Next 1 of 5 Prev post Use your ← → (arrows) to browse FLORHAM PARK, NJ – JUNE 05: Sam Darnold #14 and LeVeon Bell #26 of the New York Jets performs drills during day two of mandatory minicamp at the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center on June 5, 2019 in Florham Park, New Jersey. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) Fantasy Football Players The best way to win your fantasy football draft is to not take someone who can bury your team due to injuries or other factors. Here’s a list of fantasy football players to avoid in re-draft leagues. With the season quickly approaching, I wanted to go over four fantasy football players to avoid in all of your leagues. Before we get into the article, I wanted to stop and say that I’m not avoiding these players because I don’t think they are good players, it’s simply because I don’t think that they are worth their current average draft position. ADP can be a good barometer to get a feel … [Read more...] about Fantasy Football Players To Avoid In Redraft Leagues
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2019 Fantasy Football Draft Prep: Rankings breakdown No. 120-111
Learn why you should — and maybe why you shouldn't — draft players 120-111 in our consensus rankings. by Dave Richard @daverichard Jun 4, 2019 at 10:30 am ET • 10 min read Welcome to our 2019 Player Profiles series. We are going through the top-150 in Heath Cummings, Jamey Eisenberg and Dave Richard's consensus PPR rankings to give you the case for and the case against drafting each player. By the time you're done, you'll know everything you need to know for drafting in 2019. Here are players 111-120, featuring plenty of upside at wide receiver and tight end: 120. Anthony Miller, WR, CHIThe Case For: As a rookie, and one playing hurt for most of the year, Anthony Miller led the Bears with seven receiving touchdowns. Of those seven, five were in the red-zone, suggesting the team drew up plays for him to score, which is great. You won't find much else to get excited about in Miller's rookie-season stats, but the way he … [Read more...] about 2019 Fantasy Football Draft Prep: Rankings breakdown No. 120-111
ESPN apologizes for fantasy football segment that auctioned off players, including African Americans
The segments featured an auctioneer offering NFL players, some of whom were African American, up for bid to a group of fantasy football players, most of whom were white men. For many people, this came too close to resembling a slave auction. And the segment came two days after deadly violence around a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va. … [Read more...] about ESPN apologizes for fantasy football segment that auctioned off players, including African Americans
NFL DFS for Conference Championships: Best DraftKings, FanDuel daily fantasy football picks and lineups
SportsLine's Mike McClure, a DFS pro with almost $2M in winnings, gives optimal lineup advice. by CBS Sports Staff moments ago • 3 min read The AFC and NFC Championship Games will decide who moves on to the 2019 Super Bowl, and the major NFL DFS sites are going big too. FanDuel is running a $1.5 million Sunday Million, while DraftKings has a $2 million Conference Clash. One of the primary challenges that daily Fantasy football players will face this week is differentiating their NFL DFS lineups with just two games on the slate. Plus, there are concerns about the Kansas City weather potentially lowering the ceiling of players in the Chiefs vs. Patriots AFC Championship. Stars like Patrick Mahomes, Todd Gurley, Julian Edelman and Michael Thomas will be on a lot of players' radars, so you'll have to take a flyer on under-the-radar options to give your lineup the chance to stand out in large-field GPPs. Before submitting any lineups for tournaments, cash … [Read more...] about NFL DFS for Conference Championships: Best DraftKings, FanDuel daily fantasy football picks and lineups
Fantasy Football Rankings, Wild Card Round: Model that beat experts says start Jordan Howard, sit Golden Tate
SportsLine's advanced computer model reveals optimal start-sit advice for the Wild Card Round of the NFL playoffs. by CBS Sports Staff 6h ago • 3 min read The regular season is over, but Fantasy football players still have the opportunity to play against friends and family as the 2019 NFL playoffs get underway on Saturday. Fantasy football players know deciding who to start and who to sit is always a tall task, especially with just four games on the NFL Wild Card schedule. Texans wide receiver Keke Coutee could reportedly return from a hamstring injury. If he plays against the Colts, should you downgrade DeAndre Hopkins? And how does Coutee's presence affect quarterback Deshaun Watson? Nick Foles will once again start for the Eagles against the Bears at Soldier Field. How should you treat Foles, Zach Ertz, Alshon Jeffery, and company against a stout Chicago D? SportsLine's advanced computer model has locked in its latest Wild Card Weekend Fantasy football … [Read more...] about Fantasy Football Rankings, Wild Card Round: Model that beat experts says start Jordan Howard, sit Golden Tate