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People Spent Over $20,000 On Records From GLENN DANZIG, MAYHEM & TOOL Last Month
Rare vinyl collectors opened their wallets in a big way in February 2026. According to data from the Discogs Marketplace, a mix of private press oddities, iconic first pressings, and cult classics fetched thousands of dollars throughout the month – with one ultra-rare single by Glenn Danzig claiming the top spot.
Leading the list is “Who Killed Marilyn?”, Danzig‘s first solo single, which sold for a staggering $10,000. The track was originally recorded while Danzig was still fronting Misfits and released in August 1981 through his own Plan 9 label. The 7-inch features the title track backed with “Spook City U.S.A.”
While the original black-vinyl pressing of roughly 5,000 copies already commands a median price around $500, the version that surfaced in February is far rarer. It comes from a 1983 second pressing that produced two new variants – one standard run of about 500 copies on purple vinyl and an extremely limited purple-and-black pressing capped at just 25 copies.
According to the seller, who claimed to be the original owner, the copy was obtained directly from Danzig in 1983. The sale marks the first time this variant has ever sold on Discogs, making it an instant grail for collectors. Check out the full list below and check out the full Discogs list right here.
- Pink Floyd – The Dark Side Of The Moon (1973, Harvest) – $2,329
- Johnny & The Attractions – Let’s Get Together / Cross My Heart (1968, Unknown) – $2,333
- Madonna – Celebration (2009, Warner Bros.) – $2,351
- Wham! – Careless Whisper (Sound Shower Mix) (1984, Epic) – $2,352
- Apple – An Apple A Day (1969, Apple) – $2,352
- The Corner Gang – Stone Out Of Your Mind (1976, Unknown) – $2,380
- The Stark Reality – Discovers Hoagy Carmichael’s Music Shop (1970, Philips) – $2,470
- Masayuki Takayanagi And New Directions – Independence: Tread On Sure Ground (1970, Victor) – $2,500
- Taylor Swift – Red (2013, Big Machine) – $2,500
- Vashti Bunyan – Just Another Diamond Day (1970, Philips) – $2,500
- Taylor Swift – 1989 (2018, Big Machine) – $2,800
- Love Company – Somebody Help Me Be Fair / Love Tempo (1980, Unknown) – $2,999
- Sleep Token – Sundowning (2019, Spinefarm) – $3,000
- Tool – Ænima (1996, Zoo Entertainment) – $3,000
- Tony Fox – Love, Let Love And Be Loved / I Wanna Get Next To You (1981, Unknown) – $3,000
- Fredereek Hernando – One In A Million (1967, Unknown) – $3,033
- Zakarrias – Zakarrias (1971, Deram) – $3,410
- The Beatles – Paperback Writer (1966, Capitol) – $3,500
- Joe Harriott & Amancio D’Silva Quartet – Hum Dono (1969, Columbia) – $3,772
- Mayhem – Deathcrush (1987, Posercorpse Music) – $3,800
- Tool – Ænima (1997, Zoo Entertainment) – $4,000
- ABBA – Hovas Vittne (1981, Polar Music) – $4,117
- The Trips – Love Can’t Be Modernized (No Matter How Many New Things They Make) / There’s That Mountain (1967, Soundville) – $4,333
- The Rolling Stones – I Wanna Be Your Man (1964, London) – $6,400
- Glenn Danzig – Who Killed Marilyn? (1983, Plan 9) – $10,000
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Cathay Pacific Annual Profit Grows on Increased Demand, Capacity
Hong Kong’s flag carrier reported a 9.5% rise in net profit for 2025.
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USA Baseball score: Italy stuns star-studded Americans, who are now on the brink of WBC elimination
Heading into its final game in pool play here in the 2026 World Baseball Classic, Team USA looked like it was sitting pretty. It had beaten the team viewed as its toughest competition in the pool with a two-run victory over Mexico. All that stood in the way of a 4-0 pool record was Italy, not traditionally a powerhouse in the World Baseball Classic.
Nine innings later: Italy 8, USA 6
Not only was that an emphatic statement from Italy, it was one of the biggest upsets in WBC history. The Americans were 5.5-run favorites, and they fell behind 8-0. Italy is now 3-0 in pool play and can earn the top spot in the pool with a win over Mexico on Wednesday night. The star-studded Team USA roster, however, is now in serious danger of elimination before the knockout stage.
The tiebreaker is hanging over the Italy-Mexico bout to come on Wednesday. Two teams will advance from Pool B with Great Britain and Brazil eliminated. USA has finished 3-1. Italy is 3-0 and Mexico is 2-1 with their aforementioned game left on the schedule.
