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Oct 5, 2021 ESPN fantasy staff Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Week 5 is here, and so are our analysts with their fantasy football rankings for this week’s games. Below you will find individual and composite rankings for each position for PPR and non-PPR formats. Click a link and get ready for game

9:55 PM ET DeMaurice Smith’s time as executive director of the NFL Players Association could be coming to an end, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The NFLPA’s executive committee took a vote Tuesday night to determine whether Smith should be allowed to remain in the job he has held for the past 12 years, sources

1:07 PM ET Rookie Justin Fields will remain the Chicago Bears‘ starting quarterback going forward this season, coach Matt Nagy announced Wednesday. Nagy had previously said veteran Andy Dalton would regain the starting job once he was healthy enough to return from a knee injury that has sidelined him the past two weeks. Fields led

1:16 PM ET The New England Patriots have traded four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Stephon Gilmore to the Panthers for a 2023 sixth-round pick, Carolina announced Wednesday. The trade comes after the Patriots and Gilmore could not agree to terms on a restructured contract, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, and both sides had said public farewells.

11:32 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars owner Shad Khan issued a public reprimand of coach Urban Meyer for Meyer’s behavior over the weekend. “I have addressed this matter with Urban. Specifics of our conversation will be held in confidence,” Khan said in a statement. “What I will say is his conduct last weekend was

8:52 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have released linebacker Jaylon Smith, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The move comes as a surprise since Smith has not missed a game in his career and the Cowboys are on the hook for his full $7.2 million base salary. The team had some trade

6:45 AM ET NFL NationESPN While we’re not at the one-quarter mark of the season yet (thanks to the new 17-game schedule), the NFL Power Rankings thought this week was the perfect time to discuss each team’s biggest surprises in the early going. Some of these surprises are quite good, such as Cooper Kupp being

12:05 AM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif — Believe it or not, the Los Angeles Chargers appear to be in the driver’s seat for the AFC West title. They beat the defending division and AFC champs Kansas City Chiefs last Sunday on the road and stunned the previously unbeaten Las Vegas Raiders 28-14 on Monday night at

7:41 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Given the seemingly never-ending spate of injuries that plague his team, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan long ago learned not to believe too much in what he’s told on game days, whether the news is good or bad. Shanahan prefers to wait for further tests to take

11:36 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer said Monday he apologized to his team, his family and owner Shad Khan after a viral video surfaced over the weekend that showed a young woman dancing close to his lap. Meyer said he went to Columbus, Ohio, after the Jaguars’ loss at Tennessee

7:55 PM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. Tom Brady has entered the building. The New England Patriots‘ prodigal son has taken the field at

8:37 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots honored Tom Brady with a one-minute video of his top highlights, which sparked the rain-soaked crowd to chant his name in appreciation before the star quarterback led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers onto the field for Sunday night’s game at Gillette Stadium. Cheers of “Brady! Brady!

5:05 AM ET If Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady sets the NFL all-time passing record Sunday night against his former team, and he needs only 68 yards to do it, the New England Patriots will pause to acknowledge it but not stop the game for a ceremony, per a team official. The Patriots are

1:01 AM ET Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is expected to play in Denver against the Broncos on Sunday after missing two practices this week with a sore back, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. Jackson, listed as questionable for Sunday’s game, was a full participant in practice Friday after being sidelined the

4:40 PM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski has fractured ribs that threaten to sideline him for weeks, sources told ESPN on Saturday. Gronkowski did not travel with the Buccaneers to Foxborough, Massachusetts, for Sunday’s game against the New England Patriots because of the effect that flying could have on his injury. “We

3:00 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans will be without top receivers A.J. Brown and Julio Jones this week against the New York Jets, according to coach Mike Vrabel. Vrabel also said the

3:57 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy said it will be a game-time decision as to whether Andy Dalton or Justin Fields starts at quarterback on Sunday versus the Detroit Lions. Veteran Nick Foles is not under consideration to start, according to Nagy. “We know what we are doing

3:30 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Thanks to some ingenuity by the Green Bay Packers‘ equipment staff, running back Aaron Jones has a way to keep his late father’s ashes close to him during games. After Jones lost the medallion that contained Alvin Jones Sr.’s ashes during a Week 2 win over the Detroit