FanHouse Mike Karney

The Rams recently inked a very solid fullback, in Mike Karney, but he's not the news in fantasy football. He shouldn't ever be owned in fantasy leagues, unless there are some who use fullbacks (I've never heard of any, though I'd prefer that to having a kicker). Karney is a quality football player, but that is a completely separate arena than being a fantasy football player.

What does happen with the move of Karney, though, is a ripple affect. Think about how much more effective Thomas Jones was this past season, after the Jets revamped their offensive line and acquired a solid blocking fullback.

Assuming the Rams don't screw up the second-overall draft pick, this has really been a great offseason. It started with hiring an up-and-coming coach in this league, Steve Spagnuolo. They've added depth to the secondary, shored up the middle of the offensive line, and now have signed a great fullback.

Mike Karney, who had previously spent his entire five-year career with the New Orleans Saints, will now be helping clear holes for Steven Jackson.

On Friday, Mike Karney will be wed. He will also officially be divorced from the New Orleans Saints.

Though "the writing's been on the wall," in Karney's words, since the Saints started showing interest in other fullbacks this offseason, and though the news trickled out on Thursday in the wake of the team's contractual agreement with fullback Heath Evans, it is Friday, Karney's wedding day, that it will become official. It will be the day the Saints formally release him from the team.