November 2024 4for4 Player News Articles

Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (shoulder) plans to play Sunday against the Texans.

This goes along with the thoughts of head coach Doug Pederson this week, saying Lawrence had a good week at practice and expects him to play Sunday. Lawrence has been out since suffering the injury in Week 9 against the Eagles, though he did finish that game. The Jags are coming off their bye week which seems to have helped Lawrence, who is just outside our top 25 this week.

The Commanders placed running back Austin Ekeler on injured reserve.

Ekeler took a nasty hit on a late kickoff return Sunday against the Cowboys. He suffered his second concussion of the season. Ekeler will miss at least four games and Washington still has their bye coming in Week 14, so the earliest Ekeler can return would be Week 18 against the Cowboys, meaning most fantasy leagues will be finished by the time Ekeler comes back. The Commanders will have Brian Robinson available Sunday after he was able to practice this week following his ankle injury Sunday.

The Chargers are placing running back J.K. Dobbins on injured reserve with an MCL sprain.

Dobbins suffered the injury during Monday night’s loss to the Ravens. This is more of a cautionary move from the Chargers to make sure he is healthy for the stretch run and potentially the playoffs. Dobbins will now miss at least the next four games against the Falcons, Chiefs, Buccaneers and Broncos. Gus Edwards is in line to see a majority of the work in Dobbins’ absence. He carried nine times against the Ravens.

Seahawks WRs DK Metcalf (shoulder) and Tyler Lockett (knee) are off the injury report and good to go for Sunday’s game vs. the Jets.

Related Players: Jaxon Smith-Njigba

Great news for Geno Smith's floor in Week 13. For the receivers, the Jets should be a tough matchup for them, making Metcalf and JSN lower-end WR2s.

49ers QB Brock Purdy will be listed as questionable for Sunday vs. the Bills, but he fully participated in practice -- a good sign he'll be ready to go.

DE Nick Bosa and LT Trent Williams are out.

Related Players: Brandon Allen, Joshua Dobbs

Good sign for 49ers skill position players, but the Bills present a tough matchup for Purdy without Trent Williams manning the left side. He should remain benched on fantasy lineups in favor of a streamer with a better matchup.

Colts HC Shane Steichen ruled out WRs Josh Downs and Ashton Dulin for Sunday’s game vs. the Patriots.

Related Players: Michael Pittman Jr., Adonai Mitchell, Alec Pierce

This should raise the floor of every other receiving option, but that floor is admittedly still quite low. Bump Pittman up into WR3/4 territory.

Raheem Morris said WRs Drake London and Darnell Mooney will be good to go for Week 13. CB Mike Hughes is likely to be OUT. Morris is hoping for CBs Dee Alford and Antonio Hamilton Sr. to return.

Related Players: Ray-Ray McCloud, KhaDarel Hodge

Good news for Mooney's hamstring and London's hip. The Bye week clearly came at the perfect time. Consider each as WR2 options against the Chargers in Week 13.

Here are the Raiders’ inactives for today’s game:

RB Zamir White
RB Alexander Mattison
CB Nate Hobbs
G Cody Whitehair
WR Ramel Keyton
TE Harrison Bryant
DT Matthew Butler

Related Players: Ameer Abdullah, Sincere McCormick, Dylan Laube

The Raiders backfield is a mess, and it's going to be difficult to fire up any of the remaining options. Abdullah is the best bet to score fantasy points but shouldn't be considered more than an RB4.

Bills coach Sean McDermott rules out TE Dalton Kincaid (knee) for Sunday night's game vs. the 49ers, while LB Matt Milano (biceps) is questionable. If he's going to play, he'd have to be activated.

Related Players: Dawson Knox

This puts Knox back in the TE streaming streets after he has handled exactly 40 yards in back-to-back games. Consider him around TE15 territory for Week 13.

Coach Brian Daboll added the promising rookie TE Theo Johnson is also likely done for the season with a foot injury.

Related Players: Daniel Bellinger, Chris Manhertz, Greg Dulcich

Tough break for Johnson, who had been more of an intriguing fantasy asset as of late. None of the Giants tight ends should be rostered for now, though Dulcich is a name to keep in mind through the rest of the season.

CB Jakorian Bennett was placed on the IR, out for at least the next 4 games.

Nate Hobbs and Zamir White out tomorrow against the Chiefs, Alexander Mattison questionable.

Chiefs kicker Spencer Shrader is out.

Related Players: Ameer Abdullah, Sincere McCormick, Dylan Laube

The Raiders backfield is a mess, and it's going to be difficult to fire up Mattison, even if he does play. Consider him, or whichever eventual starter, a fringe RB3/4.

Cam Jones is questionable for tomorrow's Black Friday game against the Raiders. Spencer Shrader is out.

Related Players: Matthew Wright

Wright will get the start on Black Friday. We currently have him ranked as the K17 on the week.

Good news for the #Lions: RB David Montgomery (shoulder) and WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (knee) are both active after being questionable.

Related Players: Jahmyr Gibbs, Jameson Williams, Tim Patrick

Good news, indeed. Montgomery should be fired up as an RB2, with ARSB as a WR1.

Cowboys ruled out Jake Ferguson for the Thanksgiving game vs. the New York Giants due to his concussion. His replacement, once again, will be Luke Schoonmaker.

This was expected, but it could have been a nice matchup for the No. 2 pass-catcher. Schoonmaker is a little less exciting but is worth a TE stream for desperate managers.

The Seahawks list DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett as non-participants in practice today. These appear to be new injuries (though Lockett was also listed with a knee injury in Week 7). Leonard Williams has been playing through his foot injury the past few weeks.

Related Players: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jake Bobo

This is obviously not a great sign for Geno Smith or the general offensive environment for the Seahawks. We would have to imagine that JSN would be seeing his fifth double-digit target game of the season if either of the two were forced to miss Week 13, which catapults him into solid WR2 territory. We'll keep an eye on the reports through the rest of the week.

Giants QB Tommy DeVito (right forearm) is listed as questionable for tomorrow against the Cowboys. Drew Lock, his backup, took some first-team reps just in case.

What a treat this game will be. Whether DeVito or Lock is back there on Thanksgiving, they both need to remain firmly on waiver wires.

Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence (shoulder) will practice today, HC Doug Pederson said. Will get majority of first-team reps. Encouraging sign of him playing Sunday, Pederson said.

Related Players: Mac Jones

The Mac Jones experience didn't do him any favors toward locking down a more sustainable role (249 passing yards, three interceptions in two games) down the road, but he was also dealing with a pretty banged-up offense. The offense, in general, should look better with Lawrence under center, but that doesn't make him a streaming target in Week 13.

The Lions are placing WR Kalif Raymond on Injured Reserve, source says, because of the foot injury he suffered last Sunday.

He's expected to return and could play again before the regular season finishes. Either way, he's almost certainly back for the playoffs.

Related Players: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, Tim Patrick, Allen Robinson

We shouldn't expect too much of a boost for St. Brown/Williams here, but Tim Patrick should get some extra run as the team's WR3, which should get him 4-5 targets per game. That's not enough to put him on fantasy radars.

Former Giants QB Daniel Jones plans to sign with the Vikings practice squad, after having cleared waivers, per me, @TomPelissero and @CameronWolfe.

A new beginning and opportunity for Jones with a chance to the backup.

Related Players: Sam Darnold, Nick Mullens, Brett Rypien

This seems like a great signing for both parties; Jones breathes new life into his NFL career and the Vikings have a legit backup in case anything happens to Darnold. We'll see if KOC can work his magic on Jones and revive a career that was heading in a terrible direction.

Chargers standout RB JK Dobbins suffered a knee sprain in Monday’s game that will cause him to miss some time, sources say.

He’s out this week against the Falcons and up in the air after that. Gus Edwards is his backup.

Related Players: Kimani Vidal, Hassan Haskins

Vidal was a healthy scratch in Week 12, so signs are pointing up for Edwards' usage this coming week. He should be considered a high-end RB3 while Vidal can't be trusted after spending Monday Night on the sidelines.

Long list here, but this is what I’ve gathered:

Guys I expect to play: Brandin Cooks, CeeDee Lamb, Tyler Smith, Cooper Rush

Guys I don’t expect to play: Jake Ferguson, Caelen Carson (possible IR), Zack Martin, Asim Richards

Gonna be close: Trevon Diggs, Eric Kendricks, Marshawn Kneeland

Related players: Luke Schoonmaker

Ferguson didn't practice Tuesday and remains in protocol, while Rush and Lamb both logged limited sessions. Cooks was also limited. Harris expects Rush, Lamb and Cooks to all play on Thanksgiving against the Giants. If Ferguson is out, Schoonmaker makes for a nice option as a replacement TE in fantasy lineups.

A high-ranking league official told me they have the impression QB Daniel Jones has zeroed on a "leading" choice. While another high-ranking league source told me their understanding is Jones "is telling teams tomorrow."

Jones seems headed for a backup job and the Ravens, Vikings and Bucs seem like teams that could be in the market. There is a report that says Jones has eliminated the Raiders from contention. As the report said, a decision could come Wednesday from Jones.

Darren Rizzi said that Chris Olave is in a good place.

The post went on to say Olave was at the Saints practice on Tuesday and that Olave has seen several specialists and has another appointment coming up soon. On IR, the earliest Olave could be back is Week 15, but there seems to be a ways to go before we get to that point. Other reports say Olave may not return this season.

The Dolphins held a walkthrough practice on Tuesday and wide receiver Tyreek Hill did not participate in it.

Hill was estimated as a limited participant on Monday due to the wrist injury that’s had him on the report in recent weeks, the story said. As the story also added, a return on Wednesday will likely leave Hill on track to play against the Packers on Thanksgiving, so owners will want to keep an eye on that.

While Mike Evans’ return was the headline, rookie receiver Jalen McMillan also came back for the first time in a couple games. McMillan ended up leading all Bucs receivers in playing at 41 snaps and 63%. It’s evident they want to get him going and he’ll be important for the offense.

Related players: Sterling Shepard

The report went on to say the Bucs seem like they have selected McMillan over Rakim Jarrett and Trey Palmer, with Shepard rounding out the trio of starting receivers in 11 personnel. McMillan didn't have much to show in his return despite the snaps, as he caught just one ball for 11 yards and was only targeted twice. Evans led the way for the WRs with a 5-68-0 line. The Bucs were in control most of the game and their RBs carried 28 times in total. RB Bucky Irving also broke out with a 6-64-0 receiving line on top of 87 yards rushing and a TD. All of the Tampa running backs scored rushing touchdowns and Baker Mayfield ran for one as well. It at least sounds like McMillan may get more chances in a different game situation.

Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito did not appear on Monday’s injury report, but he will be on Tuesday’s edition.

Head coach Brian Daboll said at a press conference that DeVito will be limited during the team’s walkthrough practice. The Giants did not practice on Monday, but estimated practice participation levels ahead of Thursday’s game in Dallas.

Related players: Drew Lock

The Giants travel to Dallas for a Thursday game. On Monday DeVito was named the starter for this week, but this will be a situation to monitor if you were counting on DeVito in your lineup. If DeVito can't go, Lock would get the start but the team is hoping it will be DeVito under center.

Spencer Shrader, already filling in for the injured Harrison Butker, is set to miss Tuesday’s practice with a hamstring injury.

That’s part of why the club signed Matthew Wright to its practice squad.

The Chiefs play on Friday against the Raiders so it's a situation to monitor if you were counting on Shrader this week. Shrader has made 3-of-3 field goals and 6-of-6 extra points in the last two games, the story pointed out.

Chiefs OC Matt Nagy on getting RB Isiah Pacheco back: "The best part about that is you just don't have one where they're getting worn down by the time you get to the fourth quarter."

He mentions that workload will be determined in-game, situationally.

Related players: Kareem Hunt

The post doesn't say Pacheco is returning this week but you can certainly read into it. The timeline for Pacheco has been late November for quite sometime, and here we are. The return of Pacheco will definitely eat into Hunt's fantasy value. Pacheco may be eased into things this week, a Friday game against the Raiders, but it's looking like playing Hunt in fantasy lineups going forward will come with risk, at least until we get a better feel for how the Chiefs are going to use both backs.

TE Tyler Higbee will return to practice this week, but McVay indicated it's unlikely he's available for Saints game.

Related players: Davis Allen, Colby Parkinson

Higbee is getting close and has a chance to slide into a key role at TE for the Rams once he is back. Allen has passed Parkinson as the team's current TE1 and may have one more week before Higbee returns. Higbee could be a wait-and-see, sneaky pickup for those who have roster room and may need help at TE.

With Gardner Minshew suffering a season-ending injury during Sunday’s loss to the Broncos, Las Vegas is going to turn back to Aidan O’Connell.

Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, the Raiders are preparing to start O’Connell against the Chiefs on Friday afternoon.

Related players: Desmond Ridder

We reported Monday that Raider beat reporters were saying O'Connell would play in this week's Black Friday game against the Chiefs. O’Connell replaced Minshew in the starting lineup in Week 6, but suffered a broken thumb in the loss to the Rams in Week 7. O’Connell had been sidelined ever since, but Las Vegas opened his 21-day practice window on Monday, the story said.

Head coach Zac Taylor said they want to find ways to manage running back Chase Brown's workload.

Related players: Khalil Herbert, Trayveon Williams, Kendall Milton

Taylor said they want Brown to touch the ball as much as possible, but added the Bengals need another back to get work as well. Coming off the bye week, that back should likely be Herbert, who the Bengals got in a trade from the Bears before the deadline. When we last saw the Bengals in Week 11, in a loss to the Chargers, Brown ran 22 times for 86 yards and added five catches for 57 yards. Herbert didn't have a touch in the game and played on about 5% of the snaps.

Rams receiver Demarcus Robinson was arrested for DUI after Sunday night’s loss to the Eagles.

