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J.J. Watt makes A.C. Slater (OK, fine, Mario Lopez) look tiny pregame Anyone standing next to J.J. Watt is in danger of being dwarfed. The man is all of 6-foot-5 and 288 pounds, after all. But we're still struck by just how small Watt can make people look. Even bigger dudes. [Yahoo Fantasy Football: Still not too late to sign up for a league] Check out actor and TV personality Mario Lopez, … [Read more...]

New contact lenses help Jets rookie LB Lorenzo Mauldin's migraines FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Two weeks ago, New York Jets rookie linebacker Lorenzo Mauldin suffered a scary injury in his NFL debut.  The game against the Cleveland Browns was delayed for several minutes, Mauldin was carted off the field and went straight to the hospital. It was later determined he had suffered a concussion, which … [Read more...]

Cam Newton does a really great thing for a boy battling cancer A community in North Carolina decided to have early Halloween for a 10-year-old boy battling cancer. Nobody even had to dress up as Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, because Newton himself crashed the party. Elijah Hughes is battling a rare form of cancer, and according to WCNC-TV, doctors didn't know if he'd make it to … [Read more...]

Last Minute Decisions: Injury Report: Week 3 Week 3 of the NFL season is here, and the Rotoworld crew has everything you need to cash in a winning week. Top-ten Fantasy Pros ranker Patrick Daugherty answers your lineup questions with his Week 3 Rankings, Nick Mensio tells you who to start and who to fade in Start’ Em or Sit ‘Em, and Evan Silva breaks down every matchup in his award-winning … [Read more...]

Weekend Weather: Weather: Week 3 Forecasts We are now nearly three full weeks into the NFL season and although temperatures are beginning to cool, fall weather has yet to be an interference to the fantasy football world. Week 3 does not have much precipitation or wind in the forecasts of hosting NFL cities, but we do have a few locations where weather has the potential to turn rough over the … [Read more...]

Brett Favre knew the moment his career was over, even if he thinks he can still play In Sports Illustrated's fantastic 12-minute documentary covering the lead-up to Brett Favre's induction into the Packers Hall of Fame this past July, we saw an emotional side of the retired three-time NFL MVP. "It's the way I played; it's the way my career unfolded," Favre said. "Did I think it would've … [Read more...]

Breaking News: Week 3 NFL Chat Patrick Daugherty Breaking News Friday, September 25, 2015 Patrick Daugherty answers all your Week 3 questions in a 3PM ET Friday chat.  This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service - if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read the FAQ at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php#publishers. … [Read more...]

NFL against the spread picks: Who is desperate in Week 3? In the NFL, an 0-2 start isn't a death sentence for making the playoffs. But if you start 0-3, you might as well forget the postseason. Since the playoffs expanded to 12 teams in 1990, about 12 percent of 0-2 teams made the playoffs. But only three — the 1992 San Diego Chargers, 1995 Detroit Lions and 1998 Buffalo Bills — have made … [Read more...]

Jay Gruden says Redskins have no QB controversy, so why is RG3 still around? Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins completed 20 of his 31 pass attempts for 210 yards and a touchdown in the fourth quarter of Thursday’s game against the NFC East rival New York Giants. Not too shabby, right? Well, not exactly. The Giants already had the game well in hand with a 25-6 lead when Cousins … [Read more...]