This is your news and blog coverage of the 2010 fantasy football rookie class for last week of May. Summary: Ryan Mathews is clear #1 in SD, in case you were worried; Jahvid Best ‘might command 15-20 carries’; Divaez Bryant out with tummy bug; Spiller ‘pressure high’ stories already appearing; Ben Tate out w hammy ‘way behind’ says coach.
- Norv Turner: Chargers ‘excited to see’ Ryan Mathews re-establish rushing game [USA Today]
- Detroit Lions’ rebuilding goes on; is new cast ready to win? [USA Today]. Jahvid Best’s “home run threat might command more than the projected 15 to 20 touches per game”.
- Sources say Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant became ill and left … [ESPN]. Bryant’s tummy hurts. Also see, Jason Witten on Dez Bryant: ‘He can really change the game’ [Dallas Morning News]
- Commentary: Pressure on Spiller will be high in Buffalo [The State]
- BERLIN: NFL rookie Ben Tate to visit [Delmarva Daily Times]. Ben Tate Day July 17  but still not practicing. Kubiak says Ben Tate is ‘way behind’ [Examiner.com]
- Golden Tate is reportedly playing primarily out of the slot during OTAs [Seattle Times (blog)]
- Cleveland Browns Running Backs Finding Some Praise [Dawg Pound Daily (blog)]
- Tolbert [OC] in [Brandon] LaFell’s corner [Shelby Star]
- Mark Jones “really anxious” to return to Titans after neck surgery  [ProFootballTalk]. Damian Williams has some competition.
- There’s no need to rush Sam Bradford [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
- Chiefs’ McCluster Gets Some Practice In The Wildcat [Arrowhead Pride (blog)]
- Brady Quinn Ready For Intense QB Competition [cbs4denver.com]. Tebow still technically has to earn job over Quinn and Orton.
2010 rookies that you don’t see here, didn’t have any news stories about them over the last week (I haven’t seen Jonathan Dwyer news in a month)Â or they fall outside my top-20 fantasy football hopefuls.
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