The easiest way for Team USA to advance is an Italy win, which would drop Mexico to 2-2. If Mexico, on paper a more talented team than Italy, wins, though, that would mean there are three 3-1 teams in the pool and the complicated three-team tiebreaker would come into play.
So how did American fans get here — needing to worry about Italy and Mexico when this USA squad is so loaded?
Well, it’s a tournament of small-sample baseball, and fluky outcomes can happen. Team USA has never gotten through pool play undefeated. Japan only beat Australia, 4-3. The loaded Dominican Republic team in 2023 went 2-2 and failed to advance. Weird stuff can happen.
Specifically in Tuesday’s game, Team USA didn’t hit for six innings, benched some really good bats, two pitchers gave up huge home runs and there was a major defensive gaffe. You just can’t dig yourself an 8-0 hole and expect to win.
There will be some who wonder why USA manager Mark DeRosa seemed to treat this game like one that didn’t matter when a spot in the next round hadn’t yet been clinched.
As for the lineup, Paul Goldschmidt played over Bryce Harper, Will Smith played over Cal Raleigh, Ernie Clement was at second with Gunnar Henderson at third, which put Alex Bregman on the bench. Also, Pete Crow-Armstrong played in center field over Byron Buxton.
We could nitpick this if we so chose at the start of the game. I know DeRosa is trying to make everyone happy, but it’s hard to figure Goldschmidt starting over Harper at this point in his career (Harper did pinch-hit in the eighth inning and flew out while representing the tying run). The catcher situation is perfectly defensible, as is Crow-Armstrong over Buxton (Buxton is a better hitter, but PCA was a 30-30 guy last year, an incredible defender and had a huge double against Great Britain to kick start the offense). Clement in the lineup instead of Bregman or Brice Turang is questionable, though, even if not overly egregious.
Still, the whole lineup was bad until it was too late and the replacements weren’t really the problem. We’ll get to that.
The pitching wasn’t acceptable, either.
USA starter Nolan McLean coughed up three runs in three innings on home runs from Kyle Teel and Sam Antonacci. Ryan Yarbrough allowed a two-run homer to Jac Caglianone. An errant throw from reliever Brad Keller in the sixth inning opened the door for three more Italy runs, with the last one coming home on a wild pitch.
For those wanting to blame DeRosa, wondering why McLean went here against Italy instead of saving Tarik Skubal could be fair — but we also don’t know what was requested from Skubal and the Tigers. Ryan Yarbrough is not the top of the middle-relief options, but Matthew Boyd and Michael Wacha also got touched up in their outings.
That Keller error was a killer, too, both in this game and on the looming tiebreaker. It looked like a double-play ball that would end the top of the sixth with Italy leading 5-0. Instead, Italy took an 8-0 lead. USA ended up with rallies in the seventh and eighth innings and things sure could have looked a whole lot different without those extra three runs for Italy.
On the Italy side, credit Michael Lorenzen and the bullpen for holding down a powerful USA lineup. Lorenzen worked 4 ⅔ scoreless innings.
Still, this USA team shouldn’t have had so much trouble with Lorenzen, who had a 4.64 ERA and 1.33 WHIP in 141 ⅔ innings for the Royals last season, and the Italy bullpen. It just laid an egg, mostly, for six innings.
It bears repeating that this sort of stuff happens in baseball. We’ve seen it so many times and will see it plenty this season. There will be games where the Rockies‘ pitching staff holds down their opponents in Coors Field. It’s baseball. That’s how it goes.
It was just jarring to see it all unfold in this fashion before the seventh-inning rally. Through five innings, Team USA was scoreless on two hits. Through six innings, Team USA had three hits and the one run was a solo homer from Henderson.
It should be noted that the lineup changes weren’t really the culprit. Goldschmidt singled to start a rally in the seventh. Clement was removed for a pinch-hitter in Turang, who doubled. Smith laced a double earlier in the game and then singled during an eighth-inning rally. Crow-Armstrong hit a three-run homer then to make things interesting in the seventh and then hit another in the ninth. He was the offensive star for USA.
Meanwhile, Aaron Judge went 0 for 4 and struck out to end the game as the tying run. Harper, as we mentioned, flew out to end the eighth inning with two runners on base.
I’m finding it hard to blame DeRosa here, even if I hated the lineup from the get-go. The allowed home runs by McLean and Yarbrough in addition to the awful throw by Keller are most to blame, and we could loop in the slow-starting offense.
And, again, you just can’t put yourself in a situation where you’re facing an eight-run deficit.
