Pats RB Rex Burkhead will be ready for Week 1

Sep 03, 2017

The Patriots have no shortage of options at running back, and it appears as though they'll have all four players available in Thursday's season opener.

Rex Burkhead, who has missed time with an undisclosed injury, said Friday that he'll be "ready to go" for the matchup with the Chiefs.

Fantasy Impact:

Burkhead's injury is still unclear. He had an eye-opening performance against the Texans in the preseason prompting some who follow the team to compare him to Danny Woodhead and Dion Lewis. It's obviously a crowded backfield in New England and starting any of their backs in Week 1 is probably a risky play, but Burkhead is worth paying monitoring.

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Patriots release WR Julian Edelman due to 'failed physical'

Ian Rapoport

4 hours ago

The #Patriots have terminated the contract of WR Julian Edelman, per the wire. He’s listed as a failed physical.

Fantasy Impact:

The Edelman era is over in New England. This is probably good news for the plethora of new pass-catchers that the Patriots acquired in free agency, including Nelson Agholor, Hunter Henry, Jonnu Smith and Kendrick Bourne. As a free agent, Edelman probably doesn't have much gas left in the tank if he's failing physicals, but we'll see where he lands.

Bucs sign RB Giovani Bernard to a one-year deal

Tom Pelissero

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Veteran RB Giovani Bernard is signing a one-year deal with the #Bucs, per source.

Tom Brady and Bruce Arians both personally recruited Bernard, one of the NFL’s best receiving backs, after his release from Cincinnati. Another weapon for Brady and the Super Bowl champs.

Fantasy Impact:

It's been a while since we've had a fantasy-relevant signing, but this one qualifies. Tom Brady has potentially found his James White 2.0. Bernard is a good pass-catcher, so he'll eat into Leonard Fournette and Ronald Jones's snaps on third down. This backfield is going to be tough to predict again in 2021.

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Eagles to re-sign Jordan Howard to a one-year deal

Adam Schefter

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Eagles are re-signing RB Jordan Howard to a one-year deal, per source.

Fantasy Impact:

Jordan Howard came back to Philly at the end of last season after a rough go in Miami. He'll be competing for a job with the Eagles in 2021, but nothing is guaranteed with this new coaching staff.

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