Draft Analysis: Rookie Draft Study This is a condensed version of a five part series originally published on DynastyLeagueFootball.com. To gain full access to more premium content than you could shake a stick at, including this entire series, check out how to subscribe to DLF Premium for only $10. If I was a monkey, my name would be George. I’d be followed around by a firm but gentle man in a … [Read more...]
After growing up in 16 foster homes, Lorenzo Mauldin gets drafted by Jets
After growing up in 16 foster homes, Lorenzo Mauldin gets drafted by Jets FLORHAM PARK, N.J. – Lorenzo Mauldin hopes he can finally call a place home, something that the New York Jets' third-round pick hasn't had for much of his life. A tough-as-nails linebacker for the past four years at Louisville, Mauldin can point to a childhood that was anything but stable to explain his character and … [Read more...]
Jameis Winston goes on offensive, files counterclaim against rape accuser
Jameis Winston goes on offensive, files counterclaim against rape accuser Jameis Winston has not yet been found responsible or indicted in the rape allegations against him, but now he's going on the offensive. WInston filed a counterclaim against accuser Erica Kinsman, according to Tomahawk Nation and the Tampa Bay Times. "Mr. Winston brings this action against Ms. Kinsman out of … [Read more...]
Woman randomly finds Stefon Diggs’ H.S. championship ring
Woman randomly finds Stefon Diggs' H.S. championship ring In the simple act of taking her dog out for a walk, a Maryland woman somehow ended up with Stefon Diggs' high school state championship ring. It's as bizarre as it sounds. Pattie Engel doesn't know Diggs. She was walking her dog, Tiger, near her home in Montgomery County, Md., when she spotted something shiny on the ground, according … [Read more...]
Goal Line Stand: Post-Draft Fantasy Top 150
Goal Line Stand: Post-Draft Fantasy Top 150 It can be difficult to become overly bullish on certain fantasy players with OTAs not yet underway, and depth charts four months from being established. Inevitably, players will swing (sometimes wildly) up and down my monthly Top 150 Rankings as we glean meaningful information from practice and beat writer reports. So this is very much a rough draft. A … [Read more...]
Tom Brady on if the Super Bowl is tainted: ‘No, absolutely not’
Tom Brady on if the Super Bowl is tainted: 'No, absolutely not' This wasn't exactly an interrogation of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, and there were not any single teary "Say it ain't so, Tom!" moments. On Thursday night Brady made his first public appearance since the release of Ted Wells' deflate-gate report that implicated him to some level, and the crowd at the previously … [Read more...]
Don’t worry Tom Brady backers, Chris Christie is here to defend him
Don't worry Tom Brady backers, Chris Christie is here to defend him How New Jersey Governor Chris Christie became a popular item to talk about in NFL circles I'm not sure, but we're here. The Dallas Cowboys fan, perhaps the inspiration behind "New York Bozo" and enemy of selected New York Jets reporters, is back in the football news. Maybe you thought the politician who might want to run … [Read more...]
The comically early list of top 25 prospects for the 2016 NFL draft
The comically early list of top 25 prospects for the 2016 NFL draft We admit, we miss the draft just a tiny bit. We spent months grinding our gears trying to watch players, talk about them, dissect them like a sixth-grade science frog and then figure out where they belong. And then the draft comes and goes. Luckily, we're sick and twisted and already thinking of the next one. We're sure that … [Read more...]
Report: Dallas Cowboys sign undrafted OT La’el Collins
Report: Dallas Cowboys sign undrafted OT La'el Collins A few days after Baton Rouge, La. police spoke to La'el Collins about the murder of a pregnant woman he had known, the Dallas Cowboys reportedly have signed him as an undrafted free agent, per Dallas Morning News' Charean Williams. Cowboys have signed La'el Collins, according to a source.— Charean Williams (@NFLCharean) May 7, 2015 … [Read more...]
Tom Brady’s agent rips the NFL and its ‘sting operation’
Tom Brady's agent rips the NFL and its 'sting operation' Some people, mostly those from the Northeast, have tried to poke holes in Ted Wells' report on deflate-gate that said two equipment personnel from the New England Patriots probably conspired to deflate footballs and quarterback Tom Brady probably knew about it. Brady's agent went on the offensive on Thursday, wondering why the NFL … [Read more...]