Fantasy Rejects

Author: Shawn Losier @iLoveShawn5000

Higher than Consensus ADP:

Nick Chubb – My Rank: [3], Fantasy Pros experts: [7]

The discourse around Chubb this offseason has revolved around how the presence of Kareem Hunt dipped his production towards the end of last season. Fret not! Chubb turned in one of the most efficient rushing seasons behind an offensive line that can’t be any worse than it performed in the last year. He led all running backs in broken tackles and is astonishingly nimble on his feet which allows him to move the sticks while being a big play threat on every carry. Chubb already finished last year third behind only Ezekiel Elliot and Christian Mccaffrey. Browns new head coach Kevin Stefanski utilized Dalvin Cook in a way last year that should show the upside Chubb possesses in a balanced and effective offense. Chubb has ended up with 8 touchdowns in each of his first two seasons as the lead back, and truthfully this is probably closer to his floor outcome in regards to future touchdown production.

Ronald Jones – My Rank: [27], Fantasy Pros experts: [37]

RoJo was one of the main beneficiaries after a recent film review of his 2019 season which led to me moving him up inside my RB ranks. For a prospect considered a speed back coming out of USC, Jones runs with more physicality than he’s given credit for which is a nice mix for someone with his agility. One of the highest upside RB3’s you can fill out on your roster, in deeper leagues as the depth of the position dries up Jones qualifies as a lottery ticket who has the possibility to finish inside the top 15 of his position. Jones finished last season as RB26 in PPR leagues, while accumulating 1032 total scrimmage yards this is closer to his floor outcome than the ceiling.

Not to mention, Jones lost 230 yards on plays called back due to penalties, an uncharacteristically high amount thats due for regression to the mean. The path to Jones floundering revolves around his struggles in pass protection, his efficiency as a pass catcher, and his consistency in executing Bruce Arians run scheme. Ke’Shawn Vaughn possesses NFL starter upside, yet it isn’t enough to deter me from investing in what Jones showed on tape, especially in a shortened season since Jones is the more talented back and getting first crack as lead back.

David Montgomery – My Rank: [19], Fantasy Pros experts: [22]

Volume is always king in Fantasy Football, the former Iowa State cyclone product parlayed his 267 total touches last year into RB25 production by the end of the season. Overall, it was an extremely meh rookie campaign which will happen when you’re attached to a rudderless offense being guided by a mediocre talent in Mitchell Trubisky. Tarik Cohen remains his only competition for carries for the Bears, and unless he’s gained 20 pounds during quarantine shouldn’t’ threaten Montgomery’s chokehold as the primary between the tackles runner. Montgomery received the 6th most carries inside the 5 yard line, although he failed to be convert them at an efficient rate this bares well for how secure of an investment he should be.

Running back efficiency is a nuanced subject which goes much further than just checking yards per carry. Was he inefficient because he was running behind an awful offensive line against packed boxes in a predictable offense? Or was it because he’s nothing special as a talent? Montgomery was behind only Josh Jacobs, and Devin Singletary among rookies in forced missed tackles, partially because of how consistently defenders would be in the backfield before anything materialized.

His elusiveness is something that he showed on tape during his three years as a starter in college, this wouldn’t be the first time a rookie running back bounced back from a middling rookie season. Montgomery has room to improve as a runner and from being attached to ~~hopefully~~ offense, target him as a high end RB3 or RB2 in dynasty drafts this summer.

Nyheim Hines – My Rank: [46], Fantasy Pros experts: [59]

During the early draft cycle, the 2018 4th round pick has been someone who continuously ends up on all my drafts. Phillip Rivers led all QB’s last season targeting his running backs on 27% of his passing attempts and accumulated 10 passing touchdowns to his running backs, which also led the league. Hines was the biggest loser for fantasy purposes after Andrew Luck decided to hang up his cleats, during his rookie year he was targeted 81 times out of the backfield which fell to 58 targets with Jacoby Brissett under center.

Hines is a legit 4.3 40 athlete who has joystick quickness and has the versatility to run routes out of the slot. A conservative projection for targets would be around 6 per game which would have him flirting with 100 targets over 16 games, if he gains the role as Phillip Rivers security blanket out of the backfield he has great odds to return value higher than his current ADP.