Regardless, arguably the most talented USA team in WBC history waits and watches while Aaron Nola takes the ball for Italy with Javier Assad likely going for Mexico on Wednesday night. Team USA needs an Italy win or a lot of scoring. It shouldn’t have been this way with so much firepower, but this is the reality or a tournament with such small margin for error.
North Korean leader Kim watches cruise missile tests with his daughter
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter observed tests of strategic cruise missiles fired from a warship, state media reported Wednesday, as North Korea threatened responses to U.S.-South Korean military drills.
Images sent by the Korean Central News Agency showed the two in a conference room looking at a screen showing weapons being fired from the Choe Hyon, a year-old naval destroyer.
Kim Jong Un watched the missiles launches via video on Tuesday and underscored the need to maintain “a powerful and reliable nuclear war deterrent,” KCNA reported in a dispatch that did not mention his daughter.
The girl, reportedly named Kim Ju Ae and about 13, has accompanied her father at numerous prominent events including military parades and weapons launches since late 2022. South Korea’s spy agency assessed last month Kim Jong Un was close to designating her as his heir.
KCNA said the missiles hit target islands off North Korea’s west coast. It quoted Kim Jong Un as saying the launches were meant to demonstrate the navy’s strategic offensive posture and get troops familiarized with weapons firings.
Kim Jong Un observed similar cruise missile launches from the Choe Hyon in person last week, but his daughter was not seen at that appearance.
Tuesday’s missile firings came after the start of the springtime U.S.-South Korean military drills that North Korea views as an invasion rehearsal.
On Tuesday, Kim Jong Un’s sister and senior official, Kim Yo Jong, warned the drills reveal again the U.S. and South Korea’s “inveterate repugnancy toward” North Korea. She said North Korea will “convince the enemies of our war deterrence.”
The 11-day Freedom Shield drill that began Monday is largely a computer-simulated command post exercise and will be accompanied by a field training program. North Korea often reacts to the two sets of training with its own weapons tests.
South Valley teen author’s book to appear in school libraries
South Valley teen Cheyenne Anderson used her passion for art and poetry to publish a book celebrating the area she grew up in.Anderson had a homecoming moment as she went back to Armijo Elementary School to read her book aloud to students.The book, South Valley: The Poetry and Art of the South Valley, was already published and housed in nearly every state library and ones owned by the city of Albuquerque. It now has been placed in libraries throughout Albuquerque Public Schools.Former First Lady Jill Biden named Anderson a “girl leading change” in 2025. The Bernalillo County Commission also honored the book for its contributions to the region.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —
South Valley teen Cheyenne Anderson used her passion for art and poetry to publish a book celebrating the area she grew up in.
Anderson had a homecoming moment as she went back to Armijo Elementary School to read her book aloud to students.
The book, South Valley: The Poetry and Art of the South Valley, was already published and housed in nearly every state library and ones owned by the city of Albuquerque. It now has been placed in libraries throughout Albuquerque Public Schools.
Former First Lady Jill Biden named Anderson a “girl leading change” in 2025.
The Bernalillo County Commission also honored the book for its contributions to the region.
HELLRIPPER Unleashes Ferocious New Single “Mortercheyn” Ahead Of Coronach Album
Scotland’s relentless blackened thrash force Hellripper has unveiled another taste of its upcoming album Coronach, releasing the ferocious new single “Mortercheyn” alongside a striking music video directed and edited by David Gregory.
The track comes from Hellripper‘s fourth studio album, Coronach, which will arrive worldwide on March 27, 2026 via Century Media Records – marking the project’s debut on the legendary metal label.
Helmed by mastermind James McBain, Hellripper has built a reputation for fusing black metal savagery with razor-sharp thrash and speed metal influences. According to McBain, “Mortercheyn” continues the more personal lyrical direction introduced on the previously released track “Kinchyle (Goatkraft and Granite).”
“Much like the previously released ‘Kinchyle (Goatkraft and Granite),’ the lyrics on this track come from a more personal place,” McBain explained. “The title itself is a little nod to a track on the previous album, ‘The Nuckelavee,’ and mortercheyn is said to be the disease spread by the creature in its wake.”
He added that the song’s theme centers on a deadly contagion tied to folklore. “It is a contagious and lethal sickness that primarily affects horses, and is used in the song to represent the decay and downfall of the world.”
Musically, McBain describes the track as a crust-driven assault layered with sinister atmosphere: “Musically, ‘Mortercheyn’ is a crust track at its core, drenched in a sinister atmosphere that lies between the black metal vibe of Watain and the raw aggression of bands like Martyrdöd and Skitsystem.”
The guitarist also pointed to classic thrash and experimental electronic influences shaping the track’s sound. “Hints of Whiplash and Agent Steel are clearly evident in the guitar work and are paired with some uncomfortable ambience inspired by the likes of Aphex Twin and Venetian Snares.”
