Fantasy Football Previews - Week 16 - Cleveland Browns @ Denver Broncos

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Browns fantasy football rankings

Pos Rk	Fan Value	Player
24	Bench	Brandon Weeden
18	1 or 2	Trent Richardson
62	Bench	Montario Hardesty
28	2 or 3	Josh Gordon
60	Flex	Greg Little
106	Bench	Travis Benjamin
114	Bench	Josh Cribbs
--	OUT	Mohamed Massaquoi
23	Flex or bench	Benjamin Watson
45	Bench	Alex Smith
--	OUT	Jordan Cameron

Broncos fantasy football rankings

Pos Rk	Fan Value	Player
3	1	Peyton Manning
2	1	Knowshon Moreno
55	Bench	Jacob Hester
56	Bench	Ronnie Hillman
109	Bench	Lance Ball
8	1	Demaryius Thomas
36	2 or 3	Eric Decker
94	Bench	Brandon Stokley
104	Bench	Matthew Willis
120	Bench	Andre Caldwell
16	1 or flex	Jacob Tamme
35	Bench	Joel Dreessen
63	Bench	Virgil Green

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Browns latest news and notes

Browns | Travis Benjamin top choice as punt returner

Cleveland Browns special teams coordinator Chris Tabor said WR Travis Benjamin is the leading candidate for the punt returner job at this point.

Browns | Two seeing reps at kickoff returner

Cleveland Browns special teams coordinator Chris Tabor said the team is giving CB Buster Skrine and S Johnson Bademosi reps as kick returners during organized team activities. Tabor said RB Dion Lewis is also an option as a kick returner.

Browns | John Greco hopes to start

Cleveland Browns OG John Greco said he hopes to win a starting job along the offensive line this season. Greco played left guard last season and practiced at right guard during organized team activities Thursday, May 23.

Browns | Jabaal Sheard thinks four OLBs can have impact

Cleveland Browns LB Jabaal Sheard said he believes he can be part of an impactful outside linebacker rotation with LB Barkevious Mingo, LB Paul Kruger and LB Quentin Groves this season. "It's a long game, and you're going to need a rotation throughout, and it's a long season as well," Sheard said. "So definitely we're going to need to share snaps and split it up amongst the four of us. You've got to stay healthy throughout the whole season, so I think that's going to play a big part in how our rotation works."

Browns | Trent Richardson could be held out for a while

Cleveland Browns head coach Rob Chudzinski said RB Trent Richardson (leg) will not participate in organized team activities next week and could sit out the team minicamp in early June as a precaution. Chudzinski said Richardson suffered the injury earlier this week.

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Broncos latest news and notes

Broncos | Two gone

The Denver Broncos waived RB Mario Fannin and placed S Blake Gideon on the reserve-retired list.

Broncos | Peyton Manning has connection with Wes Welker

Denver Broncos QB Peyton Manning already feels like he has some chemistry with WR Wes Welker. "There's certain guys you just feel like you have timing with right away," Manning said. "He's a guy that has a great feel for how to get open, and understands route concepts and, of course, he played in such a sophisticated offense there in New England, so he's a smart player." The Broncos used three-receiver sets 64 percent of the time last year, but expect that to increase dramatically as they look to create mismatches in the opposing defenses.

Broncos | Wes Welker doesn't expect to carry load

Denver Broncos WR Wes Welker knows that with WRs Demaryius Thomas and Eric Decker in the picture on his new team, he won't be catching as many passes like he did in his career with the New England Patriots. "If I have to catch 112 balls, that probably means we're in trouble," Welker said. During organized team activities Monday, May 20, QB Peyton Manning showed excellent chemistry with Thomas and Decker, but he also involved Welker some. Welker is on board with having a smaller workload, but Manning knows the benefit of adding Welker to the offense. "He's just been an extremely difficult guy to cover one-on-one, and then you can tell by watching him on film - he's an extremely smart player," Manning said. "He has an excellent feel for zone coverage. This is just the beginning stages of him getting comfortable in this offense, and he and I getting on the same page."

Broncos | Peyton Manning praises Charles Woodson

Denver Broncos QB Peyton Manning praised free-agent CB Charles Woodson, saying he would like to have him join the team. "We're always looking to add great players," Manning said. "That has been pretty evident since the time I've been here that management is always looking to add excellent football players through the draft or via free agency. I had a chance to visit with Charles when he was here last week and certainly, that'd be a great addition to our team. I know there is the business side of it that comes into play, but there's no question that any time you can add good football players at any position, I think that's always a good thing."

Broncos | Wes Welker making an impact

Denver Broncos WR Wes Welker is already making an impression on the Denver Broncos as he is trying to get on the same page with QB Peyton Manning. "Wes and I will continue to work and try to get on the same page," Manning told reporters on Monday. "I thought we had excellent production last year at the slot out of [WR] Brandon Stokley and adding Wes as a new player - we're looking forward to getting on the same page."

