Who Should I Start? Keith Kirkwood or Gunner Olszewski

Wednesday, February 19, 9:35 PM

The Baltimore Ravens re-signed veteran wide receiver Keith Kirkwood to an undisclosed deal on Wednesday, according to the league's personnel notice. Kirkwood spent the entire 2024 season on Baltimore's practice squad and will now return to workout with the team this offseason and through training camp this summer. The 30-year-old pass-catcher made his NFL debut in 2018 with the New Orleans Saints and spent two years in the Big Easy before playing two seasons with the Carolina Panthers in 2020 and 2021. He then returned to New Orleans in 2022 and 2023. Kirkwood's best season was his rookie year, when he caught 13 of 21 targets for 209 yards and two touchdowns. He has accumulated only 24 receptions for 294 yards and three touchdowns on 43 targets in his six seasons in the NFL.

Saturday, November 15, 10:18 AM

New York Giants wide receiver Gunner Olszewski will likely start alongside Wan'Dale Robinson during Sunday's Week 11 contest against the Chicago Bears. Darius Slayton (hamstring) has been ruled out for this weekend, leaving Robinson, Olszewski, and Jalin Hyatt as the Giants' only healthy and active wide receivers. (Ray-Ray McCloud III will likely be elevated from the practice squad, too.) Olszewski has just one catch for 24 yards and a touchdown this year, but he did see two targets while playing a season-high 38 percent of the offensive snaps with Slayton sidelined for a portion of last week's game. Fantasy managers should treat the 28-year-old as a low-floor WR3/flex with a modest ceiling. There are worse options on the waiver wire this week, and Olszewski's role as the No. 2 receiver could pair well with the installation of gunslinger Jameis Winston as the Giants' starting quarterback.