The 2024 Fantasy Football season is on the way and the Fantasy Football Today team has drafted their initial player outlooks for the entire player pool heading into training camp. Things will change on the injury front, in free agency, and possibly on the trade market, but the Fantasy Football team led by Dave Richard, Jamey Eisenberg, Heath Cummings, and …
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Vikings’ Sam Darnold to enter training camp as QB1 based on spring practices, experience, Kevin O’Connell says
Getty Images The Minnesota Vikings have their No. 1 quarterback in place, at least for the start of training camp. Head coach Kevin O’Connell said Sam Darnold will occupy the top spot as they head into summer practices. “I would say Sam would be the guy I would look to based on the spring he’s had and, really, where he’s …
Read More »Patriots minicamp observations: Drake Maye’s improvement ‘significant’
Patriots minicamp observations: Drake Maye’s improvement ‘significant’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Drake Maye still has plenty of work to do this summer. But at the very least, the New England Patriots’ rookie quarterback appears to be on the right path. The Patriots wrapped up their mandatory minicamp Wednesday with a practice session outside Gillette Stadium. While minicamp originally …
Read More »Fantasy Football Today: Player outlooks for every ninth-round draft pick by consensus PPR rankings
The 2024 Fantasy Football season is on the way and the Fantasy Football Today team has drafted their initial player outlooks for the entire player pool heading into training camp. Things will change on the injury front, in free agency, and possibly on the trade market, but the Fantasy Football team led by Dave Richard, Jamey Eisenberg, Heath Cummings, and …
Read More »Chris Jones has ‘two middle fingers’ for any player who gave Chiefs owner an ‘F’ grade in 2024 NFLPA survey
The Kansas City Chiefs are the two-time defending Super Bowl champions, the team everyone wants to beat in the NFL. Still, owner Clark Hunt hasn’t received very much praise from the players earning him those Super Bowl championships. Despite three Super Bowl titles in five years, Hunt received an “F-” on the NFLPA’s annual internal players’ survey, the lowest mark of …
Read More »Oilers try ‘road hockey’ approach vs. Panthers in Stanley Cup Final
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 12, 2024, 03:47 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. EDMONTON — Connor McDavid, the leading scorer in the NHL playoffs, doesn’t have a goal for the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Final. The power play he orchestrates, the most dominant in the league, hasn’t generated a goal either. The Florida Panthers have built …
Read More »Caleb Williams’ pre-training camp prep will be vital to QB, Bears’ hopes in 2024
Caleb Williams’ pre-training camp prep will be vital to QB, Bears’ hopes in 2024 originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Caleb Williams checked every box in the first phase of the Bears’ detailed quarterback development plan. Williams spent OTAs and mandatory minicamp immersing himself in the playbook, forming a connection with his teammates, and experimenting with …
Read More »Patriots minicamp takeaways 2024: Offense struggles during final spring session, but Drake Maye rallies late
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — School is out for the summer. The New England Patriots wrapped up mandatory minicamp on Wednesday and it was a rather lukewarm way to head into the break for the offense in particular. This final session was a bit more lax than the opening minicamp practice on Monday, but things did ramp up during competitive drills, which …
Read More »Ultimate NFL Draft: The best pick for all 262 slots over last 50+ years, from Peyton Manning to Brock Purdy
The NFL Draft has become a spectacle that’s drawn hundreds of thousands of fans to cities across the United States of America in recent years. CBS Sports decided to pay homage to the process by coming up with the all-time NFL Draft class (i.e., the best player taken with each selection) post-NFL merger in 1970. Carve out some time in …
Read More »Jimmy Graham says he’ll reach out to the Saints before deciding on retirement
Free agent tight end Jimmy Graham doesn’t know whether he’s done playing in the NFL, but he wants to talk to the Saints before he makes a final decision. The 37-year-old Graham, who played for the Saints from 2010 to 2014 and again in 2023, says he’s not sure yet if he is retiring and his future is up in …
Read More »Rams’ Cooper Kupp looks to reestablish himself as dominant NFL receiver
Eric Williams NFC West Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Cooper Kupp feels like himself again, and that could mean trouble for the rest of the NFL. That last time Kupp was fully healthy, he put together one of the most historic campaigns in league history for a receiver. In 2021, he led the league in catches (145), receiving yards (1,947) …
Read More »Longtime defensive coordinator calls Maxx Crosby the best defensive player he’s ever coached: ‘Just a badass’
Las Vegas Raiders senior defensive assistant Rob Ryan has seen a lot of players since beginning his football coaching career in 1987, but he says one stands alone as the best of the best. Ryan, entering his third year of his second stint with the Raiders, says defensive end Maxx Crosby gets the title. “When you talk about Maxx Crosby, …
Read More »Colts’ Anthony Richardson says NFL is easier than college; explains why despite rookie year full of injuries
Anthony Richardson has only played four games in his NFL career. The Indianapolis Colts quarterback already believes the NFL is easier than college football, but not for the reasons one may think. Richardson did say he gets to focus on his job playing quarterback in the NFL, not worrying about the jobs of others so he can execute the play …
Read More »Rob Ryan: Maxx Crosby is the best defensive player in the 30 years I’ve coached
Raiders senior defensive assistant Rob Ryan got his first NFL coaching job 30 years ago, as an assistant to his father, Buddy Ryan, on the 1994 Cardinals. And Ryan says that since he first worked in the NFL, there hasn’t been a defensive player as good as Maxx Crosby. “When you talk about Maxx Crosby, you’re talking about the best …
Read More »Panthers’ Aleksander Barkov practices, will travel to Edmonton
Jun 12, 2024, 01:58 PM ET Florida Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov was a full participant at practice Wednesday and will travel with the team to Edmonton. Panthers coach Paul Maurice said a final decision on his captain’s availability for Game 3 on Thursday night will happen after the team gets to Edmonton. They fly Wednesday afternoon. “Felt better today. Got …
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