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Saints TE Adam Trautman has been placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list.

Related Player: Nick Vannett

If Trautman cannot play Week 16, Vannett will be the only viable tight end available for New Orleans.

49ers WR Deebo Samuel (groin) and RB Trey Sermon (ankle) will not play Week 13 at Seattle.

Related Players: Trenton Cannon, Jeff Wilson, Jauan Jennings, Trent Sherfield

Nothing changes from their expected statuses earlier this week.

After the firing of offensive coordinator Jason Garrett, interim Giants OC Freddie Kitchens wanted to make a point of emphasis going forward - get the ball to the best players on designed plays. "You need to get a sense, a feel for what they are comfortable with," Kitchens said. "Why would you call something -- and this is what our staff believes -- why would you call something if the player is not comfortable running it? It's your job to get them comfortable running it. ... If you can’t get them to that point, it's kind of diminishing returns."

"I think I realized it pretty early in the week as far as the game plan and what we were trying to do, getting the ball to certain guys, and plays were designed to get the ball to them," Daniel Jones said. "You're thinking about that throughout the game as plays are called and coming in. Obviously, there's a read and you've got to understand what the defense is doing. But I'd say I was pretty cognizant of what we were trying to do."

Related Players: Saquon Barkley, Kenny Golladay, Evan Engram, Kadarius Toney, Sterling Shepard

It sounds silly but saying that the best players need to get the ball can get lost on a coaching staff when an entire offense is struggling. Raanan's article listed Barkley, Golladay, Engram, Toney, and Shepard multiple times, a sign that the core is the focus going forward, especially when they are all healthy. The Giants offense is sketchy at best, but refocusing the offense with the entire coaching staff having input is a sign of life that needs to show on the field.

Saints’ TE Adam Trautman suffered a sprained MCL during Sunday’s loss to the Eagles that is expected to sideline him 4-6 weeks, per source.

Related players: Juwan Johnson, Nick Vannett

Trautman was having a nice game before the injury, catching five balls for 58 yards and a TD. Vannett caught one ball for 20 yards and likely sees an increased role. Johnson is a name to watch as well, having a 2-36-0 line back on Nov. 14, with his best game a 3-21-2 line Sept. 12. He has three TDs total on the season but has never had more than three targets in a game this year.

The Denver Broncos continued their stretch drive on the contract front Monday.

As players reported back from the team's bye week, the Broncos secured wide receiver Courtland Sutton to a four-year extension worth just under $61 million, according to multiple team sources.

In the fantasy world, the latest news about Sutton is his lack of targets and production since the return of Jerry Jeudy over the past several games. Nevertheless, the team made Sutton a key part of their future with this deal. The Broncos also signed wide receiver Tim Patrick to a three-year, $30 million deal this past weekend, so Denver has locked into place their top-three WRs for the next several years. The Broncos have been rumored to be in the mix for QB names like Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson and Deshaun Watson, so the pieces are in place to lure a bigger name QB for 2022.

Over the last three games Courtland Sutton has five catches (nine targets) for 78 yards and no touchdowns. He has plays of 31 (Washington) and 26 (Philadelphia) yards.

The concern for fans should be if Teddy Bridgewater is missing things downfield or is unwilling to throw contested passes to his play-makers.

This was part of a mailbag question about Sutton's lack of use. The return of Jerry Jeudy hasn't helped Sutton's production. The author said if the Broncos are against throwing tunnel/bubble screen passes to Sutton, he's fine with that. Those have recently gone to Jeudy. Sutton is a big body who does his best work down the field. As for Sutton’s future, the story said the Broncos may franchise tag him in March to keep him in the fold.

Broncos WR Tim Patrick (knee) is questionable for Week 10 against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Related Player: Kendall Hinton

Patrick was able to ramp up during practice this week, but is questionable. He is a flex option at best Week 10.

The Colts have officially moved on to their third backup quarterback in a season that hasn’t hit the halfway point yet.

Indianapolis head coach Frank Reich named rookie Sam Ehlinger to the No. 2 spot Tuesday, confirming a move made obvious by the decision Monday to release veteran Brett Hundley and bring him back on the practice squad.

Related players: Carson Wentz

Ehlinger, a sixth-round pick out of Texas who has never thrown a regular season pass in the NFL, is now next in line behind Wentz. Reich said Ehlinger is finally healthy enough and he's continued to learn the offense.

Broncos WR Jerry Jeudy is good to go. He’ll return and play Sunday against Washington.

Related players: Courtland Sutton, Tim Patrick

It's a great matchup against the Washington Football Team to try and get back up to speed. Jeudy could be limited or be on a snap count his first week back, so owners should be aware of that. But the hope is he'll be back as the Broncos WR1 sooner than later. It's another weapon for QB Teddy Bridgewater and the rest of the offense which struggled last week against Cleveland.

Saints kicker Wil Lutz announced on Twitter he's out for the season.

Related players: Brian Johnson

Lutz suffered a setback in his recovery from a groin injury and decided to focus on the future and get healthy for next season. Johnson hit a game-winning FG on Monday night in the rain at Seattle and looks like he'll get first crack at the job for the rest of the season.