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The meeting comes after the Packers selected a wide receiver in the first round for the first time since 2002 in this year’s draft. Schefter added that the team emphasized Reed’s status as the top option at wide receiver after the selection of Matthew Golden and Savion Williams. “Green Bay’s top receiver” means far less for fantasy than it does in other places around the league considering Reed led the team with just 62.6% of the team’s offensive snaps played in 2024. Reed in 2024 accounted for 16 percent of the Packers’ targets and 16 percent of the team’s air yards. He was targeted on just 19 percent of his pass routes after seeing a target on 23.4 percent of his routes in 2023.

It’s the first known interest we’ve seen for Davis, who was released by the Jaguars last week with a failed physical designation. The 49ers will likely be without Brandon Aiyuk to start the season, and the idea of adding another veteran to the room is appealing. Kyle Shanahan can turn a lot of football players into something fantasy-interesting, but Davis might be a step beyond even his schemes.

Yousuf projects Javonte Williams being the “leading guy early in the season,” but eventually Blue “ends up getting more carries and leading the team in rushing.” Many young players take a month or two to get comfortable at NFL speed — or really, many coaches need that time to understand that the veterans ahead of them aren’t going to tote the load — so this sounds like a reasonable timeline to us. Given how often the Cowboys outwardly project the idea that they want to run the ball a lot, Blue certainly has a reasonable ceiling case as an RB2 or so down the stretch.

Owusu-Kormaoah reported to Browns offseason activities last month, but didn’t practice with the team after suffering a serious neck injury in Week 8 against the Ravens last season. The Browns released a statement saying that they “will not make any predictions on Jeremiah’s football future at this time.” Landing on the reserve/PUP list means that Owusu-Koramoah will miss the entire 2025 season. Second-round pick Carson Schwesigner would seem to have a chance to compete for a starting role in his rookie season.

“He’s a capable blocker, but very good as a receiver out of the backfield. His dad was a 6-5 wideout and used to drill him on the fundamentals of route running,” Hughes writes. He might be the Giants’ most talented receiving back,” Hughes writes. Tyrone Tracy struggled as a blocker last year, with a 35.1 PFF pass block grade. It would be much tougher for Tracy to deliver fantasy points if he lost the third-down back job to Skattebo.

Hendrickson continues to search for a long-term extension from the Bengals ahead of this season. “The offers prior to the draft did not reflect the vision we shared and were promised last offseason if I continued to play at a high level. Coaches are aware of these past conversations. Rather than using collaboration to get us to a point to bring me home to the team, THEY are no longer communicating,” Hendrickson continued. While we won’t rule out something still getting done, it may take a training camp holdout or an outright trade for Hendrickson to secure the extension he’s looking for. Last season, Hendrickson totaled 17.5 sacks and has racked up 35 sacks over the last two seasons for the Bengals.

Rodgers continues to delay any decision on the matter, but the Steelers remain confident that he will eventually sign with them. Rodgers, 41, has had a standing offer on the table from the Steelers for most of the offseason, but the future Hall of Famer continues to mull over whether he should continue his playing career or hang it up. Rodgers threw for 3,897-28-11 last season with the Jets and continued to show signs of a player who has regressed since his 2021 MVP season. That said, he’s far and away the best candidate to lead the Steelers, whose quarterback room currently features Mason Rudolph, Skylar Thompson, and rookie Will Howard. Rodgers doesn’t need to play like an MVP to help the Steelers, who won 10 games last season.

The Falcons now have both of their first-round selections under contract. They made a surprise trade back into the first round of last month’s draft to select Pearce, who boasts elite athleticism for his size and should contribute immediately on pass-rushing downs. Pearce totaled 19.5 sacks during his three seasons at Tennessee and led the SEC with 10 sacks as a sophomore. With a lot already invested in the pick, the Falcons hope Pearce will turn into a transformative player who can help turn around a defense that ranked 23rd in points allowed and 31st in sacks (31) last season. Pearce will receive a guaranteed $16.8 million on his rookie deal, with $8.8 million coming via a signing bonus.

The game is set for Thursday, September 4, and will be carried on NBC and Peacock, our favorite network and streaming app. The defending Super Bowl champions will play host to the division rival Cowboys on a national stage that will also feature newly minted head coach Brian Schottenheimer. It’s a classic matchup that features two popular NFC East teams who could be headed in starkly different directions this season. While the Eagles will begin their title defense, Schottenheimer’s Cowboys are hoping to rebound from a 7-10 season with a roster that still has a lot of question marks heading into training camp.

Smith lands the deal after an ostensibly solid showing at the Raiders’ rookie minicamp last weekend. Head coach Pete Carroll is known for embracing competition across the roster and the Raiders’ inside linebacker depth chart gets murky behind starter Elandon Roberts. Free agent signing Devin White is coming off a shaky, two-team 2024 season, and sophomore Tommy Eichenberg was bothered by a knee injury last year, logging just 79 defensive snaps. It’s a good landing spot for Smith. He may be able to work his way into the lineup after spending a year away from the game.