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The Seahawks gave wide receiver Tyler Lockett a three year extension worth a maximum of $37.8 million and $20 million guaranteed.

It's good money for the explosive wide receiver, who has overcome a major injury to his leg. He should be the No. 2 receiving option for the Seahawks at worst, and could vault to No. 1 if Doug Baldwin continues to struggle with injury. Lockett caught six touchdowns on just 68 targets in 2017.

Sebastian Janikowski has won the Seahawks’ kicking competition.

Related players: Jason Myers

The story said the team cut Myers, leaving Janikowski as the only kicker on the roster.

When the Seahawks ran their first play during team sessions the receivers in the base offense were Brandon Marshall and Jaron Brown. Marshall played little during team sessions today but lining up with the first unit appeared another sign of the impression he has made.

Related players: Doug Baldwin, Tyler Lockett

As the story went on to say, now the team just needs to get comfortable that he can handle the amount of snaps they’d like for him to make an impact.

Seattle wideout Tyler Lockett stated that he was somewhere between 75 and 80 percent last season after coming off of a leg injury, but is now fully healthy.

This would explain why Seattle was okay with letting Paul Richardson go in free agency, and bringing in only the aged Brandon Marshall to replace him. Lockett was a force to be reckoned with to start his career as a receiver and returner, but took a step back in 2017. If he is truly fully healthy, he should be a steal as the No. 59 wide receiver off the board in fantasy drafts.

A new streak begins.

Eli Manning will start Sunday for the Giants against the Cowboys, a week after he was benched for Geno Smith, The Post has confirmed.

Related players: Evan Engram, Sterling Shepard

Interim coach Steve Spagnuolo informed Manning of the decision. Smith played OK last week but Manning should give a mini-boost to Engram and Shepard.

The Giants are expected to go back to Eli Manning as their starting quarterback, per source.

Related players: Geno Smith, Evan Engram, Sterling Shepard

The Giants play at home vs. Cowboys this week. Smith wasn't terrible against the Raiders in Week 13, but this should be, perhaps, a mini-boost for Engram and Shepard owners.

The New York Giants will take the field without Eli Manning starting under center for the first time since 2004.

The team announced Tuesday that Geno Smith will start at quarterback Sunday in Oakland versus the Raiders. Coach Ben McAdoo said rookie Davis Webb will also play, if not in Week 13, then some point before the end of the season.

Related players: Evan Engram, Sterling Shepard

Manning was given the chance to start to keep his streak alive but then give way to Smith and/or Webb, but Manning declined that option. It's not necessarily a huge fantasy story as much as it is a football story. It seems like Manning's days in New York are coming to an end. Smith doesn't offer much fantasy hope, and you can look at it as a downgrade to Engram and Shepard, the team's top two targets.

Nick Novak says he’ll be ready to go this week. But just in case that doesn’t happen, Los Angeles Chargers coach Anthony Lynn said he’ll bring in kickers for tryouts on Tuesday.

Last month after Novak suffered an ankle injury covering kickoffs against the Denver Broncos, the Chargers brought in Younghoe Koo, Andrew Franks and Jason Myers for a tryout, but stayed with Novak.