Who Should I Start? Audric Estime or Damien Martinez

Wednesday, August 27, 5:32 PM

The Philadelphia Eagles signed former Denver Broncos running back Audric Estime to their practice squad on Wednesday, sources told Jordan Schultz of FOX Sports. Estime was on the open market after failing to make the Broncos' 53-man roster in a backfield that includes rookie RJ Harvey, veteran J.K. Dobbins, Jaleel McLaughlin and Tyler Badie. In Philadelphia, he'll start on the practice squad for the reigning Super Bowl champions while providing depth behind Saquon Barkley, Will Shipley and AJ Dillon. He's still very young at 21 years old and was selected in the fifth round (147th overall) last year out of Notre Dame. Estime got a little bit of run in his first NFL season with Denver, carrying the ball 76 times for 310 yards (4.1 yards per carry) and two touchdowns in 13 regular-season games (one start). He can be avoided in all fantasy leagues for now.

Tuesday, August 26, 12:53 PM

The Seattle Seahawks are releasing running back Damien Martinez on Tuesday, sources told Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports. Martinez was taken by Seattle in the seventh round (223rd overall) last year, but he did not play at all in his first year in the NFL. The Seahawks will move forward with Kenneth Walker III, Zach Charbonnet, George Holani, Jacardia Wright and Anthony Tyus III in their backfield for now heading into the start of the 2025 regular season. The 21-year-old Martinez shouldn't take long to latch on with another team as RB depth, but for right now, he remains off the fantasy radar in most leagues. Martinez is big for a running back (6-foot, 217 pounds), but he still has intriguing speed and could resurface elsewhere as a interesting developmental prospect. He ran for 1,002 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2023 at Miami.