According to TMZ.com, the arrest happened early Monday.

The incident occurred after Robinson was pulled over for allegedly driving his car at a speed in excess of 100 miles per hour. He allegedly refused a field sobriety test. He was then arrested for misdemeanor suspicion of DUI, the story went on to say. The piece added the standard punishment for DUI is a two-game suspension and discipline is typically not imposed until the criminal case is resolved.

The broadcast revealed it was a knee injury for J.K. Dobbins, who was seen wearing a sizeable brace on the sideline. Dobbins would not return to the game and in his postgame presser following the loss, head coach Jim Harbaugh provided no real update.

Related players: Gus Edwards, Kimani Vidal

There was no update as of early Tuesday. For now, owners will just need to hold their breath a bit. The Chargers are already on a short week with the Monday night game and now head into Week 13, which is a Sunday game in the early window at the Falcons. We should hear more about Dobbins injury today, but owners will probably want to prepare to be without him because of the shorter week. Edwards would likely take over the early down work with Vidal possibly seeing passing down snaps, or working as a change of pace back.

The NFL’s transaction report for Monday shows that the Broncos have waived Greg Dulcich off the 53-man roster.

Dulcich was a 2022 third-round pick and he caught 33 passes for 411 yards and two touchdowns in 10 games during his rookie season, the story pointed out. Those numbers made him a hot prospect for a while, however, hamstring injuries have caused him to fall off the fantasy radar. He's been inactive for the team's last eight games, the story added.

49ers quarterback Brock Purdy did some light throwing without issue Monday, coach Kyle Shanahan said.

Purdy, who missed Sunday’s game with right shoulder soreness, will rest Tuesday.

“We’ll see how it feels on Wednesday,” Shanahan said, via KNBR. “Hopefully, it responds better this week than it did last week with the rest.”

Purdy appeared to injure the shoulder when his hand hit the arm of Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon as he released a pass early in the fourth quarter in Week 11, the story said. The story added the 49ers, though, don’t know specifically when Purdy injured it as he not miss time in that game with the injury.
An MRI showed no damage but after experiencing soreness Purdy got a second MRI last week. The Niners will need Purdy in Week 13 when they travel to the Bills in a Sunday night game. Those counting on Purdy may need to have a backup plan in place this week.

Quarterback Daniel Jones cleared waivers as expected Monday, making him a free agent.

Jones now is free to sign with any team.

The story said a team claiming him off waivers would have had to pay Jones $11.83 million for the rest of the year and assume $23 million in injury guarantees. The Giants now are responsible for the $11.83 million. The story also added, 10 teams reportedly already have reached out to Jones. The story suggested Jones' best move would be to sign to a contender’s practice squad because it would allow Jones to sign to the active roster of a different team if a starter gets injured. The Ravens, Vikings and Raiders have been rumored to be interested in Jones.

Austin Ekeler's tests last night came back 'good', Dan Quinn said. But Ekeler will be in the concussion protocol. So, too, is Andrew Wylie. Brian Robinson is getting treatment for his ankle. Will know more later in the week.

Related players: Jeremy McNichols, Nick Bellore

The Commanders have a home game against the Titans, which falls in the early window on Sunday in Week 13. Owners should have time to make adjustments if they are game-time calls. Players in protocol have mostly missed the following week of action, so Ekeler's status appears in doubt. Robinson owners will need to monitor his practice status this week. If both backs aren't able to go, McNichols could have a big role. McNichols hasn't had double-digit carries this season, but has turned in some fantasy relevant games on limited work, including 7-42-0 on Oct. 20, 7-44-1 on Oct. 6 and 8-68-2 on Sept. 29.

From Ulbrich's just-completed media session:

Aaron Rodgers will "absolutely" start on Sunday -- in response to a question re: recent reports about his status.

The post went on to say Ulbrich said Rodgers is healthier than he was earlier in the season, and added that Ulbrich was not aware of Rodgers skipping any medical scans, which had been reported leading up to Week 12. The Jets have a home game against the Seahawks in Week 13.

Jones said there’s a good chance Brandin Cooks and Tyler Smith will be able to play Thursday. Trevon Diggs also has a chance. It’s “a little more of a long shot” for Zack Martin and Jake Ferguson.

Related players: CeeDee Lamb, Jalen Tolbert, Jalen Brooks, KaVontae Turpin, Luke Schoonmaker

Cooks practiced last week but ended up not playing in Week 12. Ferguson is in protocol and it seems like the early week game will keep him out once again. Lamb collected 12 targets to lead the team by far against the Commander and Schoonmaker and Tolbert each had four. It's no lock that Cooks steps right into a big role, even in a good matchup against the Giants on Thanksgiving. Schoonmaker would be worth a start for those needing TE help.

Sunday’s win over the Texans was Tennessee’s first since quarterback Will Levis returned from a right shoulder injury and it continued a run of improved play for the second-year player.

Levis was 18-of-24 for 274 yards, two touchdowns and an interception in the 32-27 win and he’s thrown for 748 yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions in the last three weeks.

Callahan said, via the team’s website, “But I’ve just been really happy with the way Will has progressed. He’s played winning football from that position, really over the last three weeks, and I’d like to see it continue.”

The story said Callahan was also asked if that kind of performance will make Levis the long-term answer at the position, "I hesitate to make any proclamations or anything like that." The Titans are likely just taking it a week at a time with Levis, but seem pleased with the steps he's made since the start of the season and especially since he's come back from his shoulder injury. Levis has at least been a decent QB2 option for multi-QB and superflex leagues.

Broncos HC Sean Payton on rookie WR Devaughn Vele:

"Very quickly, we've seen his growth. He's been really good. The strengths for him certainly are his hands."

The post went on to say Payton added, "He's a guy that plays well over the middle. He reminds me a lot of Marques Colston." Vele is a rookie but is already 26 so he's an older prospect. He finished last week with a line of 6-80-0 and had a 4-66-0 line on Nov. 17 before a 4-39-1 line Nov. 10 against the Chiefs, marking three-straight weeks Vele has been fantasy worthy and produced double-digit weeks in PPR. He should be scooped up if he's still on your wire in any format.

"He's good," Bowles said about Baker Mayfield's stinger/neck injury from late in Sunday's game and whether it could impact him moving forward.

Mayfield was able to play through the injury and it seems like he'll be good to go for Week 13, which is later Sunday game at the Panthers.

Can confirm that Raiders QB Gardner Minshew has a broken collarbone and is done for the season. Tashan Reed and I expect Aidan O'Connell to be back for Friday's game against the Chiefs.

Related players: Desmond Ridder

O'Connell can come off the IR with his thumb issue and the timing works out pretty well for the Raiders if this is true. We'll wait for the team to make an official announcement, but Tafur is pretty dialed in on everything Raiders, so it looks like O'Connell will be back under center. It's a special Black Friday game against the Chiefs.

Jaguars HC Doug Pederson said that QB Trevor Lawrence will practice today.

Related players: Mac Jones

The team will then see where he's at as far as his status for Week 13 goes. The Jags host the Texans in the early window of Sunday's action. The Jaguars are just 2-9 this season so it remains to be seen if they feel the need to get Lawrence back on the field sooner vs. later, or even at all.

Daboll said he spoke with rookie Malik Nabers last night and again this morning. Nabers was extremely frustrated after the game. “He’s a very competitive individual."

Nabers and another teammate called the team soft after their loss to Tampa Bay. Daboll added he wants "to get the ball in Nabers hands and I’ve got to do a better job of getting the ball in his hands early,” the post went on to say. Nabers didn’t have a catch until the Giants were down 23-0 in the second half. The good news from a fantasy angle is this could mean the Giants make sure to get Nabers the ball right out of the gate in Week 13, which is on Thanksgiving Day against the Cowboys. It should be a good matchup for Nabers, but he remains a risky play based on whoever the QB is getting him the ball, which looks to be Tommy DeVito again. He should continue to get his targets, however.

The Colts lost wide receiver Josh Downs to a shoulder injury during Sunday’s loss to the Lions.

Related players: Michael Pittman Jr., Alec Pierce, Adonai Mitchell, Ashton Dulin

Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Downs is considered week-to-week and that he will be a long shot to get cleared to play against New England so it looks like the Colts will be without him in Week 13, according to the post. As the story points out, Downs had three catches for 27 yards before leaving Sunday’s game. He has 53 catches for 594 yards and four touchdowns in 10 games this season.

Giants sticking with Tommy DeVito for another start.

Related players: Drew Lock

The Giants are sticking with DeVito even though they were counting on some of the magic he showed last season - which never came to be against the Buccaneers. The move makes sense as the Giants are on a short week and play at Dallas on Thanksgiving Day. The game is a winnable one for the Giants, and its another chance to see if DeVito can give the offense any kind of spark and perhaps earn a job as a backup next season. DeVito is a risky start even against a Dallas defense that hasn't been very good at times this season.

A quick update on Raiders quarterback Gardner Minshew: he suffered a broken collarbone against the Broncos and is out for the season.

We had just posted the quote from head coach Antonio Pierce, saying it didn’t look good. It turned out it wasn’t good. Minshew looked like he was in a lot of pain after taking the his late in the game. Now we have an understanding of that pain. Desmond Ridder came on in relief and the team is expected to activate Aidan O’Connell this week from injured reserve. The Raiders visit Kansas City on Friday.

Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce said “It doesn’t look good” in regards to the shoulder injury to quarterback Gardner Minshew.

Minshew went down late in the game against the Broncos after taking a sack and looked to be in quite a bit of pain. He’ll undergo further testing to determine the severity of the injury.

Desmond Ridder came on in replacement. He went 5-of-10 for 64 yards and was sacked twice. If Minshew is to miss time, which looks very likely, the Raiders may look to see what they have in the former Falcons quarterback. Vegas is also expected to have Aidan O’Connell back this week. The Raiders are on a short week as they head to Kansas City on Black Friday.

Packers WR Romeo Doubs was ruled out of Sunday’s game against the 49ers with a concussion.

Doubs suffered the injury while attempting a catch in the end zone and landing hard on the back of his helmet. Doubs will not return tonight and it’s almost certain he’ll be ruled out for Thursday night against the Dolphins. If that’s the case, his next chance to return would be the following Thursday against the Lions.

Commanders HC Dan Quinn told reporters Sunday that running back Austin Ekeler suffered a concussion late in Sunday’s 34-26 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

Ekeler took a bit hit late in the game as Washington while returning a kickoff. He was taken to a local hospital. It was a scary-looking scene as Ekeler looked like he was out cold. Medical personnel immediately tended to Ekeler. Here’s hoping Ekeler’s concussion isn’t too serious.

Cowboys list TE Jake Ferguson as out for Sunday’s game vs. Washington due to his concussion.

Related Players: Luke Schoonmaker

This puts Schoonmaker more or less in TE streaming consideration, but there are far better options this week, which puts him low on the totem pole.

Eagles ruled out WR DeVonta Smith (hamstring) for Sunday against the Rams.

Related Players: A.J. Brown, Jahan Dotson, Johnny Wilson, Dallas Goedert

It's a bit of a crapshoot as to who the "WR2" on the offense will be, but now that he's ruled out, Brown and Goedert should get a nice boost to their bottom line. That would lock Goedert into a no-doubt TE1 role in Week 12.

Ladd McConkey (shoulder) is back at Chargers practice today.

Related Players: Quentin Johnston, Joshua Palmer, Derius Davis

McConkey looks like he will suit up, which puts him in a great spot as a fantasy WR2 against the Baltimore Ravens' secondary.

Brock Purdy is NOT practicing as 49ers final session underway in rain before flight to Green Bay.

Related Players: Brandon Allen, Joshua Dobbs

Other 49ers beat reporters had mentioned that Purdy "shut himself down" "mid-practice" on Thursday, which certainly can't be a good sign. All skill position players would take a step down if either Allen or Dobbs ends up playing this weekend, and either would be a QB streaming option for Superflex leagues.

#Lions TE Sam LaPorta (shoulder) is off the injury report and good to go Sunday vs. the #Colts.

Related Players: Brock Wright

LaPorta looks like he'll be a full-go for Week 12, and he gets a Colts defense that ranks 30th in TE aFPA. He should be considered above streaming options as a TE1.

Raiders RBs Alexander Mattison (ankle) and Zamir White (quad) will also be OUT vs Broncos. "[Ameer] Abdullah will be the starter," said LV coach Antonio Pierce

Related Players: Dylan Laube, Sincere McCormick

This is a stay-away situation for any manager who isn't *deeply* desperate this week, as the Raiders play a very good Broncos defense. Ameer Abdullah is an RB3 at best in Week 12.

Rookie WR Malik Nabers is questionable for Sunday.

Related Players: Wan'Dale Robinson, Darius Slayton, Theo Johnson, Tyrone Tracy

Nabers missing this weekend would put a cherry on top of a wild week for the Giants. Tommy DeVito would operate with Robinson as his WR1, which makes him a volume-based target, particularly in PPR leagues, along with Tracy taking more underneath opportunities.

A separate report *did* mention that Nabers plans to play despite the designation, so don't panic quite yet.

D'Andre Swift is questionable to play Vikings with a groin injury, though he was limited Thursday and a full participant on Friday.

Keenan Allen is questionable with an ankle injury. He was limited on Friday, his first day on the participation report.

Related Players: Roschon Johnson, Travis Homer, D.J. Moore, Rome Odunze

Separate reports called Swift "very likely" to play, but this is seemingly a new issue for Allen.

If Keenan were to miss Week 12, it would boost the floor of all pass-catchers, namely Moore, Oduzne, and Cole Kmet. Moore + Odunze would sneak closer to WR2 territory than their low-end WR3 designations they have with a healthy Allen.

Charles Omenihu (knee) and Isiah Pacheco (ankle) won’t play on Sunday, per Coach Reid.

