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The Athlon Sports 2023 Fantasy Football Annual magazine reached out to team insiders at all 32 NFL clubs to ask them three key fantasy questions heading into the season. As we count down to training camp, Sports Illustrated will publish their answers here. Today’s team: Washington Commanders 
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What do you expect the split to be between RBs Antonio Gibson and Brian Robinson Jr.

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The safety position has been evolving for years.
Once known for its heavy hitters who came crashing down into the middle to hammer receivers, safeties are now tasked with more man-to-man coverage and the ability to range on the back end. Simultaneously, blitzing has continued to be a part of the job requirement while also coming up in run support to help in sub-packages.
Today, some of the league’s finest athletes are the proverbial last lines of defense. Let’s count down the 10 best at the position headed into the 2023 campaign.

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C.J.

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PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan didn’t help his case on Wednesday during a segment with Golf Channel as he addressed 9/11 families.
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan joined Golf Channel on Wednesday to discuss the massive deal that has taken over the entire sport of golf. Tuesday, it was announced that the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and the Saudi’s Public Investment Fund were merging.
After the news broke Tuesday, the 9/11 Families United tore into Monahan for his perceived hypocrisy.

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You can’t fully assess a draft class after one season, but it’s safe to say that Sauce Gardner will be remembered for being one of the best players from the 2022 NFL draft after a special rookie season.
Gardner commands most of the spotlight, but many rookies flourished at wide receiver last season, including Garrett Wilson, Drake London and Chris Olave, to name a few.
Even a few offensive linemen who weren’t drafted inside the top 10 made immediate impacts for their respective teams.
This made us wonder how the 2022 draft would play out today, knowing what we know now.

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Stephen A. Smith is not happy with Zion Williamson has found himself having drama with porn star Moriah Mills.
Mills, who is incredibly popular on OnlyFans and has 1.1 million Twitter followers, went on a lengthy Twitter rant against the Pelicans forward after he did a pregnancy reveal with a different woman.
The OnlyFans star alleged Williamson should be with her and she had no idea about this other woman. She shared screenshots of what appeared to be unauthenticated direct messages from the young NBA player and claimed she might also be pregnant.
Some of the most viral tweets are below.

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Wisconsin football coach Luke Fickell hiring Phil Longo as the team’s OC has left some opposing coaches baffled.
Fickell was hired by the Badgers after Paul Chryst was fired and interim coach Jim Leonhard failed to leave an impressive enough mark. Shortly after Fickell was named HC, he stole Longo from UNC to run Wisconsin’s offense.
The Badgers have been a run-heavy team for more than 30 years, but those days are gone with Longo and Fickell now in Madison. That’s certainly left opposing coaches very confused.
“The strangest hire of the offseason was Phil Longo coming to Wisconsin.

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