“On the surface, it may feel like one of the less ‘complex’ songs on the album, but I think there’s quite a lot going on throughout.”
Hellripper will be embarking on a European headliner with support from Schizophrenia and Sarcator. Get those dates below and get your tickets here.
9/11 Manchester, ENG Damnation Festival
6/12 Wolverhampton, ENG Bloodstock Winter Gathering
1/22 Helsinki, FIN Tavastia
3/21 Aalst, BEL Oilsjt Omploft Festival
3/27 Glasgow, SCO Garage (no Schizophrenia)
3/28 Bern, SUI EmMetal Festival
4/3 Nottingham, ENG Saltbox
4/4 London, ENG Downstairs at the Dome
4/6 Utrecht, NED De Helling
4/7 Dortmund, GER Junkyard
4/8 Hamburg, GER Logo
4/9 Copenhagen, DEN Pumpehuset
4/10 Berlin, GER Lido
4/11 Warsaw, POL Voodoo
4/12 Kraków, POL Zascianek
4/13 Vienna, AUT Arena
4/14 Budapest, HUN Dürer Kert
4/15 Munich, GER Backstage
4/16 Prague, CZE Subzero
4/17 Mannheim, GER 7er Club
4/18 Paris, FRA Backstage by the Mill
6/6 Maastricht, NED South of Heaven Open Air
6/13 Hauptmannsgrün, GER Chronical Moshers Open Air
9/4 Ostrava, CZE Metal!!! Festival
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Trump Says the Iran War Is Nearly Won but Israel Has Other Ideas
Israel is sticking with its goal of creating the conditions for regime change in Tehran.
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Fantasy guide to offseason signings: QB Smith traded to Jets, Doubs signs with New England
The fantasy football offseason is heating up with NFL free agency upon us and the potential for big-time trades at any time. This column is designed to be a one-stop shop for quick-hitting analysis of the most impactful player movement.
ESPN Fantasy writers Matt Bowen, Tristan H. Cockcroft, Eric Karabell, Liz Loza and Eric Moody offer their insights into what each move means for a player’s fantasy value in 2026, and Mike Clay supplies his projections for each player. (All projections are for 17 games unless otherwise noted)
Running back
March 10: Isiah Pacheco joining Lions
Fantasy impact: Negative
Cockcroft: Pacheco appears to be the Lions’ choice to replace David Montgomery as the team’s complementary back to Jahmyr Gibbs, though that hardly means he’ll slide directly into the role that made Montgomery the RB17, RB18 and RB27 the past three seasons, respectively. Pacheco’s metrics tumbled the past two seasons, and his 8.5% explosive play rate last year was noticeably beneath the league’s average (10.0%). He’ll probably be more of a change-of-pace back behind Gibbs, the top-scoring running back in 2025 who is in the prime of his career. Consider Pacheco a fantasy insurance policy.
March 9: Chiefs adding Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III to backfield
Fantasy impact: Positive
Karabell: The Kansas City Chiefs, coming off a disappointing 6-11 season and needing running back help, plan to sign Super Bowl LX MVP Walker during free agency. That might solve the problem, as Walker is coming off the second 1,000-yard rushing season of his four-year career. He was a productive player with the Seattle Seahawks, averaging 4.4 yards per carry and scoring 31 touchdowns, but he never approached 250 rushing attempts (or 300 touches) in a season.
That might change with the Chiefs, whose most recent 1,000-yard rusher was Kareem Hunt during the 2017 campaign. Hunt led the 2025 Chiefs with 611 rushing yards. Walker, who finished 22nd among running backs in PPR scoring this past season, has long been viewed as a potential top-10 fantasy option at the position, but the Seahawks opted to share his touches with Zach Charbonnet, blunting each player’s intriguing statistical upside. The Chiefs need to rebuild (and get healthy) a once-standout offensive line and get star QB Patrick Mahomes (knee) back for September, but the signs are here for Walker to handle the largest workload of his career. This is, of course, good news for fantasy, assuming Walker, who missed games in each of his first three seasons with various ailments, can stay healthy.
Clay’s projection: 264 carries, 1,180 yards, 9 TD rushing; 48 receptions, 367 yards, 2 TD receiving
March 9: Rico Dowdle agrees to sign with Steelers
Fantasy impact: Positive
Bowen: Dowdle, who agreed to a two-year deal with the Steelers on Monday evening, brings a decisive north/south running style to Mike McCarthy’s club. Straight-line juice here. In 2025, Dowdle had three breakout games with the Panthers — scoring 26 or more fantasy points — and he finished the season with 39 receptions. Dowdle joins Jaylen Warren in an anticipated split-backfield approach, which keeps both players near the RB2/Flex line. However, if Dowdle can emerge as the early down/goal-line runner, he would carry more value on a week-to-week basis.
