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Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones give their broad thoughts on this year’s All-Star Weekend, before breaking down their favorite (and funniest) moments from each event.

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From there, the guys discuss a few storylines they’ll be following closely as we begin the post-All-Star push towards the postseason. They talk about the Rockets and Timberwolves needing to find consistency, the importance of Jalen Williams, Jayson Tatum’s potential return to the Celtics and more.

Finally, the guys recap the 1-on-1 tournament — congrats to Chelsea Gray! — before previewing the upcoming double-header as we get closer to the playoffs.

If you ever have NBA or WNBA questions, email us at dunkerspot@yahoo.com.

0:00 General All-Star Weekend thoughts
12:45 Rising Stars recap
19:51 Shooting Stars recap
23:50 Three-Point Shootout recap
29:50 Dunk Contest recap
38:17 All-Star Game recap
59:47 Can the Rockets and Wolves find consistency?
01:08:00 Jalen Williams rounding into form
01:10:43 Who’s the second-best team in the East?
01:12:25 How much will Jayson Tatum factor into the second half of the season?
01:14:30 Unrivaled 1v1 recap + double-header preview

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LIVIGNO, Italy – It was the biggest of big airs. And with the way multiple competitors were landing some of the biggest tricks ever attempted in the history of freestyle skiing, it felt like it could have been anybody’s gold medal.

That’s how close the competition was Tuesday night at Livigno Snow Park for the men’s freeski big air.

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Stomped runs. Massive spins. One haymaker after another. A trick that has literally never been done by anyone in the world on the third and final attempt.

And it didn’t even win.

Mac Forehand, the 24-year old from Vermont, was the one who landed it — and had to settle for the silver medal by the slimmest of margins as Norway’s Tormod Frostad came in right behind him with a trick that scored just a tick higher to give him the gold medal.

On social media, the result was controversial because Forehand’s final trick — a nose butter takeoff into three flips and six full rotations — was so outrageous that it would have demolished the field on any other night.

But the same could be said for Frostad’s tricks.

And when it was over, Forehand immediately shut down any notion of complaining or second-guessing of how the final run was judged.

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“I’ve seen it so many times before: I got robbed, someone I beat got robbed — rob this, rob that,” he said. “But we know so much about our sport. We know what scores well, what should do well. The guys that are out here tonight know what the podium is going to be at all times. People on the outside perspective might not really understand that, but that’s just how it’s going to be. And, you know, judged sports — like I’m sure in figure skating — it’s the same way. But what do they really know about our sport?”

Here’s one thing everyone should be able to agree on: The level of skiing Tuesday was so high, particularly among the top six of the 12-person final, that there was practically no separation between the top two, bronze medalist Matej Svancer and the next two Americans, Troy Podmilsak and Konnor Ralph, who finished fourth and fifth.

In big air, scores of the best two tricks out of three attempts are added together. Among those five, the differences were miniscule — and it seemed like they all fed off each other as the competition went on.

“If one guys lands, I feel like everyone else is gonna land for whatever reason,” Podmilsak said. “That just happens. And people just get into these emotional things and it’s just ‘Bam, bam, bam’ — one after another and people can’t stop.”

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It was breathtaking to watch. It was probably almost impossible to judge.

“It’s like, how do you decide what’s harder when you’ve never done anything like that?” Ralph said. “It’s the worst job to be a judge. So I’m not mad at them. No one’s mad at them. But it could have been flip-flopped either way.”

In the end, though, it was going to come down to the top two. Forehand landed an impossible trick — one he hadn’t even practiced before. When he vaulted to first place — and deservedly so — it seemed like he might have the gold medal in the bag.

He wasn’t so sure.

“I knew I’d go into first,” he said. “But I knew Tormod had another trick in his bag that could score really high.”

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The outrage from Team USA partisans, such as it was, is easy to understand. In many big air events, it comes down to what the skiers call “spin to win.” The skier with the most rotations on a very hard trick usually gets the job done.

Frostad doesn’t rely on spins. Both of his tricks were just 4½ rotations, but his genius is in the difficulty and style of the takeoff.