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Browns - Week 16 injury report

PROBABLE	WR Joshua Cribbs (knee), DL Juqua Parker (knee), OG Ryan Miller (not injury related), OT Oniel Cousins (shin), RB Trent Richardson (chest/rib/finger), OG Shawn Lauvao (head), OT Joe Thomas (back), RB Montario Hardesty (knee), WR Travis Benjamin (finger), DL Phil Taylor (knee/calf)
QUESTIONABLE	FB E. Alex Smith (illness), DL Ish Kitchen (calf), DL Frostee Rucker (hip/shoulder)
OUT	WR Mohamed Massaquoi (knee), TE Jordan Cameron (head)
INJURED RESERVE	LB Chris Gocong (Achilles'), FS T.J. Ward (knee), WR Jordan Norwood (foot), OL Jason Pinkston (lungs), LB Scott Fujita (neck), DL Emmanuel Stephens (neck), FB Eddie Williams (undisclosed), LB James-Michael Johnson (knee), DL Brian Sanford (knee)

Broncos - Week 16 injury report

PROBABLE	WR Eric Decker (ankle), SS Jim Leonhard (ankle), C Dan Koppen (knee), FS Mike C. Adams (knee), WR Matt Willis (knee), LB Wesley Woodyard (ankle), WR Trindon Holliday (knee), DL Kevin Vickerson (groin), RB Knowshon Moreno (ribs)
QUESTIONABLE	FB Chris Gronkowski (hamstring)
DOUBTFUL	OG Chris Kuper (ankle)
INJURED RESERVE	DL Jeremy Beal (knee), WR Tyler Grisham (knee), DL Jason Hunter (triceps), RB Willis McGahee (knee), LB Joe Mays (leg), WR D'Andre Goodwin (ankle), OL Philip Blake (thumb), DL Ty Warren (triceps), SS Quinton Carter (knee), C J.D. Walton (ankle), RB Mario Fannin (Achilles')

Browns fantasy football leaders and statistics

Player Name	Pos	Fan Pts	PaYd	PaTD	Run	RuYd	RuTD	Rec	ReYd	ReTD
Weeden, Brandon	QB	190.00	3385	14	27	111	0	0	-9	0
Richardson, Trent	RB	188.00	0	0	267	950	11	51	367	1
Gordon, Josh	WR	102.00	0	0	0	0	0	50	805	5
Little, Greg	WR	81.00	0	0	2	15	0	53	647	4
Watson, Benjamin	TE	61.00	0	0	0	0	0	49	501	3
Benjamin, Travis	WR	42.00	0	0	6	66	0	18	298	2
Hardesty, Montario	RB	28.00	0	0	65	271	1	2	16	0
Cameron, Jordan	TE	25.00	0	0	0	0	0	20	226	1
Massaquoi, Mohamed	WR	23.00	0	0	0	0	0	17	254	0
Ogbonnaya, Chris	RB	15.00	0	0	8	30	0	24	187	0
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Broncos fantasy football leaders and statistics

Player Name	Pos	Fan Pts	PaYd	PaTD	Run	RuYd	RuTD	Rec	ReYd	ReTD
Manning, Peyton	QB	377.00	4949	40	24	5	0	0	0	0
Thomas, Demaryius	WR	206.00	0	0	0	0	0	97	1471	11
Decker, Eric	WR	184.00	0	0	0	0	0	91	1148	13
McGahee, Willis	RB	114.00	0	0	167	731	4	26	221	0
Stokley, Brandon	WR	86.00	0	0	0	0	0	48	571	6
Moreno, Knowshon	RB	75.00	0	0	116	438	3	19	140	1
Tamme, Jacob	TE	64.00	0	0	0	0	0	55	599	2
Dreessen, Joel	TE	63.00	0	0	0	0	0	47	402	5
Hillman, Ronnie	RB	45.00	0	0	107	413	1	13	82	0
Ball, Lance	RB	29.00	0	0	42	158	1	7	61	1
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Browns depth chart

QB	RB	FB	WR (Left)	WR (Right)	TE	PK
Brandon Weeden	Trent Richardson	Owen Marecic	Josh Gordon	Greg Little	Jordan Cameron	Shayne Graham
Jason Campbell	Montario Hardesty	Brad Smelley	David Nelson	Davone Bess	Kellen Davis	Brandon Bogotay
Brian Hoyer	Dion Lewis		Joshua Cooper	Travis Benjamin	Gary Barnidge
	Chris Ogbonnaya			Jordan Norwood

Broncos depth chart

QB	RB	FB	WR (Left)	WR (Right)	TE	PK
Peyton Manning	Willis McGahee	Jacob Hester	Demaryius Thomas	Wes Welker	Joel Dreessen	Matt Prater
Brock Osweiler	Knowshon Moreno		Tavarres King	Eric Decker	Jacob Tamme
Zac Dysert	Ronnie Hillman	Jeremiah Johnson	Gerell Robinson	Andre Caldwell	Virgil Green
	Montee Ball	C.J. Anderson		Trindon Holliday	Julius Thomas