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 […]

Raiders Hoping To Add Isaiah Crowell

Free-agent running back Isaiah Crowell will visit the Oakland Raiders on Thursday, according to a source. Head coach Jon Gruden is hoping to add Crowell to the mix. Crowell had 143 carries for 685 yards (4.8 yards per carry) and six touchdowns in his only season with the Jets in 2018. Three hundred and twenty […]

Raiders Will Give Darren Waller An Opportunity

Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden said that the team will give tight end Darren Waller "a chance of a lifetime" in 2019 now that Jared Cook moved on in free agency. Lee Smith is currently listed atop Oakland's tight end depth chart, so Waller will be given a chance. However, the Raiders are also […]

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 […]

Raiders Sticking With Derek Carr As Starting Quarterback

Oakland Raiders head coach Jon Gruden confirmed that Derek Carr will be the team's starting quarterback in 2019. While the Raiders believe in Carr, they will still send personnel to meet with Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray and Ohio State signal-caller Dwayne Haskins. The Raiders own the fourth overall pick in the first round of this […]

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 […]

Mike Glennon Signs With Raiders

The Oakland Raiders signed free-agent quarterback Mike Glennon to a one-year, $2 million deal on Friday, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. The 29-year-old will be with his fourth different team in the last four seasons and will serve as Derek Carr's backup in silver and black. Glennon has played in 27 games (22 starts) […]

Under-the-Radar Free Agent RB Signings - Risers and Fallers

Free agency is in full swing and there's been a lot of movement among the league's big names. Odell Beckham was traded. Antonio Brown was traded. Le'Veon Bell signed with the Jets. But there's been a lot of movement around the league that hasn't involved those big name players. After some of the bigger names […]

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 […]

Vontaze Burfict Signs With Raiders

The Oakland Raiders signed free-agent linebacker Vontaze Burfict to a one-year deal worth roughly $5 million (including incentives) on Tuesday, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero. Burfict roamed the middle of Cincy's defense for seven years, including a 2013 Pro Bowl season after he led the league with 177 tackles. The aggressive […]

Odell Beckham Jr. to Cleveland - Fantasy Impact

After five seasons in New York, star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was traded to the Cleveland Browns on Wednesday. Despite signing a five-year, $95 million contract extension this past August (which included $41 million in guaranteed cash), consistent friction between the 26-year-old and the front office made this move not only inevitable but prudent […]

Raiders Sign J.J. Nelson

The Oakland Raiders signed free-agent wide receiver J.J. Nelson to an undisclosed deal on Friday. Nelson spent the last four seasons with the Cardinals and caught 81 passes for 1,439 yards in 56 career games. The former fifth-rounder had his worst season in 2018, though, catching just seven passes for 64 yards and no scores […]

The New-Look Jets Are Ready to Roll Behind Le'Veon Bell

It turns out the Cleveland Browns don’t have an exclusive hold on newfound hope for their fanbase. Talk to any New York Jets fan under 60 years old, and they will likely tell you the highest point of their lives in their rooting roles was watching their team just make it to the AFC Championship […]

Jordy Nelson Cut After One Season In Oakland

The Oakland Raiders released veteran wide receiver Jordy Nelson on Thursday, a source informed of the situation told NFL Network's Tom Pelissero. Nelson was a disappointment in his lone season in Oakland, catching 63 passes for 739 yards and three touchdowns in 15 games (14 starts). He'll turn 31 years old and can still help […]

Raiders Sign Trent Brown

The Oakland Raiders signed free-agent offensive tackle Trent Brown to an undisclosed deal on Wednesday. Brown was with the Patriots in 2018 after spending three seasons with the Niners. He has 44 starts in 47 games in his four-year career and could become the team's new right tackle if the Raiders keep Kolton Miller on […]

Raiders Sign Tyrell Williams

The Oakland Raiders signed free-agent wide receiver Tyrell Williams to a four-year deal worth $44 million on Wednesday, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. The deal also includes $22 million in guarantees. He'll provide good speed opposite new receiver Antonio Brown as the Raiders significantly upgrade their receiver corps. Williams boasts 16.3 yards per catch […]

Fantasy Bomb Pod - Antonio Brown to Raiders Reaction

RotoBaller fantasy football lead editor Pierre Camus (@pfunk00) and NFL writer Chris Mangano (@ChrisMangano) break down all the fantasy implications of wide receiver Antonio Brown being traded to the Oakland Raiders. Like and subscribe to the RotoBaller channel on Youtube to get all our latest podcasts and catch us on iTunes and BlogTalkRadio as well! Be sure […]