Asked what makes Frostad’s tricks so good, Forehand broke it down this way:

“I do a nose butter. A nose butter is a 180 before you get off the jump. I do that and continue my momentum to cork [which is an off-axis flip]. He does the butter and then instead of continuing momentum, he goes against what his skis and what his body is doing and pushes against that. That’s why it’s so much harder to rotate off of that.”

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To put it in Italian terms, it’s like picking between Michelangelo and Da Vinci.

Maybe a different set of judges would have seen it differently. But two different kinds of tricks that were both brilliant and well-executed? It wasn’t nearly as controversial on the podium as it was on social media.

“Style is everything, in my opinion,” Frostad said. “Because that’s our only way to differentiate each other and to see style. It’s a trick you can learn, but you can’t really teach someone about style. That’s a whole process of finding yourself and going into different realms of using your inspiration to craft your style. And that’s why someone who spent a lot of time on their style, to me, is really impressive.  My take-offs are quite unique. The reason I came out on top is because I was doing stuff people didn’t think was possible. The judges seemed to really like it and I ended up on top.”

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The one thing nobody argued with? This was as good as big air has ever been. With that in mind, Forehand didn’t really care about the medal color he took home — he just wanted to win one.

“The level of skiing was off the charts today,” he said. “The way [Frostad] does it, the approach on takeoff is so unique and so different. I don’t think anyone’s ever done those two tricks before so it’s cool to see that and it’s good for our sport. We can only spin so much and it’s pushing the boundaries in a different way. I wish I could do tricks like that.”

Former NBA player and coach Doug Moe has died at the age of 87, former NBA player Bill Hanzlik shared via X on Tuesday. Hanzlik played under Moe for eight seasons with the Denver Nuggets.

The Nuggets later confirmed the news with a post in memoriam:

Moe is credited with revolutionizing the “passing game offense” in the NBA, emphasizing constant movement and a notorious “two-second rule” — pushing players to either pass the ball or shoot as quickly as the rule’s name would imply.

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Moe spent four years as an assistant coach before earning his first job as a head coach with the San Antonio Spurs, leading the team to a 117-135 record over four seasons before heading to Denver as an assistant coach. He was then promoted to interim head coach and spent 10 seasons with the team.

Moe led the Nuggets to a 432-357 record over 10 seasons; those 432 wins made him the winningest coach in franchise history, prior to Michael Malone earning his 433rd win with the team in 2024. The Nuggets made the playoffs in each of Moe’s nine seasons as a full-time head coach, though the Nuggets failed to ever make it past the conference finals.

Moe earned NBA Coach of the Year honors in the 1987-88 season. That year, the Nuggets finished first in the NBA Midwest with a 54-28 record, leading the league with 116.7 points per game. After defeating the Seattle SuperSonics in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs, they fell in the semifinals to the Dallas Mavericks.

Despite leading the team to two Midwest Division titles in his tenure, Moe was fired by the Nuggets after the 1989-1990 season as the team looked toward its future under new leadership. Bernie Bickerstaff — the first African American president and GM in franchise history — was hired in the summer of 1990 and fired Moe not long after.

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Moe was a two-time All-American out of UNC, selected first by the Detroit Pistons in the 1960 draft, followed by the former Chicago Packers (now Washington Wizards) in the second round of the 1961 draft. Despite having been drafted, his connection to a point-shaving scandal in college followed him, and he was eventually blackballed by the league for his connection to the alleged scheme, despite later being cleared of any wrongdoing.

Moe went on to earn the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award from the league in 2018.

MILAN — They’ve trained together almost every day for years, sometimes sacrificing their own individual ambitions in speed skating for the good of the team. They’ve learned to glide around the ice almost perfectly in sync, skates lifting off the ground at the same time on every stride, bodies tilted at the same angle as they scream into the curves.

It was worth the grind for Casey Dawson, Emery Lehman and Ethan Cepuran — even if the Olympic medal earned by the American trio isn’t the one they coveted most.

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Dawson, Lehman and Cepuran settled for silver medals on Tuesday afternoon after advancing to the final of the men’s team pursuit competition but fading in the second half of the race against host Italy. The Italians clocked a winning time of 3:39.20, coming from behind to win the eight-lap final by more than four seconds.

