Free-agent quarterback Josh Freeman officially announced his retirement from football. Freeman spent a little time with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League but hadn't played in a game in the NFL since 2015 with the Colts. Drafted 17th overall by the Buccaneers in 2009, Freeman's best season came with Tampa in 2012 when he threw for 4,065 yards and 27 touchdowns.

This article references Geno Smith, Josh Freeman, Peyton Manning, Ryan Fitzpatrick and more! On Monday, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that the Philadelphia Eagles are working out ex-Broncos and Jets quarterback Tim Tebow. Tebow, who drafted by the Denver Broncos with the 25th overall pick in the 2010 draft, has had nothing short of a whirlwind career. He played in only nine games his rookie season, starting three before leading the Broncos to the playoffs in 2011. He threw for 12 touchdowns and six interceptions that season with a 7-4 record when he started that year. That Denver squ[...]Keep on reading: Tim Tebow, Josh Freeman Work Out For NFL Teams

There are two names in the Logan Thomas comparables list that will probably immediately prejudice you against Thomas. Namely, Josh Freeman and Jake Locker. Both players represent really high QB upside that has only been seen in glimpses, like a... Read more ›

Michael Vick Team Buzz -- New York Jets/Buffalo/Oakland Best Fit -- Buffalo The soon-to-be 34-year-old former dynamic quarterback leads this year's underwhelming free agent quarterback class. At this point in his career, like nearly every point in his career, hoping for 16 games from Michael Vick would be a foolish prospect. But adding him as a stopgap quarterback as you mold a younger player, he's a logical option. Vick has already been loosely linked to the New York Jets and Buffalo, two teams with young quarterbacks that could benefit from spending some time on the sidelines. With offensive weapons already in place, Buffalo makes the most sense for Vick in 2014. Josh McCown Team Buzz -- Tampa Bay Best Fit -- returning as Chicago's backup The career backup showed well this past season keeping the Chicago Bears (and more importantly, the fantasy values of his wide receivers) afloat as he looks to flip his breakout season into a starting gig. McCown seems like an ideal option for a veteran team ready to win now and his signing will in no means preclude any team from spending a high pick on a future signal caller. The combine buzz seems to be high on McCown's prospects and a return to Chicago seems unlikely at the moment. Josh Freeman Team Buzz -- Oakland Best Fit -- Oakland Still only 26, their might still be a chance at salvaging the career of Freeman. The bottom really fell out in 2013 and the path to a starting gig looks to be paved on its way to Oakland where Freeman would reunite with former Tampa Bay offensive coordinator Greg Olson. Oddly enough, however, this marriage wasn't conceived when Freeman was looking for a team last year and ended up in Minnesota, which leaves plenty of unanswered questions, much like Freeman's career up to this point. Matt Cassel Team Buzz -- Minnesota Best Fit --Houston Cassel never quite seemed to get a fair shake in Minnesota as he, Christian Ponder and Josh Freeman were left to round robin the starting quarterback position seemingly on the whims of the offensive staff. The thought process, or better yet, lack of thought process when it came to the Vikings' quarterbacks, left Cassel with the decision to opt out of his contract and look for greener pastures. While a return to Minnesota is still a possibility, Cassel will be looking for his fourth chance and his last contract this offseason, and keeping the seat warm in Houston seems like an ideal option. Other Notable Free Agent Quarterbacks ...