“Just taking it day-by-day,” Reid added.

Related Players: Samaje Perine

It was later reported that Pacheco was "healthy enough" but they're hoping to hold him back one more game with a short week coming up. This makes Hunt a volume-based RB2 in Week 12.

CeeDee Lamb practiced today, per Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy. That’s a good sign.

Lamb (back/foot) was limited in a walkthrough on Wednesday and missed practice on Thursday.

Related Players: Jalen Tolbert, KaVontae Turpin, Jalen Brooks, Ryan Flournoy

Obviously good news for the Cowboys' potential in rolling out an NFL offense in Week 12. The floor is capped for Lamb but we should expect a ton of action funneling his way against the Commanders, which puts him on the WR1/2 fringe.

Panthers coach Dave Canales says running back Jonathon Brooks is good to go Sunday for his NFL debut.

Related Players: Chuba Hubbard

The wait is over, but we're still not certain how much of a role he will play in Week 12, or the rest of the season for that matter. Continue to consider Hubbard an RB2 as we take a wait-and-see approach with Brooks' fantasy relevancy.

Nick Sirianni had no update on WR DeVonta Smith (hamstring), who hasn’t practiced yet this week.

“We’ll see by the end of today.”

On QB Jalen Hurts (ankle), who was limited on Wednesday:

“He’s good to go.”

Related Players: A.J. Brown, Jahan Dotson, Johnny Wilson, Dallas Goedert

It can be a crapshoot when Smith misses time as to who the "WR2" on the offense will be, but if he doesn't get any practice in tomorrow, Brown and Goedert could end up getting a slight boost to their bottom line. That would lock Goedert in to a no-doubt TE1 role in Week 12.

Giants are releasing Daniel Jones.

Related Players: Tommy DeVito, Drew Lock

It looks like it's all up to DeVito and Lock to carry the team toward a top pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. Neither one is particularly exciting in a bad Giants offense, but DeVito is a fine streamer for desperate managers in Week 12.

T.J. Hockenson said this week that "I would expect things to go up" in terms of snaps moving forward. Certainly a possibility Sunday if Josh Oliver (ankle) can't play.

Seifert also noted that Hockenson's snap rate is down at 45.5% after hitting 79.5% last season. The tight end has a decent matchup against the Chicago Bears in Week 12, making him a low-end TE1 option.

49ers pushing quarterback press conference from today’s usual spot to Friday, reflecting fluid situation with Brock Purdy (shoulder) for Sunday’s game at Green Bay. Could be Brandon Allen out of bullpen.

Related Players: Joshua Dobbs

Other 49ers beat reporters had mentioned that Purdy "shut himself down" "mid-practice", which certainly can't be a good sign. All skill position players would take a step down if either Allen or Dobbs ends up playing this weekend, and either would be a QB streaming option for Superflex leagues.

DE DeMarcus Lawrence (foot) worked out on a side field, marking his first on-field action since late September.

LG Tyler Smith (ankle/knee) also worked with rehab group.

No sign of TE Jake Ferguson (concussion).

Related Players: Luke Schoonmaker

It's not looking great for Ferguson's Week 12 availability, which puts Schoonmaker on TE streaming radars (sort of). Schoonmaker should be favored behind far better options, as the Cowboys offense looks disheveled for the rest of the season.

Lions TE Sam LaPorta (shoulder) practiced Thursday

Related Players: Brock Wright

LaPorta looks like he'll be a full-go for Week 12, and he gets a Colts defense that ranks 30th in TE aFPA. He should be considered above streaming options as a TE1.

For a second straight day, Eagles WR DeVonta Smith did not practice today due to a hamstring injury.

Related Players: A.J. Brown, Jahan Dotson, Johnny Wilson, Dallas Goedert

It can be a crapshoot when Smith misses time as to who the "WR2" on the offense will be, but if he doesn't get any practice in tomorrow, Brown and Goedert could end up getting a slight boost to their bottom line. That would lock Goedert in to a no-doubt TE1 role in Week 12.

Cooler weather for Bucs practice today -- Wirfs and Evans practicing again. Still no Zyon McCollum, but Troy Hill and Greg Gaines were practicing today.

Related Players: Sterling Shepard, Jalen McMillan, Trey Palmer

Fantastic news for fantasy managers hanging on to Mike Evans: he should be considered a WR1 option immediately.

“I will be playing on Sunday. Very excited, can’t pass up playing the Packers. I will be out there for sure.”

George Kittle says he’s good to go for Sunday

Related Players: Eric Saubert

Kittle returns to a great matchup against a Packers defense that ranks 26th in TE aFPA. He should be fired up as a high-end TE1 once again.

Per Bears head coach Matt Eberflus: Ryan Bates remains in the concussion protocol. Elijah Hicks (ankle) and D'Andre Swift (groin) won't practice.

Teven Jenkins will be limited.

Related Players: Roschon Johnson, Travis Homer

This is definitely a situation to keep an eye on, as Johnson would have a huge workload if Swift were to miss Week 12. Homer has three rush attempts and zero targets on the year.

Sources: Bucs WR Mike Evans, who has been out since Week 7 with a hamstring injury, is back at practice and is planning to play on Sunday vs the Giants.

A huge boost for Baker Mayfield.

Related Players: Sterling Shepard, Jalen McMillan, Trey Palmer

Fantastic news for fantasy managers hanging on to Evans: he should be considered a WR1 option immediately.

Mike McCarthy said he's hoping Cowboys will get WR Brandin Cooks (knee) back this week.

Cooper Rush will get the start at QB again against the Commanders in Week 12. CeeDee Lamb led the way with 12 targets vs. the Texans, but it was Luke Schoonmaker, who took over after Jake Ferguson left with a concussion, who had 10 targets which was most behind Lamb. The addition of Cooks should help the Cowboys offense in what is a good matchup against the Commanders defense. For the fantasy world, Rush did end up throwing for 354 yards.

Mike McCarthy said Cooper Rush "will be the starter" this week against Washington and a package of plays will be formed for Trey Lance.

McCarthy came out and said he regrets not giving Lance a chance to run the offense in the loss to the Texans on Monday Night, but even after that the team is going forward with Rush in Week 12 against the Commanders. One would have to assume Rush gets the start the following week as well, which is a short week and a game on Thanksgiving Day game against the Giants.

Shanahan said George Kittle was “close” to playing against Seattle and should be able to practice Wednesday.

It's at least a good sign Kittle is expected to practice Wednesday. The hope is he will be ready to go in Week 12. The 49ers play at the Packers, and it's in the later Sunday window so owners will certainly want to pay attention to what kind of work Kittle can get in this week at practice.

With a totally new regime in 2025, it likely means Aaron Rodgers won't be back.

A new GM and new head coach will probably want their own QB, Cimini's post went on to say. Cimini added that Rodgers has a good relationship with Douglas, and last week he advocated for Jeff Ulbrich - and it's hard to imagine him wanting to even be back. The Jets announced Phil Savage, the former general manager for the Browns, will take over as the interim GM.

With the coach fired six weeks ago today, Jets owner Woody Johnson had to find someone else to fire during the bye week.

G.M. Joe Douglas is out, per multiple reports.

The story puts it, Douglas joins coach Robert Saleh as former Jets employees, with the terminations happening during the season. Douglas was 30-64 as the GM of the Jets. It's probably safe to say the Aaron Rodgers experiment may have been the last straw for Douglas. Rodgers and the offense has continued to struggle this season despite recently adding Devante Adams to go with Garrett Wilson and Breece Hall.

Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy acknowledged after Monday night’s 34-10 loss to the Texans that he should have given backup quarterback Trey Lance an opportunity to run the offense.

McCarthy said he should have taken quarterback Cooper Rush out so that Lance could show what he’s capable of doing.

“I think the one thing I should have done at the end, and I just didn’t do, was put Trey in there. I could’ve gotten him a series. That’s one thing that I would second-guess myself on,” McCarthy said. “I didn’t want to get into putting him in for a play or two, because he’s more than a gadget player in my opinion. We had him prepared to take a series, and frankly there at the end I should’ve gave him that series, and I regret not doing that.”

The Cowboys put up just 10 points under Rush in the game. The fact McCarthy is saying this, one can conclude Lance will eventually get his chance. One can also conclude that the team has started Rush over the last two games because Lance hasn't shown much in practice to this point. Still, the Cowboys don't appear to be going anywhere this year and it would make at least some sense to give Lance a chance to run the offense at some point. Lance is worth owning in deeper, two-QB or superflex leagues just in case he can provide any kind of spark. The Cowboys travel to Washington for a Week 12 game in the early, Sunday window. They then host the Giants on Thanksgiving Day in Week 13.

The Cowboys didn’t have many weapons before the game started. They have one fewer now.

The Cowboys have ruled out tight end Jake Ferguson with a concussion.

Related players: Luke Schoonmaker

Ferguson had one catch for 11 yards before departing in the first half. He is their third-leading receiver, behind CeeDee Lamb and Jalen Tolbert, with 43 receptions for 369 yards this season. His status for Week 12 at the Commanders is now in doubt, as a lot of players trend toward missing a week of action after a concussion. Schoonmaker filled in nicely catching six pass for 56 yards on 10 targets. He would make for a potential great replacement if he's still on your wire.

49ers quarterback Brock Purdy injured his shoulder in the 20-17 loss to the Seahawks on Sunday.

Coach Kyle Shanahan told beat reporters that Purdy is day-to-day with shoulder soreness.

Related players: Brandon Allen, Joshua Dobbs

The 49ers will release their first practice report Wednesday so owners will want to keep a close look as the week progresses. Purdy rushed for 40 yards and a diving touchdown on five carries, and he took two sacks and four additional hits in the pocket, the story pointed out. The Niners play in the later window on Sunday at Green Bay.

The Cowboys will have star receiver CeeDee Lamb, who is active. He popped up on the injury report Saturday with a back injury.

Lamb has 59 receptions for 681 yards and four touchdowns this season.

Owners will have to hope for the best with Cooper Rush at QB tonight. Last week Lamb was targeted 10 times, and that should hopefully continue tonight, but the Eagles held him to a line of 6-21-0.

Source: Former Patriots WR Tyquan Thornton is signing with the Chiefs practice squad.

As Rapoport pointed out, it's a fresh start for the former second-round pick from the 2022 draft class who was waived Saturday. Any time the Chiefs make a move on offense it's worth note in terms of fantasy. That's not to say Thornton is going to step in and be a factor anytime soon, but he may be worth a stash in dynasty leagues if he happens to be on your wire.

Packers running back Marshawn Lloyd came down with appendicitis last week after the club opened his 21-day practice window.

Green Bay has now made a roster move with him, activating him off of injured reserve.

Related players: Josh Jacobs, Emanuel Wilson

The story said that does not mean Lloyd, a rookie third-round pick, is going to be ready to play soon. He could be placed on the non-football injury list to recover from his appendectomy. Head coach Matt LaFleur has not given a timetable for Lloyd’s potential return, according to the story added.

After missing Houston’s past five games due to a hamstring injury, Texans WR Nico Collins is considered a full go for tonight’s game vs. the Cowboys.

Schefter added there are no playing time restrictions for Collins as he heads into the game. It's a great matchup against Cowboys too. It looks like he'll be safe to start in fantasy lineups for those who took the chance and waited for him this week.

Panthers expect to get Adam Thielen back this week.

Related players: Adam Thielen, Xavier Legette, Jalen Coker, David Moore

Thielen has missed all this time with a hamstring injury but looks like he'll be back in a game against the Chiefs. The team announced Bryce Young as the starting QB, but either way, it will be tough to trust Thielen in fantasy lineups in his first game back in a tough matchup. Thielen could have some value in deeper leagues if he's still on your wire, but the Panthers may want to get more looks from their younger WRs. It's best to take the "wait-and-see" approach with Thielen this week.

Kevin Stefanski said the short turnaround to Thursday night played a role in RB Nick Chubb only playing 22 snaps against the Saints.

Related players: Jerome Ford

The Browns play the Steelers this Thursday night and the hope would be Chubb is unleashed a bit more. Chubb ran 11 times for 50 yards this past week. Ford had five carries and four catches for 29 yards in the game while Strong had two rushes. Chubb averaged 4.5 YPC, but it might be tough to trust him in a game against the Steelers. There is some hope, though, as the Ravens Derrick Henry did have a 13-65-0 line against Pittsburg this past week. Chubb owners just need to hope his snaps won't be reduced again.

Tyjae Spears in concussion protocol.

Related players: Tony Pollard, Julius Chestnut

Spears was back in action in Week 10 and essentially split the work with seven carries and a team-high 47 yards rushing with three catches for four yards. Pollard out-touched Spears 13-10 in the game. This past week Spears exited early but the running game was held in check. If Spears can't play in Week 12, Pollard would likely lead the way, but it would be a tough matchup against the Texans.

The Raiders made a big change to their offense when they fired offensive coordinator Luke Getsy last week, but they aren’t planning any big moves this week.

Head coach Antonio Pierce said at his Monday press conference that Gardner Minshew will remain the team’s starting quarterback against the Broncos in Week 12. Minshew was 30-of-43 for 282 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception in Sunday’s 34-19 loss to the Dolphins.

Related players: Desmond Ridder, Aidan O'Connell

Pierce said he thought the passing offense was “more efficient” and “more crisp” in Scott Turner’s first week calling the offensive plays, the story said. He added that Minshew did a “good job of managing” the offense and keeping the ball out of harm’s way before being picked off while trying to push for a comeback late in the fourth quarter, the story added. O'Connell won't come off the IR for another week but could very well jump back into the starting role once he's ready to go.

The Cowboys added wide receiver CeeDee Lamb to their injury report on Saturday and listed him as questionable to play against the Texans on Monday night, but it looks like things are trending in the right direction heading into the game.

