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  • Packers ink Jordan Love to four-year extension
    Packers signed Jordan Love to a four-year, $220 million extension.

    Advice: ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports the contract’s $55 million-per-year average makes Love the highest-paid QB in NFL history and includes “a record $75M Signing Bonus plus $155M in new full guarantees.” The deal comes following Love’s breakout, inaugural season as the Packers’ starter. He finished seventh in regular season passing yards (4,158), second in passing touchdowns (32) and tied for 21st in interceptions (11), while establishing himself as a capable dual-threat, totaling 252 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns on 49 carries. He enters 2024 with one of the NFL’s deepest pass-catching corps, locked in as a fantasy football QB1. Rotoworld Today, 6:20 pm
    Week 1 Projected Points & Rank
    17.39 (11th)
  • Inks extension
    Love and the Packers have agreed to terms on a four-year extension worth $220 million, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

    Advice: The deal will make Love the highest-paid quarterback in NFL history after just one full season as Green Bay's starting quarterback. It also includes a record $75 million signing bonus, plus $155 million in new full guarantees, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. The team's star signal-caller has been at training camp but sitting out of practice until a deal was finalized. He will now presumably return to the field and continue building a rapport with his young and increasingly deep wide receiver unit. Rotowire.com Today, 6:06 pm
    Week 1 Projected Points & Rank
    17.39 (11th)
  • Dolphins ink Tua Tagovailoa to four-year extension
    Dolphins signed Tua Tagovailoa to a four-year, $212.4 million extension.

    Advice: The deal includes $167 million in guarantees and his $53.1 million per-year average ranks third at the position. He is the highest-paid player in Dolphins history. Some may critique the deal given the Dolphins’ cold-weather struggles over the last two years. Tagovailoa’s overall play is undeniably top-notch though. Among 34 NFL quarterbacks with at least 600 dropbacks over the last two years, he ranks eighth or better in big-time-throw rate (5.2 percent), completion rate (66.8 percent), yards per passing attempt (8.4) and NFL passer rating (101.6). The Dolphins should experience cozy environs for much of December, with Weeks 14 and 16 home games sandwiching a Week 15 trip to Santa Clara. Weeks 17 and 18 include trips to Cleveland and New York, which will again bring the contract into focus though. Rotoworld Today, 12:51 pm
    Week 1 Projected Points & Rank
    17.22 (12th)
  • Multi-year extension gets done
    Tagovailoa and the Dolphins agreed to terms Friday on a four-year, $212.4 million contract extension, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.

    Advice: Tagovailoa and Miami spent much of the offseason wrapped up in negotiations for a long-term extension, and the 2020 first-round pick now gets a multi-year commitment and large payday from the franchise that once selected him fifth overall. While awaiting a new deal, Tagovailoa only practiced partially at training camp, but Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network reports that he returned as a full participant Friday. Since pairing with head coach Mike McDaniel, Tagovailoa has transformed into one of the most efficient quarterbacks in the NFL and taken full advantage of having stars Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle headlining his wide receiver corps. The 26-year-old is coming off the first full season of his four-year career, a 2023 campaign in which he led the league with 4,624 passing yards while throwing 29 touchdowns and 14 interceptions, with his 8.3 YPA ranking second in the NFL. The additions of No. 3 receiver Odell Beckham (undisclosed) and TE Jonnu Smith, plus another year of growth in McDaniel's offensive scheme, could provide enough fuel for Tagovailoa to take yet another step forward during the 2024 campaign. Rotowire.com Today, 12:20 pm
    Week 1 Projected Points & Rank
    17.22 (12th)
  • Diagnosed with skin cancer
    Haener revealed Friday that he has a rare form of skin cancer on his face and will have an evaluation Thursday to determine his treatment plan moving forward, Mike Triplett of New Orleans.Football reports.

    Advice: Haener added that the condition isn't believed to be life-threatening, but he is still determining whether to put off treatment. If Haener opts to put off treatment, he would likely continue to compete against rookie fifth-round draft pick Spencer Rattler for the backup quarterback job behind Derek Carr throughout training camp and the preseason. Rotowire.com Today, 11:40 am
    Week 1 Projected Points & Rank
    0.00 (928th)
  • Again sidelined with illness
    Jackson (illness) is not participating in practice Friday.

    Advice: Jackson is missing his fourth of five training camp practices due to an illness, after having returned to the field Thursday. Per the team, "continues to undergo further evaluation and receive care from our medical team." In Jackson's stead, Josh Johnson figures to again handle the bulk of first-team reps, with rookies Devin Leary and Emory Jones also potentially mixing in. The severity of the star quarterback's illness remains unclear. Rotowire.com Today, 10:38 am
    Week 1 Projected Points & Rank
    19.78 (4th)
  • Lamar Jackson (illness) not practicing Friday
    Lamar Jackson (illness) did not practice on Friday.

    Advice: Jackson is continuing to battle an illness that sidelined him earlier this week. In a statement posted to the team’s social media account, the Ravens said, “QB Lamar Jackson remains sidelined with an illness and will not practice today. He continues to undergo further evaluation and receive care from our medical team.” Jackson seems to regularly battle illnesses that come and go with time. He managed to practice on Wednesday and Thursday, but could be in line to miss a few more day of practice with this latest news. Rotoworld Today, 10:33 am
    Week 1 Projected Points & Rank
    19.78 (4th)
  • Injury downplayed, but no timetable
    Wilson (calf) did not practice Friday and declined to put a timetable on his return, but said the injury is "nothing too serious," Mike DeFabo of The Athletic reports.

    Advice: Wilson said his calf injury, which coach Mike Tomlin described as tightness, was sustained while pushing a sled during conditioning tests. Per Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com, Tomlin said Friday's absence wasn't the result of a setback for Wilson, but rather, a result of the Steelers taking a cautious approach "to keep a minor thing from becoming major," and Brian Batko of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the veteran QB could suit up if Pittsburgh had a game to play. Meanwhile, the situation has provided Justin Fields a chance to handle first-team reps and potentially begin building some momentum of his own in a quarterback competition that has thus far seemed strongly tilted in Wilson's favor. It remains to be seen how first-team snaps at the quarterback position will be split once Wilson returns to the field. Rotowire.com Today, 10:18 am
    Week 1 Projected Points & Rank
    13.45 (28th)
  • Working with starters sans Wilson
    Fields is getting regular first-team reps while Russell Wilson misses a few days of practice with a calf injury, ESPN's Brooke Pryor reports.

    Advice: Wilson first noticed calf tightness Thursday morning and has since been limited to observer status in back-to-back practices. He reportedly wanted to participate but was held back by the coaching staff, which suggests it isn't a major injury and the 35-year-old will be back in action soon enough. Coach Mike Tomlin said "nothing has changed" in regard to Wilson having "pole position" for the Week 1 start, but this at least gives Fields the opportunity to take more reps with the players he'll be throwing to if he ends up under center at some point in-season. Tomlin declined to elaborate on a plan for dividing first-team QB reps once Wilson returns to practice. Rotowire.com Today, 10:02 am
    Week 1 Projected Points & Rank
    0.00 (705th)