Only Dallas and St. Louis are on a bye this week. But this is crunch time. This is the time of the season when your margin for error is at its smallest. Let's say you have Tony Romo . Or let's even say you have Colin Kaepernick or Tom Brady . Romo is on a bye, and Kaepernick and Brady both have rough matchups this week. So what do you do? If you need a solid performance, and your current roster isn't cutting it. Look at your alternatives, and don't be afraid to take a shot. Below, I'll list a player with some upside for this week, their Week 11 matchup, and the percentage of leagues in which he is owned according to our friends at fleaflicker.com . DISCLAIMER - The hope is that you don't find yourself in a situation like this. The hope is that you dodge the bullet. But hope won't help you come Sunday. Let's move on to this week's targets, keeping in mind that these aren't every week starters. Instead, these are guys that should only be used if you're in some kind of roster emergency. QB Case Keenum vs. Oakland -- 43 percent. Keenum has been a pleasant surprise for the Houston Texans, coming on in relief of Matt Schaub , who clearly wasn't getting it done. In three games, he's thrown for 822 yards, seven touchdowns and has yet to throw an interception. He's fumbled twice, but that's less of a worry. He's been really good, targeting Andre Johnson often, and he gets an Oakland secondary that's allowed a lot of points to opposing quarterbacks. We project 225 passing yards, two scores, and 20 rushing yards. I like those numbers, and I think 225 is his minimum on Sunday. Mike Glennon vs. Atlanta -- 16 percent. Glennon has been better than we thought he'd be since taking over for Josh Freeman . He's thrown at least one touchdown in each game he's played, and he faces a Falcons defense that has been just horrible this season. With Mike James now out, I think Glennon gets the passing game started earlier. We've projected 255 yards and two scores, and I think that's very realistic. RB Rashad Jennings at Houston -- 45 percent. Jennings has filled in admirably for the oft-injured Darren McFadden . In the last two games, Jennings has run 35 times for 190 yards and a touchdown. The rushing threat posed by Terrelle Pryor has opened up running lanes, making Oakland's running game more dangerous. I think Jennings can hit our projected 100 total yards and a score. Chris Ogbonnaya at Cincinnati -- 11 percent. Ogbonnaya is a better runner than Willis McGahee at ...

Welcome to Week 8. This week the big problem for most owners is going to be the quarterback position. The depth at quarterback this season has thinned out and the position has been hit hard with injuries to No. 12 overall quarterback Sam Bradford , No. 16 Jay Cutler and No. 27 Matt Schaub . Nick Foles and new starter Josh Freeman are dealing with concussions and will be replaced by Michael Vick and Christian Ponder. We have six teams on a bye this week which include Cutler, Schaub. No. 3 quarterback Philip Rivers , No. 6 Andrew Luck , No. 19 Joe Flacco and No. 26 Jake Locker. We also have teams switching quarterbacks such as the Cleveland Browns starting Jason Campbell over Brandon Weeden and Chad Henne will remain the starter over Blaine Gabbert in Jacksonville. Waiting on quarterback in this year's fantasy drafts has taken its toll on some teams. I am a believer that depth at the quarterback position is just as important as depth at running back. In the leagues where I have good quarterback depth, my teams are doing well. In the leagues where I don't have that depth, my teams are struggling. Another factor this week is the game in London between San Francisco and Jacksonville. It looks like the 49ers have an easy schedule but Colin Kaepernick , the No. 17 quarterback in fantasy leagues, has not put up great numbers. In fact, last week was his first game with more than 20 fantasy points since Week 1. Now, the 49ers are not just traveling to the east coast but 5,356 miles east with a time difference of eight hours. That will have some effect on the players where we could see a slow start to the game. Compare Jacksonville, who will be traveling 4,405 miles with a time difference of five hours. If there was a time this season where Jacksonville could pull an upset, this could be the week. So what are we left with this week? There are just 8-9 quarterbacks whom we drafted as QB1 and the rest are QB2s and QB3s. Quarterbacks such as Tom Brady and Cam Newton haven't been playing like QB1s this season. Brady has just two games this season with 20 or more fantasy points and managed just 10 fantasy points last week with Rob Gronkowski back in the lineup. Hopefully, you can ride out the next couple of bye weeks and start preparing for the playoffs. The Golden Mug Award Awarded to the fantasy players who came through for their team. Calvin Johnson - 9 receptions, 155 yards, 2 TD. This is the Johnson we expect to see. After two bad weeks in ...

