Judge rules for Tom Brady, overturns four-game deflate-gate suspension; Goodell to appeal This was the NFL’s nightmare. After more than seven months, several millions of dollars and big talking from the league and commissioner Roger Goodell in the deflate-gate controversy, the first time someone independent looked at the case against Tom Brady it was thrown out. Judge Richard M. Berman … [Read more...]

Need directions? Gronk's got you, as his voice added to the Waze app I don't know about you, but nothing would calm me more when I'm lost in a big city than hearing Rob Gronkowski feeding me directions. [Yahoo Sports Fantasy Football: Sign up and join a league todayl] Gronk is everywhere lately, and now he's a voice in your phone apps. Gronkowski, the lovable New England Patriots tight end, … [Read more...]

Report: There is 'universal' support for Roger Goodell among NFL owners The topic is fun to talk about but ultimately doesn't matter: Is Roger Goodell going to lose his job as NFL commissioner? Goodell might have a low approval rating among players, fans and some media, but the only people who matter to Goodell's job security are the NFL owners. And they still love him. [Yahoo Sports Fantasy … [Read more...]

Training Camp Daily Dose: Dose: What’s Up With Shady? Usually where there’s smoke there’s fire. The Bills might want to get out the fire extinguisher. Buffalo’s biggest offseason prize, LeSean McCoy, remains a question mark for September 13’s season opener against the Colts. It’s a juicy fantasy matchup for the six-year veteran, which is probably why McCoy carries such a high price tag on FanDuel … [Read more...]

Tips and tricks to win your fantasy football league (podcast) Grandstanding: A Yahoo Sports podcastSubscribe via iTunes or via RSS feed Fantasy football season is upon us, and that means it's time to check in with our pal Andy Behrens from Yahoo Sports' unparalleled fantasy team. We've got a lot to hit on here, so let's get to it:• Behrens is part of the Yahoo Fantasy Freaks podcast, … [Read more...]

Here's exactly how the NFL will now handle footballs before every game It's been almost eight months since the AFC championship game, and deflate-gate is still raging on, but in the meantime the NFL has instituted rule changes in hopes of preventing another PSI-related controversy. According to rule changes recently announced by the league, officials will now record PSI levels of all 24 … [Read more...]

Targets and Touches: Late-Round Targets: NFC Yesterday I wrote about five players from the AFC with a 10th round average draft position or later to target and this piece will focus on late-round players in the NFC to aim for. Before we get to it, these “hit” rate stats should put the late round fliers we’re stabbing at in perspective. From 2013-14, 37 WRs were drafted between 109-194 overall … [Read more...]

The Redskins are a trainwreck that keeps on piling up (podcast) Grandstanding: A Yahoo Sports podcastSubscribe via iTunes or via RSS feed Oh, Washington Redskins fans, have we got a treat for you. New Washington Post columnist Jerry Brewer joins us on the podcast, and man, does he bring the heat ... a nice, tight spiral right on its target, which is a lot more than you can say for any … [Read more...]

Johnny Manziel hoping rest heals hurting right elbow Quarterback Johnny Manziel was having a good preseason, then his right elbow shut down any chance he had at earning a starting job. After two preseason games it seemed like a quarterback controversy might start brewing with the Cleveland Browns. Manziel played pretty well and showed progress. But Manziel has dealt with right elbow … [Read more...]