Manchester City are leading the opposition to the Premier League’s plans to offer £1.5bn to the English Football League in a landmark financial settlement, which will be discussed at a meeting of the 20 clubs on Thursday. The Premier League wants to put its proposed offer, which would be spread over 10 years, to a … Read more
Sleeper NFL posed a simple question: how many NFL teams would Tee Higgins be the No. 1 receiver for? PFSN analyst Jacob Infante put a number on it, and it lands higher than most would guess. “I might be a little bit more bullish on Higgins than others, but I think he would be the … Read more
Today is Sean Kuhn’s last day at Defector. Sean has been our Head of Subscription Strategy for the last four years, and in that time he has become one of our favorite dudes. The only reason we’re not furious at him is because he’s leaving us for a dream job: doing fancy math crap for … Read more
Remember the conversations about Aaron Rodgers potentially taking the throne of best quarterback in the league from Tom Brady back in 2011? Or about Peyton Manning having Brady’s number around 2015? Or even the extended affinity former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick had for Jimmy Garoppolo as heir apparent to the GOAT before … Read more
The NFL has taken steps to grow the game globally in recent years, which has included the development of the NFL International Series. Their international efforts have included trips to London, Mexico City, Munich, Frankfurt, and São Paulo. They will return to London and São Paulo in 2025, while also visiting Berlin, Madrid, and Dublin … Read more
Natalie Nakase is many things: a 5-foot-2 former walk-on who became the starting point guard for UCLA, a WNBA champion as an assistant coach with the Las Vegas Aces, and “a unifier,” as Golden State Valkyries general manager Ohemaa Nyanin put it in an introductory presser last October. When the Valkyries play their season opener … Read more
Everyone knows to draft Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson in the early rounds of fantasy football drafts. Leagues are won by finding those under-the-radar guys who significantly outperform their ADP. We still have a long way to go in preparing for 2025 fantasy drafts, but here are some early fantasy quarterback sleepers that managers should … Read more