Tight end Austin Hooper and wide receiver Mack Hollins have been put on the active/PUP list
The New England Patriots have placed veterans Austin Hooper and Mack Hollins on the active/Physically Unable to Perform List. Both players signed contracts with New England this offseason. Being placed on this list means they’re not cleared to practice at this time, but this status can change at any moment.
Neither Hooper or Hollins were in-demand fantasy assets before, and being placed on the list likely won’t have any effect on their draft stock for fantasy managers.
Author: David Leonard (@RealDelcoDave)
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The Las Vegas Raiders have cut former 1st-Round TE O.J. Howard.
The Raiders signed Howard to a 1-year, veteran minimum contract with $350k guaranteed. Howard spent the first five years how his career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after being selected 19th overall in the 2017 draft. The former Alabama TE caught 119 balls for 1,737 yards and 15 TDs in his five years with the Bucs before. Howard had a cup of coffee with the Buffalo Bills last offseason before latching on with the Houston Texans, where he caught 10 passes for 145 yards and 2 TDs across 13 games.
The departure of Howard makes it a two-man competition at tight end, with Austin Hooper having the edge of veteran deference over rookie 2nd-Rounder Michael Mayer. While Hooper may be the starter when the Raiders line up Week 1, he is the definition of a cardboard cutout starter. It won’t be a month before the Notre Dame product takes over as TE1 in Las Vegas.
