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A league source confirmed the Broncos believe wideout Jerry Jeudy will be out 4-6 weeks after sustaining a high right ankle sprain in Sunday’s second half.

Related players: Courtland Sutton, Tim Patrick, KJ Hamler

If the Broncos were to place Jeudy on injured reserve/eligible to return, he would miss, at minimum, the Broncos’ games against Jacksonville (Sunday), the New York Jets (Sept. 27) and Baltimore (Oct. 3), the story said. Minus Jeudy, the Broncos will lean on Sutton, Patrick and Hamler as their top three receivers. The Broncos said in the story those three WRs will get the bulk of the first team reps.

Denver Broncos wide receiver Jerry Jeudy suffered a high ankle sprain during Sunday’s 27-13 win over the New York Giants, coach Vic Fangio confirmed during his postgame press conference.

Related players: K.J. Hamler, Tim Patrick, Noah Fant, Courtland Sutton

Jeudy might be sidelined for anywhere from several weeks to long as two months (or more), the story said. Jeudy had X-rays at the stadium on Sunday that came back negative, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero. The former Alabama star is expected to undergo an MRI on Monday that might give more clarity on a recovery timeline for the receiver. With Sutton still on the mend, Hamler could see a boost in targets. Patrick could also benefit as well as TE Fant.

David Montgomery has returned to the game after appearing to suffer a hand injury earlier in the contest.

Good news, but obviously something to monitor this week during practices. Montgomery looked good running against a good Rams defense in Week 1.

Bears RB Tarik Cohen transferred to reserve/PUP list meaning he will miss at least the first 6 games of the season.

Related players: David Montgomery, Damien Williams

Back in early August we reported there was no exact time frame for Cohen's return, but HC Matt Nagy suggested it would more like weeks vs. days. Turns out it will be several more weeks. Montgomery and Williams should handle a bulk of the work with Cohen out.

First of many cuts this week is a notable one: Lions have released WR Breshad Perriman, per source.

Related players: Tyrell Williams, Amon-Ra St. Brown, Quintez Cephus, Geronimo Allison, Kalif Raymond

We ranked Perriman as the team's third WR in our rankings, but with him gone, it now opens up a spot for the WR3 spot behind Williams and St. Brown. While it's not a highly-desired fantasy option, it could mean those next up on the depth chart, Cephus, Allison or Raymond, could have a bit of a larger role.

The Jared Goff, T.J. Hockenson connection looks ready.

The tweet went on to say the two worked on routes off to the side Tuesday. It was just them. In the 11-on-11 sessions, Goff repeatedly found his Hockenson, both over the middle and on out routes. Right now, Hockenson's the guy Goff seems to trust most in a tight window. It's not the first time we've the two had a connection. We have Hockenson ranked sixth among our TEs this season.

The Bears are indeed taking a step forward with the development plan of Justin Fields.

Related players: Allen Robinson, Darnell Mooney, Jimmy Graham, Andy Dalton

The tweet said the Bears are getting Fields snaps with top targets like Robinson, Mooney and Graham. But Fields has not actually run the first-team offense in team drills yet. Dalton remains in that place. As of now, the Bears still plan to go with Dalton.

Quintez Cephus was back today, after missing about a week.

Related players: Breshad Perriman, Tyrell Williams, Amon-Ra St. Brown

The tweet said Cephus had a nice TD grab on a slant from the slot during a 7-on-7, red-zone drill. The tweet also added that Cephus might not be exactly what this regime wants, athletically, but he's still an inside/outside WR who runs really sharp routes. We have Cephus ranked fourth among the Lion receivers. The good news is, the Lions will likely be playing from behind a lot this year so there could be opportunity to climb the rankings.

Bears WR Allen Robinson did not practice Wednesday with a hamstring issue, according to Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune. Wednesday was a joint practice between the Bears and Miami Dolphins.

Hamstrings are the rage in training camp. Robinson was a late scratch ahead of practice and not much else is known as of early Wednesday afternoon.

No exact time frame as to when RB Tarik Cohen will return, but Matt Nagy suggested more like “weeks away” as opposed to “days away” (from returning).

Related players: David Montgomery, Damien Williams

Also, there's no guarantee he’d be thrown right back into punt returning when he does get back, the tweet went on to say. The Bears will role with Montgomery and Williams, and Williams is certainly capable of at least taking over the third down and pass catching role Cohen usually occupies.