Jets beat writer Rich Cimini expects TE Dustin Keller’s role to grow in 2011 with all the turnover among the team’s WR corps.  "And that’s not a bad thing because Keller is a talent," Cimini continues.  This is the 2nd positive upda…

Dual turf toes derailed Lions RB Jahvid Best’s rookie season.  After racking up 268 yards and 5 TDs in his first 2 games, Best managed just 782 yards and 1 score the rest of the year.  But Best is now back to 100% and, according to beat write…

S Donte Whitner had an odd week, announcing that he’d join the Bengals before backtracking and signing with the Niners. He’s in San Francisco now, though, on a 3-year deal. That puts Whitner in line to start at SS. He’s a strong IDP option in tackle fo…

LB Stephen Tulloch is working at ROLB with the Lions. HC Jim Schwartz intimated as much earlier, but the move is newsworthy. Tulloch played MLB in Tennessee, including a couple of seasons with Schwartz as his DC. Fantasy players shouldn’t try to read i…

Texans RB Arian Foster is only expected to miss a couple days of practice after tweaking his hamstring on Friday.  It sounds like he dodged a bullet here, but we’ll continue to keep a close eye on him.  Bum hamstrings can linger.

The Jets have signed WR Derrick Mason.  Along with Plaxico Burress, the Jets now have one of the oldest WR duos in the league.  The 37-year-old Mason has seen his receptions decrease in 4 straight seasons, bottoming out at 61 last y…

Redskins RB Ryan Torain had 4 screws inserted into the hand he fractured in practice on Wednesday.  The team says he’ll miss only 7-10 days, but that seems like an optimistic timetable, especially for a slow healer like Torain.  We wouldn’t b…

The 49ers have signed WR Braylon Edwards to a 1-year, $3.5 million deal  The market for Edwards’ services was incredibly soft — probably due to his legal troubles off the field and his inconsistent play on it.  From a fantasy perspective, th…

The Panthers have added Legedu Naanee to their WR corps.  The 6’2, 220-pound possession receiver never amounted to much in San Diego, but he has a shot to earn significant playing time in Carolina.  He’ll battle with David Gettis and Brandon …

Chargers TE Antonio Gates (foot) made his training camp debut on Thursday.  San Diego will continue to take it easy on him, and it sounds like the foot will remain an issue all year long.  Gates should be fine for Week 1 though.  He come…