As we approach the second half of the season, you need to keep your eyes wide open for that running back who surfaces. There is always at least one running back that either by an injury or improved play, emerges in the second half of the season to help carry fantasy teams into the playoffs and maybe to a championship. In the past it has been Jamaal Charles (five 100-yard games from Weeks 8-17 in 2009), LeGarrette Blount (17.1 fantasy points per game from Weeks 8-17 in 2010), Roy Helu (18.6 fantasy points per game from Weeks 9-17 in 2011), and Knowshon Moreno (122 of his 132 fantasy points on the season came in Week 12 or later in 2012). This year I'm thinking that guy is going to be either Mike James , Andre Brown or Shane Vereen. If any of these guys are sitting on your waiver wire right now, stash them on your bench and see if they're the one this year. No guarantees on any of these guys, but it's a really low-risk move and could pay off huge. Having one of these second half guys really can turn around your season and give you that push into the playoffs if you're sitting around .500. Now on to the calls for the week. Quarterbacks This is the week to get Carson Palmer into your lineup. With six byes this week, your choices at quarterback are diminished. Palmer should be able to put up a good stat line against the Atlanta defense which allows an average of 267 passing yards and more than two touchdown passes per game. Palmer should be able to get you 20 fantasy points or more this week, and he'd be a good call to get into your lineup. The only quarterback to not get two or more passing touchdowns against the New York Giants was Josh Freeman in his debut for the Minnesota Vikings last week. That's why you want to get Michael Vick into your lineup this week. Vick has been practicing all week, and looks to be fully healthy to play the Giants this week. The only other running quarterback the Giants have faced was Cam Newton , who had seven rushes for 45 yards and a touchdown in Week 3. Vick looks to be good to go for this week, and walks into a nice matchup as well. Someone you might want to keep on your bench this week is Tom Brady . Did I really just tell you to sit Brady? Yep. His stats are down this year while trying to get on the same page as his wide receivers. The return of Rob Gronkowski didn't help as much as people thought it would last week. This week the Patriots play Miami, who have held two-thirds of the quarterbacks they've faced to ...

Apparently, Week 6 was not bloody enough with bruises, sprains, tears and breaks as Week 7 continued the painful trend, which included several season-ending injuries. Sam Bradford , Reggie Wayne and Brian Cushing have played their last games already as their 2013 seasons are officially over. It also appears that Jermichael Finley 's season may also be over after a horrific neck injury; however, all medical reports have been positive for the long term. Doug Martin tore his labrum and his status for the remainder of the season is still in jeopardy. Quarterbacks Nick Foles and Josh Freeman are undergoing concussion tests and are unlikely to suit up in Week 8. Both Houston running backs Arian Foster and Ben Tate suffered injuries, but neither have been considered overly serious and Houston's Week 8 bye could not come at a better time! With all of the pain and suffering occurring in Week 7, let's focus on several players with major upside in Week 8! Quarterback Carson Palmer 's days of fantasy relevance have been in the rear view mirror for a while now. Thus far in Arizona, Palmer has thrown only eight touchdowns compared to 13 interceptions. If your quarterback is injured or on bye for Week 8, I reluctantly suggest Palmer as a strong play against the Atlanta Falcons. Atlanta's secondary has allowed at least two passing touchdowns in every game this season and has not recorded an interception since Week 3. Week 8 Forecast: 225 passing yards, 2 TD Running Back Eddie Lacy seems to be one of the only Green Bay opening day starters still healthy! With the loss of Randall Cobb , James Jones and now Jermichael Finley, Lacy has even taken on a greater role in the passing game as he hauled in five catches last game. He has an attractive divisional matchup against the struggling Minnesota Vikings, who will be playing on short rest, are experiencing serious offensive woes, and have given up the second-most points to opposing running backs. Week 8 Forecast: 100 total yards, TD Wide Receiver Pierre Garcon and the Washington Redskins will be welcoming a very angry Denver Broncos squad that just lost to Indianapolis in Week 7. Expect a shootout as Peyton Manning will be torching Washington's secondary, and Robert Griffin III will be forced to keep pace. Garcon should be a key target for Griffin III as Denver allows the third-most points to opposing wideouts. Week 8 Forecast: 80 yards, TD Tight End I will go out on a limb and pick ...

