This Week's Fantasy Football Headlines!
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News & Notes:
Fifteen women who worked for Washington allege sexual harassment by former scouts and members of owner Daniel Snyder’s inner circle.
RB Devonta Freeman has hired agent Drew Rosenhaus, who is 'on a mission' to have him on a team in late July.
It appears that any player will be able to opt out of the 2020 season with written notice by Aug. 1.
“Sean McVay immediately pointed to the 2019 49ers when asked how the Rams’ RB approach will play out. He seems to like how Shanahan managed his committee of backs.”
Ravens TE Mark Andrews, who has Type 1 diabetes, indicated that he plans to play in 2020.
'I’m ready to go': Rookie QB Tua Tagovailoa declares himself healthy ahead of first NFL camp.
RB Ronald Jones says he added 6 to 8 pounds of muscle this offseason. He’s also said he’s catching 300 passes on the JUGS machine every day. The sentiment surrounding Ronald Jones feels like it has gone from left for dead to white-hot hype.
WR Antonio Brown has retired and unretired from the NFL this week. Again.
Seahawks want to re-sign WR Josh Gordon if league reinstates him.
RB Raheem Mostert, 49ers speak to clear air after RB's trade request.
Raiders owner says canceling the entire NFL season is still one of three options the league has for 2020. :(
Theory, Analysis, and Hype Pieces:
Huge Twitter threads with people making their call on dark horse candidates to finish as the overall WR1 and overall TE1. I posted the RB dark horse thread last week.
JJ Zachariason put together a quick list of some helpful pieces he’s written this offseason.
"RB mileage” is a lie.
A list of quarterbacks most affected by pressure in 2019.
3 must-have players in 2020.
A stat that sounds a lot like sad trombone music for WR Marquise Brown.
“This year’s next…” Article looking at various candidates to be the next big thing.
Top quarterback steals for 2020.
A cautionary tale on drafting guys playing for Adam Gase for fantasy football purposes.
Various analysts weigh in with a list of 11 overvalued players.
A case for not worrying about RB Kerryon Johnson getting in the way of rookie RB D’Andre Swift.
Some nuance added to the notion that there is plenty of WR depth this year.
Here're some stats that are not specifically about rookie WR Jalen Reagor, yet they really are.
Quick list of three WRs whose past production doesn't match current ADP.
A nice dose of rookie WR Antonio Gandy-Golden hype.
A quick look at the age in which tight ends begin to decline.
RB Ronald Jones film analysis: “Ronald Jones will dominate in 2020!”
A case for not passing on WR JuJu Smith-Schuster this year.
A hot takes thread on /r/DynastyFF.
Stop worrying about Kareem Hunt. Draft RB Nick Chubb.
The LA Rams feel like one of the more difficult teams to predict for the upcoming season. Here’s an in depth look at what to expect.
A model based approach to identifying the best bet rookie WRs.
Overvalued fantasy football wide receivers in 2020.
RB Miles Sanders is fast.
Film breakdown: WR Terry McLaurin is an elite NFL receiver in the making.
“[WR] Tyler Boyd has finished as the WR20 and WR25 in fantasy points per game and is one of 11 WRs to have two 1k+ seasons over the last 2 years. He’s 25. A.J. Green is about to 32…”
Some WR Will Fuller hype straight from the mouth of CB Tyrann Mathieu.
What does a Dalvin Cook holdout mean for RB Alexander Mattison?
Some Podcasts I Enjoyed This Week:
The Ringer Fantasy Football Show: Our top targets for 2020. (New fantasy football pod that just started recently)
The Score Fantasy Football Podcast: 8 buy-low targets in dynasty.
Breakout Finder Podcast: Long live King Henry.
The Fun Stuff:
QB Josh Allen showing off his 99 throw power.
Rookie WR Chase Claypool moving in ways you wouldn’t expect a 6’4 238lb guy to.
Tyreek Hill & Terrell Owens race. T.O. can still hoof it at 46 years old. Patrick Mahomes was impressed.
The result when Minnesota starts a social media challenge getting fans to duet themselves in a video catching a pass from Kirk Cousins.
As is tradition: NFL players react to their Madden 21’ ratings.
That’s it for now. Find me on Twitter where I follow 1,000 (and counting) fantasy football analysts and retweet all the good stuff.