Derrick Mason

2017 Fantasy Football Draft Prep: DeAndre Hopkins, Texans hoping DeShaun Watson can be the answer at QB

You know, given how the whole Brock Osweiler situation turned out in 2016, you kind of lose sight over the fact that the Texans not just made the playoffs but won a postseason game. You forget they won nine games, or were the top-ranked defense without J.J. Watt on the field for 13 games, or had a 1,000-yard rusher in Lamar Miller. Nope, it's all overshadowed by Osweiler. And now he and his shadow aren't in Houston anymore. The debacle leaves the Texans right back where they started -- with a very good defense, a good run game and a talented young receiving group, but questions at quarterback. To their credit, the Texans made a big move in the 2017 draft to get Clemson passer Deshaun Watson.

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  2017 Fantasy Football Draft Prep: Better health from A.J. Green, Tyler Eifert could help Bengals offense explode

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Which player would each NFL team protect in an NHL-style expansion draft?

The NHL will welcome its 31st team to the fold in 2017. The Golden Knights couldn’t take just anyone, however. The league last allowed a new franchise to pick through existing rosters in 2002 when the Houston Texans added players like Tony Boselli, Aaron Glenn, and Gary Walker.

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  Meet the first Vegas Golden Knights, via NHL expansion draft

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  2017 NHL Draft especially big for Devils, Golden Knights

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Wade Phillips doesn't miss the playoffs in his first year with a new team

Wade Phillips is notorious for his ability to join a team and turn their defense into a top-ten performer nearly immediately. So it’s more than encouraging to hear that he believes the Rams are exactly where they need to be in terms of offseason progress. Via ESPN.com: “I have a good feeling about this team,” Phillips said last week when asked if his latest defense had the makings of a top-five unit. “Again, we’re only in shorts and we haven’t done anything live gamewise, which we’ll get to. I feel good with where we are right now. Comparatively to the teams that I’ve gone to in the first year, I think they’re right on par with those teams. And a lot of those teams did well.” Those teams to which