Damien Harris – My Rank: [44], Fantasy Pros experts: [52]

The Sony Michel experience over the past few seasons have left his owners with a underwhelming taste of disappointment in their mouths as the production continues to fall short of expectations. This makes Harris one of my favorite late round dart throws as he could be another string of ineffectiveness from Sony Michel away from grabbing a chunk of the backfield. Harris isn’t the sexiest upside play, but considering the team he plays for the fact that he’s a solid all around running back could actually sway things in his favor. Harris possesses solid vision for a power running back and proved under Nick Saban at Alabama that he could be trusted in goal line, short yardage scenarios, and to ice away teams with important carries at the end of games. Sony Michel underwent foot surgery in May, keep an eye out on his recovery as between injuries and ineffectiveness his role as the incumbent could be at risk.

Joshua Kelley – My Rank: [50], Fantasy Pros experts: [55]

Sneakily one of the best bargains currently on the dynasty market. Chargers Offensive Coordinator Shane Steichen, following the draft hinted at the idea that he would have a role in his offense for all three of their running backs including Austin Ekeler, Justin Jackson, and Joshua Kelley.

Kelley is an unheralded JUCO recruit who despite lacking the prospect pedigree of others in his running back class has ended up in a situation where he could find early success. Melvin Gordon accounted for 217 combined rushes and targets during his 12 games last year, and although some of this work could be split Kelley has the skill archetype to make a name for himself as the power running back amongst the Chargers trio of halfbacks.

Kelley was one of the main standouts at the Senior Bowl prior to the NFL Draft, he combines being an intelligent runner with solid vision who also ran a 4.49 40 time and has the power to run through arm tackles and fight through contact. The 4th round pick out of UCLA should be on your radar as you get towards the end of your drafts as a stealth asset that could return a great investment to your dynasty roster.

Lower than Consensus ADP

Austin Ekeler – My Rank: [22] Fantasy pros experts: [13]

After Steichen took over from Ken Whisenhunt as OC in Week 9 (8 games), Ekeler averaged 7.5 carries per game and 6.5 targets per game till the end of the fantasy season. Ekeler never reached the end zone via rushing touchdown after Week 5 when Melvin Gordon returned from his holdout. The assumption is that Ekeler will get gifted the vacated volume in the backfield, but the possibility of the work getting split between Kelley and Jackson makes this a budding landmine for dynasty purposes. Ekeler scored 8 receiving touchdowns which will be difficult to duplicate inside of a offensive ecosystem in the midst of a polar shift in run/pass tendencies due to A. The stylistic differences of Phil Rivers & Tyrod Taylor or B. The presence of a raw rookie QB (Justin Herbert).

NFL decision makers are often formulaic and adverse to changing the status quo, and the truth is Ekeler is at risk of ceding goal line carries and a candidate to be closer to the other pass catching specialists in the future (Tarik Cohen, Phillip Lindsay, Duke Johnson, James White, Nyheim Hines) than the true premium feature running backs. Ekeler’s role as the lead pass catcher is secure and wont be challenged, the question is how valuable will that be in a different offense?

Author: Kevin Lewis

(Editors Note: These rankings are geared towards Redraft/PPR format)

Tier 1

1)Christian McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey averaged 8.6 more PPR points per game than the next best RB last season (D. Cook). Is he going to catch 116 passes again? No. If he catches 90 or so, he is still likely to be the preeminent fantasy player at the position.

Tier 2

2) Saquon Barkley
3) Ezekiel Elliott
4) Alvin Kamara

I think you can pick the names in this tier out of a hat. You can rank them in any order and

make a good argument for it.

Barkley put up a casual 1400 total yards while playing a good portion of the season injured. He’s arguably the most talented RB in football.

Ezekiel Elliott is going to do what he does. He has been top five at the position in three out of four seasons. He never misses time and he’s part of a loaded offense. Elliott is the safest RB in this tier.

Kamara played through a bad knee injury last season which explains why his explosiveness disappeared. Despite that, he ranked eighth in PPR PPG.

Tier 3

5) Dalvin Cook
6) Miles Sanders
7) Clyde Edwards-Helaire
8) Joe Mixon
9) Derrick Henry

Dalvin Cook is one of the most talented running backs in football. He has also missed 19 of a possible 48 games in his three NFL seasons. If he plays most of the games, he is an elite building block for any fantasy team.