“We came out here to win,” Dawson said. “The last four years, the dream was to get gold at these Games. But today we tried our best. We put it all out there on the ice. I’m just proud of these boys.”

The margin was wide enough that Italy’s Andrea Giovannini had time to hit Steph Curry’s signature “night, night” celebration as he crossed the finish line. That didn’t faze the Americans, who experienced a Russian speedskater giving the double bird to the pro-American crowd after beating the U.S. in the semifinals at the 2022 Beijing Games.

“It’s better than getting two middle fingers from the Russians four years ago,” Lehman said.

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“They’re celebrating, they put in the work, good for them,” Dawson added.

The outcome was bittersweet for a U.S. team that entered the Olympics ranked No. 1 in the world and that had recently dominated the team pursuit discipline. The Americans had skated to three world records, five straight World Cup season-long titles, world championship gold and Olympic bronze over the past five seasons.

“You can’t just be the best going in,” Lehman said. “You have to be the best on the day you compete and Italy was the best today. In every round they had the fastest time. So you could say we lost gold, but I just think they were more prepared at the Olympics.”

The U.S. also advanced to the medal round in women’s team pursuit but came away empty-handed Tuesday evening. Giorgia Birkeland, Brittany Bowe and Mia Manganello fell more than four seconds short against Canada in the semifinals and lost by more than three seconds to Japan in the bronze-medal round.

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For the U.S. men, the path to Olympic silver began in an aerodynamics science lab nearly eight years ago. Ingmar Jungnickel, the chair of U.S. Speedskating’s sports science commission, developed a revolutionary new approach to team pursuit that allowed the Americans to shave precious seconds off their fastest times.

Traditionally in team pursuit, the lead skater would peel off the front of the train every lap or two and reattach at the back, eager to have a teammate share the burden of fighting through wind resistance. Through aerodynamic modeling, Jungnickel showed that teams could go faster by leaving one skater at the front for the entire eight-lap race with his two teammates pushing him from behind with their outstretched hands to maintain his momentum.

The U.S. men debuted this new technique at the 2020 World Championships and finished an encouraging fifth, less than four seconds behind the first-place Dutch. The Americans’ time was 12 seconds faster than two years earlier at the Pyeongchang Winter Games when they posted the slowest quarterfinal time and did not reach the medal round.

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By the 2022 Olympics, the rest of the world had caught on. All three medaling teams used the technique pioneered by the Americans. Dawson, Lehman, Cepura and Joey Mantia took bronze, the second Olympic medal that the U.S. men have ever won in the event.

“It was a crazy idea that was brought to us,” Lehman said. “We were the guinea pigs. It will be cool in 50 years when they’re breaking 3:30 or maybe 3:20 in the team pursuit and they’re still doing that same technique.”

Over the next four years, the U.S. men blossomed into the top team in the world by prioritizing team chemistry on and off the ice. Dawson, Lehman and Cepuran see each other as much as they see their families. They even compete in the same fantasy football league, as evidenced by the unusual items that Dawson has been hauling around this World Cup season.

Dawson is easy to spot in a crowd because of his pink, heart-festooned schoolchild’s backpack and a plastic foot attached to his phone.

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“I lost fantasy football back in the States,” he explained sheepishly soon after he arrived in Milan. “We have a league with all our skaters, and I got last place.”

Thankfully for Dawson, he’s a little better at skating than he is at fantasy drafts and waiver-wire pickups, so much so that he now has another attention-grabbing accessory to show off.

He’ll return home with an Olympic silver medal around his neck.

The college football landscape never stops moving, shifting and changing. The latest change is yet another drastic move of conference realignment. Sacramento State is leaving the FCS to join the FBS as they will now become a part of the MAC. Yes, the team in California is joining the Mid-American Conference. Ross Dellenger explains why Sac State is making this move and what other avenues they pursued. Andy Staples and Steven Godfrey join the conversation and react to this decision. The conversation evolves to the broader landscape of conference realignment. The guys discuss why so many of these drastic shifts are being made and what type of changes to the college football landscape they see coming in the future.

