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Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams is facing a suspension. Again.

Williams is reportedly set to be suspended for two games for violating the NFL's Performance-Enhancing Substances policy, according to ESPN's Eric Woodyward.

Related players: Amon-Ra St. Brown, Kalif Raymond, Isaiah Williams, Tim Patrick, Sam LaPorta, Jahmyr Gibbs

Williams was also suspended for six games at the start of the 2023 season for violating the league's gambling policy when he made bets on sports at the Lions' facility, but not on the NFL, but the suspension was eventually reduced when the NFL changed its policy. He missed the first four games of the season, the story went on to say. With Williams out, Raymond, Williams and Patrick all move up the depth chart, but the Lions could end up giving more targets to TE LaPorta and RB Gibbs.

Clyde Edwards-Helaire is back for Kansas City.

Per the NFL’s daily transaction wire, the Chiefs have activated Edwards-Helaire off of the non-football injury list to the 53-man roster.

Related players: Kareem Hunt, Samaje Perine, Carson Steele, Clyde Edwards-Helaire

Edwards-Helaire returned to practice earlier this month and had been dealing with physical effects stemming from post-traumatic stress disorder, including nausea and vomiting, the story said. With Hunt seemingly taking over the RB1 role, there could be a path for CEH to get back to an RB2 role, jumping ahead of Perine and Steele. The Chiefs seem to trust CEH, and HC Andy Reid was quoted in the story saying, "We're awful glad to have him here."

Zac: Chase Brown and Zack Moss good to go.
Sheldon Rankins, too.

Related Players: Trayveon Williams

A bit of a surprise, as Moss' ankle injury looked pretty nasty. From a fantasy perspective, it would have been nice to have just one of them on the field in Week 6, but no matter, they are both absolutely in play as RB2s in a Bengals offense that has looked almost unstoppable.

Chase Brown (quad) is practicing on Friday.

Related Players: Zack Moss, Trayveon Williams

Seems like the limited practice yesterday wasn't an indication of Brown's availability for Week 6. Zack Moss is still undecided though, which makes each of their projections difficult to assume quite yet. We'll keep an eye on the situation, but if Moss is out, Brown makes for a slam-dunk play this weekend.

Running back Zack Moss wasn’t around for the end of Sunday’s overtime loss to the Ravens, but it doesn’t look like he’ll be missing much more time.

Moss left the game with an ankle injury, but Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that he avoided a serious injury and is believed to be OK as the team moves into Week Six.

Related players: Chase Brown

Moss ran nine times for 24 yards and caught three passes for 28 yards in Sunday’s loss. He has 57 carries for 211 yards and two touchdowns and 15 catches for 124 yards and a touchdown over the entire season. The Bengals play the Giants on Sunday night so those counting on Moss may have to come up with a backup plan as any kind of ankle injury can be tricky. If Moss can't go, Brown would likely see a larger workload and there are many who consider him the better back for the Bengals. It would also be a nice matchup against the Giants, too. We'll continue to track Moss' practice status this week, but Brown may be a guy to pickup if he's still on your wire.

Kareem Hunt could be the Chiefs’ starter Monday night against the New Orleans Saints. If that happens, Carson Steele would be the primary backup, an option on short-yardage plays, and seven-year veteran Samaje Perine would remain in his role as the third-down back.

The story said the Chiefs will likely need Hunt to provide consistent production in the next several games to help stabilize the offense with all the injuries on that side of the ball. The 29-year-old Hunt will need to prove his legs are still fresh, and if he can, he may be the top option at RB for the team. If Hunt is still on your waiver wire, he's a must-add.

Ja’Marr Chase is dressed for practice after popping up on the injury report yesterday with a shoulder injury. I don’t see Trey Hendrickson who didn’t practice yesterday with an illness

Related Players: Tee Higgins, Andrei Iosivas, Mike Gesicki

Looks like Chase will be good to go, which means he's an auto-click as a locked-in WR1.

The Chiefs have signed RB Kareem Hunt to their 53-man roster and waived RB Keontay Ingraham.

So, Hunt now figures into the RB rotation alongside Carson Steele and Samaje Perine.

Owners of any of the three RBs may have to take a wait-and-see approach as we head into Week 4. It seems like Hunt could end up eating into Steele's workload the most, but it all remains to be seen. Steele led the way in Week 3 with 17 carries to Perine's 6. Perine did have three receptions. But, It seems like Hunt could eat into any of those touches. Steele seems like the safest play among the three until we see more. The Chiefs are at the Chargers in Week 4.

Bengals WR Tee Higgins (hamstring) is officially off the injury report and will make his season debut Monday against the Commanders.

Higgins missed the first two games but is now a go for Week 3, giving QB Joe Burrow one of his top weapons back. Higgins gets a favorable matchup Sunday as Washington has struggled to stop the pass. There's WR2 upside here with Higgins. He's certainly worth a spot in your starting lineup this week in what should be a good day for the Bengals' passing offense.

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid says Kareem Hunt will not be activated for the Falcons. Reid adds that both left tackles, Kingsley Suamataia and Wanya Morris, will see time in Atlanta.

Related Players: Carson Steele, Samaje Perine, Keaontay Ingram

This is going to be a difficult RB rotation to project as we head in sort of blind into Week 3. The best guess is that Steele will handle early-down work, with Perine taking care of most of the third downs, and Ingram will rotate in for a handful of snaps. We currently have Steele and Perine ranked as low-end RB3s.