I’ve seen mostly negative coverage on Miles Sanders this summer and I don’t really know why. He’s clearly a dynamic playmaker and he doesn’t have much competition for touches. After Jordan Howard’s injury in week 9, Sanders averaged 16.3 PPG. Boston Scott should slice into his workload a little bit, but I think there is more feature back appeal here than a lot of others seem to believe.

I almost ranked Clyde Edwards-Helaire at the top of this tier. I don’t have any big analysis here. Andy Reid has rarely ever failed any of us with regards to productivity at the RB position and word out of Kansas City is they believe he is as good as Brian Westbrook. Giddy up.

We are waiting for Joe Mixon to put together a whole great season in the pros instead of samples of greatness. With that said, the Bengals have largely stunk the last two seasons and Mixon has managed 2,888 total yards and 14 touchdowns in that time frame. He was also RB4 in the second half of last season. If he can put it all together for a full season and Joe Burrow can breathe life into the Bengals offense, Mixon’s ceiling is limitless.

There is an alternate universe that exists where Derrick Henry catches 55-60 passes in a season and smashes everything.

Tier 4

10) Nick Chubb
11) Kenyan Drake
12) Austin Ekeler
13) Aaron Jones
14) Josh Jacobs
15) James Conner

This tier is the most volatile one. All these guys have RB1 upside and have clear red flags. Nick Chubb is an extremely gifted runner who is possibly going to be a zero in the passing game. I’m not saying you shouldn’t spend a high pick on Nick Chubb, but just know that you are completely relying on his running.

All signs point up for Kenyan Drake. Arizona’s rushing attack was 2nd in DVOA. Kliff Kingsbury and Kyler Murray combine to form one of the brightest QB/HC duos in the NFL and Drake caught nearly four passes a game last season for the Cardinals. A small part of me just can’t shake the fact that no coach, at any levels, has ever been willing to make him the undisputed feature guy. That might be an irrational concern that Drake can put to bed with a full season continuation of his monster 2019 second half.

Targets are worth more than carries in any kind of PPR format. Given how the Chargers use Ekeler, I think his floor is stable. With that said, he is a massive regression risk. He caught 92 passes and 8 touchdowns last season. Both of those numbers are likely to fall especially given that LA downgraded at QB.

If Aaron Jones scores 19+ touchdowns again, I will print this out on a piece of paper, put some hot sauce on it and eat it. Isn’t no way in hell he does that again.

Josh Jacobs is essentially a slightly lesser Nick Chubb in my opinion. They are great runners in questionable offenses who don’t project to catch a ton of passes.

Tier 5

16) Todd Gurley
17) Mark Ingram
18) David Johnson
19) Chris Carson
20) Leonard Fournette
21) Jonathan Taylor
22) Le’Veon Bell
23) David Montgomery
24) Devin Singletary

Todd Gurley is currently going at pick 29 right now. That’s a big “NO” for me, but I see the appeal. The Falcons should score a ton of points and he doesn’t have a lot of competition for reps. I can’t justify paying a top 30 pick for him given how cooked he looked last year, but there’s a decent enough chance spending that kind of capital on him pays off.

If we had the normal training camp and such this year, Ingram might be a prime candidate to get usurped by his backup, J.K. Dobbins. As is, Ingram is going to get a lot of touches in a great Baltimore offense.

David Johnson ran like he had a piano strapped to his back for a good portion of last season. If he has anything left, he’s in a good situation for fantasy production.

Chris Carson was a lot more appealing before the Seahawks signed Carlos Hyde. His fumbling and his injury concerns make him a high risk/moderate reward investment.

Leonard Fournette got 100 targets last year and only scored 3 touchdowns. Both of those things seem like they are going to regress to the mean. He volumed his way to a top 12 finish. I guess, in theory, he should be reliable because there isn’t a lot of competition for touches, but he’s a guy I’m not thrilled to draft.

Jonathan Taylor running behind that Colts offensive line against that early season schedule could pay immediate dividends.

If you’re drafting Le’Veon Bell, you’re doing so based PURELY on his volume. If you want to trust Adam Gase to give him a consistent, heavy workload, be my guest.

I could type the same thing for David Montgomery that I typed for Le’Veon Bell. Matt Nagy isn’t a maniac, but volume is the only real appeal to Montgomery on an offense that is Allen Robinson and little else.

