With a few more injuries to now consider, the fantasy football running back crop has left many fantasy football managers in limbo ahead of Week 11 of the 2025 NFL season. But aside from the deepest available leagues, there are still a few serviceable options available late in the week.
Week 11 will force Jonathan Taylor and Alvin Kamara managers to go to Plan B, with the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints on bye. Taylor enters Week 12 as the best running back in fantasy football, thus forcing many into a predicament.
In addition to the usual absences, [**J.K....
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49ers HC Kyle Shanahan recently said that they are hoping to start QB Brock Purdy in Week 11. Although Mac Jones has done well, Shanahan said there’s no question that Purdy is their starter when he’s healthy.
“No. It’s not a hard decision,” Shanahan said, via NFL.com. “It’s just more about Brock’s health. It’s been awesome how Mac has played. He has been great. But we’ve got a lot of confidence in Brock and we know Brock will play at a high level too as long as he’s healthy.”
When asked whether he’s spoken to Purdy about avoiding...
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The Detroit Lions confirmed Saturday that tight end Sam LaPorta has been moved to injured reserve due to a back injury that prevented him from practicing all week. The said injury occurred during Detroit’s Week 10 44-22 win over the Washington Commanders. Per IR rules, LaPorta will miss at least four games and won’t be eligible to suit up until Week 15, when the Lions meet the Los Angeles Rams on Dec. 14.
Before Week 11, LaPorta had appeared in all nine games, hoarding 40 catches for 489 yards and three touchdowns, with 12.2 yards per reception on 49 targets....
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Super Bowl XLIII was one of the most exciting games in Pittsburgh Steelers history. And the last time that the team won a championship. Ben Roethlisberger led an iconic drive near the end of the game and found Santonio Holmes for an unbelievable touchdown. However, that wasn’t the end of the game. The Arizona Cardinals […]
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The Dolphins were the first team to fire a general manager this offseason, and their vacancy is already drawing “lots of attention around the league,” according to The Athletic’s Dianna Russini.
“It’s viewed as an exceptional front office opportunity by seasoned GMs,” Russini added.
There is one basic reason that the Dolphins’ job seems to appealing at the moment: it’s the only one available. The only other general manager clearly on the hot seat is the Giants’ Joe Schoen. He survived Brian Daboll‘s firing, indicating he might retain his job after the season. Even if he doesn’t, a decision is...
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Pittsburgh Steelers edge rusher Nick Herbig was fined for an illegal hip-drop tackle against Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert, the NFL announced on Saturday.
Herbig was fined $6,656 for the tackle, which came on a sack in the second quarter of the Steelers’ 25-10 loss to the Chargers on Sunday Night Football. The play occurred as Herbig rushed from the right of Herbert and looped around behind him. Herbig and safety Kyle Dugger flushed Herbert from the pocket, and he tried to run. Herbig caught him from behind, grasping him around the hips, and pinning Herbert’s legs underneath him...
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The Pittsburgh Steelers play the Cincinnati Bengals at home on Sunday afternoon, and if you’re like me, you’re counting down the hours until the 1 PM/EST contest begins. As usual, I will project the Steelers’ inactives for every game of the 2025 season, and below is my best guess as to which players won’t be […]
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The 44-22 Week 10 loss to the Detroit Lions turned out to be a costly one for the Washington Commanders. Not only was Daron Payne fined, ejected, and suspended for punching Amon-Ra St. Brown, but Javon Kinlaw was also one of several players who received fines from that contest.
Kinlaw, who is a 28-year-old defensive tackle, was fined $28,555 by the league for unsportsmanlike conduct and contact with an official, according to Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network. Linebacker Ale Kaho was also fined $46,371 in that game.
“In addition to Payne’s suspension, the NFL fined Commanders DT Javon Kinlaw...
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With the Buffalo Bills taking on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a Week 11 contest, the team has made some moves regarding the wide receiver position. As there are injuries to a few offensive targets on the Bills, the team has gone out to make quarterback Josh Allen’s life a bit easier, potentially.
As reported by Tom Pelissero, Buffalo has signed wide receiver Mecole Hardman and “elevated” Gabe Davis, back with the team and prepared to make his season debut.
“The Bills signed WR Mecole Hardman to the active roster and also elevated WR Gabe Davis, who is set to...
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When the New York Giants fired head coach Brian Daboll after failing to hold onto a 10-point fourth-quarter lead in Week 11 vs. the Chicago Bears, questions of the team’s future began to arise. Who would take over as interim head coach? Would Joe Schoen remain as general manager? And maybe the most crucial question of all: Is Jaxson Dart, the 25th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, still the Giants’ quarterback of the future? New York quickly named offensive coordinator Mike Kafka as interim head coach and confirmed Schoen would be a part of the next head coaching...
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Patriots’ defensive tackle Milton Williams went down early in the 27-14 win over the Jets, briefly returned, and lobbied to keep playing, but Mike Vrabel shut him down, calling it a precaution and praising Williams’ leadership on the sideline while trainers began treating the ankle.
Per Ian Rapoport, New England is placing him on Injured Reserve with a high-ankle sprain suffered Thursday night. He attempted to return, but the club held him out, and the expectation is a 4–6 week timeline before he’s back.
That IR move buys the Patriots roster flexibility while they navigate a tricky stretch for their...
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