Clay’s projections: 197 carries, 864 yards, 5 TD rushing; 30 receptions, 221 yards, TD receiving
March 9: Travis Etienne Jr. signs with Saints
Fantasy impact: Potentially positive
Karabell: Etienne, 27, finished the 2025 season as fantasy’s No. 10 PPR RB, as much of his volume from his outstanding 2023 returned. Like many Jaguars, Etienne was not effective in 2024, scoring only two touchdowns among 189 touches. He scored 13 touchdowns on his 296 touches last season, though it might be asking a lot for him to see similar volume in New Orleans with franchise stalwart Alvin Kamara remaining on the team.
Kamara (knee) missed the final six games of 2025, and he wasn’t thriving statistically to start with as the team introduced rookie QB Tyler Shough. However, we cannot ignore that Kamara, 30, is one of the top pass-catching running backs of the era, and he caught 68 passes two seasons ago. Etienne has been an effective receiver, scoring six of his touchdowns through the air last season, but this could easily be a frustrating timeshare. Kamara’s fantasy value takes a bigger hit here, as we should not expect nearly as many rushing attempts, but it is also likely that Etienne lacks the volume to perform as a fantasy top-10 running back after doing so two of the past three seasons.
Clay’s projection: 240 carries, 1,070 yards 5 TD rushing; 37 receptions, 328 yards, 2 TD
March 9: Tyler Allgeier signs with Cardinals
Fantasy impact: Positive
Karabell: Allgeier, 25, rushed for more than 1,000 yards during his rookie season with the Falcons … and then the franchise drafted Bijan Robinson. Let’s just say there is no Bijan Robinson in Arizona. Allgeier, a bruiser at 225 pounds who can run between the tackles, remained a productive player with his lesser volume over the past three seasons, including 2025 when he rushed for eight touchdowns, and now the volume should rise. The Cardinals brought back veteran James Conner (foot) and Trey Benson (knee) is still here, but Allgeier is younger, more durable and he certainly could become an RB2 option for fantasy. All he really needs is more volume, and depending on Conner’s health, he might get it.
Clay’s projection: 127 carries, 510 yards, 4 TD rushing; 18 receptions, 133 yards
March 9: Kenneth Gainwell signs with Buccaneers
Fantasy impact: Negative
Karabell: Gainwell, 26, was a surprise fantasy contributor during the 2025 season, as he led all Steelers flex-eligible players with 221.3 PPR points, finishing No. 16 among RBs in scoring. That was certainly not expected, as Gainwell, after years of reserve work with the Eagles, surpassed 1,000 scrimmage yards and scored eight touchdowns. The good news, for him, is he earns his biggest contract. But Tampa Bay already has a star RB in Bucky Irving, so it might be difficult to expect another 187 touches from Gainwell.
After all, Gainwell caught 73 passes in his lone Steelers season! That seems unlikely to continue with the Buccaneers, as the team might opt for a typical timeshare, with Irving handling a high majority of rushing attempts. Regardless, this signing doesn’t appear to aid Gainwell’s fantasy value, and Irving, nearly a RB1 option during his rookie season, should see his volume compromised as well. Although we could see each of these Buccaneers RBs earn RB2 status in 2026, it might be frustrating for fantasy managers looking for upside.
Clay’s projection: 122 carries, 549 yards, 6 TD rushing; 55 receptions, 366 yards, 2 TD
March 2: Lions trade David Montgomery to Texans
Fantasy impact: Positive
Karabell: Montgomery, 28, thrived in his first two seasons in Detroit in a timeshare with star Jahmyr Gibbs, scoring 25 rushing touchdowns, but his role and volume decreased in Year 3, especially over the final eight weeks. The Lions decided to move on, clearing Gibbs for more volume and production, and certainly one now can make the case for him as the first running back — and perhaps player at any position — off the PPR draft board for 2026. After all, Gibbs was already a top-three PPR RB the past two seasons. More touches would be exciting for all.
Montgomery should return to 200-plus touches in Houston — perhaps pushing promising Woody Marks aside a bit — but there might be a receiving-minded running back to be named later helping him out, too. Sans veteran Joe Mixon (foot) for the entire season, no Texans running back reached even the low bar of 25 receptions, with the entire crew combining to catch only 54 passes. Montgomery caught 54 passes for the 2020 Chicago Bears, but he averaged only 25 receptions per his three Lions campaigns.