Devin Singletary is a good and fun player but goal line and passing game concerns make him a risk. Buffalo drafting Zack Moss didn’t help his cause.

Tier 6

26)Kareem Hunt

27) Raheem Mostert

28) J.K. Dobbins

29) DeAndre Swift

30) Cam Akers

31) Tevin Coleman

32) James White

33) Tarik Cohen

34) Duke Johnson

35) Antonio Gibson

Kareem Hunt is one of the most gifted runningbacks in football. He’s going to get plenty of touches in Kevin Stefanski’s scheme and they’re willing to trot him out there in the slot at times. Also, if something happens to Nick Chubb, Hunt is a league winning type of player.

The Niners gave Raheem Mostert a pay raise which might indicate that they want to give him the ball more. They still have a few capable backs and Mostert is likely providing nothing in the pass game.

I can see J.K. Dobbins closely mirroring Gus Edwards production from last season. 700 yards and 5 touchdowns or so.

I like the Lions offensive players. I like DeAndre Swift as a player. I want to rank him higher but then remember that Matt Patricia is the head coach.

I’m not in on Ronald Jones like a lot of people are but if the Buccaneers offense is good, there is sneaky TD potential here. Until proven otherwise, he has feet for hands so don’t expect much in the passing game.

I have no idea what to make of Cam Akers. People who know more than me swear by the talent, but I don’t think Darrell Henderson is just going to disappear. If he is the lead back in LA, he likely blows past this ranking.

While I view Tevin Coleman and Raheem Mostert as similar in caliber, Mostert is going 3 rounds ahead of Coleman. While I don’t really want either player that much, I will have some exposure to Coleman.

James White is Mr. Reliable. I don’t expect Cam Newton to throw the ball to White as much as Tom Brady did, but White is going to get his targets and his snap count might rise with the Patriots RB depth chart looking the way it does.

Tarik Cohen’s efficiency crashed last season, but he still averaged 6.5 targets a game. I don’t think there’s a lot of harm done if you have him as your RB3/4.

I will never understand how teams see how effective Duke Johnson is with his touches and decide to not give him more of them. Either way, he’s a flex type with upside for more if David Johnson gets injured again.

Antonio Gibson was the hardest player to rank in this entire piece. The hype has gotten crazy since the Washington football team released Derrius Guice. There is Austin Ekeler usage appeal with Gibson here but the Washington football team is a mess so who knows. If he hits, he could make you rich.

Tier 7

36) Darrell Henderson

37) Marlon Mack

38) Chase Edmonds

39) Tony Pollard

40) Alexander Mattison

41) Kerryon Johnson

42) Adrian Peterson

43) Damien Harris

44) Zack Moss

45) Philip Lindsay

46) Matt Breida

47) Jordan Howard

48) Boston Scott

49) Ke’Shawn Vaughn

50) Latavius Murray

The Rams don’t seem too sold on Darrell Henderson’s talent, as evidenced by them picking Cam Akers in round 1 of the NFL draft, but as mentioned earlier, a lead back on this team could be a difference maker.

Marlon Mack is a better real-life player than he is a fantasy player. He’s a good runner but they don’t use him in the passing game much and he should cede a lot of touches to Jonathan Taylor.

Given how good the Cardinals running game is, Chase Edmonds might have random RB2 weeks even as Kenyan Drake’s backup. As it is, he is ranked here because he’s a league winner type if Drake goes down.

I think Tony Pollard would be an upper echelon starting runningback if given the opportunity. He’s explosive, makes quick cuts and is very good at making people miss. If Ezekiel Elliott goes down, Pollard is a potential league winner.

If adjustment periods for rookies causes issues this year, Kerryon Johnson could return good value where he is going. He’s talented but has had injury issues. As much as Matt Patricia is a bane of my existence, I don’t mind throwing a mid to late-ish round dart on Kerryon Johnson.

Adrian Peterson is going to somehow fall into 200-plus carries until the year 2050.

Sony Michel is injured, and an old Lamar Miller is Damien Harris’ only real competition on the depth chart.

The same concerns about Devin Singletary apply to Zack Moss. How much is Josh Allen’s reticence about throwing the ball to his running backs and goal line proficiency going to cut into production from Moss? I do think there a decent enough chance that Moss is better than Singletary. The Bills backfield is one that I’m generally looking to avoid.