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Then, the guys dive into a couple of notable eligibility court cases. Trinidad Chambliss will be a Rebel for one more season after a judge in the Mississippi state court granted an injunction to give Chambliss one more season of eligibility. The guys compare s the Chambliss situation to other court cases of the past and they contrast it with the Joey Aguilar case in Tennessee. At the time of this recording, we have yet to get a ruling on Aguilar. Plus, the crew shares some of the very unique events that happened at the courthouse during the Chambliss ruling.

Later, Andy, Ross and Godfrey revisit a topic from the previous episode. Recently, a fan of Mr. Beast proposed the idea of Mr. Beast donating $100 million to East Carolina University to try to win them a National Championship. Andy was convinced that wouldn’t do much, but Godfrey said he does not feel the same way. The crew discusses the feasibility of this, how small schools could make a big jump with a large cash infusion and what additional power ECU would have by having Mr. Beast behind them.

All of this and more on today’s College Football Enquirer.

0:00:00 – Sac State to the MAC

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14:31 – Where does conference realignment go from here?

24:44 – Trinidad Chambliss & Joey Aguilar eligibility cases

42:32 – Would a $100 million from Mr. Beast get ECU to the CFP?

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Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from competition last week because he insisted upon wearing a commemorative helmet, which honors more than 20 athletes and coaches from Ukraine who died during Russia’s invasion, and then saw his appeal to gain reinstatement denied.

Despite the International Olympic Committee’s controversial decision, he’s been revered by his nation.

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And on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, Heraskevych, 27, received a gift of at least $200,000 to help him continue his skeleton career and keep advocating for his home country.

That generous lump sum reportedly came from Ukrainian businessman Rinat Akhmetov, who pulled from his charity foundation to make a contribution that is equal to what Ukraine’s gold medalists earn.

“Vlad Heraskevych was denied the opportunity to compete for victory at the Olympic Games, yet he returns to Ukraine a true winner,” said Akhmetov in a statement, per the AP. “The respect and pride he has earned among Ukrainians through his actions are the highest reward.”

Akhmetov, the owner of the Shakhtar Donetsk soccer club — which consistently plays in the Champions League — and the Azovstal steel works in Mariupol, added: “At the same time, I want him to have enough energy and resources to continue his sporting career, as well as to fight for truth, freedom and the remembrance of those who gave their lives for Ukraine.”

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The money will be paid to Heraskevych’s charity foundation, according to the AP.

While Heraskevych filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport over his disqualification last week, arguing that his ban was “disproportionate” and not one driven by a technical or safety violation, his Olympics came to a premature end.

“The Sole Arbitrator, whilst fully sympathetic to Mr. Heraskevych’s commemoration, is bound by rules in the IOC Athlete Expression Guidelines,” CAS wrote in a statement.

“The Sole Arbitrator considers these Guidelines provide a reasonable balance between athletes’ interests to express their views, and athletes’ interests to receive undivided attention for their sporting performance on the field of play.”

Heraskevych made headlines by wearing the helmet during a training run last Monday. The IOC informed his coach and Ukrainian officials that the helmet violates article 50.2 of the Olympic Charter, which states that “no kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or other areas.”

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The IOC provided Heraskevych the option to wear a black armband or black ribbon instead, and IOC president Kirsty Coventry met with him in-person in attempt to find a solution. Coventry later emphasized to reporters that Heraskevych was disqualified for competing with the helmet, not for his message in general.

“The IOC was very keen for Mr. Heraskevych to compete,” it said this past Thursday in a statement. “This is why the IOC sat down with him to look for the most respectful way to address his desire to remember his fellow athletes who have lost their lives following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.”

Utah Jazz center Jaren Jackson Jr. underwent successful left knee surgery, the team announced via social media Tuesday.

Jackson’s surgery was done to remove a localized pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) growth in his left knee. He’ll begin rehab and be evaluated after four weeks. The procedure was performed by Dr. Travis Maak on Tuesday morning in Salt Lake City.

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Utah acquired Jackson at the trade deadline earlier this month in an eight-player multi-draft pick deal with the Memphis Grizzlies. But the team announced just three games into his tenure with him that he’d be out for the rest of the campaign with the injury. Jackson is in his eighth NBA season and making $35 million this season. That number jumps to $50 million next season and to over $52 million the following year.

