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After only seeing 11 carries and 13 touches in Dallas' Week 1 loss at Tampa Bay, the Cowboys are hoping to give Ezekiel Elliott at least 20 touches and get him back to his normal workload in Week 2 against the Chargers.

Elliott played 70 of 83 snaps against the Buccaneers, so the Cowboys have him on the field, so that won't be an issue. It's about getting him back to a full workload. Week 16 of last season was the last time Elliott had over 20 touches, when he totaled 23 against the Eagles. Zeke is currently our No. 12 running back in half-PPR.

49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters Friday that rookie QB Trey Lance should be active Week 1 at the Detroit Lions. Lance has been recovering from surgery to repair a chip in his finger.

Related Player: Jimmy Garoppolo

Shanahanigans for Week 1! A brief reprieve from them was in store with Lance hurt, but now there is the probability that he can get worked in with Week 1 starter Jimmy Garoppolo. It may be best to avoid both Week 1.

49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo told reporters Wednesday he was starting Week 1 when San Francisco travels to Detroit to take on the Lions.

"Now it's official. I guess," Garoppolo said.

49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan is unsure if Trey Lance (finger) will suit up Week 1.

Jimmy G gets the opportunity to show if he can hold off Lance as the 49ers QB. A road game against the Lions defense helps, but anything less than a complete performance could lead to Garoppolo's removal from the starting job.

Trey Lance wasn’t sporting a splint on his injured right index finger Monday, but the rookie quarterback still wasn’t throwing a football six days before the 49ers’ season opener at Detroit.

Related players: Jimmy Garoppolo, Nate Sudfeld

As the story puts it, that wasn’t quite the progress the 49ers were hoping to see. Head coach Kyle Shanahan said last week they hoped he could return to full practice Monday after he suffered a small chip of a bone in his finger during the preseason finale against the Raiders on Aug. 29. Lance participated during individual drills Monday by practicing his dropback and footwork but not making throws. He did grip a football, which he did not do last week, during a drill near the start of practice, the story went on to say. Garoppolo, at this point, looks like he's a safer play. Lance was expected to at least play a handful of plays, according to the story, but if he can't get back to practice that wouldn't be a lock. Sudfeld is the team's third QB.

Cowboys QB Dak Prescott told reporters today that he is ready to play Week 1 at Tampa Bay. Prescott said he has no limitations.

The word out of Cowboys camp the whole time was Prescott needed to rest and that his shoulder was fine after a follow-up MRI. Prescott telling reporters he is good to go without coaches refuting his statement is great news. Prescott is John Paulsen's QB3 heading into the 2021 season.

Texans cut WR KeKe Coutee.

A name that has fluttered on the depth chart now officially out in Houston.

Related players: Brandin Cooks, Nico Collins, Chris Conley

The release of Coutee is a bit of a surprise considering the Texans aren't necessarily loaded at the position. Outside of Cooks, a lot of playing time and targets will be up for grabs and among them should be Collins and Conley at this point.

49ers’ QB Trey Lance has a small "chip" in his finger and is expected to miss about a week, per HC Kyle Shanahan.

Related players: Jimmy Garoppolo

This may quiet the rotating QB talk for a bit at least. Other outlets say it's a microchip injury in one of his fingers, but the team didn't indicate which finger it is. The injury is considered worse than a jammed finger, according to Shanahan. He can't take snaps right now but the hope is he'll be back next Monday.

“Whether it’s in their mind or not, that’s up to them,” HC Kyle Shanahan said. “But we’ve got two guys who can play. And we’ve been doing it in practice a little bit, wanted to do it out there in the game. And I think it’s always going to be an option.”

Related players: Jimmy Garoppolo, Trey Lance

The basis of the story was it was fun to watch. The players were interviewed and agreed it was fun. But realistically both would probably rather play every snap and be the QB1 vs. alternating play-to-play, like was done at times against the Raiders in preseason Week 3. It's also not fun for fantasy owners wondering who to plug in lineups week-to-week. Because Shanahan said this could be an option, fantasy owners may have to wait this out a little bit before inserting either QB into their Week 1 starting lineups. At this point, maybe the 49ers aren't going to let Lance just sit on the bench and take it all in.