2016 NFL Preview: How much longer can this Patriots era last? Shutdown Corner is previewing all 32 teams as we get ready for the NFL season, counting down the teams one per day in reverse order of our initial 2016 power rankings. No. 1 will be revealed on Aug. 6, the day before the Hall of Fame Game kicks off the preseason. No. 4: NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS The New England Patriots’ 15-year run … [Read more...]

Training Camp Daily Dose: Dose: New York Backfield News The backfield of the New York Giants was largely written off for fantasy purposes in 2015, as the team sprinkled in frustratingly unpredictable amounts of Rashad Jennings, Shane Vereen, Andre Williams, and Orleans Darkwa throughout the season’s first 13 weeks. Starting in Week 14 however, offensive coordinator (now head coach) Ben McAdoo gave … [Read more...]

Marvin Harrison's complicated Hall of Fame legacy The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2016 gets inducted on Saturday. Shutdown Corner will profile the eight new Hall of Famers, looking at each of their careers and their impact on the game. Marvin Harrison Indianapolis Colts, 1996-2008 Impact on the game On the field, Harrison changed how receivers were viewed. He came into the NFL … [Read more...]

Fire rips through childhood home of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell A childhood home of Roger Goodell in Bronxville, N.Y. appears to have been damaged badly by fire, according to The Journal News. Although the report does not directly connect the home at 12 Elm Rock Road to the Goodell family, there are various published reports that indicate the home was owned by Sen. Charles Goodell and … [Read more...]

Bengals lose first-round pick William Jackson to concerning injury The Cincinnati Bengals could be without their first-round pick being healthy for a second straight season. According to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, Bengals cornerback William Jackson III, the 24th pick in the draft in April, suffered a torn pectoral muscle. Cincinnati Bengals first-round corner William Jackson, left, … [Read more...]

Drew Brees and his wife help Air Force veteran get a service dog Drew Brees (AP) In addition to being one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history, Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints has done great charity work as well. His latest project is pretty cool. Brees learned about K9s for Warriors through Saints coach Sean Payton’s charity event and he and his wife Brittany decided to join, … [Read more...]

2016 NFL Preview: Steelers can score enough to win a Super Bowl Shutdown Corner is previewing all 32 teams as we get ready for the NFL season, counting down the teams one per day in reverse order of our initial 2016 power rankings. No. 1 will be revealed on Aug. 6, the day before the Hall of Fame Game kicks off the preseason. No. 5: PITTSBURGH STEELERS The Pittsburgh Steelers have put … [Read more...]

Training Camp Daily Dose: Camp Dose: Bumps and Bruises Ignore your calendar. It may read August (unless you haven’t changed it yet—it always takes me a couple days), but in the NFL, it’s injury month. Football is inherently a dangerous sport (hence all the concussion lawsuits), so really, they’re all injury months. But each year, without fail, a handful of important players will fall awkwardly, … [Read more...]

The Worksheet: All-Probability Upside Team One of the things that offseason fantasy analysis naturally invokes is looking backwards and forwards through the lens of bulk production.  Focusing on bulk stats leads to saying things such as “Jordan Matthews was the WR16 in 2015” and promotes things such as “this player’s future projections would’ve made him the RB9 last season” without proper context. … [Read more...]

The game that proved Brett Favre was a Hall of Fame talent The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2016 gets inducted on Saturday. Shutdown Corner will profile the eight new Hall of Famers, looking at each of their careers and their impact on the game. Brett Favre Atlanta Falcons, 1992 Green Bay Packers, 1993-2007 New York Jets, 2008 Minnesota Vikings, 2009-10 Greatest moment It’s hard to … [Read more...]