“We feel really good about it, that he’s gonna be able to play tonight,” Stephen Jones said, via Jon Machota of TheAthletic.com.

Lamb is dealing with a back injury, and Jones said on 105.3 The Fan that there’s a fair amount of optimism about Lamb being available to play, the story went on to say. Of course with no Dak Prescott, Lamb will be catching passes from Cooper Rush, or maybe even Trey Lance. That didn't go well last week against the Eagles, but the Cowboys have another home game against the Texans to try and get on track.

Canales says he “fully expect(s)” Jonathon Brooks to play this week.

Related players: Chuba Hubbard, Miles Sanders, Raheem Blackshear

However, Canales added they still need to go through the week of work. The team doesn't expect Sanders (foot/ankle) to play, after we last saw him get carted off the field in Germany in Week 10. Brooks should back up Hubbard this week against the Chiefs, and it seems likely the team may ease Brooks into action after waiting this long to get him into his first game. It should be a tough go against the Chiefs and with the team likely playing from behind, it seems like Hubbard and Blackshear could see work on passing downs as the Panthers try to play catch-up. It's probably best to take the "wait-and-see" approach with Brooks.

Bryce Young will start at QB vs. the Chiefs, per Panthers HC Dave Canales.

Related players: Andy Dalton

Young has been decent enough to help the Panthers win their last two games, Week 9 over the Saints and Week 10 in Germany over the Giants. In that two-game span Young has thrown for 297 yards with two TDs and just one INT. But it's a much tougher test coming in Week 12 against the Chiefs, and to make it worse KC is coming off its first loss of the season. It won't get much easier for Young after that assuming he remains the starter, hosting the Bucs and then traveling to the Eagles in Week 14. The team gets the Cowboys at home in Week 15 and the Cardinals at home in Week 16 before traveling to Tampa in Week 17 and then to Atlanta in Week 18. It just makes sense for the Panthers to see what kind of progress Young can make for the rest of the season.

After the rookie dominated the backfield touches last week, we assumed Audric Estime might be the Broncos new starting running back going forward.

Related players: Javonte Williams, Jaleel McLaughlin

But, back came Williams in Week 11. It has been a frustrating year for Williams' owners. Williams led the way in carries with nine and rushed for 59 yards and also added a touchdown this past week after all signs pointed to Estime keeping the role he had in Week 10. In Week 10, Williams ran just one time for one yard against the Chiefs while Estime carried 15 times for 53 yards. Estime did carry six times for 16 yards and added three catches for nine yards this past week. The reporter suggested this may be a "hot hand" approach going forward, which doesn't do fantasy owners any good. It's tough to tell when to safely put Williams in lineups, because his low weeks have been pretty low. We'll continue to monitor in hopes for any signs from the team as to how they may handle this situation going forward.

Early prognosis is Falcons WR Darnell Mooney's hamstring injury from Sunday is not serious, per source.

Related players: Ray-Ray McCloud, KhaDarel Hodge

It's certainly good news for a Falcon offense that struggled in Week 11. The team now has a bye in Week 12, so the time off will hopefully be perfect timing for a Mooney Week 13 return. The Falcons host the Chargers in the early slate of games that Sunday. If Mooney has to miss time, McCloud will likely slide in as the team's WR2.

Bucs wide receiver Mike Evans takes the field this morning for a bonus practice.

Related players: Mike Evans, Jalen McMillan, Sterling Shepard, Trey Palmer

Laine reported Evans said he could have pushed to try and play in Week 10 against the 49ers but opted to take the extra time. The Bucs had a bye in Week 11 and Evans said that Week 12 after the bye has always been his target for a return. Evans will be a welcomed addition to the offense as the team sits at 4-6, trailing the first place Falcons who are 6-5. The return of Evans will push the rest of the WRs down the depth chart, likely leaving McMillan and Shepard as the rest of the top three.

Forgotten moment from yesterday in the aftermath of the worst loss in franchise history: Jaguars WR Gabe Davis left the locker room on crutches with his left leg in a brace. Suffered a knee injury during the game against Lions.

Related players: Brian Thomas Jr., Christian Kirk, Parker Washington, Austin Trammell, Tim Jones, Elijah Cooks, Devin Duvernay

UPDATE: It's been reported Davis has a torn meniscus. It hasn't yet been determined if Davis will need a trim or a full repair, according to reports. Pro Football Talk reports Davis would be done for the season needing a full repair. However, with the Jags at 2-9 and coming off a horrible loss to the Lions, there is really no need to bring Davis back. It looks like Thomas will remain the team's top target at WR but with Kirk and Davis now potentially done for the year, Washington moves up the depth chart.

Giants head coach Brian Daboll said that the team would use its bye week to evaluate all options at quarterback and they’ve reportedly made their decision.

According to multiple reports, the Giants will bench Daniel Jones for their Week 12 game against the Buccaneers. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports Tommy DeVito is expected to take over as the team’s starter.

Related players: Drew Lock

This news shouldn't come as a surprise as we detailed last week perhaps the biggest reason the Giants would bench Jones after their bye week - his $23 million injury guarantee. The story speculates no one is likely to trade for Jones after the season, and so it's expected he'll be released by the team at some point. The decision to start DeVito does make some sense as he was a popular player during his 15 minutes of fame last season, and he does at least bring some rushing upside in terms of fantasy. His only value for now comes in deeper two-QB or superflex leagues.

49ers TE George Kittle is not expected to play Sunday against the Seahawks with a hamstring injury.

The team will test Kittle in pre-game but signs are pointing towards him not playing. Kittle is currently expected to return in Week 12 against the Packers. if Kittle can't go, Eric Saubert would get the start at tight end.

Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb was added to the injury report Saturday with a back injury and is questionable for Monday against the Texans.

Head coach Mike McCarthy is optimistic Lamb will play Monday. It’s the latest in a string of injuries for the 3-6 Cowboys. Lamb sounds like he’ll be good to go, but grabbing a player like Jalen Tolbert may not be the worst idea as a potential backup plan.

Texans WR Nico Collins is good to go for Week 11 against the Cowboys.

Collins got in two days of full practice Friday and Saturday and does not have an injury designation for Monday. He was activated from injured reserve last week but was held out for one more game. He’ll make his return for his first game since injuring his hamstring back in Week 5. Collins was leading the league in receiving before his injury so expect he and C.J. Stroud to pick up right where they left off. Collins should be back in WR1 (top-12) territory.

The Jaguars ruled out QB Trevor Lawrence and RB Tank Bigsby for Sunday's game at Detroit.

Related Players: Mac Jones, Travis Etienne, D'Ernest Johnson

We already knew Mac Jones was declared the starter, but Bigsby being out gives a boost to Etienne. That said, he's still a borderline RB2/3 in a bad offense, in a bad matchup.

The Lions ruled out TE Sam LaPorta (shoulder) for Sunday's game vs. Jacksonville.

Related Players: Brock Wright, Shane Zylstra

LaPorta's mediocre sophomore season could have gotten a great boost here against a soft Jaguars defense, but no luck. Brock Wright is an interesting "close your eyes and click" option for very deep leagues.

Seahawks WR DK Metcalf is off Seattle’s injury report and good to go for Sunday’s game against San Francisco.

Related Players: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Tyler Lockett

Great news for fantasy managers and the Seahawks offense, alike. Slot Metcalf in as a WR2, JSN as a WR3, and boost Geno Smith while you're at it.

Vikings QB Sam Darnold (right hand), RB Aaron Jones (ribs) and LT Cam Robinson (foot) are all off the injury report and good to go vs. the Titans.

Related Players: Cam Akers, Ty Chandler

With Jones fully off the injury report, he can be considered an RB2 in Week 11, while Darnold should be benched in place of a QB streamer in almost all formats.

Andy Reid confirmed Pacheco and Omenihu would not play against Bills but JuJu Smith-Schuster is likely to be a go

Related Players: Kareem Hunt, Deandre Hopkins, Xavier Worthy

Hopkins has shown a good connection with Patrick Mahomes right out of the gate, so we should keep him in WR3 territory, even with Smith-Schuster back in the lineup. The other KC WR options are desperation boom/bust plays in Week 11.

Sean McVay said TE Tyler Higbee is "a couple weeks away" from returning from a torn ACL and MCL.

Related Players: Colby Parkinson, Davis Allen

It's hard to say if this will give Higbee enough time to ramp up into fantasy viability, but Parkinson has already started to lose work to Allen. This probably isn't a situation to look at in typical fantasy leagues, but if you have interest in Playoff fantasy leagues and believe the Rams will get to the post-season, Higbee is an interesting name to keep in mind.

Tyron Smith has been ruled out for Sunday. Davante Adams is on track to play.

Related Players: Garrett Wilson, Xavier Gipson, Malachi Corley

Adams had an illness and wrist injury pop up through the week, but it seems like he'll be good to go, which places him in WR2 range as a volume play.

Colts LT Bernhard Raimann (knee) is OUT for Sunday’s game against the Jets, per Indy HC Shane Steichen.

WR Michael Pittman Jr. (back) will play after missing last week’s game.

Related Players: Josh Downs, Alec Pierce, Adonai Mitchell

It's hard to stomach playing any Colts wide receivers this week, but Downs and Pittman can be considered in the WR4 range for desperate fantasy managers.

No practice for Lions TE Sam LaPorta (shoulder) on Friday.

Related Players: Brock Wright

LaPorta's mediocre sophomore season would get a little bit worse if he's forced out of this great matchup against the Jaguars. It's such a good matchup that it likely puts Wright into streaming consideration in (much) deeper leagues. We'll keep an eye on the situation, but give the rest of the Lions pass-catchers a slight bump if the starting TE misses Week 11.

Tee Higgins (quad) is expected to play SNF per Zac Taylor. “We’ll see” with Orlando Brown Jr.

Related Players: Ja'Marr Chase, Jermaine Burton, Trenton Irwin, Andrei Iosivas

Fantastic news for managers who have been holding onto Higgins patiently. If he's good to play in full, we should consider him a WR3, while Chase is still a must-start everywhere.

Dalton Kincaid (knee) WILL NOT play against the Chiefs, Sean McDermott announces on WGR 550.

Spencer Brown (ankle) and Amari Cooper (wrist) are both questionable.

Related Players: Dawson Knox, Khalil Shakir, Mack Hollins, Curtis Samuel

Knox gets boosted up into tight end streamer territory, in a good matchup against the Chiefs, who have been susceptible to the position.

Shakir should be considered an interesting WR3 regardless, but gets a boost to his projections should Cooper miss another week.

Jerod Mayo says Kendrick Bourne is expected to play this weekend.

Related Players: Demario Douglas, Kayshon Boutte, Ja'Lynn Polk, K.J. Osborn

Kendrick Bourne didn't log a snap in the Patriots' 19-3 Week 10 win, as there seems to be a riff between the WR and the coaching staff, or at the very least, he's been pushed all the way down the depth chart. We should continue to see some of the younger guys earn more playing time as the season closes down, but none of them are fantasy priorities until one emerges in the clouded target share.

Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill said Thursday he may undergo surgery on a wrist injury that limited him at practice last week, but any procedure wouldn't be until after the 2024 season ends.

Hill said he first injured his wrist in August, during a joint practice with the Washington Commanders. The injury worsened over the first nine weeks of the season, to a point where Hill was held out of the Dolphins' final two practices of Week 10 and carried a questionable tag into Miami's game against the Los Angeles Rams.

Related Players: Jaylen Waddle, Odell Beckham, Malik Washington

The Dolphins have a very winnable game this week against the Raiders, but we have to consider what the team, and Hill himself, will think about getting the surgery out of the way if they are eventually pushed out of playoff contention. Later in the article Hill mentioned, "It's going to get worse the more I play, but I got to [gut] it out for my team."

Hill is a WR1 this week, but his long-term view for the fantasy playoffs is a little murky right now.

Sources: Chiefs are signing kicker Spencer Shrader off the Jets practice squad and placing kicker Harrison Butker on injured reserve due to a knee injury.

Formerly of the Colts and Jets, Shrader has made both of his attempted field goals and all three of his XPs. He's likely a fine streamer if you missed out on waiver runs.

With kicker Austin Seibert dealing with a hip injury, the Commanders are promoting Zane Gonzalez from their practice squad to kick in tonight’s game vs. the Eagles.

We currently have Gonzalez ranked as our K19.

Mike McCarthy moving away from running back by committee concept, declaring Rico Dowdle the No. 1 RB. “Rico needs to touch the ball,” he said.

Related Players: Ezekiel Elliott, Deuce Vaughn, Dalvin Cook, Hunter Luepke

This is great and all, but the Cooper Rush-led offense looked beyond miserable last week, and it's hard to see how it's going to get much better moving forward. Consider Dowdle a high-floor/low-ceiling RB3 in Week 11.

Jonathan Mingo is expected to make his debut for the Cowboys this week, per MM.

Mingo was inactive last week following the trade to allow time for ramping up.

Related Players: Jalen Tolbert, KaVontae Turpin, Jalen Brooks

We wouldn't expect a ton of action from Mingo fantasy-wise, but it's not as if he has a murderer's row of talent standing between himself and a WR2 role. He can be left on waiver wires in most every format, but might be worth checking to see if he ended up on waiver wires in Dynasty leagues.

Seahawks WR DK Metcalf was a full participant today in practice after missing two games with a knee injury. A sign that he'll be back on Sunday.

Related Players: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Tyler Lockett

Great news for fantasy managers and the Seahawks offense, alike. Slot Metcalf in as a WR2, JSN as a WR3, and boost Geno Smith while you're at it.

Commanders RB Brian Robinson Jr. is off the injury report and good to go against the Eagles.

Related Players: Austin Ekeler, Chris Rodriguez, Jeremy McNichols

Great news for Robinson, who should lead the backfield charge once again in Week 11, though he has a tough matchup against the Eagles front. He should be considered a low-end RB2, with Ekeler falling back into the fringe RB2/3 sphere.

