Midseason breakout for Downs with the Colts, thriving in a high-target, slot-heavy role despite injuries that slowed him late. Croskey-Merritt turned heads at Shrine Bowl and validated big-combine potential, landing in Washington’s backfield with a path to early-down work. A late-round group—Charbonnet, Mooney, Mims, McCarthy, Lawrence, Tank Bigsby, Okonkwo, Strange, Downs—offers weekly must-start upside if roles materialize.

NFL arrests since 2000 are tallied across 11 teams, led by Minnesota with 57 incidents and Denver just behind at 56.1. Cincinnati, Jacksonville, and Kansas City rank high among the rest, with Browns, Titans, Buccaneers, Colts, Bears, and Seahawks also making the list. The MakeShift Podcast framing highlights roster-risk and off-field volatility that fantasy managers must weigh when drafting or streaming players who come from these teams.

DraftKings drops a big NFL Sunday Ticket deal: new users get $300 in bonus bets after a $5 wager and can claim over $200 off NFL Sunday Ticket via YouTube TV bundles. Week 1 odds wobble after the Micah Parsons trade to Green Bay, with DAL’s defense taking a hit and the Packers’ matchup drawing more attention. Rashee Rice’s suspension for KC tightens Week 1 targets for Kansas City. The promo underscores YouTube TV pricing, RedZone add-ons, and multi-game viewing as a fantasy bettor’s edge.

Seattle’s 2025 kickoff is seven days away as the buzz centers on an opening test against the San Francisco 49ers. Optimism surrounds Seattle’s revamped offensive line, with growth noted after offseason shuffles and a hoped-for balance between the run game and the drop-back pass. The season’s first week could anchor NFC West narratives depending on how the Seahawks measure up at home.

Across the league, chatter points to Cooper Kupp’s potential bounce-back year with the Los Angeles Rams, Christian McCaffrey’s workload with the 49ers, and a Micah Parsons trade debate that stirs division-wide talk. Cardinals fans stay upbeat in preseason context, while divisional rivalries loom as the Rams, 49ers, and Cowboys provide weekend templates for fantasy managers, including potential Week 1 glimpses at the Seahawks’ enemy.

Seattle’s 2025 cap narrative centers on rookie contracts as the backbone. Rookie deals take up 18.4% of the cap in 2025, with 41 of 53 Seahawks players on rookie deals, and cap space higher than most teams. Yet dead money from exits like Metcalf, Geno Smith, Dre'Mont Jones, and Tyler Lockett casts a cloud over 2024 departures, while the core rookies Cross, Abe Lucas, Riq Woolen, Devon Witherspoon, and Jaxon Smith-Njigba lay groundwork for a cost-controlled future that could pay dividends in fantasy upside as the roster matures.