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Fantasy Football catching up on what happened since the Super Bowl


Fantasy football can be a year-round pursuit for some. For others … well, you may know that the Rams won the Super Bowl and you might even have heard who your team took in the first round of the NFL draft, but you’ve been too busy with other things to follow the NFL offseason closely. That’s all right, we have you covered and can catch you up quickly. Here are 12 offseason headlines you need to know about.

Davante Adams was traded to the Raiders to reunite with his former college quarterback Derek Carr

Just days after Aaron Rodgers and the Packers came to terms on a contract extension, the team’s top receiver — who led the league in receptions (238) and receiving touchdowns (29) over the past two seasons — asked for a trade and promptly received one to Las Vegas. Raiders QB Derek Carr and Adams played college ball together at Fresno State where, from 2012 to 2013, they combined for 39 touchdowns and 3,037 yards. The NFL isn’t college and Carr isn’t Rodgers, but this is an interesting pairing nonetheless.

Meanwhile in Green Bay, Rodgers’ No. 1 receiver looks to be Allen Lazard, who is no Davante Adams, but also creates an interesting pairing with the defending league MVP.

And then, the Chiefs traded Tyreek Hill to the Dolphins

This was the other shocking trade this offseason. Patrick Mahomes lost his top wide receiver, but he still has Travis Kelce and the team added JuJu Smith-Schuster and Marquez Valdes-Scantling, so he’s still got plenty of guys who can catch his passes. Hill is still a WR1 in fantasy despite the downgrade from Mahomes to Tua Tagovailoa. Since 2010, there have been 15 wide receivers who changed teams after having 1,000 yards the previous season, and nine times that receiver had another 1,000-yard season. Hill is skilled enough to do it, too.


Listen: The Fantasy Focus Podcast is back with Field Yates, Mike Clay and Daniel Dopp taking a look at the biggest off-season moves including trades, rookies drafted and free…



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