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Week 1 is upon us, football fans, and with it, we have the return of weekly fantasy football leagues on DraftKings and the rest. Here is a listing of some of the less expensive options on this week’s slate.  If you get a few of these guys in your lineups, you’ll be able to squeeze in an extra

Eliminator and survivor pools continue to present a season-long dilemma for NFL fans. The guidelines are simple — every week you pick a team to win its matchup. If you choose correctly, you advance to the next week. Choose poorly and you’re out for the season. There is a catch: You can only use a

After chipping away at this series throughout the offseason, the season is upon us so it’s time to wrap it up. Based on a position by position analysis here is how I see the teams in the AFC West stacking up based on talent. I looked at these two teams from every angle I could find in order to break

Tom Brady is poised for another gruelling duel against Father Time as the 2018 NFL season kicks off on Thursday with the league’s elder statesmen looking over their shoulders at a new generation of quarterbacks. After years of wondering where and when the natural successors to the likes of Brady,

Not many had the Jaguars on their radar as a playoff team heading into the 2017 NFL campaign, but Jacksonville quickly made doubters look pretty darn foolish. Not only did the Jags claim the AFC South title last season, they earned two impressive postseason victories, including a shootout against the

Caption Close The Texans worked out four cornerbacks on Monday. That includes former Buffalo Bills and Oakland Raiders cornerback Breon Borders, Chris Campbell, Michael Hunter and Jalen Myrick, according to league sources not authorized to speak publicly. The 6-0, 195-pound Borders was a third team all

Mike Clay ESPN Writer Close Fantasy football, NFL analyst for ESPN.com Member of Pro Football Writers of America Founding director of Pro Football Focus Fantasy 2013 FSTA award winner for most accurate preseason rankings Follow on Twitter Week 1 of the 2018 NFL season is just around the corner. What

The Buffalo Bills have named Nathan Peterman their starting quarterback for Week 1.

Some intriguing wide receivers have fallen victim to roster cuts this weekend. Could any of them pique the New England Patriots’ interest? The Patriots currently have questionable depth in their receiving corps, as they’re set to enter Week 1 with a depth chart of Chris Hogan, Phillip Dorsett

What do you make of the Cowboys backup QB situation? Is it time to go get a veteran? KS: I wrote, pretty much constantly, that the Cowboys needed to develop a QB behind Tony Romo. Of course, Jerry Jones never listened to me. He just goes out, drafts a guy in the second round, and he steps in immediately

Defensive tackle Aaron Donald and the Los Angeles Rams have finally reached agreement on a long-term extension, and the All-Pro was on the field for workouts Friday afternoon. Donald, 27, reportedly will receive a $40 million signing bonus and $87 million in guaranteed money. The deal makes Donald

Jets coach Todd Bowles has been asked a lot of questions about the team’s quarterbacks this summer and the answers about who would play in preseason games or who might be closing in on the starting job rarely led to direct answers. While there have been several signs that the Jets have settled on Sam

You could select a premier defense like the Jacksonville Jaguars or Minnesota Vikings early in your fantasy football draft — those units are the first two defensive teams off the board this year — or you could initiate a short-term relationship with a defense and just wait until the final round, with

PITTSBURGH STEELERS (13-4) New faces: S Morgan Burnett, LB Jon Bostic, rookies S Terrell Edmunds, WR James Washington, QB Mason Rudolph, OL Chukwuma Okorafor. Key losses: LB Ryan Shazier (injured), WR Martavis Bryant, S Mike Mitchell, S Robert Golden, CB William Gay, OL Chris Hubbard, offensive coordinator

The Seahawks were looking for backup quarterback options.

The Los Angeles Rams have less than two weeks to sort out their outside linebacker position, which is one of the biggest question marks on the roster. With Connor Barwin and Robert Quinn both gone, two vacancies opened up this offseason. The Rams will get much younger (and cheaper) at edge rusher, but

Ryan McDowell covers all the NFL weekend news, including a major injury for Marqise Lee.

One of the most controversial plays from Week Two of the preseason happened in Minnesota, where Jaguars cornerback A.J. Bouye drew a penalty for lowering his helmet and initiating contact with Vikings fullback C.J. Ham. Bouye indeed lowered his helmet, and his helmet made contact with Ham. In the league

One thing fantasy football enthusiasts tend to realize over the years is that, between injuries, scheme changes and sample-size randomness, there’s almost no such thing as a “safe” player. That said, some players are far less safe than others, but they often also have tantalizingly high

There are many fantasy football draft day strategies, but none has been embraced as widely as the Zero RB plan, which advocates steering clear of running backs until the fifth or sixth round of a draft. The reasoning behind the strategy is twofold: Running backs are more susceptible to injury than other

With only two more weeks of preseason games to go, it’s time to find the most accurate 2018 Fantasy Football rankings. Whether you’re in a PPR league, non-PPR league, 10-team league, or 12-team league, it’s critical to come armed to your draft knowing who the biggest 2018 Fantasy Football

Like many of the rationales tossed out regarding Kaepernick’s unemployment, there appears to be significant intellectual dishonesty taking place. Why Elway opened this can of worms is anyone’s guess.

Nelson Agholor and Corey Clement won’t see the field Thursday night in the Eagles’ preseason game against the Patriots. By Dave Zangaro

The Minnesota Vikings have been competitive since Mike Zimmer took over as their head coach in 2014. Not only have the Vikings (1-0) gone an impressive 39-25 during the regular season with two NFC North titles in four years under Zimmer, but they have also accumulated an outstanding 15-3 straight up

You knew something like this was coming …

With the Eagles and Patriots getting together tonight for a Super Bowl LII rematch (but for the trophy and rings and fame being on the line), an idea emerged for a PFT Live draft. Which Super Bowl rematch would you want to see? We’re not proposing a Best of Times-style rounding up of the players [more