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NFL free agency: Kirk Cousins, Chris Jones and Derrick Henry among the biggest deals of 2024

Kansas City has made three-time Super Bowl winner Chris Jones the highest-paid defensive tackle in NFL history by average annual value The NFL was back with a bang this week as the 32 teams began shaping their rosters for the 2024 season. Just over four weeks after the Kansas City Chiefs won their third Super… Read More »

Best free agent quarterbacks in 2024: Ranking the top 10, expected value, team fits

Best free agent quarterbacks in 2024: Ranking the top 10, projected value, team fits originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston It’s time to dive into free agency. Every offseason, teams compete to fill the most important position in football, whether that means adding a veteran starter, a rookie project or a career backup. Quarterback is… Read More »

Week 16 Booms and busts

The Cleveland passing game has gradually come to life, rewarding fantasy managers in the playoffs. (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images) If fantasy football is your true passion, the game is a 12-month assignment. You look at every photo from the NFL playoffs. You carefully observe a free agent’s every move, like a preoperative surgeon. You… Read More »

Fantasy Football Week 16 fades and fails

Terry McLaurin had a great game in Week 15, but don’t count on a repeat. (Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images) Just because a player is listed as faded does not mean they will automatically be seeded. As the saying goes, “Always start with your stars.” What the bust designation does mean is that you will… Read More »

Yahoo Sports AM: Joel Embiid is unstoppable

We hope you enjoy this edition of Yahoo Sports AMour daily newsletter that keeps you informed of everything sports related. Register here to receive it in your inbox every weekday morning. 🚨Heads 🏀 College hoops scoreboard: Seton Hall upset No. 5 UConn, No. 21 Duke defeated No. 10 Baylor, Villanova knocked off No. 12 Creighton… Read More »

Redrafting the QBs from the past 5 years

(Henry Russell/Yahoo Sports illustration) You’re now the general manager of the NFL. Congratulations! Your team owner has one job for you: get a franchise quarterback. You can choose from any quarterback who has joined the league in the past five years. (Hey, if we’re already in fantasy land and want to make you a GM,… Read More »

Redrafting the QBs from the past five years

(Henry Russell/Yahoo Sports illustration) You’re now the general manager of the NFL. Congratulations! Your team owner has only one job for you: get the team a franchise quarterback. You can choose from any quarterback who has joined the league in the past five years. (Hey, if we’re already in fantasy land and want to make… Read More »

The frustrating arc of Terry McLaurin’s career

Terry McLaurin hasn’t been the fantasy football star we were hoping for, but it’s hardly been his fault. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) A simple look at a box score or a study of it Fantasy football categories don’t always tell the whole story of how a player performs. Dalton Del Don tries… Read More »

Week 15 Fantasy Football Sleeper Picks

Curtis Samuel could perform in a must-win week. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images) It was a mediocre set of results for the Sleeper Page last week. Isaiah was probably great among the raindrops in Baltimore, and Cade Otton and Parker Washington at least offered touchdown deodorant to offset the otherwise quiet games. At the other… Read More »