Philip Lindsay needs a Melvin Gordon injury to matter in fantasy.

I’ve underestimated Jordan Howard every single year he has been in the league, so I fully expect him to make me look goofy again. I like Matt Breida as a player but he’s competing for touches behind Jordan Howard and playing behind a shitty OL.

Boston Scott is a good player and Philadelphia keeping him as their #2 back shows you how they feel about him.

LeSean McCoy signing with the Bucs really dampens any excitement about Keshawn Vaughn’s 2020 potential.

Latavius Murray is still on of the league’s most valuable handcuffs.

Just missed: LeSean McCoy, DeAndre Washington, Bryce Love, AJ Dillon, Joshua Kelley

*You can follow the author of the piece on twitter @Klew24

Author: Kevin Lewis (@Klew24)

Tier 1

1) Patrick Mahomes

2) Lamar Jackson

There isn’t much to say about Patrick Mahomes that hasn’t already been said. I’ll say this though. Mahomes TD rate regressed from an absurdly good 8.6 to a regular old great number of 5.4%. Lamar Jackson’s TD rate in 2019 was 9.0%. Regression likely will hit him as well, but his situation and his running ability offset that a bit. Running quarterbacks are a cheat code in fantasy and nobody provides the passing/running dual threat that Jackson does.

Tier 2

3) Dak Prescott

4) Russell Wilson

5) Deshaun Watson

Prescott has finished top 12 in every season he has been a starter in the NFL (6th, 11th, 10th, 2nd)

Last year he was third in points per game (Jackson, Deshaun Watson). After adding Ceedee Lamb and replacing painfully slow Jason Witten, the Cowboys are loaded across the board with talented pass catchers. Travis Frederick is a big loss, but they are returning their other four linemen.

I have a whole lot of gripes with Seattle’s offensive philosophy, most of which start with their commitment to running the air out of the ball despite having one of the game’s preeminent talents at the QB position. With that said, Wilson has finished as a top five QB in two of the last three seasons, including a #1 overall finish in 2017. He has the weapons around him to flourish on those occasions that Seattle decides to throw the damn ball.

It was splitting hairs figuring out the order for this tier of quarterbacks as you can legitimately flip a coin when debating them. Deshaun comes in third because Bill O’Brien traded away DeAndre Hopkins for a broken running back and a second-round pick and the current receivers he has are SEVERE injury risks. That risk brings his floor down a little. He is still a stud, but he might have to deal with a few days in which Will Fuller and Brandin Cooks are both on the sideline in street clothes.

Tier 3

6) Kyler Murray

7) Josh Allen

8) Carson Wentz

9) Matt Ryan

A 3500 passing yard/600 rushing yards/30 touchdown season seems doable for Kyler. I can’t justify drafting an unproven QB where he is currently going (round 6), so I’m not going to have shares. With that said, I understand why the hype is what it is.

If Josh Allen improves his passing to “league average” kind of levels, he can take a leap into tier 2. The rushing ability is there as he finished third in rushing yards among QBs last season and has 17 rushing touchdowns in the last two seasons.

I don’t know if Wentz will ever get back to performing how he did in 2017 before his injury, but that ceiling is still there, and he was still good despite having the Migos feat. Zach Ertz as his WR corps.

Matt Ryan is boring, but he has an extremely stable game to game floor in terms of his attempts and yards gained. Game scripts should help his production since Atlanta’s defense stinks, he has a ton of weapons and he plays most of his games indoors. He’s not my cup of tea since his ceiling isn’t super high, but his floor is super high if that’s what appeals to you.

Tier 4:

10) Matthew Stafford

11) Cam Newton

12) Daniel Jones

13) Ben Roethlisberger

14) Jared Goff

15) Tom Brady

16) Jimmy Garoppolo

Health risk is the only reason Matthew Stafford isn’t higher. Stafford averaged 24.8 points per game before the back injury derailed his season. His 16-game pace was 5000 yards and 38 touchdowns. If you have a young QB you think will break out, pairing Stafford with him might not be the worst idea.

In every season Cam Newton has played 16 games, he’s been a top 5 fantasy quarterback. I think the same idea as Stafford applies to him except for the fact that Newton has less talent around him.