The Texans might not be done adding to their backfield, searching for a third-down option. Marks delivered six double-digit PPR efforts (though he did not rush for 75 yards in any game) during his rookie season despite little pass-catching relevance, so adding Montgomery to the crew is bad news for him. Then again, Marks had his chance; he scored two rushing touchdowns all season. Montgomery has scored multiple rushing touchdowns nine times.
This trade aids Montgomery’s stock, though. Solidly built at 5-foot-11 and 230 pounds, expect the Texans to utilize the seven-year veteran on early downs and near the goal line. Do not expect double-digit touchdowns, because the Texans are certainly not the Lions’ equal in terms of offensive talent, scheme, creativity or coaching. However, before this move, we could not make a case for Montgomery, the No. 27 PPR RB scorer last season, as even a safe RB3 for the 2026 draft. Now we can dream about RB2 production.
Clay’s projection: 199 carries, 863 yards, six touchdowns rushing, 31 receptions, 241 yards and one touchdown receiving
Wide receiver
March 10: Romeo Doubs signs with Patriots
Fantasy impact: Positive
Cockcroft: Fantasy managers will rejoice at the idea of Doubs, who never saw greater than an 18.4% target share in his first four NFL seasons, getting out of Green Bay — but that doesn’t necessarily guarantee him No. 1 receiver status in his new digs. It’s a fair guess that he’ll settle as that, and QB Drake Maye‘s sophomore-year progression heightens the amount of upside for Doubs, whose 8.4 yards per target average last season ranked 16th. Assuming the offseason dust settles in his favor, Doubs could sneak into the top-20/WR2 class for fantasy, though he’s wiser selected among the WR3 group.
March 9: Veteran Mike Evans signs with 49ers
Fantasy impact: Positive
Karabell: Evans, 32, comes off the worst season of his Hall of Fame career, the first in 12 years that he failed to reach 1,000 receiving yards. Evans missed nine games with hamstring/collarbone injuries. Then again, in 2024, he caught more than 70 passes for the ninth time, despite missing three games, and he scored 11 touchdowns. The 49ers get a motivated player who can still produce when healthy, and there is excellent opportunity for volume and touchdowns with QB Brock Purdy and a mostly underwhelming crew of wide receivers. Evans should return to 1,000 receiving yards and perhaps double-digit touchdowns, making him a likely WR2 option who, because of his age, will not be evaluated as such in most drafts.
Clay’s projection: 65 receptions, 1,089 yards, 7 TD
March 9: Wan’Dale Robinson joining Titans on four-year deal
Fantasy impact: Positive
Bowen: It’s a four-year deal for Robinson to reunite with former Giants head coach Brian Daboll, who now takes over as the offensive play caller in Tennessee. A dynamic mover in the slot, Robinson (13.6 PPG) caught 92 passes last season with the Giants, while also displaying more vertical production. The second-year development of Titans quarterback Cam Ward is critical to Robinson’s numbers in ’26, and we need to see if the team adds more receivers or moves on from veteran Calvin Ridley. Robinson, for now, should be viewed as a reliable target for Ward, putting him in the lower-tier WR3 mix.
Clay’s projections: 82 receptions, 890 yards, 2 TD
March 9: Rashid Shaheed remains with the Seahawks
Fantasy impact: Neutral
Loza: Re-signed by Seattle to a contract worth upwards of $51 million, Shaheed is committed to Seattle for the next three years. After being traded by the Saints early last November, Shaheed’s consistent usage as a receiver diminished but his speed and versatility became more regularly showcased. In addition to working as the team’s No. 3 WR, Shaheed excelled on special teams and worked as a rusher, hauling in three grabs of 20 or more yards and ripping off three runs of 10 or more yards from Weeks 10 through 18. The heft of his deal suggests potential growth in the offense, though he’s unlikely to provide regular production from a fantasy perspective.
Clay’s projection: 41 receptions, 625 yards, 4 TD
March 9: Alec Pierce re-signs with Colts
Fantasy impact: Positive
Bowen: Pierce returns to Indianapolis on a four-year deal, one that pays him top-tier money ($86 million guaranteed). With the team also trading away wide receiver Michael Pittman to the Steelers on Monday, Pierce is now in line to see a bump in volume. In 2025, Pierce’s 21.3 YPC led the league, and he had 17 receptions of 20 or more yards. There’s a true vertical stretch element to his game, plus we should see Pierce deployed on three-step throws and in-breakers at a much higher rate this season. The Colts still need to address the quarterback position, either bringing back Daniel Jones or signing another veteran passer, but the arrow is pointing up on Pierce, who joins tight end Tyler Warren and slot receiver Josh Downs as the top targets in Indy. Pierce should be viewed as a WR2/Flex.
