So far, I have offered my predictions on the breakouts and busts among quarterbacks and running backs for the 2012 NFL season. Now, let’s turn our attention to the wide receivers. Here are my choices for the top 25 fantasy wide receivers for the upcoming season. 1. Hakeem Nicks, New York Giants Call it a [...]
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Panthers may have a sleeper in Rico Wallace
One wide receiver that has a shot at sneaking up on the NFL this season is undrafted rookie wide receiver Rico Wallace, who was signed with the Carolina Panthers moments after the 2012 NFL draft ended. Wallace played for division III Shenandoah where he completely dominated the competition. He racked up 3,287 receiving yards and 28 [...]
READ MORE »Clint’s fantasy football preview: Quarterbacks
Well, folks, it’s that time of the year when number-crunching, stat-obsessed football enthusiasts get their geek on and try to forecast the fantasy successes and flops for the 2012 NFL season. Here is my projected list of the top 25 quarterbacks for this coming season, according to standard fantasy league scoring. In parenthesis next to [...]
READ MORE »Plaxico Burress also wouldn’t mind playing for the Dolphins, Raiders or Panthers
Free agent wide receiver Plaxico Burress was on SiriusXM NFL Radio on Thursday (via ESPN.com) and was asked by Adam Schein and Rich Gannon if he’d be interested in playing for the Miami Dolphins, Oakland Raiders or Carolina Panthers. : “You just ran off some good teams. I spoke with Cam [Newton] a few times [...]
READ MORE »Panthers sign Luke Kuechly to a 4-year, $12.58 million deal
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Carolina Panthers have signed first round pick Luke Kuechly to a four-year, $12.58 million deal. He was the ninth overall pick in last months draft and is the highest draft pick to sign so far. Kuechly was a highly productive linebacker at Boston College and may have the best [...]
READ MORE »Panthers’ Charles Johnson underwent knee surgery
Carolina Panthers defensive end Charles Johnson underwent arthroscopic knee surgery on his right knee Friday, according to general manager Marty Hurney. The Panthers medical staff decided to schedule a “minor clean out” according to Hurney because Johnson recently developed some swelling around his knee. Right now, Johnson’s status for the Panthers’ OTA’s on May 22nd is up [...]
READ MORE »No word yet on fate of Pro Bowl
Earlier today NFL spokesman Greg Aiello told the media that no determination has been made if and when the Pro Bowl will be played this season. Last year’s Pro Bowl, a 59-41 AFC victory, was widely panned as soft, boring, and ridiculous. Even Roger Goodell publicly stated how disappointed he was with it. “I really [...]
READ MORE »Steve Smith claims Saints player admitted to targeting him
Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith indicated that a New Orleans Saints player admitted to him that they would get fined if they didn’t go after a players legs out-of-bounds. “I actually had an altercation with a guy who told me firsthand,” Smith said Tuesday on NFL.com’s “Dave Dameshek Football Program,” although he didn’t name [...]
READ MORE »Vontaze Burfict, Exclusive Workout Video and Interview hits Media
Damond Talbot the writer for Mocking the Draft and PFZ, has published a new tell all interview with Vontaze Burfict, the Inside Linebacker of Arizona State University. Vontaze goes into detail and releases an exclusive video inside his training. Check it out for yourself. Pretty amazing workout video. He could be the ultimate story of [...]
READ MORE »Saints retain John Kasay
The Saints have re-signed kicker John Kasay to a one-year contract, according to a post at the Times-Picayune. One wonders if this could possibly spell trouble for Garrett Hartley in recovering from an injury which caused him to miss all of last year’s regular season. The Saints had signed Hartley to a multi-year deal prior [...]
READ MORE »NFL increases off-season roster size from 80 to 90 players
According to Mark Sessler of NFL.com, effective 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 24th, each NFL team can have an off-season roster of up to ninety players, a bump of ten players over the previous limit. Rosters can include active, inactive, practice-squad, exempt, and reserve-list players, as well as unsigned draft choices and franchise free agents. The NFL’s [...]
READ MORE »All Eyez on Me, Vontaze Burfict Story hits media
Mocking the Draft and Pro football zone writer Damond Talbot, was able to get the inside story on the troubled linebacker Vontaze Burfict of Arizona State. Vontaze has had to really fight through tons of bad publicity this year, but maybe his checkered past has played a part in his outbursts. Make sure to check [...]
READ MORE »Cam Newton calls out Megatron
Cam Newton, the popular Carolina Panthers quarterback, has challenged Calvin Johnson to a duel, so to speak. In a video posted earlier today, Newton challenges the Detroit Lions wide receiver, also known by his nickname, “Megatron,” to a game of Madden to determine who should grace the cover of the latest edition of the popular [...]
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