Gardner Minshew will start at QB for Raiders, says coach Antonio Pierce.

Related Players: Desmond Ridder, Aidan O'Connell

Minshew is —quite impressively— the QB38 in FPPG (8.3), with four separate performances under 8 fantasy points. He can remain on benches in all formats.

Anthony Richardson started just 10 NFL games before being benched, but now returns and will be the starter for the rest of the season.

The Colts are adamant they have not given up on him, and coach Shane Steichen noted today he's seen Richardson make strides over the last two weeks.

Related Players: Joe Flacco

Richardson blew up in the fantasy box score in Week 1 (26.1 points, three all-purpose touchdowns) but has been held under 12 points in his five other appearances. He should be kept on benches for now.

Davante Adams is not practicing today, Ulbrich said. He has an illness and some wrist soreness.

Related Players: Garrett Wilson, Xavier Gipson, Malachi Corley, Tyler Conklin

Adams took 13 targets for 31 yards last week, which is definitely enough to make anyone feel ill. He now has 206 yards on 38 targets over his Jets tenure, for a cool 5.42 yards per target. He's definitely getting the volume, but should be considered a moderate WR2 if he suits up.

Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence (shoulder) is out again this week, per coach Doug Pederson. Mac Jones starts again at Detroit.

In Mac Jones' first start, the Jaguars managed only 7 points while the quarterback took 22 pass attempts to reach a 111-0-2 stat line. This is a downgrade to all Jaguars pass-catchers, while Jones is unplayable in fantasy lineups.

Panthers RB Miles Sanders, who was carted off with a foot/ankle injury in Germany, is considered day-to-day after extensive tests and a visit with an expert, sources say.

They want the swelling to go down, and he could miss a little time. But as of now, not considered major.

Related Players: Chuba Hubbard, Jonathon Brooks

Even with the Panthers Week 11 bye week, it's hard to envision much of a role for Sanders moving forward, with Brooks slated to become a part of the offense after the bye. Even if Brooks doesn't see the field, Sanders shouldn't be held on any fantasy rosters right now.

After the game, coach Kyle Shanahan said that, from this point forward, Jauan Jennings will be playing the high-profile X-receiver position that Brandon Aiyuk manned before his season-ending knee injury.

Related players: Deebo Samuel, Ricky Pearsall

Jennings responded with a team-high 93 receiving yards, including 36 yards after the catch, the story pointed out. His 13-yard catch-and-run at the end of the game set up the game-winning field goal. Pearsall, meanwhile, finished second on the team with 73 receiving yards. Jennings played a 58 snaps at WR to lead all the 49ers at the position. Samuel had 48 snaps and Pearsall 41.

Shanahan said George Kittle emerged from the game with “hamstring irritation” that will be monitored throughout the week.

Kittle had just three catches, but each was significant, the story said. Owners will want to monitor this as Kittle has been among the top fantasy TEs this season. The 49ers host the Seahawks in a key division game in the later Sunday window in Week 11.

Edge rusher Bryce Huff (hand) was also listed as a full participant. Linebacker Nakobe Dean (groin), tight end Dallas Goedert (ankle), cornerback Darius Slay (ankle), and wide receiver DeVonta Smith (hamstring) were listed as limited for the second straight day.

Goedert was listed as limited on Monday as well while Smith was listed as DNP. Goedert is dealing with a new ankle injury while Smith has a hamstring issue. Both are expected to play in a key, division showdown Thursday night against the Commanders.

Offensive tackle Brandon Coleman (shoulder), center Tyler Biadasz (ribs/thumb/foot), defensive end Clelin Ferrell (knee), offensive tackle Cornelius Lucas (ankle), offensive tackle Andrew Wylie (shoulder), and running back Brian Robinson (hamstring) are listed as limited.

Related players: Austin Ekeler, Jeremy McNichols, Chris Rodriguez

Robinson has missed three of the last five games, including the last two. He's hoping to play on Thursday night in a division showdown against the Eagles but as of now it's looking like another game-time call. Hopefully we'll know more tomorrow as today was just an estimation.

On Tuesday, Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans was asked about the decision to keep Nico Collins on the bench. He said, via multiple reporters, that Collins did not suffer a setback with his injury and the team simply made a game-time decision to leave him in street clothes.

The Texans activated Collins from injured reserve last Saturday, much to the excitement of his fantasy owners. The story said it was a surprise that the team went ahead with activating Collins, who had missed four games with a hamstring injury, without playing him because he could have remained on injured reserve and practiced with the team for another two weeks before nearing the end of the window to bring him back to the 53-man roster. The hope is Collins is back for Week 11, but it's a Monday night game at Dallas, so owners will have to look to get some good news later this week, or have a backup plan heading into Monday night if he's a game-time call.

Tyreek Hill said he has a torn ligament in the wrist but has been playing through it.

Hill told Salters the wrist really became an issue when he was arrested and taken to the ground by the police earlier this year. He added that the arrest "messed me up" but he wasn't going to let it stop him. For now, it looks like Hill will continue to play through the injury, but the Dolphins are just 3-6 on the season, so it's possible with another loss or two, Hill could get shut down to heal the injury and come back in 2025. Hill only had four targets in Week 10 against the Rams, catching three for just 16 yards, but he did have a touchdown. He also rushed twice for 11 yards.

NFL insider Adam Schefter recently said his 'guess' is Daniel Jones has played his last down for the Giants.

Related players: Drew Lock

The Giants have a bye this week, so it seems like as good a time as any to make a change. Schefter said Brian Daboll's tone changed this week with his comment about evaluating everything after being more firm in the past about Jones being the starter whenever he was asked. Jones has a $23 million injury guaranteed as well, according to Schefter. Schefter compared the Giants situation with Jones to when Russell Wilson, Derek Carr and Jimmy Garoppolo all got benched during the season. Schefter added he would expect Lock to get the start when the Giants are back in Week 12.

The quarterback play has been terrible, and the Raiders are expected to make the change to Desmond Ridder after Gardner Minshew II was benched for a third time this season.

Related players: Aidan O'Connell, Jakobi Meyers, Brock Bowers

O'Connell is expected to miss 4-6 weeks and is on IR. He could return in December based on that timeline, but for Week 11, it looks like the Raiders are going with Ridder against the Dolphins. Ridder was just recently signed off the wire and made his debut in relief of Minshew when we last saw the Raiders in Week 9. Ridder likely won't make an impact as the starter, but the hope is the offense continues to target Bowers at TE and Meyers at WR so their fantasy stock remains steady.

The Chiefs are planning to designate RB Isiah Pacheco and DL Charles Omenihu to return from IR this week.

The 9-0 Chiefs, the last remaining undefeated team, are starting to get healthier. A scary sight.

Related players: Kareem Hunt

Pacheco's return date has been said to be around late November, and we're getting to that point and he seems to be on pace. Pacheco was the team's RB1 before getting hurt. Pacheco will likely be eased back into action, but it will be interesting to see what the Chiefs do with their RBs once they feel Pacheco is back up to speed.

The Panthers have activated WR Adam Thielen from IR.

Related players: Xavier Legette, Jalen Coker, David Moore

Thielen is at the end of his 21-day window to practice and has been dealing with a hamstring injury. It's tough to tell just what the Panthers will do with Thielen in their WR pecking order, but he may very well step right in an be a top target. The Panthers seem like they're trying to get QB Bryce Young to develop with Legette and Coker, but Thielen could also prove to be a nice security blanket for Young. Those looking for WR help may want to make room on your roster for Thielen, especially the deeper the league.

Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott will have surgery tomorrow and miss the rest of the season.

That’s the word from Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who said today on 105.3 The Fan that Prescott is in New York, has consulted with doctors there, and has scheduled the season-ending surgery for Wednesday.

Related players: Cooper Rush, Trey Lance, CeeDee Lamb, Rico Dowdle

Jones said Prescott's, "prognosis is wonderful," so he should be good to go in time for next season, as the recovery timeline is about three months according to the story. The Cowboys announced Rush will get the start in Week 11, but Lance is lingering in the background and could get the call if Rush struggles like he did against the Eagles. So far, it seems like a big downgrade for the Cowboys offense.

Sources: Shane Waldron is out as Bears offensive coordinator.

Related players: Caleb Williams

Thomas Brown is expected to take over. The Athletic reported today the team is also concerned about the regression of Williams now that we've hit the middle of the season. The Bears enter this week ranked 31st in offensive yards despite adding talent like wide receiver Keenan Allen and running back D'Andre Swift to go with D.J. Moore. If there isn't any kind of a turnaround to finish out the season, the Bears could be looking at a major overhaul with the coaching staff.

Mike MacDonald says DK Metcalf is expected to practice Wednesday.

Metcalf suffered a MCL sprain and missed weeks 8 and 9 and is coming off the bye week, so the hope is Metcalf is good to go for Week 11. It will be worth monitoring the injury and practice reports this week. The Seahawks travel to San Francisco in a later Sunday game so owners will at least want to have a plan in place just in case he's a game-time call.

The Dolphins will have star receiver Tyreek Hill when they play the Rams tonight.

Hill is officially active after he was questionable for the Week 10 contest with a wrist injury.

The story added Lisa Salters of ESPN reported on Monday that Hill underwent an MRI that showed a torn ligament in his wrist. Hill noted that he was dealing with a wrist issue during training camp that was aggravated during his detainment by police before Miami’s season opener on Sept. 8.

Sean McDermott says Bills WR Keon Coleman will not play Sunday against Kansas City.

Related players: Khalil Shakir, Mack Hollins, Curtis Samuel

It was possible that Coleman was going to miss multiple weeks of action with the wrist injury and that's now already confirmed. It's the second-straight week Coleman will be out. The Bills are hoping to get back Cooper this week, but if they don't Shakir and Hollins will be the top WRs with Samuel likely also involved. Hollins had a 4-86-0 line with Shakir collecting a 6-58-0 line in Week 10 against the Colts.

The Eagles listed several key players as non-participants in practice on Monday.

Tight end Dallas Goedert (ankle), wide receiver DeVonta Smith (hamstring), cornerback Darius Slay (ankle), and linebacker Nakobe Dean (groin) will be something to keep an eye on heading into Thursday’s game against the Commanders.

As the story pointed out, the listings were just estimations because the Eagles didn’t hold an actual practice a day after beating the Cowboys. The Eagles were fortunate enough to be able to rest a lot of players in the fourth quarter with the game against Dallas mostly under control. Goedert's ankle injury is new after just returning to the lineup. Be sure to monitor practice statuses of both players leading up Thursday night.

The Cowboys are sticking with Cooper Rush as their starting quarterback for Week 11, coach Mike McCarthy said Monday.

Related players: Trey Lance

McCarthy said after Sunday’s disheartening loss to the Eagles that the team would discuss starting Lance against the Texans next Monday night. A day later, McCarthy said sticking with Rush was “definitely” an easy decision because of what Rush has done in the past while replacing Dak Prescott. Rush now is 5-2 as the Cowboys’ starting quarterback, the story pointed out. The Cowboys seemed to have a package of plays for Lance, so it's possible Lance will get in the game in Week 11, but he shouldn't be in fantasy lineups.

Canales said Chuba Hubbard is good to go with his knee.
Miles Sanders is seeing a specialist for foot/ankle injury. That one doesn't sound great.

Related players: Jonathon Brooks, Raheem Blackshear

Hubbard briefly left the game after fumbling the ball while getting twisted up on a tackle. However, Hubbard walked off under his own power and returned to the game on the next possession. Sanders, meanwhile, was carted off with his injury and is probably going to miss time. The Panthers have a bye in Week 11 and one would expect Brooks to make his debut when they return in Week 12. Hubbard is fresh off a signing a big contract but the Sanders injury should allow the team to finally get a look at Brooks. Once Brooks is available, considering Hubbard's contract and Brooks' draft capital, it will be interesting to see how the team divides up work at RB going forward.

Brian Daboll asked if Daniel Jones is still the starting quarterback. Won't say yes. Only that they are "evaluating things."

Related players: Drew Lock

The Giants have a bye in Week 11 so they have some extra time to evaluate what they need to. At least in terms of fantasy, Lock probably doesn't offer much better upside for the Giants and their weapons, so a change at QB doesn't look like it will make a lot of difference for the offense and their weapons. However, it's possible the Giants do stick with Jones for their Week 12 game against the Buccaneers.

Dave Canales still mum on who will start at quarterback when the Panthers return from the bye to play the Chiefs.

Related players: Bryce Young, Andy Dalton

Young has led the Panthers to two-straight wins. The team has a bye in Week 11 and gets back into action Week 12 with a game against the Chiefs. It seems silly not to continue to see what Young can do at this point, but it looks like the Panthers are at least leaving their options open through the bye week.

After Sunday’s loss to the Bills, Colts head coach Shane Steichen said that Joe Flacco will remain the team’s quarterback “until I say otherwise.”

Steichen didn’t say otherwise on Monday. At a press conference, Steichen confirmed that Flacco will get another start when the Colts face the Jets in Week 11.

Related players: Anthony Richardson

The Colts benched Richardson in favor of Flacco two weeks ago and they’ve lost both games since the move was made, the story pointed out. Flacco was 42-of-62 for 451 yards, two touchdowns, and four interceptions in the losses to the Vikings and Bills, the story added. Richardson had his helmet on and looked like he was ready to get back on the field after Flacco threw his second INT early on against the Bills, but the Colts stuck with Flacco. It's a winnable game against the struggling Jets this week, and it looks like the Colts continue to trust Flacco more.

Audric Estime will "continue to get more reps," per Sean Payton.

