Leading up to the 2016 , each day NFL will profile a prospect (or two) who could make a splash in fantasy next season. Today's subject is former South Carolina wide receiver Pharoh Cooper.It might be a clich, but the more you can do on a football field can usually increase your chances to be a contributor on an NFL roster. That should bode well for the prospects of Pharoh Cooper. South...

The kicker position, a dying breed in fantasy football, still plays a part in the leagues that recognize its existence. Depending on scoring settings, a good or bad kicker can have a big impact on a teams matchup. Thats why its important to look at all factors when evaluating the best kickers each week, and our Week 1 fantasy kicker rankings take all those variables into account.As kickers go,...

When new general manager Scot McCloughan at Friday's introductory pre s conference, he wasn't referencing the impending selection of a first-round quarterback. In a subsequent discu sion with WTEM-FM's The Sports Fix , McCloughan made it clear that will receive another opportunity to recapture his rookie-season magic. McCloughan acknowledged a need to do more homework on Griffin, but added that...

Don't expect to see in a different Montez Sweat Jersey uniform next September.The veteran tight end has played his entire 13-year career with the , and the that an "air of formality" surrounds player and team as Gates heads toward free agency.The Tribune reports that the plan to meet with Gates' agent, Tom Condon, at next week's NFL . A new deal, or the framework of a new contract, could be...

LANDOVER, Md. -- One big play made all the difference for the .Miami fell into an early hole, put together only one touchdown drive and was dominated statistically by the .Thanks to , none of that mattered.Landry returned a punt 69 yards for a touchdown with 10:22 left to give the their first lead, and Miami held on for a 17-10 victory Sunday.Landry, in his second year out of LSU, is listed...

Bill Belichick turned 63 in April. Only Tom Coughlin and (surprise) Pete Carroll count as contemporary elders in the NFL.In a 2009 NFL Network special, Belichick said people didn't "have to worry about" him coaching into his 70s like Marv Levy, a reference to the former coach who retired at 72. If Belichick still feels that way, we could be approaching the twilight years of an incredible...

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME OF THE WEEKENDBurnley v Middlesbrough Saturday 10th September 2011 3.00 pm kick-offLast time the sides metBurnley 3-1 Middlesbrough (Tuesday 19th April 2011)Rodriguez (22), Taylor (81)Elliott (23),Duff (37)The LowdownSaturdays clash between Burnley and Middlesbrough promises to be an intriguing affair between two clubs who love to play attractive football. The away side have...

Former NFL running back Clinton Portis has three bits of advice for Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston, and one of them is to stop talking. Portis, who played in the NFL for nine seasons with the and , works for ACC.com, and he told Winston to: "Own who you are." Portis says Winston is the public face of the Florida State program and "bigger than life right now. The only person getting in...

NFL Media analyst Mike Mayock released his , entering the 2015 NFL next week, on Wednesday. Some of the rankings aren't surprising, but a few were bold. Here are five interesting takeaways from Mayock's release: 1. UW's Thompson at safety , the Washington Huskies' two-way star, rather than a running back earlier this week, but Mayock sees neither. Instead, Mayock lists the versatile athlete as...

We all develop little crushes in our lives. I had one on Aly sa Milano when I was a teen, just like every other man who grew up in the 1980s. Farrah Fawcett was another crush. So was Olivia-Newton John. For you WWE fans out there, who wasn't crushing on Tamara "Sunny" Sytch and Trish Stratus? In rare cases, our crushes turn into love (and not the creeper kind of love, either). It can happen in...