Source: Raiders tight end Clive Walford hoping injuries behind him | The Press Democrat Walford suffered a knee injury while riding an ATV, and while the accident wasn’t serious, it was enough to keep the 2015 third-round draft pick out of all of Oakland’s OTAs and minicamps. On the other hand, Walford healed up enough to spend time with quarterback Derek Carr for private workouts,…...

Fanduel’s Week 1 prices are posted, which means we’re all thinking about DFS a little bit more lately. You probably already know that Vegas lines are a key tool for creating lineups. But there’s more at play than just a team’s implied total, especially when it comes to DFS running backs…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member?...

Source: Bill Belichick loves what he’s seeing from the Patriots wide receivers | FOX Sports:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Source: Shawn Lauvao returns to practice for Redskins, begins to battle for left guard spot – Washington Times:… Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...

Source: Titans agree to terms with Andre Johnson The Titans agreed to terms with seven-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Andre Johnson on Friday, a team source told The Tennessean. Johnson, 35, starred in his first 12 NFL seasons with the Texans before struggling last season with the Colts. Although he appears on the downside of his career, he’ll still likely provide a reliable target for…...

Several wide receivers figure to see dramatic changes in their team’s passing volume from 2015 to 2016. DeAndre Hopkins was a WR1 in 2015 with the Texans throwing 619 passes, but we project Houston to throw only 553 times in 2016. Similarly, Jordan Matthews was a WR3 with the Eagles throwing 623 passes, but we project Philadelphia to throw only 540 times in 2016. Do these projected target drops…...

Source: Bears RB Jeremy Langford bulks up for possible bigger workload | Chicago Sun-Times: Langford sounds determined to prove that he’s the best option for most situations, just like Forte was over his eight years with the Bears. He has heeded his coaches’ recent calls to work on being a more consistent receiver and trustworthy blocker. “I know they’re trying to a find a guy who can…...

Source: In The End, Jets Got Everyone They Really Need Back In Fold « CBS New York The Jets and Ryan Fitzpatrick agreed to terms on a one-year deal Wednesday night, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The deal, worth $12 million guaranteed and could increase to $15 million in incentives, ends months of speculation and uncertainty at the team’s most…...

Source: Colts move Tyler Varga to reserve-retired list (Jul 26, 2016) | FOX Sports: The Indianapolis Colts moved running back Tyler Varga to the reserve-retired list Tuesday after initially putting him on the reserve-did not report list. Varga, a Yale grad, played in three games in 2015, but went on season-ending injured reserve in October after being diagnosed with a concussion. The move was a…...

Source: Mailbag: The questions Ravens fans are asking as training camp nears – Baltimore Sun: Are there any updates on Perriman? Nothing definitive. He’s rehabbing after having his left knee scoped six weeks ago. Perriman was diagnosed with a partially torn ACL. Renowned orthopedist Dr. James Andrews didn’t deem the ligament damage to be significant enough to perform reconstructive surgery, which would have ended Perriman’s…...

Source: Twitter​ On other side of the field, Trevor Davis catches a sideline comeback with Demetri Goodson draped all over him. Great throw from Hundley. — Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) July 26, 2016 Trevor Davis with another this catch, this time on a deep ball from Callahan. He used his speed to pull away from the corner. #Packers — Michael Cohen (@Michael_Cohen13) July 26, 2016 Raise…...

Source: A Tale Of One Season Mystery team blew out the bad teams, beat the below-average teams, lost to the above-average teams, and was blown out by the great teams. That, I think, is as unexciting as a season narrative can get. But if a team goes 1-7 to start the season, and then 6-2 to finish, it’s easy to spin the “tale of two…...

Source: Josh Gordon reinstated by NFL, will return Week 5 Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon will be conditionally reinstated by the NFL after meeting with commissioner Roger Goodell last week, and he will begin the season by serving a four-game suspension, the league announced on Monday. Gordon, 25, has not played since December 2014 after a failed drug test. In April, the NFL denied his application for…...

Source: Le’Veon Bell says on Instagram ‘I’m not going to miss games, trust me’ | Steelers Wire: [A]thletes can say all they want they do not pay attention to what’s being said about them on social media. There are plenty that do, including Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell, who took to Instagram to quietly support his appeal attempt to a four-game suspension he’s facing for…...

Le’Veon Bell is apparently facing a four-game suspension for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. RotoDoc says the news should knock Bell into the late second round. Now what about DeAngelo Williams? Luckily, we can use Bell’s season-long projections as a good proxy for Williams’s projections. That’s because Williams basically replicated Bell’s production when Bell missed time in 2015: Of course, that’s just a first cut. Williams…...

Source: Broncos’ Williams: QB job is Sanchez’s to lose | theScore.com “Right now, they’re giving all three of those guys equal reps, so I don’t think either one of them has created any advantage at this point, because they haven’t consistently been with the ones yet,” Williams told SiriusXM NFL Radio. “But I think, going into the camp, I think coach (Kubiak) kind of let…...

The “quantified self” is mainstream. We count steps. We track our feelings. We count the number of times our partners say “I love you” – well, most of us don’t, but some of us do. Yet when it comes to fantasy football, a hobby that lends itself to tracking, we’re as self aware as a golden retriever. Sure, Adam Harstad keeps a “fantasy journal” that’s more safe for…...

Source: Mike Clay on Twitter Adam also said that Spencer Ware should be considered the #2 back, but that both he and C West would play if Charles went down @adamteicher — Mike Clay (@MikeClayNFL) July 19, 2016 Both Spencer Ware and Charcandrick “Charcnado” West won fantasy teams some matchups (and DFS players some tournaments) in 2015. But fantasy drafters can’t figure out which player is the better handcuff to Jamaal…...

Charles Kleinheksel recently wrote about the danger of using partial-season splits to predict future performance. He showed that excluding a subset of games — say, the first half of the season — generally makes our predictions worse. That’s good to know, but it doesn’t answer the question of whether it’s useful to look at partial-season splits. Think of each game as a data point. Kleinheksel presented two…...