NFL draft positional rankings: Any first-round interior O-linemen? Leading up to the NFL draft on April 28-30, Shutdown Corner will examine each position, rank the top players at each spot and identify some sleepers, sliders and lesser-known gems. Everywhere you look in the league, teams need quality offensive linemen, and not just tackles. So why don't guards and centers go higher in … [Read more...]

Bills RB LeSean McCoy won't be charged over fight, reports say After considering the evidence for almost two months, the Philadelphia district attorney's office will reportedly not press any charges against Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy over a bar fight. The fight, which happened early in the morning on Feb. 7, involved two off-duty police officers, who suffered injuries. McCoy and … [Read more...]

Why is Greg Hardy unemployed? Hint: It's not for domestic violence More than 20 free-agent defensive ends have signed contracts this offseason. None are named Greg Hardy. The Dallas Cowboys, who had Hardy under contract last season, have signed two of those ends. One is a third-year player by the name of Benson Mayowa, who has two sacks in 30 career games and is now joining his third team in … [Read more...]

Draft Analysis: NFL Draft Needs: Texans Evan Silva (@EvanSilva) is the Senior Football Editor for Rotoworld's NFL Page, and Josh Norris (@JoshNorris) leads Rotoworld's college football and NFL draft coverage. Together, they're breaking down every team's biggest needs and offering potential draft-day solutions. For a breakdown on every team, check out the team-by-team draft preview schedule.   No. … [Read more...]

By the Numbers: Impact of Stacking in DFS Dozens of fantasy “experts” (I hate that term), myself included, pump out in-season content touting their top NFL DFS stacks and correlation plays each week. You see the same generic articles throughout the industry at times almost blindly choosing QB-WR combinations paired with a good matchup. This can absolutely be a viable strategy; but the ultimate … [Read more...]

49ers' Kaepernick could be Broncos-bound - if he agrees to new deal As of this moment, the Denver Broncos have one quarterback on their roster with playoff experience in Mark Sanchez, but soon they could have a second: Colin Kaepernick. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported Saturday night that the San Francisco 49ers and Broncos have the parameters of a deal in principle in place that would send … [Read more...]

NFL draft profile: Ole Miss DT Robert Nkemdiche, a gifted mystery Shutdown Corner is counting down the top 50 prospects in the 2016 NFL draft with a scouting report, quotes from NFL evaluators and a projection where they might be drafted. 33. Ole Miss DT Robert Nkemdiche6-foot-3, 294 pounds Key stat: Seven sacks in 35 career games, but posted a 35-inch vertical at the NFL scouting combine, … [Read more...]

Two-round NFL mock draft: Six quarterbacks go off the board early Mock drafts are a bit like Elvis Presley impersonators: They don’t tend to resemble the real thing as much as they start to look more like each other. Here’s the risk in going off the grid a little bit with your forecasts: You risk looking uninformed. But it’s a risk we’re willing to take in some cases. Such as right here. … [Read more...]

Respected agent Eugene Parker dies at 60 after brief cancer fight Some sad news on this Friday morning: agent Eugene Parker, who represented some of the NFL's biggest names over his 30-plus years in the business, has died at age 60 after a brief fight against kidney cancer. Parker's family wrote in a statement, "The family of Eugene Parker is deeply saddened to report the loss of their … [Read more...]

Tom Brady comically summons his receivers for offseason work After posting vacation photos on his Facebook page of himself getting ready to surf and riding horses with his family, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is ready to get back to work. Which he announced on Facebook, of course. On Thursday morning, Brady uploaded a video with the caption, "New England Patriots … [Read more...]