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Saints WR Tre'Quan Smith will miss Week 1 against the Green Bay Packers due to a hamstring injury, according to Zach Heilprin of 96.7 FM The Zone in Madison, Wisconsin. Smith was subsequently place on IR according to Amie Just of NOLA.com.

Related Players: Deonte Harris, Lil'Jordan Humphrey

The Saints receiving corps looks ugly without Smith who himself was a boom/bust candidate. Deonte Harris and Lil'Jordan Humphrey stand to see the biggest increase in snaps without Smith.

Titans WR Josh Reynolds is questionable to play Week 1 because of a foot injury, according to Turron Davenport of ESPN.

Related Players: Cameron Batson, Chester Rogers

The former Ram was considered a favorite to start opposite A.J. Brown prior to Julio Jones's arrival. Now Reynolds is behind Chester Rogers and in risk of losing more playing time.

Tennessee Titans wide receiver Josh Reynolds was limited in Thursday's practice session due to a foot injury.

Reynolds practiced in full on Wednesday, so the foot ailment appears to be something new. The fact that he was able to practice suggests that the injury is nothing major but is something to note for deep leaguers and DFS managers. Reynolds is the Titans' number three receiver but is not expected to be a significant part of the team's game plan on a week-to-week basis. Our 79th ranked wide receiver for Week 1, Reynolds has some potential shootout appeal in a game with a 52.5 over/under.

Saints QB Taysom Hill did individual drills with the tight ends Wednesday according to Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.football.

Related Players: Adam Trautman, Juwan Johnson

The Taysom Hill shenanigans will continue in 2021. His inclusion in non-QB offensive situations hurts Trautman and Johnson and will cap their ceilings if Jameis Winston remains the Saints quarterback.

With Wil Lutz recovering after core muscle surgery, the Saints will need a kicker.

Related players: Aldrick Rosas

They signed Rosas back to their practice squad. The expectation is they will activate Rosas from the practice squad to the game-day roster, saving them a roster spot on the 53 for now, the story said.

The quarterback battle in New England has officially ended. According to Jim McBride of The Boston Globe, the Patriots have released veteran quarterback Cam Newton. This comes as all NFL teams are required to trim down their preseason rosters to the opening 53 men. With Newton gone, this now points to first-round rookie Mac Jones -- who competed with Newton this summer -- being named the starter to begin the 2021 regular season.

Related players: Brian Hoyer, Jarrett Stidham

It wasn't that long ago the Patriots said someone would have to pass Newton in camp to earn the starting job. But it was just over the weekend where the team changed their tune, saying decisions needed to be made about the starting QB job among other positions. We considered Newton a sneaky pick, figuring he had a little more upside than most first-round QB picks usually offer. Now Jones takes over. He looked impressive at times but will likely take some lumps this season as most rookies do. But he'll at least offer lower-end QB2 fantasy value and could enter the streaming conversation if the Patriots are more pass-heavy than expected. He doesn't offer much as a runner, though. Damien Harris gets a bump due to higher touchdown expectations but he hasn't had much of a role in the passing game. That's James White's role, and Rhamondre Stevenson and J.J. Taylor have produced in camp as well. Jakobi Meyers may be able to produce fantasy WR3 numbers with Jones at quarterback, while Jonnu Smith seems to be best positioned to make a run at TE1 numbers.

The New Orleans Saints will be without TE Nick Vannett (knee) for 2-4 weeks, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN. He joins Adam Trautman on the sidelines for the immediate future.

Related Player: Juwan Johnson

Bad news for Jameis Winston and Taysom Hill. Trautman was/is expected to be the main catching tight end, while Vannett the main blocking tight end. Word out of camp has Juwan Johnson as a wild card following an impressive showing the past few weeks and could be the starting tight end to open 2021. The converted wide receiver saw a snap increase during New Orleans's Week 2 preseason game following injuries to Trautman and Vannett.

For me, Courtland Sutton is the No. 1 receiver until he proves he isn’t. Jerry Jeudy has made a couple splash plays in the preseason and that should carry over to the regular season if Sutton returns to form.

The Broncos have been cautious with Sutton’s work during training camp, but all indications are that he will be ready for full duty Sept. 12 at the New York Giants, about 51 weeks removed from his torn ACL, the story said. It's great news for Sutton and his fantasy owners. The author added Sutton has fought off rust but has also looked dynamic at times.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Adam Trautman injured his foot, and while he received good news initially from on-site X-rays he will receive an MRI on Tuesday to identify what’s causing him “mild pain.”

Related players: Juwan Johnson

The fact that Trautman was able to move around under his own power — until the trainers gave him a lift on the cart to the locker room — suggests he avoided major injury, the story said. But the piece added this isn’t something we’ll really know much more about until the results from his MRI come in on Tuesday. Johnson would be next up on the depth chart at TE for the Saints.