Football Daily Dose: Dose: OBJ's Suspension Upheld It’s hard to believe it’s already Week 16. Across a high percentage of fantasy leagues, it’s championship week. It’s still early in the week, but Wednesday marks the day to get things straight for the upcoming slate of games. This week just happens to be the biggest of the fantasy season. Let’s recap the news. The Headlines Let’s knock … [Read more...]

Broncos announce Brock Osweiler to start this week vs. Bengals Brock Osweiler will make his sixth straight start for the Denver Broncos this Monday against the Cincinnati Bengals, with head coach Gary Kubiak making the announcement to players on Wednesday morning, and the team announcing it via its website shortly after. Team reporter Andrew Mason wrote that Peyton Manning "will focus on his … [Read more...]

WR who held cardboard sign asking for NFL job signed by Jets Your browser does not support iframes. Joe Anderson's plan worked. Anderson, a receiver who played nine games with the Chicago Bears in 2012-13, stood outside the Houston Texans facility last month with a cardboard sign begging for a chance. "Not homeless ... but STARVING for success!!! Will run routes 4 food," his sign said. This … [Read more...]

Football Daily Dose: Dose: Brees Banged Up While becoming only the fourth quarterback ever to throw for 60,000 yards in the Saints’ loss to the Lions this past Monday night, Drew Brees appeared to suffer a right foot injury in the second quarter. He looked a bit hobbled for a stretch of the game, but came out gunslinging in the second half to mount a comeback that ultimately fell short.On Tuesday, … [Read more...]

Five takeaways from the 2016 Pro Bowl rosters The NFL announced the 86 players selected to the Pro Bowl on Tuesday night, a group that includes 42 players on offense, 36 on defense and eight specialists. The 14-0 Carolina Panthers had a league-high 10 men chosen, while last year's Super Bowl finalists, New England and Seattle, each had seven, as did the Arizona Cardinals. You can see the … [Read more...]

NFL warns all teams about pregame rules following OBJ suspension The NFL doesn't want to see a repeat of the ugly Odell Beckham Jr.-Josh Norman on-field brawl from the Carolina Panthers-New York Giants game on Sunday and sent a reminder to the other 30 teams in an effort to prevent it.  Shutdown Corner has learned that the league sent out a memo to all 32 teams on  Tuesday, hoping to avoid … [Read more...]

The Worksheet: The Worksheet: Week 16 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! It's hard to beleive that we're already here, but Week 16 is upon us and for many, that means Championship week across our leagues. If you failed to make you chapionship game, the season doesn't have to end for you as you can dabble into the Daily Fantasy waters if you've yet to try it out. Here's the disclaimer that I … [Read more...]

Matt Schaub could make $3 million for two games' work Football is a brutal, unforgiving, unsympathetic sport with no mercy and no regard for players beyond their immediate use value, but if you're able to hang onto the carousel, it can be a lucrative little ride. Matt Schaub has played in two games for the Baltimore Ravens this season, starting in the absence of injured starter Joe Flacco. … [Read more...]

Michigan Representative announces investigation into concussions "Concussion" the movie will be released on Friday, bringing attention to the plight of Bennet Omalu, who discovered chronic traumatic encephalopathy, and while it may not expose the entire truth of how the NFL has handled concussions (Bryant Gumbel mused that if it were truly damaging, the league would be suing Sony Pictures, … [Read more...]

Ravens rookie gets stuck with $11,500 bill for team dinner Sticking rookies with a bill for an outrageous meal is a longstanding NFL tradition, and on Monday night Baltimore Ravens rookie defensive tackle Carl Davis found himself on the receiving end of the financial blast. Davis tweeted out a photo of his receipt: Rookie dinner. Smh pic.twitter.com/8PPV4GOeNG— Trenchwork94 (@Carldavis94) … [Read more...]