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Titans Defense Loses Jayon Brown For Season
Tennessee Titans linebacker Jayon Brown suffered a dislocated and fractured elbow in Sunday's game against the Ravens and will miss the rest of the 2020 NFL season. Brown has played at least 90 percent of Tennessee's defensive snaps in each game this season, recording 73 tackles, including 43 solo tackles, four tackles for loss, and... Read More
Initial Diagnosis On Joe Burrow Is Torn ACL
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (knee) suffered a torn ACL on Sunday, a source has told NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Burrow had already tweeted "see you next year" after the game, signaling his rookie season is over, with the diagnosis further confirming it. The Bengals will turn to Ryan Finley, who started three games for... Read More
Jayson Tatum Signing Max Extension
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum is signing a five-year, $195 million extension with the Boston Celtics, which includes a player option in the final year. The Celtics have locked their best player up long term. Last season, Tatum averaged 23.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.4 steals per game while shooting 40.3 percent from... Read More
Juan Hernangomez Staying In Minnesota
Forward Juan Hernangomez has agreed to a three-year, $21 million deal to stay with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Traded to Minny in February, Hernangomez played 14 games for the team, starting all of them and averaging 12.9 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, plus shooting 42 percent from deep on his way to 2.4 made threes... Read More
Willie Cauley-Stein Staying In Dallas
Center Willie Cauley-Stein is re-signing with the Dallas Mavericks, agreeing to a two-year, $8.2 million deal with the team. Acquired via trade in January, WCS played 13 games in Dallas, averaging 12.1 minutes per contest. He averaged 5.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. A talented player who could produce deep-league fantasy value as a... Read More
Sterling Brown Signs With Rockets
Free agent guard Sterling Brown has signed a one-year deal with the Houston Rockets. Brown has provided solid bench minutes for the Bucks over the past three seasons, shooting 34.5 percent from three across 164 games with the team. As of right now, he's a depth piece with no fantasy value, but with both starting... Read More
Zhaire Smith Traded To Detroit
The Detroit Pistons have traded for 76ers shooting guard Zhaire Smith, sending center Tony Bradley back to Philly. Smith's a talented young player who has been injury and illness derail the first two years of his career, as he's played just 13 games in the NBA. A great shooter in college at Texas Tech, the... Read More
Joe Burrow Down With Leg Injury
Cincinnati Bengals rookie quarter Joe Burrow has gone down on the field with what appears to be a serious injury to his left knee. Burrow was carted off the field. Ryan Finley will step in at quarterback for the remainder of the game. Based on how the injury looked, there should be concern about Burrow's... Read More
Randall Cobb, Kenny Stills Ruled Out
Yikes. Two Houston Texans wide receivers Randall Cobb (foot) and Kenny Stills (leg) have been ruled out for the second half of Sunday's game against New England. Cobb caught two passes for seven yards and a touchdown. Stills did not have a reception. We should see more of Keke Coutee in the second half, who... Read More
Julio Jones Dealing With Hamstring Tightness
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones left Sunday's game against the Saints, but later returned. However, Jones is reportedly dealing with hamstring tightness and was not on the field at the end of the first half. The Falcons might be playing it safe with Jones and keeping him on the sidelines for the rest of... Read More
Andrus Peat Suffers Concussion
New Orleans Saints offensive tackle Andrus Peat has been ruled out of the rest of his team's Week 11 contest against the Atlanta Falcons after suffering a concussion. Peat has played the majority of the snaps in each Saints game this year, including playing every offensive snap four times. Peat's absence will hurt a Saints... Read More
Zach Gentry Ruled Out With Knee Injury
Pittsburgh Steelers Zach Gentry will not return to Sunday's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars after sustaining a knee injury. Gentry made his 2020 debut last week, playing 14 offensive snaps. His absence shouldn't change anything for the Steelers, as Eric Ebron remains the only fantasy relevant tight end on this roster.
