Baltimore Ravens sign free agent wide receiver Michael Crabtree to a 3-year deal worth $21 million. [...]

New free agent wide receiver Michael Crabtree will visit Baltimore on Friday. Crabtree was released by Oakland on Thursday. The Ravens also had a rough day Thursday as they had to void a contract they had agreed to with wide receiver Ryan Grant after he failed his physical. [...]

The Oakland Raiders are releasing wide receiver Michael Crabtree on Thursday, according to a source. While it's not official yet, this likely means Oakland will be signing free-agent receiver Jordy Nelson to take Crabtree's place as the main red-zone weapon for quarterback Derek Carr. [...]

Oakland Raiders wide receiver Michael Crabtree is expected to be released if the team signs free-agent wide receiver Jordy Nelson, who was visiting with Oakland on Tuesday. Releasing Crabtree would result in more than $7 million in salary cap space. The Raiders would be a familiar fit for Nelson, as he has history with wide receivers coach Edgar Bennett and general manager Reggie McKenzie from their time in Green Bay. Like the rest of the team's offense in 2017, the veteran Crabtree had just 58 [...]

This article references and more! Oakland Raiders wide receiver Michael Crabtree may not be as safe with the Raiders as previously though, as the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports Crabtree remains a candidate for release. The Athletic reported Tuesday that Crabtree would be back, but reporter Michael Gehlken says it will only be "at the right price," and that the situation is "in flux." Going on 31, Crabtree caught just 58 balls in 2017, averaging an anemic (for a receiver) 10.7 yards per catch. Per Gehlken, he was more of a "pro[...]Keep on reading: Michael Crabtree May Still Be Out In Oakland

This article references and more! Oakland Raiders wide receiver Michael Crabtree will return to the Raiders in 2018, sources tell Vic Tafur of The Athletic. There had been some discussion that Crabtree could be released, given his rough finish to last season and the fact that his $7.5 million (in salary and roster bonus) next season is not guaranteed, but he met with new coach Jon Gruden and is back in the fold. Crabtree, 30, finished last season with 58 catches for 618 yards, after catching 89 passes for 1,003 yards in 2016, an[...]Keep on reading: Michael Crabtree Will Return To The Raiders In 2018

This article references Amari Cooper, Andrew Luck, Brent Celek, Carson Wentz, Derek Carr, Evan Engram, Jacoby Brissett, Jordan Howard, Kyle Rudolph, Michael Crabtree, Nick Foles, Philip Rivers, Rob Gronkowski, Zach Ertz and more! A new NFL season naturally means new head coaches across the league. There will be seven new coaches roaming the sidelines next season, with four of them--Matt Nagy for the Bears, Frank Reich for the Colts, Pat Shurmur for the Giants, and Jon Gruden for the Raiders--coming in with backgrounds as offensive coaches. We have a good amount of evidence from their past work as head coaches and coordinators that suggests how their new roles will affect the players on their new teams, so let's take a[...]Keep on reading: NFL Coaching Changes - Which Players Will Thrive?

This article references Michael Crabtree and more! Oakland Raiders wide receiver Michael Crabtree is striving to be an elite wide receiver and Raiders coach Jon Gruden told the San Jose Mercury News one of his 2018 goals is to "get the best out of" Crabtree. "I got to bump into Crabtree," Gruden said. "Hopefully we can get the best out of Crabtree and his career." Gruden was never known as the most honest coach when it came to personnel in Tampa Bay, but the comments suggest he plans to hang onto Crabtree. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported i[...]Keep on reading: Michael Crabtree Looks To Improve In 2018

This article references Aaron Rodgers, Amari Cooper, Andrew Luck, Ben Roethlisberger, Corey Davis, Derek Carr, Jameis Winston, Julio Jones, Marcus Mariota, Matt Ryan, Michael Crabtree, Philip Rivers, Russell Wilson, Tom Brady and more! Going into the 2017 season, I implored fantasy strategists in a long article to give up on waiting for quarterback, and instead pick one of the top-five guys in place of a standard third or fourth-round selection. Years of fantasy football statistics and results had pointed to the fact that only a handful of quarterbacks had ranked highly each and every season, and their guaranteed points would be the consistency that would reward fantasy lineups each and every week. Only problem? It's really[...]Keep on reading: Biggest Busts of 2017 - Quarterback

This article references Amari Cooper, Antonio Brown, Ben Roethlisberger, Deandre Hopkins, Deshaun Watson, Dez Bryant, Drew Brees, Jarvis Landry, Jay Ajayi, Jay Cutler, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Julio Jones, Keenan Allen, Martavis Bryant, Michael Crabtree, Michael Thomas, Sammy Watkins and more! I am a mixed bag of emotions because of the end of the 2017 season. I am excited for the NFL playoffs and a chance for the my hometown team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, to win their third Super Bowl in my lifetime. I am sad because the regular season is at an end and with it goes the 2017 fantasy football season. I am happy for those of you out there who brought home the fantasy championship in your leagues, but also mad because Mike Evans cost me one of mine. I am hopeful for the 2018 offseason an[...]Keep on reading: 2017 Final Consistency Report - Wide Receivers