Flex and superflex rankings for Week 9

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Welcome to Week 9 of the 2024 NFL season and our weekly PPR fantasy football superflex rankings. We know many of you compete in superflex formats that invite/covet second quarterbacks in starting lineups, so these rankings account for that. It might look odd to see the lowest-ranked fantasy passers ahead of typical RB2 and WR2 options, but the potential scoring impact demands it. If your league is of

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20 days of tumult: Despite firing Saleh and adding Reddick and Adams, the Jets continue to spiral

Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterOct 31, 2024, 06:00 AM ET

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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The unrest began the morning of Oct. 8, when New York Jets owner Woody Johnson walked into coach Robert Saleh’s office

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From Snapchat to texts: How group chats from Ohio State have benefited C.J. Stroud, Texans

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WHEN C.J. STROUD got home from a Week 2 practice, he freshened up and started watching tape on the Chicago Bears defense. Midway through the session, the Houston Texans‘ second-year quarterback started firing off text messages to his group chat of receivers

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‘A big-time weapon’: How Cardinals’ Trey McBride is ascending into a top-tier TE

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TEMPE, Ariz. — The moment Arizona Cardinals tight end Trey McBride got a step on Miami Dolphins linebacker David Long Jr. on the first play of third quarter, McBride showed why

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More TDs than incompletions?! The dizzying offensive numbers behind the Lions’ red-hot run

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ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Lambeau Field will be the stage on Sunday as the red-hot <a data-clubhouse-guid="56caffee-178d-f6f2-a076-b277486b8c32"

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Bills QB room takes the Bronx: Josh Allen treats backups to World Series

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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Big games in New York state in the fall are nothing new for Josh Allen. This week, however, Allen was watching from the stands.

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Bears stand by criticism but aim to keep ‘in-house’

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LAKE FOREST, Ill. — In the wake of Sunday’s stunning 18-15 loss to the Washington Commanders, several Chicago Bears captains spoke about player accountability while

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Jones frustrated; Daboll doesn’t mind QB’s emotion

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Quarterback Daniel Jones has been benched already this season, he isn’t playing his best football and the New York Giants are in last place in the NFC East. He’s “frustrated” with how this season has gone.

The Giants (2-6) are coming off a 26-18 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers that had Jones speaking afterward in a sharp tone

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Lamar sits out practice with back, knee injuries

Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterOct 30, 2024, 06:55 PM ET

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OWINGS MILLS, Md. — After Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson didn’t practice Wednesday, coach John Harbaugh said

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Love: Lions game ‘realistic’ even with no practice

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GREEN BAY, Wis. — Nothing from what the Green Bay Packers did at practice Wednesday would indicate Jordan Love has a chance to play in Sunday’s NFC North showdown against the Detroit Lions.

That’s because other than

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