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Running back Chuba Hubbard (ankle), who did some limited work earlier in the week, was ruled out for Sunday's game against the Bengals. He did not participate in Friday's practice after doing some limited work on Wednesday and Thursday.

Related Players: D'Onta Foreman, Raheem Blackshear

D'Onta Foreman took his opportunity and ran with it in Weeks 7 and 8, accruing back-to-back 100+ yard games, while scoring three touchdowns last week. With minimal competition for touches, he should be considered a fringe RB1/2 on Sunday.

Andy Reid suggested Kadarius Toney could play against Titans on Sunday night. "We'll try to work him in. He picks things up fairly easily."

Fantasy owners should probably take the wait-and-see approach with Toney in Week 9. He looks on track to play but will likely be limited to certain packages.

RB Chuba Hubbard (ankle) arrived at practice with his helmet and pads. Still feels he’s in rehab stage.

Related players: D'Onta Foreman

Hubbard is in doubt for Week 9 and if he's not able to play, Foreman would be in store for a big workload. Foreman's produced pretty nice fantasy numbers over the last two weeks. In Week 7 he ran for 15-118-0 and last week against the Falcons ran for 26-118-3. The Panthers have a tougher matchup at Cincy in Week 9 in an early game. If Hubbard plays he'd likely take some carries away from Foreman.

Browns general manager Andrew Berry announced that he expects Deshaun Watson to play against the Texans at NRG Stadium.

Related players: Jacoby Brissett

We're slowly getting closer to seeing Watson back on the field. There have been reports from the league that said Watson has followed all the guidelines to this point, so unless there are surprises between now and then, Watson should be on the field in Week 13 when the Browns travel, ironically, to Houston. For many, Week 13 will be the final week of the fantasy regular season.

The Bills landed Nyheim Hines from the Indianapolis Colts for Zack Moss and a draft pick.

Related players: Jonathan Taylor, Deon Jackson, Phillip Lindsay

Moss has 17 carries for 91 yards in 2022 but wasn't getting a lot of time as of late behind Devin Singletary and James Cook. Moss will likely remain behind Taylor and Jackson in the RB pecking order in Indy at this point.

And another! Colts are trading Nyheim Hines to the Buffalo Bills, sources tell ESPN.

Related players: Devin Singletary, James Cook, Zack Moss, Jonathan Taylor, Deon Jackson

The Bills are adding one of the top pass catching backs to their offense. Hines signed a three-year deal last season so the Bills will have him under control for two more years. It's potentially bad news for Cook owners hoping to see an increase in touches after the Bills bye week. Singletary averaged 10 carries a game and three receptions a game, but Hines will surely cut into that production. Hines was averaging about 3.5 catches a game for the Colts. In Indy, Jackson should move up to the RB2 slot behind Taylor.

Everything I’m hearing right now about the status of things with Colts RB Nyheim Hines indicates odds are good he will be traded by tomorrow’s deadline.

Related players: Jonathan Taylor, Deon Jackson, Phillip Lindsay, D'vonte Price

Holder went to say say in this tweet the Colts haven’t got the offer they want just yet, but there’s a strong feeling they just might. This is a situation to watch. Hines' pass catching and change of pace ability could serve a team well down the stretch, while the Colts would likely elevate Jackson into the RB2 role after he stood out as the team's main back when Taylor was out. Lindsay could also move up to the team's RB3 spot.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid said WR Kadarius Toney "is healthy now." Toney dealt with a hamstring injury with the Giants. "We'll see how he fits in," Reid said, pointing out "it will be a gradual process" working him in.

Toney's miraculous healing is not very surprising after his falling out with New York, and now he'll look to assimilate his hamstring in Kansas City. While his fantasy ceiling is through the roof on the most explosive offense in the NFL, his immediate floor projections will make him difficult for starting considerations.

Panthers ruled out RB Chuba Hubbard for Sunday's game against the Falcons due to an ankle injury.

Related Players: D'Onta Foreman

D'Onta Foreman was already in the mix during the Panthers' first post-Christian McCaffrey game, with Raheem Blackshear in action as the third option. Blackshear took his first two career rushes for gains of -1 and -4 yards while Foreman took 17 touches and turned them into 145 yards and a touchdown. Foreman should be a solid RB2 in fantasy lineups this week.