NFL Week 14 Reactions, Results, Takeaways & Recap - Fantasy Football 2024
Published: Dec 09, 2024
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Raiders placed DT Christian Wilkins (foot) on the active/PUP list.
Wilkins continues to recover from a foot surgery that ended his 2024 campaign. It was reported in May by Raiders beat writer Vincent Bonsignore that the team hopes Wilkins will be able to return by August, and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports Wilkins has made “sound progress” in his recovery. Wilkins will be eligible to come off the PUP list whenever the team deems he is ready to do so. After signing a four-year, $110 million contract with the Raiders last offseason, it’s safe to say the team hopes to get more out of him than the five games he provided last season.
Jets signed No. 42 overall pick, TE Mason Taylor to a four-year, $10.46 million contract.
Taylor joins the flurry of second-round picks to sign just ahead of camp and now sets his sights on earning the Jets’ TE1 job in camp. The 21-year-old faces thin competition for the job from veterans Jeremy Ruckert and Stone Smartt and is expected to play a key role as a blocker in what is expected to be a run-heavy offense in 2025. Taylor caught 55 passes for 546 yards and two touchdowns in his final season at LSU, but will likely be limited to TE2 upside as far as fantasy is concerned.
Browns beat writer Mary Kay Cabot reports Browns RB Quinshon Judkins will not report to training camp with the rookies.
This doesn’t come as a surprise. Judkins is unsigned by the Browns, and the team is reportedly in “no rush” to sign him to his rookie deal as he now works through legal issues that stem from last week’s arrest on domestic battery charges. With no resolution to his legal situation in sight, it’s possible that Judkins’ absence from camp will extend into multiple weeks.
NFLPA Executive Director Lloyd Howell resigned.
Howell’s part-time work as a consultant for The Carlyle Group was made known several weeks ago, which generated conversations around a potential conflict of interest between the two roles. Days after the NFLPA released a statement in support of Howell, he has now opted to resign from his role after further consideration. He served 749 days in his role.
Raiders signed second-round pick WR Jack Bech to a four-year contract.
Bech may have had a difficult time negotiating his guaranteed money, having spent the spring primarily running routes with the second-team offense while fourth-round pick WR Dont’e Thornton Jr. regularly takes first-team snaps. Bech still has time to work his way into the starting lineup before Week 1. It isn’t like Tre Tucker has been some sort of world-beater in his two seasons with the team to date.
Lions signed second-round pick OL Tate Ratledge to a four-year contract.
Ratledge could soon be a household name. The Lions’ interior offensive line experienced turnover this offseason, with C Frank Ragnow retiring and RG Kevin Zeitler now a Tennessee Titan. Ratledge will compete for one of the two vacant starting roles in year one.