Washington Redskins RB Bryce Love (knee) is not expected to be ready for the start of the season as he continues to recover from surgery on his torn anterior cruciate ligament.
Footballguys View: Chris Thompson should open the season as the passing down back and he has turned that into consistent fantasy value in the past. He can’t stay healthy for too long, but Thompson’s best ball and late round PPR appeal are intact on this news.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers OL Alex Cappa ‘still isn’t were (the team would) like him to be yet,’ while OL Evan Smith is still recovering from a torn labrums in both hips, according to ESPN’s Jenna Laine.
Footballguys View: This could explain some of the Josh LeRibeus signing. The offensive line depth is scary thin for the Bucs right now and they already have a bottom half of the league starting group.
Buffalo Bills RBs LeSean McCoy, Frank Gore and Devin Singletary rotated snaps with the first-team throughout offseason practices. Bills.com writer Nate Mendelson believes the competition for snaps will ‘heat up during training camp.’
Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB Ronald Jones is a strong candidate to have a breakout season in 2019, according to NFL Network analyst Terrell Davis. ‘Bucs running backs coach Todd McNair said during minicamp earlier this month that Jones looks more like the player the Bucs took in the second round than the one on the field last fall,’ Davis wrote in a Tuesday, June 25 article on NFL.com. ‘This is an encouraging report heading into next month’s training camp. He’s talented, explosive and is going to get his opportunities to win the starting job over Peyton Barber. If he performs to his ability, Jones could lock up the RB1 gig before too long.’
Free-agent OT Brant Weiss (Cardinals) signed with the Los Angeles Chargers on Friday, June 28. In a corresponding move, the Chargers placed OT Koda Martin on the Waived/Injured list.
Free-agent C Josh LeRibeus (Saints) signed an undisclosed deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Friday, June 28.
Arizona Cardinals WR Christian Kirk seems primed to flourish and knows the offense, in the opinion of beat writer Darren Urban.
Footballguys View: Kirk could be a 100-catch player easily and quickly develop into Kyler Murray’s go-to target in an offense that will keep defenses off balance. He should be a mid-round upside target in PPR leagues.
Arizona Cardinals WR Andy Isabella will be a major factor on offense, and he could wind up starting in the slot, according to beat writer Darren Urban.
Footballguys View: Isabella has the speed to take any target to the house if he is lost by the defense, but needs to tighten up his route running to take advantage of it. The air raid offense won’t ask for precise route running as much as a feel for finding space, but Isabella needs to show more urgency than he did in Senior Bowl practices in either case. He’s worth a late pick to get a part of the most exciting offense debut of the season.
Updating previous reports, Kansas City Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill’s meeting with NFL officials was considered a positive one by Hill’s camp. Hill and the Chiefs could re-engage in contract extension negotiations if the investigation into Hill ends with a positive outcome, according to a source.
Footballguys View: Most of the buzz about Hill’s fantasy value is positive today. His suspension may not be long enough to materially affect his draft stock. He might not make it out of the third round in drafts now even though there are some in every draft who would not take him in any round. This situation is still volatile and could change before camp.
New England Patriots OT Isaiah Wynn (Achilles’) is likely to be ready for training camp.