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Daboll said Kadarius Toney is “improving.” He had a good practice yesterday. They’ve ramped him up the last few weeks. “Hopefully he’ll be ready” for Week 1.

Related players: Wan'Dale Robinson, Kenny Golladay, Sterling Shepard, Darius Slayton

Toney can't seem to stay on the field so far through his young career. When he has been healthy, he's certainly flashed potential. As we point out in his bio, he's actually targeted pretty frequently whenever he was on the field. In fact, he was fifth in targets per route run among the 105 receivers with at least 38 targets and was 11th in yards per route run in that same sample. With Golladay, Shepard and Slayton having their own issues, Toney has a chance to emerge as the team's WR1, perhaps along with the rookie Robinson. The Giants WR situation is a fluid one at the moment.

The Patriots are waiving rookie sixth-round pick RB Kevin Harris, per source.

Related players: Damien Harris, Rhamondre Stevenson, Ty Montgomery, Pierre Strong Jr.

The Pats are pretty deep at RB but those in dynasty leagues were hoping Harris had a path to more work in the near future. With Strong getting picked a couple of round earlier, he makes the cut with the injured Montgomery, and of course the two at the top of the depth chart - Damien Harris and Stevenson.

Anthony Schwartz has had the opportunity to carve out a role in a thin Browns wide receiver room but finds himself on the outside looking in at 3-WR sets.

Related Players: Donovan Peoples-Jones, David Bell

Rookie David Bell looks like the current third wide receiver option behind Peoples-Jones and Amari Cooper. Schwartz ran 42 routes over Cleveland's three preseason games, catching three of his twelve targets, dropping an incredible five of them, and averaging 0.67 yards per route run.

Kadarius Toney's hamstring has kept him out of team periods over the last two-plus weeks and it would seem possible that it leaks into the regular season.

With Kenny Golladay on the verge of being cut if it weren't for the millions of dollars of dead cap space it would create, the Giants receiving group has question marks abound. Toney is currently 4for4's highest ranked wide receiver, clocking in as the WR59. Daniel Jones once again has his work cut out for him, albeit with a much more inspiring coaching staff behind him for year number four.

Denzel Mims has requested a trade from the Jets, per his agent.

Related players: Elijah Moore, Garrett Wilson, Corey Davis, Braxton Berrios

We have Mims buried on the depth chart behind Moore, Wilson, Davis and Berrios. Mims has likely just fallen out of favor with a coaching staff that didn't draft him and his ceiling with the Jets seems to be a WR3 if he can pass Davis and Berrios. He'll likely have some interested teams but his landing spot will go a long way in determining his new fantasy value.

WR Kadarius Toney hasn’t participated in any team periods. Hamstring seemed to be bothering him during individual drills.

Related players: Kenny Golladay, Wan'Dale Robinson, Sterling Shepard, Darius Slayton, Collin Johnson, David Sills

It always seems to be something with Toney. The Giants are deep at WR but they all seem to have their issues. It could be the reason why the team is singing the praises of guys like Johnson and Sills, saying they could not only make the team but also play. Reports say Toney's hamstring isn't serious so the team is maybe just being cautious here.

Thought this comment from Brian Daboll definitely stood out.

“Collin Johnson, David Sills, they’ve stepped their game up. I mean they’re right in the mix. Not just to make a team but to play.”

Related players: Kenny Golladay, Kadarius Toney, Wan'Dale Robinson, Sterling Shepard, Darius Slayton

You'll have to search pretty far down the depth chart at WR to find Johnson and Sills. This very well could be coach-speak and a wake-up call for those bigger names ahead of them. The Giants are deep in terms of names at WR, but you can certainly find fault with most of the names too.

Jameis Winston sprained his right foot during the Saints' practice on August 8th, causing him to miss the team's first two preseason games. Returning to practice is a significant step towards a full return.

Related Players: Michael Thomas, Jarvis Landry, Alvin Kamara, Andy Dalton

The article mentions that he had both of his feet "heavily taped" but could still move around normally. Winston isn't known for his wheels, so as long as his lower body is structurally sound, it shouldn't affect his game too much. If he is forced to miss time, we would presumably see veteran Andy Dalton man the quarterback position, but Winston will offer a higher upside for the Saints pass-catchers.

The suspension also includes a $5 million donation to charity. DeShaun Watson is scheduled to return to action in Week 13 against the Houston Texans.

Related Players: Jacoby Brissett, Amari Cooper, David Njoku, Nick Chubb, Kareem Hunt

Watson remains borderline-undraftable in all but the deepest redraft leagues, and the entire skill position group should receive a downgrade with Jacoby Brissett in as quarterback. It's very possible that the team leans more run-heavy, which would benefit Nick Chubb, but if the offense as a whole is less efficient, that would presumably level out over the course of three-quarters of the season.

The message on Monday was that a settlement remained viable. At this point, every minute that Peter Harvey doesn’t issue a ruling means that a settlement can still happen in the DeShaun Watson case. And because the NFL, as a practical matter, controls Harvey, he’ll wait until the NFL tells him that settlement talks have hit a brick wall.

That’s the bottom line. No ruling until no settlement.

The story went on to say the league surely wants at least 12 games and Watson is willing to take 8. The obvious middle ground is 10 games, plus a fine that converts all or part of 2021 into an unpaid suspension by taking up to the full $10 million in salary that he received last year. As previously mentioned, both sides need to be committed to selling to the public that last year was, as a practical matter, a paid suspension, since he didn’t play in 2021 due to the off-field issue.