Related players: Javonte Williams, Jaleel McLaughlin

Payton was encouraged with Estime's play against the Chiefs, the post added, and he was the clear lead back. Williams had just one carry while adding two catches and McLaughlin had two rushes for 12 yards. Estime can be added in any format at this point if he's still on your wire. Payton has continued to say positive things about Estime for a few weeks now, including last week when he said he'd see an increased workload.

Head coach Andy Reid told reporters at his Monday press conference that he believes wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, running back Isiah Pacheco, and defensive end Charles Omenihu are “very close” to returning to action.

According to the rest of the article, Reid said Smith-Schuster is the closest of the three. He’s missed the last three games with a hamstring injury and will try to get on the practice field ahead of the Week 11 trip to Buffalo. The story added Pacheco fractured his fibula in Week 2 and has not been designated for return from injured reserve yet. Other recent reports have said Pacheco could be back by the end of November.

The Ravens added wide receiver Diontae Johnson and running back Keaton Mitchell to the offensive mix over the last couple of weeks and they have eyes on expanding both of their roles in Week 11 and beyond.

Johnson played five snaps last Thursday and caught one pass for six yards in the 35-34 win over the Bengals. Johnson played 17 snaps in his first game after being acquired in a trade with the Panthers and head coach John Harbaugh said he’s in line for more work against the Steelers.

Harbaugh said the team plans to ramp up Johnson for this week's game against the Steelers. Those owning Johnson in fantasy may want to take the wait-and-see approach, however, before putting Johnson back into their lineups. We reported on Mitchell's potential increase in work in another news story here on our site.

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski says Jameis Winston remains the starting QB coming off the bye.

Related players: Dorian Thompson-Robinson

DTR has served as Winston’s backup over the last two games. Even with the Browns struggles this season, Stefanski doesn't seem to be heading toward making another change at QB to see what Thompson-Robinson could potentially do with the offense, according to the story. Winston has had his struggles at times, but there is fantasy upside potential for those planning to start Winston. He's best served as a QB2 option in superflex leagues.

John Harbaugh said the hope is to work RB Keaton Mitchell more into the offense.

Related players: Derrick Henry, Justice Hill

Mitchell was such an electric player a year ago before tearing his ACL in Week 15. The Ravens are still going to give Henry his carries but Mitchell may be able to eat into Hill's workload at some point. Mitchell returned a kick for 30 yards but didn't get any other touches in last week's win over the Bengals on Thursday night. Harbaugh was quoted in the post as seeing a potential three-headed monster, but it's going to be tough to get touches with Henry, Hill and Lamar Jackson all involved in the running game.

Head coach Jerod Mayo said that [a recent] run of events were a sign of the stamp that Drake Maye is already putting on the team.

“Drake has addressed the offense numerous times,” Mayo said, via a transcript from the team. “I think it goes back to now he’s starting to really take control of the offense and the team. When you go out there and you perform at a high level, that’s the first step. The next step is to bring others with you, and I think he’s on his way to doing that.”

The story said Maye addressed the offense after a poor practice on Wednesday. Maye said after Sunday’s game that he stressed that the “little things are adding up and hurting us” while trying to push the team to be sharper, the story said. Maye and the Pats won 19-3 over the Bears this past week. Maye should only have a chance to keep getting better and better as the Pats will put more pieces around him going forward.

Trey Lance’s long wait to get into a game for the Cowboys came to an end on Sunday.

Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy sent Lance into the game for a couple of plays in the third quarter and then put Cooper Rush back into the game, but the team made a lasting change in the fourth quarter. Lance, who was acquired in a trade with the 49ers in the summer of 2023, went 4-of-6 for 21 yards and an interception to close out the 34-6 loss to the Eagles.

Rush was 13-of-23 for 45 yards before being pulled and his ineffectiveness made it inevitable that McCarthy would field questions about starting Lance in Week 11. McCarthy said he wasn’t ready to make any calls, but that would be a topic for discussion on Monday, the story went on to say. Rush has played well in the past when filling in for Dak Prescott but Sunday's game against the Eagles was a struggle for the entire offense. The Cowboys will play the Texans a week from Monday, which gives any quarterback a little extra time to prepare for what the Cowboys hope will be a more competent performance, the story pointed out. For now, playing Rush or Lance should only be considered in the deepest of two-QB or superflex leagues.

Dan Campbell says Sam LaPorta has a sprain in the AC joint.

"He might miss this week" and then they'll see.

LaPorta left the game and didn't return after catching three balls for 66 yards and a TD. Campbell added, according to the post, that the injury isn't something he's worried about. However, it does sound like LaPorta could miss at least a little time. His practice situation will be one to monitor this week, just to hopefully get an idea of what his recovery time might be. LaPorta owners should start thinking about a backup plan now. The Lions have a home game against the Jaguars in the early Sunday window.

Texans WR Nico Collins is inactive for Sunday night against the Lions.

Collins was activated from injured reserve Saturday but was still considered a game-time decision. It looks like the Texans will give him one more week of rest. Tank Dell becomes a solid WR2 as the top option for C.J. Stroud but also continue to expect a heavy dose of Joe Mixon.

Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill is questionable for Monday night against the Rams with a wrist injury.

Hill was added to the injury report Friday. Head coach Mike McDaniel said Hill will play "if his body lets him." This is working towards a game-time decision, exactly what fantasy owners don't want to see with a top player on Monday night. Hill is currently our WR25 for the week.

Texans WR Nico Collins (hamstring) was activated from injured reserve Saturday.

Collins had been out since injuring his hamstring in Week 4. His return Sunday against the Lions is a huge boost to an offense that also lost wide receiver Stefon Diggs for the season. Collins was leading the league in receiving before his injury. Expect the connection between he and C.J. Stroud to pick up right where it left off Sunday.

The 49ers officially activated RB Christian McCaffrey from injured reserve Saturday.

McCaffrey will make his season debut Sunday against the Buccaneers after dealing with Achilles tendinitis since the preseason. McCaffrey isn't quite at the top of the board just yet, but he does slide into the top 10 among running backs this week against a middle-of-the-pack rush defense in Tampa Bay.

Cowboys QB Dak Prescott will undergo season-ending surgery on his injured hamstring.

Prescott will meet with one more specialist early next week but all signs are pointing towards him getting the surgery. He would be out for four months following the procedure.

The Cowboys were hoping to avoid surgery and had delayed placing Prescott on injured reserve but doctors ultimately believed he needs the surgery.

Cooper Rush will now look to help turn Dallas’ season around, starting Sunday against Philadelphia. A loss would drop Dallas to 3-6 and at least four games back in the division with seven to play.

Saints WR Chris Olave (concussion) will be placed on injured reserve Saturday.

The move will keep Olave out for at least four games. However, Rapoport notes that due to the nature of his injury, the Saints being 2-7 and Olave seeing specialists, there is a chance Olave will miss the remainder of the season. This is the second concussion of the season for Olave. The Saints are taking a very cautious approach with one of their top offensive players given his health and the season being lost — the Saints have lost seven straight and fired head coach Dennis Allen this week.

Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb (shoulder) is off the injury report and good to go for Sunday vs. the Eagles.

DE Micah Parsons (ankle) and CB Trevon Diggs (calf/illness) are questionable.

Related Players: Jalen Tolbert, KaVontae Turpin, Ryan Flournoy

With the massive quarterback downgrade, Lamb should be considered a fringe WR1/2, while Tolbert is the only other feasible option, as a top-50 WR in Week 10.

Texans WR Nico Collins, who just returned to practice today after missing a month with a hamstring injury, is listed as questionable for Sunday night vs. the Lions.

Related Players: Tank Dell, Robert Woods, Xavier Hutchinson, Dalton Schultz

Collins has missed multiple weeks, but it would be pretty tough to keep him out of lineups if he suits up. Head into Sunday with the assumption that he should be considered a WR3.

Commanders RB Brian Robinson Jr. (hamstring) is out for Sunday vs. Pittsburgh.

Related Players: Austin Ekeler, Jeremy McNichols, Chris Rodriguez

This turns into a fantastic spot for Ekeler, who should be in consideration as an RB2 with pass-catching upside.

The Eagles injury report is out. Ben VanSumeren is the only one with an injury designation, he’s questionable but was a full participant in Friday’s practice.

Everyone else, including Dallas Goedert, DeVonta Smith and A.J. Brown are good to go against the Cowboys.

The Eagles might win this one by 30. This is a "start 'em if you've got 'em" sort of spot for the entire offense.

No surprise, but Chris Olave is ruled out this week. Still no decision of whether he’ll land in IR, but it’s on the table.

Related Players: Cedrick Wilson, Mason Tipton, Marquez Valdes-Scantling

This WR room is in a bad way right now, filled with names we haven't heard from in years, or possibly, had never heard of. Outside of Alvin Kamara, and likely Taysom Hill, there are not many other options here for fantasy purposes.

JuJu Smith-Schuster won't play Sunday against Broncos for third straight game. No surprise since he didn't practice this week

Related Players: DeAndre Hopkins, Xavier Worthy, Mecole Hardman, Justin Watson

Looks like it'll be another lost week for JuJu, which puts both Worthy (low) and Hopkins (high) on the WR3 radar against the Denver secondary.

Titans QB Will Levis will return to the starting lineup Sunday against the Chargers, coach Brian Callahan said.

Related Players: Mason Rudolph

Levis returns to the field, but he'll do so without DeAndre Hopkins to throw it to. Levis should not be started here in Week 10.

Shane Steichen has ruled out Michael Pittman Jr. (back, finger) for Sunday.

No practice this week for Pitt.

Bernhard Raimann is cleared.

Related Players: Josh Downs, Alec Pierce, Adonai Mitchell

Josh Downs is the only reliable pass-catcher in Indianapolis as it stands, and should be in strong lineup consideration as a WR2 with Pittman on the sidelines.

Todd Bowles said Mike Evans is the only player ruled out — Greg Gaines and Jalen McMillan are the biggest question marks for Sunday vs. 49ers.

Related Players: Sterling Shepard, Trey Palmer, Ryan Miller, Cade Otton

This wide receiver room is on the tipping point of being one of the worst in the league, so hopefully we see McMillan cleared in time. Outside of him, Cotton remains the only pass-catcher we can play with any certainty.

Sean McDermott said that WR Amari Cooper (wrist) and FB Reggie Gilliam (hip) will be questionable vs. the Colts.

Related Players: Khalil Shakir, Mack Hollins, Dalton Kincaid

Keon Coleman has already been declared Out (and will "probably" miss multiple weeks), so it would be quite the blow to the passing offense if Cooper misses as well. Shakir should be locked into WR2 slots in fantasy.

Sean McDermott has ruled out wide receiver Keon Coleman on WGR550

Related Players: Amari Cooper, Khalil Shakir, Mack Hollins, Dalton Kincaid

Still no word on whether Amari Cooper will be playing, but we should see Shakir continue in his role that has seen him hit 7+ targets in three straight games. He's a WR2 in Week 10.

Doug Pederson said it’s trending to Trevor Lawrence not playing Sunday vs. Vikings and Mac Jones would start in his place.

With Lawrence possibly needing surgery (and not playing that well, to boot), Jones can be considered a potential stash for the rest of the season, though that's only appealing in Superflex/2QB leagues.

S Jalen Thompson is a Thursday add with an ankle issue. RB James Conner remains limited with a finger injury.

Related Players: Trey Benson, Emari Demercado

Demercado has seen far more 2024 action than Benson, but you'd have to think the rookie would see more run if Conner misses Week 10. That said, both back-ups will likely be stay-aways in most fantasy formats against the Jets defense.

Pittman DNP again.

Related Players: Josh Downs, Alec Pierce, Adonai Mitchell

Things aren't trending well for Michael Pittman Jr. to see the field in Week 10, but we'll have to watch for Friday practice reports to confirm. Josh Downs is the only reliable pass-catcher in Indianapolis as it stands, and should be in strong lineup consideration regardless of Pittman's status.

Second straight day with no practice for Keon Coleman.

Amari Cooper continues to be limited. Christian Benford fully participating is a good sign.

Related Players: Khalil Shakir, Mack Hollins, Dalton Kincaid

It seems as though Cooper is still dealing with his wrist issue as well, so the Bills might be right back to having an extremely thin WR room once again for Week 10. Consider Shakir a high-floor WR2 if either or both of his teammates miss.

Devonta Smith is here at practice. He didn’t practice yesterday because of a hamstring injury.

Related Players: A.J. Brown, Jahan Dotson

A.J. Brown was also "seen" at practice today, but no report if he was actually participating. With the way it stands now, we are assuming both will be good to go for Week 10, and they should be considered respective WR1 (Brown) and WR2s (Smith).

With Nico Collins still not practicing today and not designated to return from IR, it makes him a long shot to play Sunday night vs. the Texans.

Related Players: Tank Dell, Xavier Hutchinson, Robert Woods, Dalton Schultz

Since the injury to Stefon Diggs, Dell has been the only reliable piece of this receiving corps, and it looks like that will continue for one more week. C.J. Stroud can be benched in place of a streamer for Week 10.

“He’ll be fine,” Liam Coen says of Baker Mayfield’s toe, knowing he’s been limited but will be ready come Sunday afternoon vs. 49ers.

Related Players: Kyle Trask

Looks like Mayfield will suit up, but it's a pretty difficult matchup against the 49ers defense. He should be considered a top-15 option for Week 10.

Ravens RB Keaton Mitchell (knee) expected to be active for tonight’s Bengals game barring unforeseen development, per sources.

Practiced in full this week and ready for his season debut. A jolt of speed in time for rivalry game.

Related Players: Derrick Henry, Justice Hill

We wouldn't expect a ton of usage out of Mitchell here, but it will probably come at the expense of Hill, rather than Henry, if it's a close game. We'll have to see how the backfield splits moving forward, but stashing Mitchell is certainly not a bad idea.

Khalil Herbert will make his Bengals debut on Thursday night against the Ravens, league sources confirmed.

