April 2020 4for4 Player News Articles

Bengals are releasing QB Andy Dalton, per source.

Cincinnati has officially entered the Joe Burrow era and Andy Dalton is not part of that plan. After nine seasons with mixed results, Dalton will most likely be accepting a gig as a backup QB rather than a starter in the NFL. Both the Jaguars and Patriots could be in play.

Sources tell Yahoo Sports the #Saints are finalizing a 1-year deal with free agent QB Jameis Winston. New Orleans hopes to continue maximizing Taysom Hill's versatility on gameday while mitigating some risk in exposing Drew Brees' backup to injury.

Jameis Winston was QB5 in fantasy points last season and will now back up Drew Brees in New Orleans. It's probably not what the 26-year old had in mind for the 2020 season, but there's a lot to like for the future.

The #Dolphins are trading their fifth round pick for #49ers RB Matt Breida, source said.

Matt Breida often plays through injuries and has averaged 5.0 yards per carry on 381 rushes since coming into the league in 2017. In Miami, Breida should be a solid complement to Jordan Howard in the backfield.

Patriots are signing former Jaguars’ WR Marqise Lee to a one-year contract, per source. Trade a TE, land a WR.

Marqise Lee put up lines of 63-851-3 and 56-702-3 in 2016 and 2017, respectively, before missing the entire 2018 season with a torn ACL. It's tough to see Lee making much of a fantasy impact for the Patriots in 2020, with Julian Edelman, Mohamed Sanu and N'Keal Harry already in place.

Trade, pending physical: Patriots are trading TE Rob Gronkowski and a seventh-round pick to the Buccaneers for a fourth-round pick, source tells ESPN.

After taking 2019 off, Rob Gronkowski joins his former QB Tom Brady in Tampa Bay. If this trade goes through, a subsequent trade of O.J. Howard could possibly follow. The addition of Gronk makes this Bucs team even more interesting heading into 2020.

Texans acquire WR Brandin Cooks and a 2022 fourth-round pick from the Rams for the 57th pick in this month's draft.

This is a nice spot for Brandin Cooks to land as he'll slide in as the Texans top wideout. He's a downgrade from DeAndre Hopkins talent-wise, but should still be a WR2 for fantasy purposes.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell just informed clubs in a memo that club facilities will remain closed indefinitely and the league will conduct a “fully virtual” draft, with club personnel separately located in their homes. NFL offices were closed on March 13 and all team facilities have been shut down March 26.

So we're basically looking at the way the majority of fantasy football drafts are conducted, with each member of a team's front office and coaching staff giving input from their respective residences.