New Orleans adds depth to wide receiver room

Reunion: Veteran WR Brandin Cooks is signing with the #Saints, sources tell The Insiders. Back with the team that drafted him. (Tom Pelissero on X)

Nerdy Football Analysis: The Saints suffered multiple injuries to their receiving corps last season which eventually left Marquez Valdes-Scantling as their top wideout. Cooks (31) will give the team some much needed depth even if he doesn’t have the speed he once had, but won’t be on the fantasy radar unless Chris Olave and/or Rashid Shaheed miss time.

Chase gets $112 million guaranteed

BREAKING: #Bengals WRs Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins exclusively tell me they’ve agreed to contract extensions with the team.

Ja’Marr gets: 4-years, $161M with $112M guaranteed – making him the highest-paid non-QB in NFL history.

Tee gets: 4-years, $115M with the first two years guaranteed – making him the highest paid WR2 in NFL history. (Jordan Schultz on X)

Nerdy Football Analysis: We knew Chase wasn’t going anywhere but there was always some question whether Cincinnati would be able to keep Higgins as well. In the end, both will be fixtures in the offense for the next few years. Higgins has battled injuries the last two seasons missing 10 games total during that time but has been one of the better WR2s when he’s on the field.

Seahawks reshape their wide receiver room

Homecoming: Former #Rams WR Cooper Kupp is signing with the NFC West rival #Seahawks, sources tell The Insiders.

A Yakima native and Eastern Washington alum, Kupp now heads to Seattle, where he’ll get to face his old team twice this season. (Tom Pelissero on X)

Nerdy Football Analysis: Kupp (32) will be a big part of new look Seahawks team that will be missing Geno Smith, DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett. Kupp should find himself in the starting lineup opposite Jaxon Smith-Njigba with Sam Darnold at quarterback. Kupp hasn’t played a full season since 2021 and finished as the WR25 last season in half PPR scoring with the bulk of his production coming prior to Week 12.

$16.5 million fully guaranteed

Broncos are signing Evan Engram to a two-year deal worth $23 million deal, including $16.5 million fully guaranteed at signing. Denver has been seeking TE help in recent seasons and now finally has found some. (Adam Schefter on X)

Nerdy Football Analysis: The tight end position was basically non-existent for the Broncos last season. Lucas Krull led the team with 19 receptions. Engram was limited to nine games last season with Jacksonville due to injury, but should be able to achieve mid-range TE2 fantasy value in Denver without too much trouble provided he stays healthy.

Hopkins will be 33 before the season begins

Sources: Five-time Pro-Bowl WR DeAndre Hopkins reached agreement today on a one-year, $5 million deal that could get up to $6 million with the Baltimore Ravens. (Adam Schefter on X)

Nerdy Football Analysis: Hopkins (32) was a part time player for the Chiefs during the latter half of the 2024 season playing less than half the snaps. His fantasy impact is likely to be spotty on a team that will feature Derrick Henry, Zay Flowers and two tight ends. He’ll be a late-round depth piece to your fantasy roster in 2025.