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The Panthers also restructured DT Shy Tuttle’s deal, freeing up $10.7 million total. The team was more than $4.5 million in the red prior to the moves, which will allow the front office to address depth issues in-season.

Edwards writes, Thornton is “using his speed to get vertical down the field,” towers “over smaller defenders in the middle of the field and [uses] his acceleration to create separation consistently.” Questioning Thornton’s 2025 fantasy impact is reasonable. In a best-case outcome, Thornton would likely be operating as the No. 4 receiving weapon behind Brock Bowers, Jakobi Meyers and Ashton Jeanty, leaving him with an unreliable target share. Still, this is the second positive report on Thornton in as many weeks. Perhaps, the Raiders found a starter in the fourth round. Stay tuned.

Raanan notes that Malik Nabers has been sidelined, but Slayton’s “really solid” spring showing, coupled with Jalin Hyatt’s minor leg injury, bodes positively for Slayton’s grip on the No. 2 perimeter role. If Hyatt can get healthy and improve his play, he could challenge Slayton in-season, but for now, it appears as though the Giants’ steady 28-year-old field-stretcher will continue doing his thing. He can be treated as a volatile, likely matchup-based flex option.

The Saints also waived S Tra Fluellen and correspondingly signed CB Jayden Price, TE Seth Green and OT Barry Wesley. Cam Akers’ recent signing made Valladay obsolete, while also putting Kendre Miller, Devin Neal and Clyde Edwards-Helaire on notice.

It’s an unfortunate development for a player who Raanan described as having made “plays downfield early in camp” and looking like a better, “more confident player.” Raanan also downplayed Hyatt’s purported 15-20-pound weight gain, though he did say Hyatt “did put on weight.” Hopefully, Hyatt can get healthy in time for the start of training camp next month.

Schefter said Ramsey “would like to go to the West Coast,” and specifically named Los Angeles as the ideal city. Schefter also believes a deal should happen before training camps begin in mid-July. Both the Rams and Chargers have more than $20 million available in salary cap space this year, which should make a new deal doable if Ramsey requests one post-trade, though he is under contract through 2028 on his current deal.

Watson notably tagged a physical therapist in the post, ostensibly suggesting he is running and cutting under supervision by a medical professional. In the video, Watson can be seen running up and out, cutting left and right before striding downfield. It is difficult to measure Watson’s speed and exertion, but this video is, of course, positive. Watson suffered a torn ACL in Week 18 (January 5th, 2025). His surgery date and expected return date remain unknown, however, players typically return to play 10-12 months following ACL reconstruction.

Runyan suffered a season-ending high-ankle sprain in Week 14. He reportedly underwent a tightrope procedure to stabilize the syndesmotic joint, as well as a ligament repair operation to fix the torn deltoid ligament in his inner ankle. Runyan also revealed that he played shoulder a separated shoulder last season. The Giants have handled Runyan’s recovery cautiously, but he was able to participate in team drills last week. If healthy this season, it stands to reason that Runyan could improve his play.

We now have two reliable beat reporters who have recently reported positively on Nabers’ toe, with Raanan encouragingly citing multiple sources. Raanan also notes that the Giants played things safely with multiple starters, many working through rehab programs this spring, including Dexter Lawrence (elbow), OT Andrew Thomas (foot), LB Bobby Okereke (back), OG Jon Runyan Jr. (ankle) and OG Greg Van Roten (veteran rest). Fantasy managers should feel good about drafting Nabers as a WR1 at this time.

A toe injury dating back to his days at LSU has limited Nabers throughout offseason activities. Despite this, The Athletic’s Dan Duggan notes that Nabers “typically came onto the field an hour into offseason practices” and would take reps during the team’s walkthrough periods. Earlier in the offseason, Daboll said the team was being “smart” with Nabers’ injury, which explains his limited activity. Given how he has performed in recent years despite this injury, it’s safe to assume Nabers will be good to go come training camp and should again perform at a high level after going for 109-1,204-7 last season.

According to Yousuf, Turpin has handled rush attempts out of the backfield this offseason and more quick routes near the line of scrimmage that allow him to operate more in space. One of the league’s most explosive players, Turpin posted career highs in receptions (31) and receiving yards (420) last season while also seeing a career-high 52 targets. Whether or not this role leads to more fantasy production is unknown at this time, but the team’s underwhelming backfield makes any reports of additional rush attempts and interesting note worth monitoring. Turpin won’t be threatening for high end work in the receiving game, and he had only one top-24 PPR game last season. It seems unlikely he would turn into a fantasy relevant asset outside the deepest of league’s but Turpin’s playmaking abilities makes any reports of an increased workload interesting. This will be worth monitoring as we draw closer to training camp.