Rankings Changes and News Reactions: Jonnu Smith is a Steeler, Silva Has A New No. 1 Overall Player (Episode 879 with Evan Silva and Adam Levitan)

Adam Levitan and Evan Silva return for a post-4th of July roundup of all the NFL news, including the blockbuster trade that saw Aaron Rodgers get another weapon in Pittsburgh and brought Darren Waller out of retirement.

In this episode, we discuss:

- Which player has knocked Saquan Barkley off of Evan's #1 spot on his Top 150?

- Why Evan believes this Running Back stands to benefit most from Jonnu Smith being traded to the Steelers.

- Is this the year to fade Travis Kelce?

- Updates on how Jordan Addison and Rashee Rice's legal cases might impact their fantasy outlooks

- What can we realistically expect from Tyler Warren's rookie year?

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro 

1:31 - Jonnu Smith Trade Impact on Miami

13:25 - Jonnu Smith Trade Impact on Pittsburgh

16:07 - Rashee Rice Faces “No Limitations”

19:01 - Andy Reid Open to Resting Travis Kelce 

21:37 - Tyler Warren Sees Plenty of Action in Colts Practices

25:45 - Travis Hunter Loading Up on Offensive Workload

29:35 - Jordan Addison Trial Date Set

30:53 - Christian Watson Back Running After January ACL Tear

33:06 - MarShawn Lloyd Easing Back From Injury-Marred Rookie Season

34:47 - Giants Offseason Quarterback Rotations

36:19 - Jahmyr Gibbs

40:32 - George Kittle

42:33 - Tetairoa McMillan

44:04 - Jaguars RBs (Etienne, Tuten, Bigsby)

46:50 - David Njoku

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