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RB Frank Gore has a lung contusion, so he won't play this week, per Adam Gase.

Related players: La'Mical Perine, Ty Johnson, Josh Adams

As Cimini added, it could mean his career is over at 37. But for Week 17, Perine and Johnson could handle a bulk of the work with maybe Adams factoring in as well. Perine had nine rushes for 30 yards in Week 16 behind Gore's line of 14-48-0.

Dolphins WR and returner Jakeem Grant suffered a high-ankle sprain in the team’s dramatic win over the Raiders, source said.

Related players: Lynn Bowden, Isaiah Ford, Mack Hollins

Grant won't play in Week 17 and could also be a candidate for IR, according to Rapoport. The Dolphins continue to be banged up at the WR position so heading into Week 17 it leaves Bowden, Ford and Hollins as a possible top-three if DeVante Parker remains out.

Cowboys WR Michael Gallup avoided serious injury in Sunday’s win over 49ers. Exited third quarter with a hip pointer, source said.

Related players: Amari Cooper, CeeDee Lamb

Gallup hasn’t been ruled out for Sunday’s divisional game against Eagles, the tweet said. And with the Cowboys and the rest of the NFC East teams still alive for the division, this will be a key game for both teams so Gallup may try to play through the injury. He produced a 3-26-1 line behind Lamb's 8-85-0 line last week, while Cooper had just two catches for 10 yards in the win over the 49ers.

The Bills designated receiver John Brown to return from injured reserve Tuesday, according to the NFL’s transactions report.

Related players: Gabriel Davis, Josh Allen

Bills coach Sean McDermott said Monday that Brown was ready to return to practice this week. The move opens a 21-day window for the team to activate Brown back to the active roster, the story said. Davis has filled in nicely with Brown out, but adding Brown for games down the stretch should give a little boost to Allen's fantasy value.

Dolphins WR DeVante Parker suffered a slight hamstring strain in Sunday's loss to the Chiefs, source said.

Related players: Lynn Bowden, Mack Hollins, Jakeem Grant, Antonio Callaway, Malcolm Perry, Kirk Merritt

Pelissero said his status is to be determined for this week against the Patriots. Pelissero added it's worth noting Parker hasn’t missed a game this season, but this is potentially coming during fantasy playoffs. Preston Williams is on IR so the Dolphins are looking at being pretty shorthanded at the position. Hollins led all Miami WRs with a 5-66-0 line, but it was RB Bowden who had a 7-82-0 receiving line. Grant was also involved (3-32-0), but is dealing with a hamstring injury too. Callaway could end up being more involved in Week 15.

Adam Gase says he won't bench Frank Gore. Will continue to rotate all the backs, including La'Mical Perine, if he returns this week.

Related players: Ty Johnson, Josh Adams

Gore rushed for 8-23-0 against the Seahawks but it looks like Gase will continue to give all the backs work. Gore and Johnson both had eight carries while Adams had six carries. It sounds like even if Perine returns this week, he'll just be part of a committee.