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Chris Carson : Chris Carson carried a big load for fantasy players Sunday despite his real team losing a game they should never have lost. Carson rushed 22 times for 119 yards and a TD Sunday. He also contributed in the passing game, hauling in all 6 targets for 29 yards. In PPR, that is a very healthy 26.8 points. With the Chiefs next and the Seahawks needing to control the ball and the clock, Carson will get a ton of run in a game they need to win. I am buying and you should too.
Nick Chubb : Nick Chubb is becoming the bell cow back the Browns drafted him to be. In Saturday’s huge win against the Broncos, Chubb toted the rock 20 times for an even 100 yards. The zero targets was disappointing but given that he had 13 receptions in the previous four games, I would not worry too much. With the weak Bengals next on the schedule and a ton to still play for, you can bet Chubb will see a lot of touches. I do not own many shares, but DFS lineups, here we come!
Kenny Golladay : The Lions are bad but Kenny Golladay is good. Very good. Kenny G had a big day Sunday reeling in 7 of 8 targets for 146 yards. That is a sweet 21.6 fantasy PPR points. I do not love the matchup against the Vikes next week but Golladay is pretty much the only reliable target Stafford has left so I expect the volume to continue and the production to be there – even if it is only in garbage time. Stay the course.
Robby Anderson : Robby Anderson had himself a day Saturday hauling in 7 balls for 96 yards and a TD. Add in the fact that Anderson had a team leading 11 targets and you have a guy who could really help you if you are still playing in Week 16. With a date against a Green Bay team who was eliminated and has nothing for which to play, I like Anderson’s chances of scoring for a third straight week. (Note, the next closest Jet in targets was just 4. Clearly, Darnold has eyes for Anderson).
Rob Gronkowski : Gronk had a mere two catches for 21 yards on 5 targets. Despite Tony Romo continuing to call for Gronk to get the ball, he did not (unfortunately, Romo was calling the game on TV and not calling the plays). If you own Gronk in season-long and you made the finals despite him, run him out there because you must. However, there is no way I am paying the price in DFS. With just three touchdowns and only two games over six receptions, I am not paying the freight. Not gonna do it.
Final Note: I do not want to talk about the Cowboys game. But I will give a shout out to Phillip Rivers and the Chargers. No Gordon. No Ekeler. No Allen. No problem. Huge win! Nice work there by a team on the rise.
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Colts EDGE Samson Ebukam (Achilles) said he is expected to be cleared for training camp.
Ebukam suffered a torn Achilles in training camp last year and did not play in the 2024 season. He broke out in 2023 with a career-high 9.5 sacks in his first season with the Colts. He now has one year left on his deal and will be looking for a rebound season as he stares down free agency in 2026
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports the Steelers are “counting on” a 2025 jump for WR Roman Wilson.
Wilson, per Fowler, “looks like a different player than from his injury riddled rookie campaign.” Steelers general manager Omar Khan said in February that the team has “a lot of confidence” in Wilson, the 84th overall selection in the 2024 NFL Draft who played just five offensive snaps as a rookie after suffering a serious hamstring injury in October. Wilson, entering his age-24 season, had 789 yards and 12 touchdowns on 49 catches in his final season at Michigan. He was 19th among all college wideouts in yards per route run in 2023. An injury-free offseason could position Wilson as the clear No. 2 receiver behind DK Metcalf in 2025.
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports the Steelers “remain in contact with Aaron Rodgers and are hopeful that he’ll be a Steeler.”
Things have been quiet on the Rodgers front since the NFL Draft, though he remains a factor for the QB-needy Steelers, who on Wednesday traded George Pickens to Dallas in exchange for draft picks. That leaves DK Metcalf and perhaps Roman Wilson as the Steelers’ top two receivers. Metcalf’s fantasy fortunes would get a bit of a bump if Rodgers lands with the Steelers. The team’s commitment to a massively run-heavy approach should limit Metcalf’s upside, however. Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio suggested Rodgers is waiting to sign with Pittsburgh until after the NFL’s schedule release “so that the league can’t saddle the Steelers with extra prime-time and/or short-week games.” We’ll continue to monitor the never-ending Rodgers saga.
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports the Cowboys’ plan is for George Pickens “to play out his rookie deal.”
It looks like we won’t see any sort of long-term contract struck between Pickens and the Cowboys after the mercurial wideout was traded from the Steelers to Dallas in exchange for a 2026 third round draft pick and a 2027 fifth rounder. Dallas coaches and Jerry Jones likely want to see how Pickens, 24, acclimates to his new team after alienating coaches and teammates in Pittsburgh last season. Pickens, who has 2,841 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns over three NFL seasons, will immediately become the team’s No. 2 option behind CeeDee Lamb and a much-needed deep ball target for Dak Prescott.
The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff McLane reports TE Dallas Goedert will remain with the Eagles in 2025.
Goedert agreed to a $4 million salary cut for the upcoming season, per NFL insider Jordan Schultz. He will make $10 million in 2025 and be a free agent next offseason. It’s quite the turnabout after Eagles coaches and front office officials strongly implied for months that Goedert had played his last snap with the team. Goedert, 30, has missed 15 games over the past three seasons and was widely expected to be dealt during the NFL Draft. Goedert will be a solid top-12 fantasy option, well behind AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith in the team’s target pecking order. He averaged 4.2 catches and 49.6 receiving yards per game in 2024 and had the ninth highest EPA per target among tight ends.
Titans re-signed DT James Lynch.
Lynch, 26, a former fourth round selection by the Vikings, will return for a second season with the Titans after starting all 17 games in 2024. He had 20 tackles, two tackles for loss, and one sack for the Titans last season. Pro Football Focus graded the Titans as last year’s fourth worst pass rush and ninth best run-defending unit.