Bogdan Bogdanovic Signs Offer Sheet With Hawks
Restricted free agent forward Bogdan Bogdanovic has signed an offer sheet with the Atlanta Hawks that would pay him $72 million over four seasons. Considering the Kings had already been involved in rumors of doing a sign-and-trade with Bogdanovic, it would be a surprise to see them match the deal. If he does end up... Read More
Randall Cobb Questionable With Foot Injury
Houston Texans wide receiver Randall Cobb is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Patriots. Cobb currently has two catches for seven yards and a touchdown in the game. If he's unable to return, tight end Jordan Akins will likely see more of the short yardage usage, as could wide receiver Keke Coutee, who... Read More
Torrey Craig Signing In Milwaukee
The Milwaukee Bucks and forward Torrey Craig have agreed to a contract, though the terms have not been disclosed. The fourth-year forward averaged 5.4 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. Craig is a nice depth piece for Milwaukee, but he doesn't project to be a factor in most fantasy leagues this upcoming season. His strong... Read More
Donovan Mitchell Signing Max Extension
Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell is signing a five-year max extension to stay with the Jazz. Mitchell is the most important piece on this Jazz team now and moving forward, so locking him up makes sense. There are still plenty of questions surrounding Mitchell and this Jazz squad, but fantasy managers don't need to worry... Read More
Bryn Forbes Signing With Bucks
Free agent guard Bryn Forbes has agreed to a two-year deal to join the Milwaukee Bucks. Forbes averaged 11.2 points per game last season, as well as 2.3 made threes per game. He'll likely come off the bench in Milwaukee, but his shooting ability should give him a good number of opportunities when he's on... Read More
Nyheim Hines Could See Bulk Of Carries
Indianapolis Colts running back Nyheim Hines could see the bulk of the team's carries against the Green Bay Packers. This backfield with Hines, Jordan Wilkins, and Jonathan Taylor has been a mess to project all year, but the Packers run defense has struggled, so if Hines really will see most of the touches, he has... Read More
Dontrelle Inman Inactive For Week 11
Washington Football Team wide receiver Dontrelle Inman (hamstring) will miss his third game in a row on Sunday against the Bengals. With Inman out, we'll see more of both Cam Sims and Steven Sims Jr. This could be a good game for the Washington passing attack, and while Terry McLaurin will benefit most from that,... Read More
Harry Giles Signing With Trail Blazers
Free agent center Harry Giles is signing a one-year deal with the Portland Trail Blazers. Giles never really found his footing in Sacramento, though he did start 17 games for the Kings last season. He averaged 6.9 points and 4.1 rebounds per game while shooting 55.4 percent from the floor. This is a good depth... Read More
Titans Defense Without Adoree' Jackson Again
Despite coming off the Injured Reserve last week, Tennessee Titans cornerback Adoree' Jackson (knee) will miss Sunday's contest against the Baltimore Ravens. The Titans Defense needs Jackson back to bolster a passing defense that is allowing the seventh-most passing yards per game to opposing quarterbacks. Lamar Jackson should be in position to post QB1 numbers,... Read More
Matthew Stafford Active For Week 11
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford (thumb) is officially active for Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers. No surprise here, as Stafford was trending towards playing all week. He won't have two of his top pass-catchers in Kenny Golladay and Danny Amendola, so Stafford won't be the safest play, but the Panthers Defense is exploitable and... Read More
Panthers Deactivate Teddy Bridgewater
Carolina Panthers quarterback Teddy Bridgewater (knee) was initially announced as active for Sunday's meeting with the Lions, but ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that Bridgewater is being deactivated. That likely means P.J. Walker will get to make his first NFL start. He's seen limited snaps in two games this year, going 3-for-8 for 15 yards. Walker... Read More
Sony Michel Inactive For Week 11
While he was activated from the IR this week, New England Patriots running back Sony Michel (quad) will not play on Sunday against the Houston Texans. That leaves Damien Harris as the lead back against a porous Texans run defense. Trusting any Patriots running back is a scary proposition, but he should provide low-end RB2... Read More
Gardner Minshew II Not Expected To Be Active
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew II (thumb) is not expected to be active for his team's Week 11 meeting with the Steelers. Jake Luton will start, with Mike Glennon backing him up. Luton's two starts have been fairly uneven, so there's no guarantee he remains the starter once Minshew is healthy, though Jacksonville might keep... Read More
Zack Martin Moving To Right Tackle
The Dallas Cowboys offensive line has long been a strength of the team, but injuries and the retirement of center Travis Frederick has really hurt them this year. In response, the team is moving their best active lineman, right guard Zack Martin, to right tackle this week as a way of getting rookie Terence Steele... Read More
Laremy Tunsil Likely To Miss Week 11
Houston Texans left tackle Laremy Tunsil (flu) is reportedly unlikely to play against the Patriots in Week 11. Considering he's the best lineman on this team, this would potentially be a sizable blow to the fantasy outlook for quarterback Deshaun Watson and running Duke Johnson Jr. We wouldn't take this news as a reason to... Read More
Serge Ibaka Signing With Clippers
Free agent big Serge Ibaka has agreed to a two-year, $19 million contract with the Los Angeles Clippers. Ostensibly the replacement for last year's Sixth Man of the Year Montrezl Harrell, who signed with the Lakers this week, Ibaka provides a solid upgrade at the four and five for the Clips. Likely to earn a... Read More
Jeff Teague Signing With Celtics
Free agent point guard Jeff Teague is signing a one-year deal with the Boston Celtics. Considering Teague almost exclusively played the one until his 25 games beside Trae Young in Atlanta last season, we can safely assume he's being brought in as a backup to Kemba Walker and not much else. That's not a role... Read More
Tristan Thompson Signing With Celtics
Free agent big man Tristan Thompson has agreed to a two-year, $19 million deal with the Boston Celtics, where he'll likely slide into the bench role that Enes Kanter held last season. Thompson is coming off of his worst shooting season since 2013-14, but he still connected on 51.2 percent of his shots and occasionally... Read More