How big of a role could Herbert play? He'll be a compliment to Chase Brown on offense. He could see a few carries and also has experience as a kick returner. Look for him to have a role on special teams too.

Related Players: Trayveon Williams

So it sounds like Herbert will work in as a short-yardage back, leaving a majority of the workload to Brown in Game 1. Herbert doesn't need to be started in Week 10 but odds are good that he'll be in fantasy consideration moving forward. Brown should be locked into lineups in this divisional rivalry.

As Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence (left shoulder) continues to get treatment and weigh options for the future, sources say he’s considered unlikely to play Sunday vs the Vikings.

Lawrence was limited in practice yesterday & coach Doug Pederson was noncommittal about his status.

Related Players: Mac Jones, C.J. Beathard

We're now at the point of possibly fading all fantasy pieces from the Jaguars, who were already one of the lowest-projected teams of the week. Brian Thomas Jr. and Evan Engram are really the only two options here, and their ceilings have been drastically lowered.

Sources: The #Panthers have locked in one of their young stars, agreeing to terms with RB Chuba Hubbard on 4-year, $33.2M contract extension.

He gets a max value of $37.2M with $15M in new fully guaranteed money.

Related Players: Jonathon Brooks, Miles Sanders

The Panthers have decided to ship off Diontae Johnson and sophomore Jonathan Mingo, but their running back room is now set for the near future. It's an interesting decision, and may mean that Brooks coming in and taking over a full snap share is even less likely than it had been trending. Brooks feels unlikely to contribute in a meaningful way to 2024 fantasy rosters.

49ers RB Christian McCaffrey was limited in practice today, but HC Kyle Shanahan said he has had “no pain”, an encouraging sign for his availability Sunday.

Related Players: Jordan Mason, Kyle Juszczyk, Isaac Guerendo

If the 49ers had a commanding lead in the NFC West, there's a pretty good chance they would be more willing to ease CMC back into the gameplan, but at 4-4, they are not really in a position to mess around here. If McCaffrey is good to go, we should consider him an RB1 in Week 10.

Ravens ruled out TE Isaiah Likely for Thursday night’s game vs. the Bengals and list RB Keaton Mitchell as questionable.

Lamar Jackson is off the injury report and expected to start.

Related Players: Mark Andrews

Andrews has (re)solidified himself as the TE1 on the team, though he's still not quite as consistent as we would have liked after taking him as a top-3 option. He should be considered a low-end TE1 for TNF.

Bengals are listing WR Tee Higgins as doubtful for Thursday night’s game against the Ravens.

Related Players: Ja'Marr Chase, Andrei Iosivas, Mike Gesicki

The biggest storyline from this continued time off has been Gesicki, who is a fantastic TE streamer once again in Week 10, should Higgins end up missing.

Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence will be limited in practice today due to what Doug Pederson is calling an upper body injury. Pederson said it’s too early to say if Lawrence will play Sunday.

Related Players: Mac Jones, C.J. Beathard

The Jaguars are beat up all over the field in what has quickly circled into a lost season. Brian Thomas Jr. can still be in lineup consideration, but outside of him and TE Evan Engram, this is a situation to avoid.

Sean McDermott said that WR Keon Coleman won't practice on Wednesday and that it could be "more than just this week," but that they are still evaluating. He is not ruled out for this week's game vs. the Colts.

Related Players: Amari Cooper, Khalil Shakir, Mack Hollins, Dalton Kincaid

It seems as though Cooper is still dealing with an issue as well, so the Bills might be right be to having an extremely thin WR room once again for Week 10. Consider Shakir a high-floor WR2 if either or both of his teammates miss.

Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins (quad) still isn’t practicing, putting his availability for Thursday Night Football in doubt.

Related players: Ja'Marr Chase, Andrei Iosivas, Jermaine Burton, Trenton Irwin, Mike Gesicki

Higgins missed practice all of last week and did not play in Sunday’s win over the Raiders, the story pointed out. With Higgins out and Burton also out last week, Chase, Iosivas and Irwin were the top WRs, but Gesicki had a big game from the TE position and could be a top target again. The Bengals play on Thursday night at the Ravens.

Lamar Jackson will be playing Thursday night, Ravens coach John Harbaugh said.

The post said Harbaugh declined to say why Jackson didn't practice Tuesday. Regardless, Jackson is good to go for Thursday night football, which is a home game against the Bengals.

Vikings K Will Reichard, one of the NFL's best, is headed to IR.

Related players: John Parker Romo

The Vikings are signing Romo, the post went on to say. Romo is a former undrafted free agent with the Saints. The post added Romo was with Minnesota this offseason and will now make his debut.

Tight end Erick All and running back Zack Moss have been placed on injured reserve. All will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL and Moss is expected to miss extended time with a neck injury.

Related players: Chase Brown, Khalil Herbert, Trayveon Williams

With Moss out, the Bengals made a move for Herbert who should take over as the team's RB2 behind Brown and give the team some depth with Williams.

According to multiple reports, they have acquired Mike Williams in a deal with the Jets. They will send a 2025 fifth-round pick to the AFC East club.

Related players: George Pickens, Calvin Austin III, Pat Freiermuth

Williams tore his ACL while playing for the Chargers in 2023 and signed a one-year deal with the Jets this offseason. He had 12 catches for 166 yards in the first nine weeks of the season, but his most notable moment with the team came when quarterback Aaron Rodgers said Williams ran the wrong route on a pass that was intercepted to seal a loss to the Bills in Week 6, the story went on to say. It remains to be seen what Williams can be with the Steelers at this point. If all goes right, Williams' upside could be a WR2 role once he's up to speed, but even then he's likely a third option behind Pickens and Freiermuth.

According to multiple reports, Dallas is acquiring second-year receiver Jonathan Mingo from Carolina.

Related players: Adam Thielen, Xavier Legette, Jalen Coker, David Moore, CeeDee Lamb, Brandin Cooks, Jalen Tolbert

The Cowboys will receive Mingo and a 2025 seventh-round pick for a 2025 fourth-round pick. Mingo, 23, was a second-round pick last season, catching 43 passes for 418 yards. But he has been largely phased out of the offense in 2024, catching just 12 passes for 121 yards in nine games — despite being on the field for 56 percent of the club’s offensive snaps. Mingo has not had a catch since the Oct. 13 loss to Atlanta, and that was for just 1 yard. He’s received four targets over the last two games, the story went on to say. In Carolina, Legette should remain the team's top target. Thielen could end up getting moved today as well, but is due back soon. Coker should get WR2 looks for the rest of the season. Meanwhile in Dallas, Lamb is banged up but has a chance to play in Week 10. Mingo could eventually climb up as the WR2 if he can pass Tolbert, but this change of scenery could at least leave him as the team's WR3 in the immediate future once he gets up to speed. Coker has already been a popular pickup, but if Mingo is on your wire he may be worth adding with the hope his value goes up, mostly in deeper leagues.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on 105.3 The Fan said it's likely that QB Dak Prescott (hamstring) will be moved to injured reserve.

Related players: Cooper Rush, Trey Lance

This could be the final dagger in the Cowboys season. Rush will play this week in a home game against the Eagles, but at this point the Cowboys have nothing to lose, and could use this time to take a look at Lance. Both Rush and Lance are worth adding if you play in deeper, two-QB or superflex leagues.

Running back Khalil Herbert is on to Cincinnati.

Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that the Bengals have agreed to a trade with the Bears that will add Herbert to their backfield for the rest of the season. A 2025 seventh-round pick will go back to the Bears as compensation.

Related players: Chase Brown, Zack Moss, Trayveon Williams, D'Andre Swift, Roschon Johnson, Travis Homer

Moss is dealing with a neck injury and there is no timetable for his return, we reported on Monday. So the Bengals needed help at the position. Herbert should slide in as the team's RB2 behind Brown, who is the clear RB1. Meanwhile in Chicago, Johnson becomes an interesting fantasy addition as the team's clear RB2 behind Swift. Swift started slow this season, but has come on as of late, however, Johnson could see his value climb and is probably worth adding off the wire if you have the room.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes injured his ankle while throwing a touchdown pass on Monday night, but he stayed in the game and said afterward that he’s fine.

“Definitely scary,” Mahomes said. “I think it hurt more, just because it’s the same ankle I rolled last week, so it scared me a little bit, but once I took a breath and calmed down a little bit, it ended up not being too bad. We went in there, got a re-spat and went back on the football field.”

Related players: Carson Wentz

Mahomes said he had to argue with both the trainers and coach Andy Reid to assure them he was fine, the story said. Mahomes added he wanted to jog off the field but wasn't allowed. It was a scary moment for fantasy owners who saw Mahomes throw for three TDs in the game. And, his stock seems to be on the rise with the addition of WR DeAndre Hopkins. Mahomes seems like he'll be good to go, but if anything, this is maybe a reminder for Mahomes' owners to back him up on rosters by adding Wentz, especially in deeper, two QB or superflex leagues.

Head coach John Harbaugh told reporters Monday that Keaton Mitchell (knee) has a chance to play in Thursday night's matchup against the Bengals, Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic reports.

Related players: Derrick Henry, Justice Hill

Mitchell tore his ACL in Week 15 last year but has been practicing fully since last week. He didn't play in Week 9 but could get the call in Week 10. We all remember how explosive Mitchell was last year and eventually had stand-alone fantasy value despite not being a bell cow type back. He probably won't be that this season either with Henry leading the way and Hill also showing he's productive. Mitchell will also likely be eased back in the lineup at least to start, but at some point Mitchell could perhaps take over Hill's workload if he can prove to be as dynamic as he was a year ago.

The league has flexed the Super Bowl III rematch between the Colts and Jets out of prime-time in Week 11. Taking its place will be Bengals-Chargers.

The Colts at the Jets game is now an early game that Sunday with Bengals-Chargers moving to the Sunday night game.

WR Amari Cooper, CB Christian Benford and FB Reggie Gilliam are all considered day-to-day, according to Bills head coach Sean McDermott.

It was a surprise that Cooper was inactive leading up to Week 9. Cooper did log limited sessions last week, so owners will want to pay close attention to this week's practice reports to see if Cooper can get in a full session. The good news for owners is Cooper and the Bills play an early Sunday game at the Colts, so owners should know in plenty of time to adjust their lineups based on Coopers game status.

In his Monday news conference, head coach Raheem Morris said receiver Drake London (hip) and defensive tackle Grady Jarrett (Achilles strain) are both considered day-to-day.

It's good news for London and his fantasy owners as the day to day tag gives him a chance at playing in Week 10. The Falcons will visit the Saints in an early Sunday game, so it's a potentially great matchup for London if he can get on the field. It will be worth monitoring London's status this week, and Morris went on to say via the story it could be a pain tolerance issue and the team would know more by Thursday.

Eagles WR A.J. Brown is considered “day to day”.

As Schefter said, it's a big sigh of relief for the Eagles, and Brown's fantasy owners, after Brown left the team's game with a knee injury against the Jaguars. Brown missed time earlier this season with a hamstring injury. While he may not be a lock for Week 10, a later Sunday game at the Cowboys, the day to day status at least gives him a shot at playing this week.

Colts HC Shane Steichen: Joe Flacco starts at QB vs. Buffalo on Sunday.

Related players: Anthony Richardson

Flacco struggled again in Week 9, going 16 for 27 for 179 yards and an INT. The Colts defense scored their only touchdown of the game. This week the Colts host the Bills, so it won't get any easier for Flacco and the Colts offense. From a fantasy angle, Flacco was last productive back in Week 6 in a 20-17 win over the Titans when he threw for two touchdowns but still only had just 189 yards passing.

Lions WR Jameson Williams had his 2 game suspension lifted and he has officially been reinstated.

Detroit went 2-0 with him out of the lineup, and now get the big play speedster back, the post went on to say. While Williams was suspended, another story broke about a concealed weapon charge, so Williams may not be out of the woods yet as far as missing time. Williams will be good to go for Week 10 which is a Sunday night game at the Texans.

Running back Christian McCaffrey is back on the practice field with the 49ers.

Videos from reporters showed McCaffrey on the field Monday, but any word on his participation level won’t come until Wednesday’s injury report is released.

Head coach Kyle Shanahan said last week that the plan was for McCaffrey, who has missed the entire season with an Achilles injury, to spend the bye week ramping up his work before joining the team at practice this week. That plan did not change and the 49ers officially opened his window to return on Monday, the story went on to say. McCaffrey can practice for the next 21 days before the team would reach a deadline to activate him, but Shanahan indicated that the hope was to have McCaffrey available against the Buccaneers in Week 10 the story added.

Per Adam Schefter of ESPN, CeeDee Lamb has a sprained AC joint. The injury is not considered serious and Lamb has a chance to play against the Eagles in Week 10.

Related players: Jalen Tolbert, KaVontae Turpin, Jalen Brooks

Lamb was injured in the first half of Sunday’s loss to the Falcons. But Lamb played through the issue, finishing the game with eight catches for 47 yards, the story pointed out. So the hope is Lamb is good to go in Week 10, which is a later Sunday game vs. the Eagles. The Cowboys, of course, will be without Dak Prescott and will have to go with Cooper Rush at QB. Lamb should remain a target hog if he plays, but it could be another tough go against an Eagles defense that has played well as of late.

Cowboys QB Dak Prescott’s hamstring injury was worse than initially feared. He is expected to miss multiple weeks, sources tell me and Tom Pelissero.

Related players: Cooper Rush, CeeDee Lamb, Rico Dowdle

Some thought it would initially be a short-term injury, but that doesn't appear to be the case. It's a big blow for the Cowboys who were already struggling this year, but Rush at QB likely won't help the overall passing game, and it's a downgrade for Lamb owners as well. The Cowboys could try and play a little more a ball-control offense, but their run game is among the worst in the league. The Cowboys will host the Eagles this week who have been on a bit of a roll defensively.

