Team news: Cleveland Browns

Browns game status for Week 17 vs. the Dolphins:

Jameis Winston - questionable
David Njoku, Ogbo Okoronkwo and Cedric Tillman - out

Related Players: Jordan Akins

With Njoku out Akins should get plenty of run, but it's not quite enough to stick him in TE streaming considerations.

QB Jalen Hurts remains in concussion protocol and head coach Nick Sirianni expresses doubt he'll be playing Sunday. Kenny Pickett the likely starter, as has been expected.

Pickett can be left on waiver wires in all but the deepest SuperFlex leagues, while the pass-catching corps takes a bit of a hit. A.J. Brown should still get plenty enough work to be considered on the WR1/2 fringe.

Three quarterbacks at practice. Jalen Hurts is not one of them.

Kenny Pickett is throwing with Tanner McKee before practice.

It's not looking good for Hurts, so it's time managers start making a concession plan, if they haven't already. The Eagles pass-catchers —particularly Devonte Smith— should also see a small downgrade.

The Eagles list QB Jalen Hurts as DNP on their estimated practice report because of a concussion, putting his status for this weekend in doubt.

Related Players: Kenny Pickett

Things aren't trending well for Hurts, as fantasy managers should be looking for a Championship Week back-up as soon as possible.

The Eagles are hurting at quarterback as they seek to clinch the NFC East.

Eagles coach Nick Sirianni offered no updates on Jalen Hurts (concussion) and Kenny Pickett (ribs) in Monday’s news conference.

Related players: Tanner McKee

Hurts will need to clear concussion protocol before being able to suit up for Week 17. As we all know, the trend as of late is players tend to miss the following week when in protocol, so Hurts owners will need to have a backup plan in place. The Eagles-Cowboys game was moved to the early window, but we should know Hurts' status before game time. Pickett, however, could end up being a game-time call, so owners who would be counting on him may also need to come up with a plan. If both QBs are out, McKee would get the start. Either way, it could be a downgrade for the rest of the Eagles offensive fantasy players against the Cowboys in Week 17.

Browns TE David Njoku has a knee injury.

Related players: Jordan Akins

There isn't much more about the injury. Njoku was dealing with a hamstring injury coming into the game but still put up a 8-66-0 line in a Week 16 loss. Njoku has been on fire as of late, despite not playing in Week 15. He had a 7-42-1 line in Week 14 and a 9-52-2 line in Week 13. It doesn't seem to matter who the QB is, Njoku has been heavily involved so those counting on him in what is likely your Week 17 finals will want to monitor his practice schedule this week. The Browns host the Dolphins in a later Sunday window game.

Browns game status for Week 16 vs. the Bengals:

Martin Emerson Jr., David Njoku and Cedric Tillman - questionable

Shelby Harris - out

Related Players: Jordan Akins, Jerry Jeudy, Elijah Moore

There are far better streamers available than Akins if Njoku is ruled out, even in a great matchup.

As for the WRs, Jeudy should continue to roll along as a WR3, regardless of Tillman's status.

Browns Kevin Stefanski said he's not sure yet if Nick Chubb will need surgery on his broken foot but said it's a "shorter-term recovery time" for Chubb.

Related players: Jerome Ford, D'Onta Foreman, Pierre Strong Jr.

Chubb will still be out for the season but it seems like he'll be ready to hit the field for the 2025 season, wherever that will end up being for Chubb. For this season, Ford took over for Chubb and ran seven times for 84 yards and a TD, including a 62-yard burst. He had two catches for 20 as well. He should be the team's RB1 going forward and could even be on your waiver wire.

Browns rule out WR Cedric Tillman (concussion) for Sunday vs.
Chiefs.
TE David Njoku (hamstring), LG Joel Bitonio (back), DT Mike Hall Jr. (knee), CB Myles Harden (tibia) listed as questionable.

Related Players: Jordan Akins, Jerry Jeudy, Elijah Moore

Akins shouldn't be considered a streaming TE option if Njoku misses Sunday's game, as the team has already mentioned that they'll use a "tight end by committee" approach.

As for the WR group, we should expect things to remain top-heavy, with Jeudy operating as a fantasy WR2 and Moore as a low-end WR3.

Browns David Njoku (hamstring) is likely to sit on Sunday vs. the Chiefs ... OC Ken Dorsey says if he can't play, they'll go tight end by committee

Related Players: Jordan Akins, Blake Whiteheart

Obviously not a great sign for Akins' possibility as a TE streamer if Njoku misses. We can safely ignore the situation if their TE1 doesn't go Sunday.