In 48 games this season, Jackson averaged 19.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1.4 blocks per game. The Grizzlies are in 11th place in the Western Conference at 20-33, while the Jazz are in 13th place at 18-38 as one of the worst teams in the NBA.

Jackson was drafted No. 4 overall by Memphis in 2018. During his time with the Grizzlies, Jackson developed into one of the league’s best defenders and took home Defensive Player of the Year honors for the 2022-23 campaign.

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With the Grizzlies, Jackson was a three-time All-Defensive selection, two-time All-Star, two-time league leader in blocks and finished fourth in Rookie of the Year voting in 2019. He also finished second in Defensive Player of the Year voting last season.

The short program and the slightly longer free skate are the two performances that determine which figure skaters will go home with gold, silver or bronze at the Olympics. This year, Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu and Isabeau Levito, known collectively as the “Blade Angels,” are representing Team USA in those events at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Though they also performed at the team event earlier in the competition (earning the gold medal), they’re taking part in the women’s singles competition, which starts Tuesday, Feb. 17, with the short program. You can watch it on Peacock, USA and NBC starting at 12:30 p.m. ET. The free skate is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 19, and will determine the medalists.

For a complete schedule of every figure skating event at this year’s games, a rundown of who is on Team USA, and how to watch, keep scrolling. And if you want to learn even more about every event at this year’s Winter Games, here’s a guide to everything you need to know about the Milan Cortina Games.

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How to watch the women’s figure skating short program at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Date: Feb. 17

Time: 12:30 p.m. ET

Location: Milano Ice Skating Arena

TV channels: NBC, USA

Streaming: Peacock, DirecTV and more

Where to stream the women’s figure skating short program at the 2026 Winter Olympics

The entire women’s short program will be available to stream on Peacock. You can also tune in at 10:20 a.m. to watch the women’s short program warm-ups.

As a busy offseason looms, many AFC teams enter with questions left unanswered. With changes coming in free agency, on draft day and throughout the summer, Yahoo analyst Joel Smyth goes over five key questions that can shape the 2026 fantasy football season from the AFC. Smyth also covered the NFC this week.

Who becomes the Jaguars top WR?

Entering 2025, the fantasy draft decision was between Brian Thomas Jr. and Travis Hunter. Many assumed the Jacksonville offense could be a force in fantasy football, but very few guessed both Jaguars WRs would bust, especially as the offense blossomed. The only Jaguar to hit a mere 17%+ target share was mid-season trade addition Jakobi Meyers.

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So, between Meyers, Thomas, Hunter and Parker Washington, who will be the top dog in 2026?​

Over the final four games of the season, including Week 18 and the Wild Card matchup versus Buffalo, Washington was actually the (clear) No. 1 weapon in Jacksonville; four straight games of 9+ targets resulting in 19 fantasy PPG. The final two games, although immensely important, will likely be forgotten in the fantasy space, with fantasy points no longer counting at that point of the season. Washington played by far the most snaps in the slot when Hunter was off the field, making his potential intriguing with Hunter being rumored to play defense primarily once he returns from injury in 2026.

Thomas could be interesting as a case where injuries were more of a factor than first meets the eye, but if nothing changes, then nothing changes.

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Watch for Jacksonville’s potential additions at the cornerback position, as well as rumors surrounding Hunter’s playing time when it comes to Washington’s upside. Based on the Jaguars’ WRs projected fantasy draft position, I believe Washington is the top value entering the offseason.

Will J.K. Dobbins return to Denver?

J.K. Dobbins has averaged 12.5 fantasy PPG over the last two seasons; he just hasn’t stayed healthy. Even with the injury, Dobbins was well worth the price tag for Denver, signing him to a cheap one-year deal last offseason. He handled 73% of the RB carries before his season-ending injury as the Broncos sparingly added in others, mainly as receiving threats. Although rookie RJ Harvey averaged 15.3 fantasy points after the injury, the ninth-highest among RBs, he struggled near the end of the season. When adding in Week 18 and Denver’s two playoff games, that dipped down to an average of 13.7, as Harvey failed to have over 50 rushing yards in each of his final five games.