Clay’s projections: 59 receptions, 875 yards, 6 TD
March 9: Colts trade Michael Pittman Jr. to Steelers
Fantasy impact: Neutral
Karabell: Pittman, 28, finished last season as fantasy’s No. 18 PPR WR, though much of his production occurred in the first half of the season when he caught six touchdown passes. Pittman scored only once in the final nine games, his production stymied even before starting QB Daniel Jones (Achilles) was injured and replaced by Philip Rivers. Fantasy managers were not pleased.
Pittman’s best season came in 2023 (109 receptions, 1,152 receiving yards), with career backup Gardner Minshew as the primary QB. Pittman needs bigger volume, not necessarily a prime Tom Brady at QB, and he might get more looks with Pittsburgh, even if Aaron Rodgers, 42, announces his return. The possession-minded Pittman should be able to coexist with DK Metcalf, who plays a different role as a downfield threat in an offense. Pittman has enjoyed no fewer than 111 targets in the past five seasons, and he should reach that mark again in Pittsburgh.
Clay’s projection: 93 receptions, 981 yards, 4 TD
March 5: Bears trade veteran wideout Moore to Bills
Fantasy impact: Positive
Bowen: With ESPN’s Adam Schefter reporting that the Chicago Bears are trading wide receiver DJ Moore to the Buffalo Bills — which will become official at the start of the league year — let’s discuss the fantasy implications for both clubs.
In Buffalo, Moore fills a need as a volume target for quarterback Josh Allen in new head coach Joe Brady’s offensive system. Moore, who caught 50 of 83 targets for 682 yards and six scores in 2025, will see a bump in usage with the Bills, using his physical traits to play through contact while creating separation to the ball.
Moore will be a three-level route runner under Brady, too. He’ll be pressing defenses vertically and running the in-breakers, in addition to the screens and unders that cater to his explosive run-after-catch ability. When paired with Allen, Moore should be viewed as a WR2 who can produce breakout weeks.
Back in Chicago, we know about the emergence of wide receiver Luther Burden III, who showed flashes of his high-level playmaking ability late in his rookie season. Burden, who had a breakout game in Week 17 versus the 49ers (27.8 points), is an electric mover and an easy fit in Ben Johnson’s system. That’s the multilevel speed and the ball carrier vision in space.
Burden’s role will elevate in 2026, as he joins wide receiver Rome Odunze and tight end Colston Loveland as the top targets for quarterback Caleb Williams. We could see any of these three players taking the lead week-to-week depending on the game plan and/or opponent. But as we sit here now in March, Loveland will be in my TE1 ranks, and I’ll pencil in Odunze as a midtier WR2 and Burden as an upside WR3 who has the ability to post some WR1 weeks.
Clay’s projection: 63 catches, 870 yards, seven touchdowns receiving
Quarterback
March 10: Raiders trade Geno Smith to Jets
Fantasy impact: Positive
Cockcroft: Smith, the Jets’ 2013 second-rounder and their starter in 2013-14, returns to the team where he flopped initially after what was a three-year resurgence with the Seattle Seahawks. Unfortunately, those good Seattle years were followed by a miserable 2025 with the Las Vegas Raiders, where he either led or tied for the league’s lead in both sacks (55) and interceptions (17). Smith could rebound behind a far better Jets offensive line than the 2025 Raiders line, and he’ll have productive players to work with in running back Breece Hall and No. 1 receiver Garrett Wilson. Assuming Smith beats out Justin Fields for the starting job (which is a fair guess), there could be some fantasy matchup opportunities, and Smith would warrant a superflex/2QB bench spot.
March 9: Malik Willis signs with Dolphins
Fantasy impact: Positive
Karabell: Willis, 26, entering his fifth NFL season, finally gets a legitimate opportunity to be a starting QB in Miami. The Tennessee Titans‘ third-round pick from 2022 started six games in four seasons. He shined during his brief work last season for the Green Bay Packers, rushing for 60 yards and two touchdowns in a Week 17 loss to the Baltimore Ravens and completing 85% of his 35 passes for the season, so there is obvious statistical upside for this athletic, dual-threat option. Willis replaces Tua Tagovailoa, Miami’s often-underwhelming starter for six seasons.
The Dolphins last won a playoff game during the 2000 season, but adding Willis to an offense led by magnificent RB De’Von Achane and solid WR Jaylen Waddle is a good start to energizing the offense (remember, WR Tyreek Hill is no longer on the team). Willis instantly becomes a fantasy sleeper, not someone we can call a safe top-10 option because, let’s face it, quarterback is deep with proven veterans, and some of them add value with their legs. But Willis might become a reliable option soon.
