Panthers sign TE Chris Manhertz

Jan 29, 2019

The Panthers signed tight end Chris Manhertz to a two-year contract Tuesday, according to his agent, Sean Stellato, via Adam Schefter of ESPN.

Manhertz, 26, was set to become a restricted free agent in March.

Fantasy Impact:

He has played in all 32 games for the Panthers over the past two seasons, catching four passes for 69 yards and a touchdown.

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Steelers OC: TE Vance McDonald won't see increased snaps

DK Pittsburgh Sports

yesterday · 8:48 PM EDT

McDonald played a career-high 564 snaps in 2018, splitting time almost equally with James. Even though James is gone, offensive coordinator, Randy Fichtner doesn't see him logging too many more snaps than that.

"He still won't," Fichtner said of McDonald's playing time increasing substantially this season.

"He's never going to play the full game. That's never going to happen."

Fantasy Impact:

Offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner seemed adamant that Vance McDonald wouldn't see an increase in work, which would put Xavier Grimble in Jesse James' inline blocking job from last season. McDonald's targets should still increase, but it could be a cap on his upside.

Chargers RB Melvin Gordon expected to holdout into season

Ian Rapoport on Twitter

yesterday · 3:27 PM EDT

At this point, Chargers RB Melvin Gordon’s holdout is expected to continue into the season, sources say. Contract talks have not progressed as he hoped, and he’ll continue to train in Florida for the foreseeable future.

Fantasy Impact:

Melvin Gordon still needs to show up at some point this season to get his year of service in, but he still has leeway to miss multiple games. Without knowing the exact amount of games missed, we must assume the worst when going into our fantasy football drafts. And now that it is probable he misses time, he should drop precipitously in your draft rankings.

His absence will be a big boost in fantasy value for Austin Ekeler and to a lesser extent, Justin Jackson.

Seahawks Beat: RB Rashaad Penny falls "further behind" Chris Carson

NBC Sports Northwest

yesterday · 2:44 PM EDT

Seahawks beat reporter Joe Fann on Rashaad Penny, "I’m seeing a guy fall further behind Chris Carson, who has established himself as Seattle’s clear No. 1 option."

Fantasy Impact:

Fann doesn't think Rashaad Penny is in danger of losing his No. 2 job and believes he could still see 10 touches a game, but there's also no reason to think Penny has gained any ground on Chris Carson after a slow start. With a firm grip on the No. 1 running back job and the possibility for more receiving work, Carson continues to look like a strong play in fantasy this year.

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