The efficiency between the two backs was drastic. Dobbins’ average yards per carry sat at 5.0, the seventh-best in the NFL. Harvey, behind the same offensive line, had 3.7, good for 42nd out of 49 qualified backs. If Denver re-signs Dobbins, I wouldn’t be banking on the Harvey breakout to be automatic.

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Will the Chiefs draft an RB or sign a free agent?

The top landing spot in the RB market will get the first major answer in a few weeks. Does Kansas City choose to sign a free agent or wait and select an RB in the 2026 NFL Draft? In a forgettable year, the Chiefs ranked 29th in RB fantasy points as Isiah Pacheco and Kareem Hunt failed to live up to expectations in an Andy Reid offense. In all other seasons with Patrick Mahomes starting, K.C. running backs are 10th in fantasy points (2018-2024). Whoever lands in Kansas City has immediate RB1 upside.

Does Aaron Rodgers return to Pittsburgh?

Pittsburgh decided to move on from head coach Mike Tomlin for the 2026 season, but will they move on from Aaron Rodgers? It’s looking more likely that the 42-year-old QB will return and play for the Steelers after the team hired his former HC in Green Bay, Mike McCarthy. For fantasy purposes, I don’t believe that is ideal. Although the Steelers were middle of the pack in scoring offense, the production did not mean equal fantasy production. The running backs benefited, albeit in a committee, but the receivers were held back.

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After leaving Seattle last offseason, DK Metcalf had a career low in receiving yards in Year 1 with Pittsburgh. Rodgers wants to line up and sling it. There is not much versatility or easy completions available, rather a West Coast 7-on-7 style of play. It results in a top WR like Metcalf being pressed at the highest rate among WRs. Rodgers is no longer in his prime and wants a style of offense that results in a far more difficult path to get a top WR the ball. It forces more difficult passes, as shown in Rodgers’ 50% catchable target rate on throws of 15+ air yards, the second-lowest in the NFL. Metcalf has not finished as a top-20 fantasy WR since 2020.

How does Buffalo fix its WR problems?

No team with Josh Allen should be 21st in receiving yards per game, but when isolating only the WRs, Buffalo was just that. It’s the most obvious flaw in the NFL: the lack of playmakers in the receiver room for the Bills. Much like Kansas City with RBs, a true No. 1 WR in Buffalo would bring immediate WR1 fantasy upside. Stefon Diggs played four seasons at the end of his prime in Buffalo. In those four seasons, he ranked as the overall WR3, WR8, WR5 and WR13. Consistently dominant.

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Allen ranked fourth in catchable target rate and helped players like TE Dalton Kincaid lead his position in fantasy points per route run. With the potential of elite volume available, paired with the efficiency of Allen, Buffalo’s answer at receiver this offseason will make an impact in fantasy from the get-go.

Amid an offseason of retirement chatter, Mike Evans is running it back. He’s just not sure where he’ll play in 2026. Evans’ agents, Deryk Gilmore and Darren Jones, confirmed multiple reports Tuesday that Evans intends to play in 2026. The longtime Tampa Bay wide receiver is a free agent and may not play his 13th NFL season with the Buccaneers.

“He is opening it up,” Gilmore told the Tampa Bay Times’ Rick Stroud of Evans’ free agency. … “It could be Tampa, but will definitely play a 13th season.”

Evans, 32, is coming off an injury-riddled 12th NFL season that limited him to eight games, prompting speculation he would consider retiring. But Evans, who previously posted 11 consecutive 1,000-plus yard receiving seasons, remained productive when healthy and is ready to run it back for another season.

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Is Evans’ time with the Bucs done?

Evans has played his entire career with the Buccaneers as arguably the most reliably productive receiver in football. His 11 consecutive seasons with 1,000 receiving yards are tied with Jerry Rice for the most in NFL history.

He’s been a stalwart of the franchise while catching passes through the Jameis Winston/Ryan Fitzpatrick, Tom Brady and Baker Mayfield eras as the team’s top target. He’s a six-time Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro and helped lead the Bucs to a Super Bowl title with Brady after the 2020 season.

Evans is free to sign wherever he can work out a deal as an unrestricted free agent. Whether he returns to the Bucs will come down to how much the two sides desire a reunion. He’ll surely be targeted by contenders in need of veteran receiving help.