Daniel Jones scored at least 35 points in 33% of his starts (4 out of 12) and he was on a 372-rushing yard full season pace. Maybe if he runs a little more and cuts the fumbles, he can take a significant leap. He is the exact type of upside chance I like to take.

In Roethlisberger’s last full season (2018), he was the No. 3 Fantasy quarterback with 5,129 passing yards, 34 touchdowns, 16 interceptions and three rushing touchdowns. He’s old and it could fall off the rails at any time, but I don’t mind spending a late pick to see whether it does, or it doesn’t. For a single season, not many quarterbacks have a higher ceiling than Ben.

I think Goff will likely finish higher than he is listed here but his ranking here shows you how deep the position is. In his four worst games, Goff had 12 total points and in the rest of his starts he averaged 23 points a game. His touchdown rate also declined to 3.5 which is 2% less than what he produced the two prior years. If regression to the mean happens, Goff’s upside is higher than people realize.

I’m out on Tom Brady for the simple fact that he’s 43. He is also coming off a season with a 6.6 YPA and going to a team who has a considerably worse OL than the one he left. The wide receivers are undoubtedly great, but I’ll let someone else take their chances on him.

Jimmy Garoppolo is probably the single most boring option listed. If for some reason the 49ers defense regresses, maybe that changes. Until then, he’s nothing but QB2 in a Superflex or 2-QB league fodder.

Tier 5

17) Drew Brees

18) Ryan Tannehill

19) Aaron Rodgers

20) Baker Mayfield

There’s a good possibility Brees makes me look silly for ranking him here, but I’m always fine being the low man on a 40+ year old quarterback.

I had no idea where to rank Tannehill. On one hand, he was a top 3 fantasy QB in the final six weeks of last season. On the other hand, he averaged 123 yards per game in the postseason and was generally an afterthought as Tennessee fed Derrick Henry the ball repeatedly. There is probably a happy medium here, but the only thing I feel confident saying about Tannehill is that the 7.7% TD rate is going to regress.

The Packers showed you what they feel about Aaron Rodgers at the current moment when they spent their first two draft picks on his eventual successor and a running back. They want the ball in his hands less. Regardless of how dumb that is, believe them. Don’t be the guy spending a round eight pick on him.

Kevin Stefanski is probably going to want to feed Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt early and often. I don’t know what to make of Mayfield because his 2018 and 2019 seasons were the difference of extremes. Having a play caller who isn’t in over his head in the way Freddie Kitchens was should help.

Tier 6

21) Teddy Bridgewater

22) Kirk Cousins

23) Philip Rivers

24) Gardner Minshew

25) Sam Darnold

26) Joe Burrow

27) Drew Lock

28) Derek Carr

If the Panthers defense is as bad as it looks on paper, Bridgewater could be a sneaky play especially in Superflex/2-QB leagues. He has a good receiving corps that accentuates his strengths as well.

Kirk Cousins is every bit as boring as Jimmy Garoppolo is. Aim higher.

Philip Rivers has played behind a lot of bad offensive lines. The Colts line is as good a line as he has played behind in quite some time. However, TY Hilton is already having health issues which doesn’t bode well.

Gardner Minshew’s new play caller, Jay Gruden, coaxed three top six finished out of Andy Dalton and Kirk Cousins who are both similarly limited in terms of arm talent. Jacksonville also projects to be terrible which should lead to a lot of garbage time opportunities. It wouldn’t surprise me if Minshew has a season comparable to Blake Bortles 2014 output.

As long as Adam Gase is the head coach, I’m not touching Sam Darnold. Throw in five new offensive line starters and two brand new receivers and it becomes even easier to not draft him. I’m still a staunch believer in the talent but that’s a big “no” for me, dawg.

Given the lack of practice time, betting on a rookie QB in this environment is just a bet I’m not willing to take. Joe Burrow could make me eat my words, but I’ll view this one from the outside.

I don’t know what to make of Drew Lock at all, but I expect Denver to run the ball a ton.

Tier 7:

29) Tyrod Taylor

30) Justin Herbert

31) Ryan Fitzpatrick

32) Dwayne Haskins

33) Nick Foles

34) Mitchell Trubisky

Summary: Practice self-love and don’t draft any of these guys unless you play in a four QB league. Also, I can’t believe Ryan Fitzpatrick is still in the damn NFL.

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