NFL Preview Week: Top QB draft prospects and which teams they fit Quarterbacks always are in high demand in the NFL, as April’s draft showed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Tennessee Titans selecting their passers of the future with Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota with the first two picks, respectively. That demand won’t change much in 2016, although the available talent will have … [Read more...]

Patriots request that NFL reinstate two employees suspended in deflate-gate I want you to follow me down a road. It's a strange road that doesn't lead in anything resembling a straight line. The NFL says it didn't suspend New England Patriots employees John Jastremski and Jim McNally, who were implicated in deflate-gate. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell emphatically denied that the NFL had … [Read more...]

Brandon Marshall: Race shapes players' views of overturned Brady suspension Brandon Marshall is not alone among NFL players in having an opinion on deflate-gate, but the New York Jets wide receiver has interjected the idea that race might be playing a part in how NFL players view the recent overturning of Tom Brady's suspension.  Brady was suspended four games this offseason by commissioner … [Read more...]

NFL Preview Week: Eli Manning for NFL MVP? Sure, why not? New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning's ultimate legacy in the NFL might be tough to figure out. He has been the quarterback of two Super Bowl championship teams, and that puts him in a special class. But he has never had a season that put him clearly at the top of the quarterback heap. His 2011 season, with 4,933 yards and 29 … [Read more...]

Football Daily Dose: Dose: Cowboys Remain RBBC Those of you that used a third-, fourth-, or fifth-round pick on Joseph Randle in your fantasy drafts are likely hanging on every nugget of news that comes out on the Cowboys’ running back situation. And the latest one to hit the Rotoworld Player News page isn’t one that sounds glowing for Randle.Randle is listed as the starter on the Cowboys’ latest … [Read more...]

Who will be the NFL MVP in 2015? The 2015 NFL season is just hours away. In these last few moments of previewing, let's consider who might just be our MVP. Will it be a quarterback, or some other position? And which rookies will make the greatest impact? We're here to give you the lowdown in just two minutes.  This debate is part of Yahoo Sports' new ongoing Grandstanding series, in which … [Read more...]

Which NFL stars, teams will post a disappointing season this year? The NFL's about to start, and as much as every team's fans believe that they're headed to the Super Bowl, we know there will be some serious disappointments coming. In today's video, we look at the players who will disappoint, including an NFL legend and a high-profile running back with a new team. We also consider the teams … [Read more...]

Presidential candidate Jeb Bush says he has 'too many Bills' on fantasy team The presidential election is still more than a year away, but candidates on both sides of the aisle are having their words parsed at every stop. That applies to fantasy football, too. [Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football: Sign up and join a league today!] Yes, Jeb Bush the Republican candidate and former Florida governor … [Read more...]

How much has paranoia cost Patriots' opponents through the years? Before the biggest game of the NFL season, the Seattle Seahawks spent a lot of time and effort chasing a ghost. SI.com led off an interesting story about the New England Patriots' mysterious ways with a tale about Seattle's Super Bowl prep this past January. The story talked about all the precautions Seattle took after … [Read more...]

Roger Goodell says he's willing to give up NFL discipline control In a fairly mundane ESPN Radio interview with Roger Goodell — Goodell is great at deflecting questions and the hosts rarely put him on the spot — the NFL commissioner said he is willing to give up control over player discipline after the deflate-gate debacle.  [Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football: Sign up and join a league todayl] … [Read more...]