Fantasy Football: Consider this Seahawk duo for your Week 6 waiver wire pickups
It's never too early to look toward your next matchup and a chance to bolster your fantasy football lineups. Here are two options to consider on the waiver wire ahead of Week 6. Geno Smith, QB, Seattle Seahawks (34 percent rostered in Yahoo leagues)Is it safe to say it yet? Is it safe to say that Geno Smith is a great fantasy football quarterback this season? Week 5 makes it three straight games of either 300+ yards or three scores for Smith, and he's surpassed 20 fantasy points two straight weeks.
wftv.comFantasy Football Week 4: FLEX rankings
Only three teams have fewer rushing yards than the Seahawks (224) after three weeks, and just four teams have mustered fewer total yards of offense than Seattle. If pondering Penny as a FLEX play, his matchup this week against the Detroit Lions isn't the worst to consider. The Lions enter Week 4 allowing 142.3 rushing yards per game (sixth-worst in the NFL) and their defense ranks bottom five in total yards allowed so far. His half-PPR scoring outputs have gone as follows: 7.7 in Week 1, 1.5 in Week 2 and 7.4 in Week 3. Here's the FLEX position — check out where Penny and the rest of the FLEX options landed in our analysts' rankings for Week 4:powered by FantasyProsECR ™ -
wftv.comThe Latest: Seahawks add 6 more to COVID-19 list
The Seattle Seahawks placed six more players on the reserve/COVID-19 list, including starting cornerback D.J. The six players join wide receiver Tyler Lockett and running back Alex Collins who were placed on the list on Thursday. The Chicago Bears placed cornerback Jaylon Johnson and safety Tashaun Gipson Sr. on the reserve/COVID-19 list ahead of their Monday night game. The list includes receiver Allen Robinson, backup quarterback Andy Dalton, right tackle Larry Borom and defensive end Mario Edwards Jr. The depleted Ravens also put cornerback Jimmy Smith on the COVID-19 list before the game.
wftv.comBroncos clear RB Lindsay in return from concussion
(AP Photo/John Froschauer)Denver Broncos running back Phillip Lindsay has cleared concussion protocol and will play against the Los Angeles Chargers. Bears: WR Ted Ginn Jr., DB Duke Shelley, RB Artavis Pierce, OL Cody Whitehair, WR Riley Ridley, LB Trevis Gipson. Seahawks: RB Chris Carson, RB Carlos Hyde, DE Benson Mayowa, CB Ugo Amadi, SS Jamal Adams, CB Shaquill Griffin. ___LOS ANGELES RAMS AT MIAMIRams: RB Raymond Calais, OL Brian Allen, WR Trishton Jackson, TE Brycen Hopkins, DL A’Shawn Robinson. Dolphins: RB/WR Lynn Bowden Jr., RB Salvon Ahmed, FB Chandler Cox, CB Jamal Perry, RB Jordan Howard, DE Jason Strowbridge.