- SB Nation
Fantasy Football 2017: Preseason Week 3 rookie running back preview
With two games officially under their belts, the 2017 rookie class is starting to make their presence felt in the NFL. Most rookies will not see the field much in the regular season. However, there are a handful of rookies who will make a mark on the league and in fantasy right away. This week teams prepare for preseason Week 3, the prelude to the regular season. Looking ahead to such a pivotal game, here are some rookie rushers worth watching and a preview of their fantasy impact. Fournette has been ruled out for the Jaguars third preseason game. The team hosts the Carolina Panthers Thursday night. Fournette has been battling a foot injury since preseason Week 1, the same foot that bothered
- The Seattle Times
Seahawks preseason TV ratings higher so far in 2017 than a year ago
Given the controversy over how some players are protesting during the national anthem and that TV ratings for the entire NFL were down some last season from previous years — about nine percent overall and six percent for the playoffs — there figures to be more attention than ever given to this season’s numbers. So far so good for the Seahawks, whose TV ratings for each of their first two preseason games are substantially higher than in 2016. Seattle’s first preseason game against the Chargers drew a 24.6 rating and 46 share on Q13 Fox, dwarfing the numbers from the 2016 preseason opener, a game at Kansas City that had a 16.3 rating. One caveat — this year’s opener was on a Sunday night where
- Daily Norseman
Tuesday Open Thread: August 22, 2017
Merry Tuesday, everyone! The dreaded Tuesday is upon us, let’s hope it passes quickly. Not a lot of news for us, and that’s probably good. The only news we usually get this time of year is if someone gets injured or arrested. We need none of that. Around the DN since our last open thread: Warren Moon shared some thoughts about the Vikings QB situation with Chris Thomasson at the Pioneer Press, from Wludford. We are getting close to opening day, Chris is down to number 17 in Minnesota Vikings by the Numbers. Wludford analyzed whether Alex Boone is the Vikings’ best left guard. Vikings news from other sources: Over at the Pioneer Press, they look at Ben Gedeon making a case to be Chad Greenway’s
Quarterbacks
| No | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | QB | |
| 5 | QB | |
| 6 | QB | |
| 7 | QB | |
| 3 | QB |
Running Backs
| No | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | RB | |
| 30 | RB/FB | |
| 48 | RB | |
| 21 | KR/RB | |
| 25 | RB | |
| 44 | RB | |
| 43 | RB |
Wide Receivers
| No | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | KR/PR/WR | |
| 81 | WR | |
| 13 | WR | |
| 14 | WR | |
| 18 | WR | |
| 15 | WR | |
| 16 | WR | |
| 83 | WR | |
| 19 | WR | |
| 11 | WR | |
| 17 | WR |
Tight Ends
| No | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 86 | TE | |
| 84 | TE | |
| 47 | TE/LS | |
| 89 | TE | |
| 87 | TE | |
| 82 | TE | |
| 85 | TE |
Offensive Line
| No | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | G/ROG | |
| 61 | C/ROG | |
| 75 | G/LOG | |
| 68 | T/ROG | |
| 76 | T/ROT | |
| 62 | C | |
| 65 | C | |
| 79 | T/LOT | |
| 69 | T/LOT | |
| 63 | G/ROG | |
| 67 | G/LOG | |
| 71 | T/LOT | |
| 72 | T/ROT | |
| 74 | T/LOG | |
| 78 | T/ROT | |
| 66 | G/LOG |
Defensive Line
| No | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | DE/LDE | |
| 63 | DT/RDT | |
| 76 | DT/RDT | |
| 73 | DT/LDT | |
| 97 | DE/RDE | |
| 99 | DE/LDE | |
| 94 | DT/LDT | |
| 92 | DT/LDT | |
| 95 | DE/RDE | |
| 98 | DT/RDT | |
| 66 | DE/LDE | |
| 60 | DE/RDE | |
| 96 | DE/LDE | |
| 93 | DT/RDT | |
| 90 | DT/LDT | |
| 91 | DE/RDE |
Linebackers
| No | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | LB/LLB | |
| 40 | LB/SPTM/RLB | |
| 58 | LB/LLB | |
| 42 | LB/MLB | |
| 54 | LB/MLB | |
| 59 | LB/RLB | |
| 56 | LB/RLB | |
| 51 | LB/RLB | |
| 50 | LB/LLB |
Secondary
| No | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | CB/RCB | |
| 31 | CB/RCB | |
| 32 | S/FS | |
| 41 | S/FS/SPTM | |
| 27 | S/SS | |
| 23 | CB/LCB | |
| 24 | CB/LCB | |
| 29 | CB/RCB | |
| 38 | CB/FS | |
| 36 | CB/RCB | |
| 34 | S/SS | |
| 37 | CB/SS | |
| 22 | S/FS | |
| 39 | S/SS | |
| 26 | CB/LCB |
Special Teams
| No | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | K/KFG/KKO | |
| 1 | K/KFG/KKO | |
| 4 | P | |
| 35 | CB/PR/LCB | |
| 9 | P/HLD |