Who Should I Start? Tom Brady or Lamar Jackson

Monday, January 13, 7:41 PM

As recently as last week, there was a feeling inside the Las Vegas Raiders' team headquarters that owner Mark Davis would give head coach Antonio Pierce and general manager Tom Telesco another year to figure things out after a 4-13 finish in 2024. However, seven-time Super Bowl-champion Tom Brady, who purchased 5% of the team last October, felt a total reset was needed and persuaded Davis to fire both Pierce and Telesco. "This is Tom's show now," a person with knowledge of the situation said. Davis will make the final call on decisions for the franchise, but Davis wants Brady to have a "huge" voice and has a lot of trust in him. By firing Telesco, the Raiders have made the head-coach job more attractive to potential coaches, and the Raiders are willing to consider a package deal if their top coaching candidates have preferred front-office leaders in mind.

Sunday, November 23, 12:14 PM

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports that the Baltimore Ravens will consider resting quarterback Lamar Jackson every Wednesday to keep him fresh for the rest of the 2025 season. Jackson missed a few games earlier this year with a hamstring injury and has missed the last two Wednesday practices due to minor ankle and knee injuries. The 28-year-old figures to be a non-participant on Monday, too, but he should be just fine for the Thanksgiving Day game against the division-rival Cincinnati Bengals next Thursday (as long as he comes out of Week 12 without any injuries). Jackson hasn't looked the same on the ground this year, which has kept him from the elite tier of QB1 options in fantasy football. However, the two-time MVP is still a set-and-forget QB1 in fantasy football and could be primed for a bounce-back performance on Sunday against the visiting New York Jets.