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Giants signing OBJ, JuJu Smith-Schuster, and Braxton Berrios leads us to believe Malik Nabers will be plummeting down fantasy draft boards shortly. Tentatively shifting him to the late 3rd round.
Really like Nabers, but he'll most likely start the season on PUP and we can't be burning 2nd round picks on 4+ weeks of 0s. Fully expect him to be a midseason trade target in most leagues.
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Bombshell: The Browns are finalizing a trade that will send two-time Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett to the Los Angeles Rams, per @rapsheet, @TomPelissero and me.
In exchange for Garrett, the Rams are expected to send Pro-Bowl edge Jared Verse, a 2027 first-round pick and other draft-pick compensation still being negotiated to the Browns.
Reunion: The #Giants are bringing back WR Odell Beckham Jr, as their former standout returns, per me and @MikeGarafolo.
Beckham, 33, recently worked out again for the team that drafted him, paid him, then traded him. Now, heβs back with NYG and John Harbaugh.
I've dropped Bucky Irving on today's news to RB25 and 57 overall on the @fathomfantasy draft board. The whole injury situation is just so odd to me. There are plenty of capable RBs in that Bucs room. I've put him right by Quinshon Judkins, which is where his predictions line up.
Today marks the halfway point of the NFL offseason.
β’ 15 Sundays have passed since the Super Bowl.
β’ 15 Sundays remain until a full Sunday slate of NFL games returns. ππ
A smart best ball tournament strategy would be to pull one of the elite TE1s to the right side of the board. The teams picking 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th are building the same structured teams.
In what is one of the more wild scenarios, the Arizona Cardinals have the hardest strength of schedule across the entire season, but have arguably the easiest during weeks 15-17 (fantasy football playoffs).
The Eagles remain open to trading AJ Brown, the Patriots remain highly interested in acquiring the star receiver, and conversations are expected to resume shortly on or before June 1, likely culminating in a deal, per league sources.
As one source said about the Patriots' pursuit of Brown, they'll βdefinitely be engaging then.β
A trade to New England is now considered likely.
A.J. Brown is likely to become a Patriot post June 1, per ESPN sources.
This and more in ESPNβs annual NFL Draft intel column:
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