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Giants OTA Friday: Red-Zone Focus and Depth-Chart Shuffle
sports1 month ago

Giants OTA Friday: Red-Zone Focus and Depth-Chart Shuffle

The Giants' Friday OTA emphasized red-zone work with limited contact, featuring depth-chart moves (Thomas limited to install; Mbow at left tackle; Thibodeaux with the 2nd team; Newsome first-team CB; Colton Hood second-team; Schernecke second-team RT; Ezeudu sidelined). Jaxson Dart connected with receivers during team periods, including Theo Johnson with multiple red-zone TDs. The kicking duel between Ben Sauls and Jason Sanders remained unsettled (both 3 of 5), with wind affecting longer attempts. Arvell Reese flashed athletically but allowed a 19-yard TD to Johnson; Malachi Fields had a 7-yard TD. Overall, the session highlighted red-zone emphasis and depth competition.

via Big Blue View|
#giants#kickers#ota
Packers Cut McManus to Fast-Track Trey Smack’s Kicking Rise
sports2 months ago

Packers Cut McManus to Fast-Track Trey Smack’s Kicking Rise

Green Bay released veteran kicker Brandon McManus after paying a $1 million roster bonus, clearing the way for rookie Trey Smack to win the Packers’ kicking job in 2026 with Lucas Havrisik also in the mix. The move yields about $945,000 in cap savings this year but leaves roughly $4.33 million in dead cap, contributing to Green Bay’s $47.6 million in dead cap overall. Smack, drafted in the sixth round after the Packers traded up, will compete with Havrisik in OTAs and training camp, while coach Matt LaFleur stressed ongoing competition; Smack emphasized focusing on himself and the impact of cold/wind at Lambeau on kicking.

via Sports Illustrated|
#brandon-mcmanus#dead-cap#kickers
The Super Bowl’s Quiet Weapon: Jason Myers and the Curious World of NFL Kickers
sports5 months ago

The Super Bowl’s Quiet Weapon: Jason Myers and the Curious World of NFL Kickers

Jason Myers went a perfect five-for-five in Seattle’s Super Bowl win, setting a Super Bowl record and helping push the 2025 season to the highest single-season scoring mark in NFL history. The piece traces Myers’ unlikely path from a tiny-college kicker to Pro Bowls and uses his story to highlight the baffling volatility and unusually opaque nature of NFL kickers, who often arrive from independent coaching scenes and remain highly fungible for teams.

via Defector|
#football#jason-myers#kickers
fantasy-football7 months ago

Week 14 Fantasy Football: Top Waiver Picks, Streamers, and Start/Sit Tips

The article provides strategic recommendations for Week 14 fantasy football defenses and kickers, emphasizing the importance of waiver wire claims, highlighting top streaming defenses like Washington, Baltimore, and Philadelphia, and suggesting key kickers such as Evan McPherson and Riley Patterson, to maximize playoff success amid challenging matchups and bye weeks.

via Fantasy Points|
#dst#fantasy-football#fantasy-football-tips
sports8 months ago

Week 8 Fantasy Football: Top Kickers and D/STs to Watch

The article provides expert recommendations for streaming defenses and kickers in Week 8 of fantasy football, emphasizing the importance of targeting lesser-owned defenses like the Colts, Bills, Falcons, Chargers, and Bears due to bye weeks and matchups, and highlighting key kickers such as Evan McPherson and Will Reichard for optimal points. It stresses the importance of strategic waiver wire moves and injury considerations to maximize fantasy points during a challenging week with multiple teams on bye.

via Fantasy Points|
#defense-streaming#fantasy-football#injury-analysis
sports9 months ago

Week 6 Fantasy Football: Top Rankings, Sleepers, and Waiver Wire Tips

The article provides strategic recommendations for streaming defenses and kickers in Week 6 of fantasy football, highlighting top matchups such as Green Bay vs. Cincinnati and Indianapolis vs. Arizona, and suggesting key players like Packers and Colts defenses, as well as kickers like Matt Prater and Blake Grupe, based on matchup potential and ownership percentages.

via Fantasy Points|
#defense-streaming#fantasy-football#kickers
Fantasy Football Week 4: Top Starters, Sleepers, and Waiver Wire Picks
sports9 months ago

Fantasy Football Week 4: Top Starters, Sleepers, and Waiver Wire Picks

This article provides fantasy football start and sit recommendations for Week 4, focusing on defenses and kickers, highlighting favorable matchups like the Bills defense against the Saints and kickers like Matt Prater against the Saints, while advising to bench units like the Ravens defense against the Chiefs and Bengals kicker Evan McPherson due to tough matchups.

via Sports Illustrated|
#defense#fantasy-football#kickers