Lamarcus Joyner Headed To The Raiders

The Oakland Raiders agreed to terms with free-agent safety Lamarcus Joyner (Rams) on a four-year deal on Monday, according to a source. Financial terms of the deal were undisclosed. The Raiders needed some back-end help on defense, and Joyner is a good one. He was a beast last season, amassing 78 combined tackles with a […]

Antonio Brown’s Fantasy Outlook as a Raider

Fantasy owners have been anxiously anticipating the onset of free agency, as the ensuing player movement supplies sizable ramifications for players, their teams, and fantasy owners who are either managing rosters or preparing for their draft process. The team at RotoBaller shares your enthusiasm for this exhilarating phase of the offseason, which is why we […]

AAF Week 5 Fantasy Football Recap (Saturday)

It is incredible how much better the games become once the correct players are inserted into the starting lineup. The Memphis Express and Atlanta Legends were slow out of the gates to figure out who their best quarterback was this season, even if the rest of the world seemed to know that Christian Hackenberg and […]

Dynasty Sell-High Candidates for 2019 - Tight Ends

The tight end position in dynasty fantasy football leagues has never been as important as the running back, quarterback or wide receiver positions, but it is gaining ground. New records were set for most receptions in a season for a tight end (Philadelphia’s Zach Ertz) and most receiving yards in a season for a tight […]

Running Back Target Leaders - Finding PPR Value at the RB2/Flex

To be successful playing fantasy football, you have to...well, you have to do a lot of things, but one of those things is to get good value on draft night. In PPR leagues, one of those ways to find value is to draft running backs who are active in the passing game. A guy like […]

Antonio Brown Heading To Oakland

The Raiders have acquired wide receiver Antonio Brown from the Steelers. In exchange, Pittsburgh will receive two 2019 draft picks, reportedly in the third and fifth rounds. The 30-year-old is also expected to receive a significant increase in guaranteed cash which includes performance incentives that could allow him to make over $54 million throughout the […]

2019 Wide Receiver Dynasty Ranking - Tiers and Analysis

As we continue our progression through the offseason, the designation of franchise and transition players is complete. We are about to experience the rapid-fire assortment of roster transformations that will occur during free agency, and these impending changes in destinations and expectations will impact anyone who manages rosters in dynasty leagues. The team at RotoBaller […]

Jalen Richard Receives Second-Round Tender

The Oakland Raiders placed a second-round tender on free-agent running back Jalen Richard and cornerback Daryl Worley. Safety Erik Harris received an original-round tender. Second-round tenders are worth $3.095 million this year. With Marshawn Lynch and Doug Martin both free agents, keeping Richard as backfield depth will be important. Richard tied for the team lead […]

Tight End Dynasty Rankings - Tiers and Analysis

2018 was probably the best year for tight ends in the history of fantasy football. Philadelphia’s Zach Ertz set the NFL single-season record for receptions by a tight end with 116, while San Francisco’s George Kittle set the single-season record for receiving yards for a tight end with 1,377. What’s crazy is that neither of […]

Running Back Dynasty Rankings - Tiers and Analysis

In case you didn't know, Rotoballer's 2019 Dynasty Rankings are here in all of their glory! The running back position isn't rife with bell cow backs that the game has had in recent memory, but there are a number of players at the top of the position or deeper in the rankings that can provide […]

AAF Week 4 Fantasy Football Recap (Saturday)

Week 4 shook up the standings in the AAF. The Orlando Apollos became the last undefeated team, the Birmingham Iron dropped their first game, and the Atlanta Legends and Memphis Express found the winner's circle for the first time. We are beginning to see inconsistency from practically every team, but the thing that surprised me […]

Quarterback Dynasty Rankings - Tiers and Analysis

The rankers here at RotoBaller are committed to providing you with detailed fantasy football rankings for dynasty leagues. Our rankings also include tiers which supply a more detailed breakdown on which players to target for your rosters, along with the performers that you should avoid. These rankings are updated continuously and should be used as […]

Early 2019 Fantasy Football Rankings Analysis - Tight End

We wind down our look at the early 2019 fantasy football PPR rankings with the tight end position. Our top rankers (Nick Mariano, Dom Petrillo, and myself) got together to release a pre-draft look at each position for re-draft leagues. We're not including the 2019 rookie class just yet, seeing as how we have no […]