Clay’s projection: 334-for-522 passing, 3,596 yds, 17 TD, 11 INT; 105 carries, 545 yards, 5 TD rushing
March 9: Tua Tagovailoa signs with Falcons
Fantasy impact: Neutral
Loza: Shortly after officially being released by the Dolphins, Tua Tagovailoa agreed to a one-year, $1.3 million deal with the Atlanta Falcons. The move suggests Atlanta will release Kirk Cousins and that Michael Penix Jr. (ACL) is unlikely to be ready at the start of the 2026 regular season. Newly hired offensive coordinator Tommy Rees, who served as the Browns’ offensive coordinator in 2025, figures to focus on the ground game, relying heavily on the talents of Bijan Robinson. Given the lack of depth behind Drake London and Kyle Pitts Sr., Tua figures to work as a game manager with minimal fantasy upside.
Clay’s projection: 202-for-298 passing, 2,311 yards, 11 TD, 8 INT
Tight end
March 9: Isaiah Likely signs with Giants
Fantasy impact: Positive
Karabell: Likely, 25, failed to reach 50 receptions or 500 receiving yards in any of his four seasons playing in Baltimore with three-time Pro Bowler Mark Andrews, but opportunity is calling with the New York Giants. Sure, the Giants boast third-year option Theo Johnson, who broke out statistically last season, but they get more upside with Likely, a more athletic, better downfield target for QB Jaxson Dart. Likely, who individually profiles more as a large WR with TE eligibility, might not garner TE1 consideration initially, but it is certainly possible he doubles his 2025 production (27 receptions, 307 receiving yards, one TD) in his first season in New York and becomes quite relevant in fantasy.
Clay’s projection: 62 receptions, 647 yards, 4 TD
March 9: Travis Kelce stays in Kansas City for one more season
Fantasy impact: Neutral
Loza: Despite rumors about a potential retirement, Kelce is set to stay in Kansas City, inking a one-year contract worth an estimated $12 million. The 36-year-old averaged 11.4 fantasy points per game (TE8) in 2025, drawing his fewest number of looks (108, TE4) and collecting his fewest number of catches (TE6) since 2015. With Patrick Mahomes‘ (ACL) health in question and given the infusion of young talent at the position, Kelce’s days as a top-five producer appear to be in the rearview. Still, the vet remains a key element in the team’s offense, likely to command a hearty target share. He’s shaping up to be a less-than-inspiring low-end TE1 for fantasy purposes.
Clay’s projection: 73 receptions, 753 yards, 5 TD
GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Scott Colom to face off in Mississippi Senate race
GOP Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith will face off against Democrat Scott Colom in November in Mississippi, with NBC News projecting that both have won their respective primaries on Tuesday.
It will be a difficult race for Colom, a district attorney. A Democrat has not won a Senate race in Mississippi since 1982 and President Donald Trump won the state by 23 points in 2024. And Ty Pinkins, who was the Democratic Senate nominee against GOP Sen. Roger Wicker in 2024, is running for Senate again, but as an independent.
But some Democrats, including Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chairwoman Kirsten Gillibrand, have suggested that Colom could be a strong candidate. It also won’t be the first time Hyde-Smith and Colom have clashed: the GOP senator blocked Colom’s nomination for a federal judgeship during the Biden administration.
Colom told NBC News ahead of his campaign launch in September that he forgave Hyde-Smith but remained “frustrated with how she votes,” pointing to Hyde-Smith’s support for Trump’s signature tax cut and spending legislation known as the One Big Beautiful Bill.
Trump endorsed Hyde-Smith ahead of Tuesday’s primary, but she still faced a challenge from Republican Sarah Adlakha.
A physician who largely self-funded her campaign, Adlakha launched ads Hyde-Smith of being beholden to special interests, while Hyde-Smith accused Adlakha of being a Chicago liberal and touted her endorsement from Trump.
The primary did force Hyde-Smith to spend some of her campaign funds, spending $2.4 million on the race as of Feb. 18, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. Colom has also spent in the race despite facing a nominal challenge for the Democratic nomination.
Hyde-Smith still had a financial advantage in the contest, with $2.2 million in her campaign account to Colom’s $560,000.
Hyde-Smith is running for her second full term in the Senate. She was appointed to the seat in 2018 to replace former GOP Sen. Thad Cochran, and won a special election against former Democratic Rep. Mike Espy, who also served as Agriculture Secretary, to serve out the rest of Cochran’s term. Hyde-Smith won her first full term in the Senate in 2020, defeating Espy again, this time by 10 points, as Trump carried the state by 16 points.