best-Ball Tiered Rankings and Analysis
We carry on with our best ball rankings analysis with a look at running backs. For those who may have missed it, our analysis on wide receivers is available right here. The ranking experts at RotoBaller have assembled tiered rankings in all major formats in order to help you prepare for your upcoming drafts, and […]
Wide Receiver Best-Ball Tiered Rankings and Analysis (April 2019)
Passion for the Best-Ball format continues to escalate and the overwhelming response from owners has created an explosion in popularity for these leagues while also creating another avenue to enjoy the experience of participation in fantasy football. Those of you who have already embraced the Best Ball format are fully aware that you are simultaneously building your […]
Just a Sophomore Slump - Third-year Players Ready to Rebound
The 2017 NFL rookie class has done well to give fantasy owners plenty to think about after just two seasons in the league. Here is a short list of some of the offensive players drafted in 2017 who can reasonably be expected to go within the first three or four rounds of 2019 fantasy drafts: Christian […]
Can You Trust Rookie Wide Receivers in Re-draft?
This upcoming NFL Draft feels like it's very heavy on wide receivers and light on running backs. For dynasty owners, that leads to a pretty simple result: draft the receivers at the top of your rookie draft. But in re-draft, there's long been this idea that rookie wide receivers aren't consistently useful in fantasy, that […]
Tight End Best-Ball Tiered Rankings and Analysis (April 2019)
All of a sudden, the tight end has become cool in fantasy football. Maybe not all of them, but the position that used to be largely ignored until the middle rounds is now a priority for some. If you managed to nab one of the top three TEs last year, you had a clear advantage […]
Quarterback Best-Ball Tiered Rankings and Analysis (April 2019)
If you are a veteran of the Best-Ball format, you know that every possible advantage helps in these early draft days. The NFL Draft is still a week away, so it's important to get an idea of how to value rookies before we know their landing spots if you are in the midst of a […]
Wide Receiver Not A High Priority For Packers
Even though the Green Bay Packers lost wide receiver Randall Cobb to free agency this offseason, it might not make much sense for them to go after a wideout with either of their first-round picks (No. 12, No. 30). There's a growing sense with the team's decision-makers that receiver isn't a top-four need for the […]
Packers Claim Sam Ficken Off Waivers
The Green Bay Packers claimed kicker Sam Ficken off waivers from the Seahawks on Monday, according to a source. The 26-year-old has gone three of six on field-goal tries and has made 14 of his 15 extra points in four games for the Rams over the last two years. He'll be depth behind Mason Crosby, […]
Dynasty Price Check - Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Equanimeous St. Brown
When it comes to dynasty football leagues, you know there is no offseason. Without the in-season worries of setting lineups and waiver wire claims, dynasty league enthusiasts can focus their efforts on making trades to improve their teams and preparing for rookie drafts. Offseason narratives can be difficult to navigate, but we are here to help! […]
Blake Martinez In Better Shape
Green Bay Packers linebacker Blake Martinez said he got in better shape over the offseason. “I basically gained seven pounds and lost 3½ percent body fat,” Martinez said. “I think, they said, like (I) lost eight pounds of fat, gained 15 pounds of muscle. Not messing around this year. Last year, I wasn’t happy – […]
Davante Adams Looking Forward To Playing In Slot
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams is looking forward to being utilized out of the slot under new head coach Matt LaFleur. At 6-foot-1, 215 pounds, Adams is bigger than the average slot receiver in the NFL. “I think that’s something that Matt is definitely looking forward to having me do, and I’m definitely […]
2019 Dynasty Price Check - Derrick Henry
When it comes to dynasty football leagues, you know there is no offseason. Without the in-season worries of setting lineups and waiver wire claims, dynasty league enthusiasts can focus their efforts on making trades to improve their teams and preparing for rookie drafts. Offseason narratives can be difficult to navigate, but we are here to help! […]
Aaron Rodgers Wasn't 100 Percent Last Year
