Oct 5, 2021 ESPN fantasy staff Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Week 5 is here, and so are our analysts with their fantasy football rankings for this week’s games. Below you will find individual and composite rankings for each position for PPR and non-PPR formats. Click a link and get ready for game
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7:00 AM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Jalen Ramsey sprinted onto the field to celebrate a deep touchdown pass as though the Los Angeles Rams finally ended the longest end
10:12 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield has been playing with a partially torn labrum in his left shoulder, a source confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Mayfield suffered the injury to the non-throwing shoulder on Sept. 19 while trying to make a tackle against the Houston Texans, and has been wearing
8:27 AM ET Former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Jaylon Smith has reached agreement on a one-year contract with the Green Bay Packers, his agent, Doug Hendrickson of Wasserman, told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Smith did not miss a game in four-plus seasons with the Cowboys and was a Pro Bowler in 2019. The 26-year-old has totaled 9
9:55 PM ET DeMaurice Smith’s time as executive director of the NFL Players Association could be coming to an end, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The NFLPA’s executive committee took a vote Tuesday night to determine whether Smith should be allowed to remain in the job he has held for the past 12 years, sources
8:47 PM ET Associated Press FRISCO, Texas — Suspended Dallas offensive lineman La’el Collins sued the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday, seeking an injunction to stop the remaining two games of a five-game ban over substance-abuse violations. Lawyers for Collins filed the lawsuit in Collin County, the location of the team’s headquarters north
8:00 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy officially switched starting quarterbacks when he announced Wednesday that rookie Justin Fields is the club’s starter moving forward, regardless of Andy Dalton’s (knee) health status. Nagy emphasized that the Bears won’t turn back to Dalton, barring injury, telling gathered media, “This is
5:27 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr took umbrage Wednesday with Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa‘s critical comments of his play, intimating that they could serve as motivation. “I just thought it was unfortunate that he’d even think to say it,” Carr said. “Maybe he was just trying
3:42 PM ET Associated Press NFL and network executives expected ratings to increase this season. But the rate through the first four weeks has still taken many by surprise. Games are averaging 17.3 million viewers on television and digital, a whopping 17% increase over last season and 3% compared to two years ago. Whether the
3:56 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Football Team, already down their best offensive lineman, now will be without their best tight end for at least four weeks. Washington placed Logan Thomas on injured reserve Wednesday because of a hamstring injury he suffered in the first quarter of Sunday’s 34-30 win at Atlanta. According