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The Chicago Bears are placing running back Khalil Herbert on injured reserve, according to ESPN’s Field Yates.

Related players: David Montgomery, Trestan Ebner, Darrynton Evans, Justin Fields

Herbert suffered a hip injury in Sunday’s loss to the Detroit Lions. With Herbert landing on IR, he’ll have to miss the next four games. He’s eligible to return in Week 16 against the Buffalo Bills, the story said - which is smack in the middle of the fantasy playoffs. Look for Montgomery to get an increased workload with Ebner and Evans battling for carries behind Monty. Of course Fields has been leading the way on the ground over the past several weeks.

Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp suffered a high ankle sprain in Sunday's loss to the Arizona Cardinals and the injury will require surgery, head coach Sean McVay announced on Tuesday.

Related players: Tyler Higbee, Allen Robinson, Van Jefferson, Ben Skowronek

Kupp will be having tightrope surgery on Wednesday and the All-Pro WR will be placed on injured reserve, holding him out for at least four games, McVay added according to the story. While it's possible Kupp could return to this season, according to several other sources, with the Rams season fading fast there may be no reason to do that. It's a big loss for fantasy owners who were still getting fantasy production despite the Rams struggles on offense. TE Higbee could see a nice bump in production while at WR, Robinson, Jefferson and Skowronek could also see increases. It's a big hit for the already-struggling QB Matthew Stafford.

Following an MRI of what was purported to be a "very painful" ankle injury, Cooper Kupp is expected to miss some time, though the exact length is to be determined.

Related Players: Van Jefferson, Allen Robinson, Ben Skowronek

Though Kupp's massive target share will likely be spread out quite evenly, Van Jefferson could be in for the biggest boost, per beat reporter Jordan Rodrigue. The Rams have quickly plummeted from Super Bowl winners into one of the worst offenses in the NFL, severely capping the fantasy ceiling of everybody in the lineup, even more so with their best offensive weapon sidelined.

D’Andre Swift was back in action for the first time in more than a month this past weekend. But the Detroit Lions running back wasn’t 100% while dealing with shoulder and ankle injuries.

Related players: Jamaal Williams, Craig Reynolds, Justin Jackson

And now, according to the story, head coach Dan Campbell openly regrets how much work the team gave Swift during the team’s loss against the Miami Dolphins in Week 8. Campbell told 97.1 The Ticket’s Stoney & Jansen that “he’s not back” and they should’ve spread more of Swift’s work around. Obviously this isn't great news for owners going forward as the Lions will likely reduce his workload until declared fully healthy. Be sure to monitor his practice status this week.

Trade! The Lions are sending TE T.J. Hockenson to the Vikings, sources tell me and @RapSheet.

Related players: Brock Wright, Rashod Berry, James Mitchell, Irv Smith

Minnesota sends a 2023 second-round pick and 2024 third-round pick to Detroit for Hockenson, a 2023 fourth-round pick and a 2024 conditional fourth-round pick. Smith is expected to miss 8-10 weeks with an ankle injury, so Hockenson slides right in as the Vikings TE1. Wright should now become the Lions TE1. Hockenson will be an unrestricted free agent after this season.

Lions’ RB D’Andre Swift is off this week’s injury report and is expected to play Sunday vs. Miami, WR Amon-Ra St. Brown is listed as questionable.

Related Players: Jamaal Williams

Both Swift and St. Brown should be in fantasy lineups if they're good to go Sunday, in a great bounce back spot against a leaky Dolphins defense.

Eberflus said the Bears really like their 1-2 punch with David Montgomery and Khalil Herbert.

The two backs were relatively even with rushing attempts vs. NE, the tweet pointed out. "We're going to continue to do that...going to continue to use both of those guys." This is probably considered bad news for Montgomery owners as Herbert's usage has been on the rise as of late, meaning Monty's is on the decline. Both can probably be in the lower-end RB2 or flex conversation.

Lions coach Dan Campbell says there's still "hope" that rookie WR Jameson Williams will play this reason, but he says it'll be "at least probably another month."

"I do feel like we're gonna get him before it's all said and done," Campbell said, according to the tweet. Williams' time is probably running out in redraft leagues at this point, as he'd be a risky play at the end of the fantasy regular season or fantasy playoffs. It's also possible the team just shuts him down for the 2022 season.

Lions coach Dan Campbell says WR Amon-Ra St. Brown is "moving right along."

The tweet went on to say St. Brown is good and he'll be out there running around today, according to Campbell. He just returned from an ankle injury but was ruled out last week against the Cowboys after suffering a concussion. The hope is he's on track to play in Week 8.

The Bears had an extended break to prepare to face the Patriots after losing to the Commanders on Thursday night in Week 6 and one of the tweaks they made to their offense was expanding the amount of designed runs for quarterback Justin Fields.

Fields made the most of those opportunities and finished the night with 14 carries for 82 yards, including five third-down runs that turned into first downs. The added wrinkle of Fields running the ball had a ripple effect on the entire offense. David Montgomery and Khalil Herbert had strong nights running the ball while Fields converted five more third downs by throwing the ball.

Other reports said Fields had 11 designed runs on the right. Next up for the Bears is the Cowboys on the road in Week 8. With his rushing totals alone, Fields becomes a relevant QB option in just about any style of league, especially if you've been riding with Russell Wilson or Matt Ryan to this point.