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USATSI New Packers wide receiver Sammy Watkins had high praise for Aaron Rodgers last month, telling reporters the star quarterback is “on a whole different level” than Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes. Now Watkins’ big-name predecessor, Davante Adams, is echoing the acclaim. Even after reuniting with longtime friend Derek Carr in Las Vegas, the new Raiders […]

Welcome to the Monday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! I don’t think Tom Brady has his own national holiday, but we might as well just say it’s today because Tom Brady is all we’re going to talk about. What I think I’m trying to say here is that if you don’t like reading about […]

USA TODAY Michael Thomas returned as a full participant to practice for the first time in nearly two years earlier this month. Now, the star Saints wide receiver is back on the sidelines with another injury. Two days after sitting out of New Orleans’ Week 2 preseason game against the Packers, Thomas was absent from […]

The 2022 NFL preseason continues on Sunday with Eagles vs. Browns, Giants vs. Bengals, and Ravens vs. Cardinals, giving NFL DFS players plenty of options. The Ravens and the Cardinals have already announced they won’t play starting quarterbacks Lamar Jackson and Kyler Murray in their Sunday tilt. Baltimore only carries two other quarterbacks on its roster, […]

The NFL preseason has reached the midway point with Week 2, which serves as the de facto “dress rehearsal” for starters to prepare for the beginning of the regular season — which is just three weeks away. For teams that don’t have joint practices this week, Week 2 of the preseason is critical. The Saturday […]

USATSI The Indianapolis Colts are hoping the newcomers to their roster can turn them into legitimate contenders, with the most notable addition being quarterback Matt Ryan. The former Atlanta Falcon has identified another new player who could make an immediate impact on the offense: rookie wideout Alec Pierce. The former Cincinnati receiver was selected by […]

Week 2 of the NFL preseason will kick off on Thursday when the Chicago Bears visit the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET and NFL DFS players will try to predict how playing time will be allotted with roster cuts looming. Drew Lock and Geno Smith are locked in […]

Tom Brady has been away from the Buccaneers for a week, and there’s no telling when he’ll return. Excused from practice for undisclosed personal reasons, the star quarterback apparently planned his extended absence prior to training camp. After initially saying that Brady would be back following this Saturday’s second preseason game, however, head coach Todd […]

The Dallas Cowboys underwent some dramatic changes this offseason, cutting ties with four starters who had made significant impacts on the team over the past several seasons. They enter the 2022 campaign at an inflection point for the Mike McCarthy era, as Jerry Jones has repeatedly made it clear that he has high expectations for […]

USATSI Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow’s third NFL season didn’t get off to the best start, as he underwent surgery to remove his appendix in July. Naturally, Burrow was going to need some time off from practice to recover, and then some more time to get back to 100 percent. Sunday, Burrow hit the practice field […]