Every week I will pick and choose certain players that will produce above (feast) or below (famine) our Fantasy Sharks Player Projections. A couple guys every week may be obvious, but some might surprise you. Feast Danny Woodhead, RB, San Diego Fantasy Sharks Projection: 8 Points Woodhead showed that he can be a viable fantasy option even when Ryan Mathews does well. Look for even bigger things this week against Jacksonville, especially in the passing game. Alshon Jeffery, WR, Chicago Fantasy Sharks Projection: 4 Points Jay Cutler missed Jeffrey on multiple throws last week against the New York Giants. Start him with confidence against Washington, one of the worst defenses in the league. Jeffrey will be fine as long as Cutler is on. Jerome Simpson, WR, Minnesota Fantasy Sharks Projection: 3 Points Although it may not be by much, Josh Freeman is an upgrade over Matt Cassel and Christian Ponder. Simpson has been involved each week while averaging almost eight targets per game. Coby Fleener, TE, Indianapolis Fantasy Sharks Projection: 4 Points Fleener is his own worst enemy. The recent case of stone hands he developed has been annoying, but he has the best opportunity of the season this week against Denver. Tight ends with competent quarterbacks have shredded the Denver defense for years. Famine Joe Flacco, QB, Baltimore Fantasy Sharks Projection: 24 Points Flacco is a below-average quarterback and usually struggles against Pittsburgh. I expect this game to be an old-fashioned slugfest between these teams with Flacco putting up a line around 215 yards with a touchdown and an interception -- his average game against Pittsburgh. Eddie Lacy, RB, Green Bay Fantasy Sharks Projection: 18 Points Randall Cobb's injury will boost Lacy's fantasy value in the long term, but don't expect much change this week. Cleveland has the seventh-best rush defense in the league. Kyle Rudolph, TE, Minnesota Fantasy Sharks Projection: 13 Points Rudolph put up his first solid game of the season because Adrian Peterson had only 10 rushing attempts. Minnesota will have a much more balanced game this week and Rudolph will regress back into the fantasy wasteland.

At this point in the fantasy season, pretty much everyone fits into one of three groups: 1) Sitting Pretty. Stay the course. Your team is performing well, and you just need to keep your fingers crossed that you can stay healthy. 2) Cautious Optimism. You have 2-4 wins, but between guys getting healthy and solid matchups in the coming weeks, you're feeling good about your chances. 3) Crap. This one is fairly self-explanatory. If you are sitting pretty, congratulations. Grab an adult beverage and kick back. If you're cautiously optimistic, you're doing OK, but you may want to add a flier or two before they take-off. Lastly, there's crap. All you can do is play spoiler, hopefully preventing someone from getting to the playoffs. Everyone knows your team is struggling due to injuries or bad luck, but they're going to mess with you anyway. So do it back. Be brash, annoying, outspoken, nonsensical. Have fun. Regardless of your situation, you may need to fill a hole in your lineup this week. It's time, once again, to scour the waiver wire, in search of players that might provide value. Below, I'll list a player with some upside for this week, their Week 7 matchup, and the percentage of leagues in which he is owned according to our friends at fleaflicker.com . DISCLAIMER The hope is that you don't find yourself in a situation like this. The hope is that you dodge the bullet. But hope won't help you come Sunday. Let's move on to this week's targets, keeping in mind that these aren't every week starters. Instead, these are guys that should only be used if you're in some kind of roster emergency. QB Nick Foles vs. Dallas -- 44 percent. Foles lit up the Tampa Bay secondary last week to the tune of 296 yards and three touchdowns while running for another score. He looked comfortable, and he was effective, completing 22-of-31 passes. He now gets a Dallas defense that has given up more fantasy points to opposing quarterbacks than any other team. Prior to Michael Vick being ruled out, we had projected Foles for 220 yards passing and two scores. I think Foles easily surpasses those numbers, and, if he wins the job going forward, he will continue to be an asset for the stretch run. Mike Glennon at Atlanta -- 9 percent. Glennon performed well against Philadelphia last week, posting 272 yards and two scores. He looked to be gaining confidence. He also seemed to realize that that this Vincent Jackson guy might be his best shot, targeting him 14 times. ...