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (knee) said he "really wasn't 100 percent for the entire year" in 2018. His mobility was limited all year as well and he had a series of shots instead of undergoing surgery after consulting with team doctor Pat McKenzie. Rodgers said he also had a tibial plateau fracture in […]
2019 Dynasty Price Check - Sammy Watkins
When it comes to dynasty football leagues you know there is no offseason. Without the in-season worries of lineup setting and setting up waiver wire claims, dynasty league enthusiasts can focus their efforts on making trades to improve their teams and preparing for rookie drafts. Today's column will take a look at Kansas City Chiefs wide […]
NFL Draft 32 for 32 - Green Bay Packers Outlook
The 2018 season for the Green Bay Packers proved to be a waste of yet another great statistical season for Aaron Rodgers (4,442 yards and 27 total TDs). The team seemed to be playing uninspired football under what proved to be Mike McCarthy's final season as head coach. Enter new HC Matt LaFleur, whose name […]
Packers Re-Sign Jake Kumerow
The Green Bay Packers re-signed exclusive-rights free-agent wide receiver Jake Kumerow on Friday, which means he'll be good to go for the start of the team's offseason program on Monday. Kumerow finished the year on Injured Reserve in his first NFL season and had just eight catches for 103 yards and a touchdown in five […]
2019 Dynasty Price Check - Corey Davis
The Tennessee Titans drafted Corey Davis fifth overall in the 2017 draft to be their number one wide receiver, and they've received mixed results since making that selection. He's put a few good games, such as his nine catch, 161 yards with a touchdown performance he put up last year against the Philadelphia Eagles. The […]
Jordy Nelson Would Consider Return To Green Bay
Retired wide receiver Jordy Nelson, who spent 10 years with the Green Bay Packers, said he would consider coming out of retirement if the Packers and quarterback Aaron Rodgers asked him to come back. Nelson had 550 catches for 7,848 yards and 69 touchdowns with Rodgers from 2008 to 2017. He also hd four 1,000-yard […]
Geronimo Allison Ready For Big Season
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Geronimo Allison is ready for an important fourth season in the NFL after signing a one-year, $2.8 million contract as a restricted free agent this offseason. He'll receive a $750,000 signing bonus. Allison had 19 catches for 289 yards and two touchdowns four games into last year, but he suffered […]
Jordy Nelson Retiring From Football
Former Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson announced his retirement from football on Wednesday, according to former teammate and NFL Network analyst James Jones. The third leading receiving in Packers history played 10 seasons in professional football, accumulating 613 receptions, 8,587 yards and 72 touchdowns in 151 games played. The former second-round pick in […]
Fantasy Football Eulogy - Looking Back at Rob Gronkowski's Career
Robert Paxton Gronkowski Tight End, New England Patriots 4/23/2010 - 3/24/2019 Rob Gronkowski a.k.a. “Gronk” was born and raised in Amherst, New York. For some fantasy football owners, they believe he grew up in Tucson, Arizona and did not really live until he was drafted with the 42nd overall pick in the 2010 NFL draft […]
2019 Dynasty Price Check - Antonio Brown
When it comes to dynasty football leagues you know there is no offseason. Without the in-season worries of lineup setting and setting up waiver wire claims, dynasty league enthusiasts can focus their efforts on making trades to improve their teams and preparing for rookie drafts. Today's column will take a look at Oakland Raiders wide receiver […]
Free Agent WR Signings - Fantasy Risers and Fallers
The onset of free agency has already unleashed a barrage of player movement that has altered their value and reshaped the rosters of all teams that were involved. As the weeks unfold more changes in destinations and expectations will impact your decision-making process as you manage rosters in Dynasty leagues, and prepare for the draft […]
Cowboys Agree With Randall Cobb
The Dallas Cowboys signed free-agent wide receiver Randall Cobb to a one-year, $5 million deal on Tuesday, a source told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. He's likely to replace Cole Beasley as the team's slot receiver alongside Amari Cooper and Michael Gallup. Cobb was a second-round pick of the Packers in 2011 and spent his first […]