And Zac Taylor also said RB Zack Moss is out indefinitely due to his neck injury.

Related players: Chase Brown, Trayveon Williams

With Moss out, Brown looks to be the team's RB1 going forward, and has been backing it up with RB1 numbers as well. Look for the team to ride Brown, but Williams now enters the picture as the team's RB2.

Bengals HC Zac Taylor said TE Erick All Jr. suffered a torn ACL.

Related players: Mike Gesicki, Drew Sample

All was making a name for himself the first half of the season, at least as an up-and-coming player. Gesicki, however, has been hot lately, too. But the future looks to be All at the TE position for the Bengals.

Mason Rudolph has started the last three games while Will Levis recovers from a right shoulder injury, but Callahan has said that Levis will still be the starter once he is healthy enough to play. Callahan reiterated that at his Monday press conference and said that he expects Levis to do more work at practice in the coming days ahead of a possible return to action against the Chargers.

“I’m hopeful this is the week,” Callahan said.

Rudolph was 20-of-33 for 240 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception in Sunday’s overtime win over the Patriots. He’s 67-of-111 for 721 yards, four touchdowns, and four interceptions in his three starts will Levis out. The Titans will visit the Chargers in a later Sunday game in Week 10.

Broncos coach Sean Payton said he expects to use RB Audric Estime more down the stretch.

Related players: Javonte Williams, Jaleel McLaughlin

After his big performance a couple of weeks ago, Williams hasn't really been able to produce consistent results. Now the Broncos are saying Estime could see more work. It seems like the Broncos are looking for hot hand at RB, it's just that no one is really stepping up. It looked like Williams was going to be that guy but he struggled in Week 9 with 42 yards on 12 carries. Williams did get 42 yards on two catches as well. Estime will still be a risky fantasy play until we see more consistent work, however.

Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, the Falcons believe receiver Drake London suffered a hip pointer during Sunday’s win over the Cowboys.

Related players: Darnell Mooney, Ray-Ray McCloud, Casey Washington

London went down in the first half and did not return. He’s set to undergo further testing on Monday, but if it is a hip pointer, it’s not a long-term issue, the story pointed out, which is good news for owners. The Falcons get a nice matchup at the Saints in Week 10, in what is an early Sunday game so owners should have time to plan around London's availability. The Falcons do have their bye week coming up in Week 12.

Raiders HC Antonio Pierce said he wouldn't name a starting QB moving forward.

Related players: Gardner Minshew, Desmond Ridder, Aidan O'Connell, Carter Bradley

The Raiders are fresh off firing some coaches to start the week, including their OC Luke Getsy. Pierce hasn't yet decided on a play caller, and so an announcement at QB may come after that decision. The Raiders have a bye in Week 10 so they will have some time to sort everything out. With O'Connell on IR, there isn't much reason to stick with Minshew, however the team just recently signed Ridder, so it's possible he gets a chance with the offense once the team is back in action in Week 11.

Bills rookie WR Keon Coleman will have tests done on his wrist today. Stay tuned.

Related players: Amari Cooper, Khalil Shakir, Curtis Samuel, Mack Hollins, Josh Allen

With Cooper missing Week 9, the Bills could find themselves even more short at WR as they enter Week 10, which is an early Sunday game at the Colts. If Coleman has to miss time, it should mean more targets for Shakir, Samuel and Hollins, depending on Cooper's status going forward.

Cowboys QB Dak Prescott will have an MRI on his hamstring.

Related players: Cooper Rush, Trey Lance

Rapoport said there's a possibility Prescott will have to miss time with the hamstring injury, but if there is any way he can play - he will. We'll have to wait until later today to find out the results of the MRI, but those who start Dak at QB in their fantasy lineups may want to start coming up with a backup plan now, just in case. The Cowboys play a key game in Week 10 at home against the Eagles. It's further complicated for fantasy owners by the later Sunday start time.

Head coach Kevin Stefanski told reporters after the game that Jameis Winston remains the team’s starter.

Related players: Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Bailey Zappe

Winston finished the game 26-of-46 for 235 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions. He was also sacked six times. All three of Winston’s interceptions came in Chargers territory, the story pointed out. The Browns have DTR and Zappe waiting in the wings, but neither would bring the upside Winston brings to the offense. Unfortunately with Winston, fantasy owners will get the downside too, much like in Week 9.

The Saints have fired coach Dennis Allen after a humbling loss to the Panthers.

Darren Rizzi is expected to be named the interim coach, according to reports. The Saints started the season hot, rolling the Panthers win Week 1, to no one's surprise, but then doing the same to the Cowboys in Week 2, which opened a lot of eyes at the time. Since then, the team has slipped to 2-7 with seven-straight losses. There have been injuries to key players along the way, like QB Derek Carr and WRs Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed. But a loss to the same Panthers team they blew out in Week 1 seemed to be the last straw for Allen. The Saints host the Falcons and Browns over the next two weeks before a bye in Week 12.

Sources: The Raiders fired offensive coordinator Luke Getsy.

The team also fired QB coach Rich Scangarello and offensive line coach James Cregg, according to NFL.com. The site also said former Washington offensive coordinator Scott Turner, the current passing game coordinator, is a logical candidate to take over at as the OC. Las Vegas has its bye coming up in Week 10.

Sources: Eagles WR A.J. Brown, who left Sunday’s game with a knee injury, avoided anything serious and is expected to be fine.

There wasn't a lot of talk about Brown and his knee injury after the game which left many wondering just how serious Brown's injury could be. But this report is certainly good news. We'll have to monitor Brown's practice status this week. The Eagles are at the Cowboys in Week 10 in what is a later afternoon game.

Rams WR Puka Nacua was ejected from Sunday’s game against the Seahawks for throwing a punch.

Following Matthew Stafford’s interception, Nacua threw a punch at Seahawks cornerback Coby Bryant, who shoved him during the run back by Riq Wooten. Nacua was given an unsportsmanlike penalty and the referees deemed it worthy of an ejection. Nacua is the second player in this late window to be thrown out, joining Lions safety Brian Branch.

Cowboys QB Dak Prescott left Sunday's game against the Falcons with a hamstring injury.

Prescott is done for the day. Cooper Rush is now tasked with trying to rally the Cowboys in the fourth quarter. Prescott went 18-of-24 for 133 yards and a touchdown. He was sacked three times. We'll keep an eye on Prescott throughout the week with a key game coming up in Week 10 against the Eagles.

Falcons WR Drake London left Sunday's game against the Cowboys with a hip injury and was later ruled out for the remainder of the game.

London hurt his hip on his touchdown catch in the first quarter. After going up to make the catch, he landed on his side and began mentioning pain in his hip. London had two catches for 27 yards and that touchdown.

Saints WR Chris Olave was carted off the field Sunday against the Panthers and was later ruled out with a concussion.

Olave took a hard hit from Panthers safety Xavier Woods and it wasn't long before he was ruled out for the remainder of the game. Woods was flagged for unnecessary roughness as a result of the play. Olave was taken to a local hospital but the good news is he has movement in all of his extremities.

Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott will be inactive for Sunday’s game against the Falcons due to disciplinary reasons.

Elliott will not even travel with the team to Atlanta. The Cowboys elevated Dalvin Cook from the practice squad to help fill out the depth chart. With Elliott out, Rico Dowdle is in line for an increase in work, though it is a tough matchup against one of the better run defenses in the league this season in Atlanta. Dowdle is an RB3/Flex while Cook is a deeper-league option and maybe a bit of a desperation play.

Patriots QB Drake Maye cleared concussion protocol and will play Sunday against the Titans.

Maye suffered the concussion last week against the Jets on a hit by linebacker Jamien Sherwood that landed the defender a fine. The Titans usually sport one of the better defenses but cornerback L’Jarius Sneed will not play. Still, given the worries about the offense, Maye ranks outside our top 25 quarterbacks this week.

The Rams are expected to have WR Puka Nacua (knee) available for Sunday’s game against the Seahawks.

Nacua suffered a knee injury during practice this week but the injury was not expected to be considered serious. According to Russini, Nacua is on the team plane to Seattle. If Nacua can go, he will be one of the better fantasy options. He is currently WR18 on our board in a pretty favorable matchup against the Seahawks.

Titans RB Tyjae Spears is listed out for Sunday’s game on Tennessee’s injury report.

RB Tony Pollard is listed as questionable.

WR Calvin Ridley is off the injury report.

Related Players: Julius Chestnut

It looks like this could be the Chestnut show, but we won't know until Sunday. If that is the case, this is a situation we should save for DFS contests, not necessarily in redraft lineups.

Commanders RB Brian Robinson Jr. (hamstring) is officially questionable for Sunday's game vs. the Giants.

Related Players: Austin Ekeler, Jeremy McNichols

This is a separate injury than Robinson (knee) was dealing with a couple of weeks ago, so this is unlikely just a flare-up. If BRob misses Week 9, consider Austin Ekeler a fringe RB2/3 with McNichols operating as a desperation flyer.

Seahawks WR DK Metcalf (MCL sprain) has been ruled out for Sunday.

Related Players: Jake Bobo, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Tyler Lockett

Metcalf was sorely missed in Week 8, when no other receivers were able to step up outside of JSN going 6-69-0. Lockett, in particular, was a regrettable fantasy start, while Geno Smith had only 212 yards and zero touchdowns for the first time all season. Smith-Njigba is the only reliable part of the passing attack (along with Kenneth Walker) this week.

Chiefs say that OT Ethan Driskell (illness) will return to practice Friday, as will CB Nazeeh Johnson (concussion). Kansas City says it will see where Johnson is at with an update post-practice.

WR JuJu Smith-Schuster (hamstring) will once again be sidelined — he's likely to be down this week.

Related Players: DeAndre Hopkins, Xavier Worthy, Mecole Hardman, Justin Watson

Looks like it'll be another lost week for JuJu, which puts both Worthy and Hopkins on the WR3 radar against the Tampa Bay secondary.

Still no TE Dallas Goedert (hamstring) or CB Darius Slay (groin) at Eagles’ Friday practice.

Looks like neither will go for Sunday’s games vs. the Jaguars.

Related Players: Grant Calcaterra

It's looking like another Calcaterra week, which can be ignored in nearly all fantasy formats. Calcaterra crested 50 yards last week but delivered a 1-5-0 line back in Week 7. If Goedert is somehow cleared before Sunday, he is *very* startable against a soft Jaguars defense.

Tee Higgins and Orlando Brown Jr. will be listed as doubtufl on the Bengals injury report vs. the Raiders.

Related Players: Ja'Marr Chase, Andrei Iosivas, Trenton Irwin, Jermaine Burton, Mike Gesicki

If Higgins misses more time, expect Chase's target share to skyrocket, while Iosivas would once again be an interesting deep-league Flex play option, while Gesicki returns to TE streamer range. It's worth mentioning that rookie Jermaine Burton has been seeing more of the field, with Joe Burrow commenting on his performance throughout the week.

Mike Macdonald on @KIRONewsradio on DK Metcalf's (knee) potential return in Week 9: "Unfortunately it's still a little bit cloudy on what's going on on that front. I know he's trying like heck to get out there as soon as he can, but we're still taking it day by day."

Related Players: Jake Bobo, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Tyler Lockett

Metcalf was sorely missed in Week 8, when no other receivers were able to step up outside of JSN going 6-69-0. Lockett, in particular, was a regrettable fantasy start, while Geno Smith had only 212 yards and zero touchdowns for the first time all season. If Metcalf gets cleared in time, put him back in WR2 consideration.

The reigning NFL MVP is back: Lamar Jackson just walked onto the practice field.

Jackson has missed the past two days with back and knee injuries.

On Friday, Jackson returned to practice, which is an encouraging sign for the Ravens heading into Sunday’s game vs Broncos.

Related Players: Josh Johnson

This would have been a huge blow to the Ravens' offense, and, obviously, fantasy teams that have been basking in glory since grabbing him during drafts. If he's cleared ahead of Sunday, consider him a possible overall QB1 once again.

Tyrone Tracy Jr. is progressing again today. Barring an unexpected setback, the Giants’ top RB is expected to be cleared from the concussion protocol and start Sunday

Related Players: Devin Singletary, Eric Gray

This is fantastic news, as Tracy has been killing it with his recent heightened role. Over the last four games, he has handled 75 opportunities and produced RB13 numbers (15.0 half-PPR points per game). Fire him up as an RB2 once again.

Tyreek Hill (foot) is expected to play Sunday vs the Bills

Jevon Holland is doubtful — McDaniel said he’s “pessimistic” about Holland’s chances

Related Players: Jaylen Waddle

With Tyreek looking like a full-go, and Tua Tagovailoa back under center, he should be considered a top-10 option in basically any matchup.

Bills coach Sean McDermott said that LB Terrel Bernard should be good to go for Sunday's game.

WR Amari Cooper, WR Curtis Samuel and CB Christian Benford will be listed as questionable.

Related Players: Khalil Shakir, Keon Coleman, Mack Hollins, Dalton Kincaid

Cooper's second game in a Bills uniform was a bit of a letdown, considering his 4-66-1 stat line in limited action the week before. Shakir and Coleman are nice WR3 options this week, with a slight bump to their floors if Cooper were to miss.

Doug Pederson says Brian Thomas Jr is a game-time decision vs. Eagles.

"He's not going to be 100%, but no one is at this time... we also don't want any set backs."

Travis Etienne is "another one who is probably a game-time decision."

Related Players: Tank Bigsby, Parker Washington, Tim Jones, Evan Engram

In a follow-up tweet, O'Brien mentions that Gabe Davis is also a game-time decision, so the Jaguars offense is in abject ruin right now. Engram might very well get 12-15 targets in Week 9, while Tank Bigsby should have a locked-in workload as well.