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When you draft your fantasy team, you have to be prepared for every possible situation that arises, but sometimes you’re just as unlucky as the San Francisco 49ers and most of your lineup get hurt. Even if you are a waiver warrior, it’s still tough to win your league if injuries decimate your starting lineup. Week 2 of the NFL season was full of injuries to important players, especially quarterbacks, and those will have a huge impact on fantasy owners, as the whole offense will have to change their style of play....

What happened? An unvaccinated megastar quarterback got COVID, the league’s top running back is out indefinitely with an injury, one star receiver was involved in a fiery car crash that killed a person and another receiver is sitting out because of mental health issues. Then, throw in the fact another megastar receiver is disgruntled, and his father posted abut it in a video. Thursday’s kickoff between the lowly New York Jets (2-5) and the subpar Indianapolis Colts (3-5) probably can’t get here fast enough for NFL fans and the league’s front office....

So while it would make sense for the Cowboys to rest Tony Romo this week – they have a bye next week – it’s not going to happen. Romo is listed as probable for Sunday’s game against the Jaguars in London after practicing fully Friday. He’ll play with two fractures in the transverse process in his back. As soon as Romo completed practice Friday, William Hill hung Cowboys -7 with a total of 45....

Buccaneers Insider Rick Stroud spoke with NFL analyst Rich Eisen on The Rich Eisen Show and spoke about the Bucs’ current situation regarding the hurricane. Stroud said: Stroud added that the team is currently training in Miami at the Dolphins facility and practicing there while they’ve evacuated Tampa. He also said that the team is still hopeful of playing Sunday Night’s game at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay....

Germany not only has a large and growing NFL fan base but one of the largest economies in the world, making it a suitable location for the league to pursue its growth around the globe. “After an initial period in which expressions of interest were received from multiple cities, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich have been invited to proceed to the ‘candidate phase’ of the process,” the NFL said in a statement....

For mock drafters, it’s been a particularly fun offseason of projections with plenty of unpredictability for the first round, starting with where every top QB prospect will land. Before clocking in with one final mock next week, here’s our latest look at how the board might go down on the night of April 27. NFL DRAFT: Big Board | Latest rumors NFL Mock Draft 2017 1. Cleveland Browns Myles Garrett, DE/OLB, Texas A&M...

After what was the most unpredictable first round of a draft in the last 10 years for fans and NFL teams alike, Day 2 of the 2017 NFL Draft hopefully will be more calm and predictable, especially since the Browns don’t kick off Round 2. These fits are based primarily on schemes and individual team grades, but I expect a lot of movement by the middle of Round 2....

Predictable is a key word. This kind of public malaise has become the chorus that echoes from most of the league’s disciplinary decisions based on its personal conduct policy. The reason is simple: The NFL is not capable of being a consistent, trustworthy arbiter in cases that are too complicated even for the American justice system to handle properly. The league’s backpedaling in the Ray Rice case several years ago led to this kind of interposition, seemingly as a result of the pressure the league felt to take these matters of misconduct into its own hands no matter what the courts decided....

Based on the opening lines for Week 10 at Sportsbook Review, six games opened with point spreads of four points of fewer. Those toss-ups, thankfully, are balanced by a handful of relatively easy picks; the Ravens, Saints and Colts opened as double-digit favorites over the Bengals, Falcons and Dolphins, respectively. MORE: Get the latest NFL odds & betting advice at Sportsbook Review Between Seahawks vs. 49ers, Vikings vs. Cowboys, Rams vs....

There are four games with double-digit spreads, and those could be rough for a few teams trying to break in the New Year. There are some great matchups that could be playoff previews. Kansas City and Patrick Mahomes II roll into Cincinnati to face the red-hot Bengals and Joe Burrow. Arizona will try to get back on track at Dallas, which is trying to catch Green Bay for the No....

Multiple players who had met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and other owners last month in New York about the matter — including Michael Thomas of the Dolphins and Eric Reid of the 49ers — sent out Twitter messages Wednesday morning that announced their withdrawal from involvement in the players coalition founded by Malcolm Jenkins and Anquan Boldin. Goodell was hoping to find a middle ground that would lead players to stand during the anthem without having to install specific penalties for those who sit or kneel....

It’s ridiculous for players to compare what they make to what athletes in other sports make. They might as well whine about movie stars’ pay, since both sports and movies are part of the entertainment industry. The truth is every professional sport is unique with its own economic factors that drive the salary train, and it’s all based on total revenue, salary caps and roster sizes. The salary discrepancy between the NBA and the NFL is basic, and it’s not changing anytime soon — if ever....

A clutch scoop-and-score by Sam Hubbard in the fourth quarter completely flipped the game’s momentum, resulting in a potential 14-point swing and giving the Bengals the lead. After a late drive by the Ravens stalled deep in Bengals territory, Cincinnati was able to walk away with the win. There will be questions going forward, including concerns about the Bengals’ offensive line, but survive-and-advance is the mentality in January. Joe Burrow is now 4-0 against AFC opponents in his playoff career....

First, we got only one straight-up prediction correct in the first round of the postseason. (Thanks a lot, upset-minded Titans and Vikings. And touché, Texans.) Second, based on the spreads attached to this weekend’s divisional playoff games, in theory, they are easier to pick. Of the four favorites in the divisional round, only the Packers are losing fewer than a touchdown in the spread; they’re four-point home favorites over the Seahawks....

It’s the last week of the season and while many teams control their own fate, some need help from other games. AFC leaders Chiefs, Patriots, Chargers, Texans and Titans are still all fighting for that highly coveted first-round bye. The first four mentioned teams also have the chance to claim home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, with some scenarios more likely to play out than others. SPORTING NEWS BEST OF 2018Read our favorite stories from the year in sports...

Between Tom Brady not retiring and other blockbuster trades involving quarterbacks and wide receivers, several teams improved or hurt their outlook for next season since early February. The 2022 NFL Draft helped some contending teams rebound and other rebuilding teams jump up a few spots. Going into the quieter part of the offseason ahead of training camp with all the rosters reset, here’s how all 32 teams stack up against each other now:...

Many of the NFL’s most popular teams — the Cowboys, Steelers, Packers, 49ers and Bears, just to name a few — are Super Bowl contenders. Big names like Le’Veon Bell, Antonio Brown and Odell Beckham Jr. have the Jets, Raiders and Browns, respectively, thinking they can make runs to the postseason, too. As is the case before every NFL season begins, league-wide optimism is never higher than it is as the calendar hits September....

Tampa Bay got the ball first and Winston led the offense down the field on an eight-play, 80-yard drive capped off by his 1-yard touchdown run. MORE: NFL preseason: Week 2 photos | Fantasy 2015: QB rankings | Fantasy RB rankings Winston was only on the field for four drives, and appeared to tweak his ankle after taking a hard sack on the final drive. He came away limping but stayed in for two more plays before the Bucs punted and coach Lovie Smith pulled him from the game....