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Saints head coach Dennis Allen said Kendre Miller has a hamstring injury. Wouldn’t say if it will impact Week 1.

Related Players: Jamaal Williams, Kirk Merritt, Alvin Kamara

As it stands, the only active running backs on the Saints roster are Jamaal Williams and Kirk Merritt, though Jordan Mims and Tony Jones are on the practice squad. 4for4's injury expert, Jeff Mueller, believes the hamstring is related to offseason knee surgery, which will impact his Week 1 status. Either Williams is going to have a monster workload right out of the gate, or the team will be immediately signing a free agent option to eat into that (still large) workload.

The Miami Dolphins weren't the only team interested in acquiring Jonathan Taylor from the Indianapolis Colts. The Green Bay Packers were also in talks with the Colts and had legitimate interest in trading for the star running back. Indianapolis moved forward after its self-imposed deadline of Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET came and went without receiving what the team deemed an acceptable offer for Taylor, who requested a trade last month and was authorized by the Colts last week to seek out a trade partner.

Related Players: Aaron Jones, A.J. Dillon, Evan Hull, Zack Moss

This saga is far from over, as Taylor is still eligible to be traded despite remaining on the PUP list. The running back will miss at least the first four games of the regular season, regardless of who holds his contract. Taylor heading to Green Bay would be near-catastrophic for fantasy purposes, as we're already dealing with a split that chews into both Jones' and Dillon's fantasy value.

The Dolphins would be easier to stomach for those of us who have been draft best ball teams all Summer, as all of their RB options have been going deep in the double-digit rounds.

Is there enough practice time available to get Josh Jacobs ready for the season opener in less than two weeks at the Denver Broncos on Sept. 10?

“It’s going to be hard for me to say that until I have an opportunity to see him,” Raiders coach Josh McDaniels said after his team's preseason finale at the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday. “Obviously, his conditioning and just the way his body feels will play a role in that, too. The goal will be to get him in and get going and we’ll do the right thing -- whatever the right thing is.

“If there needs to be a [set] number of plays early in the season, then that’s it. If there’s not, then there’s not. I don’t think any of us will know the answer to that yet.”

Related players: Zamir White, Damien Williams, Ameer Abdullah, Brandon Bolden

In Jacobs' absence, second-year back White got the bulk of the first-team reps and carries, finishing the preseason with 86 yards and a touchdown while averaging 3.3 yards per carry. The Raiders also added Williams in training camp, and the eight-year veteran responded with 54 rushing yards on six carries with a 24-yard TD in the exhibition finale at Dallas, perhaps giving the Raiders staff something else to think about as cutdown day looms, the story said. The RB room that also includes vets Abdullah and Bolden as well as youngsters Sincere McCormick, Brittain Brown and Darwin Thompson. It remains to be seen, but White could be in store for a few extra touches at least early on in the season.

Raiders RB Josh Jacobs agreed to a one-year deal worth up to $12 million Saturday.

Welcome back, Josh. The move allows the star running back to end his holdout and return to the Raiders. The deal is similar to that of Giants RB Saquon Barkley but instead of incentives, Jacobs gets a boost in his base value for the season, though the deal does also include $200,000 in incentives. The reigning rushing leader goes right back to bring a safe RB1 option, right around the top five at the position.

While the Colts let Jonathan Taylor seek a trade, league sources say the Raiders have shown no interest in trading their star RB Josh Jacobs. Jacobs hasn’t signed his tender, and no deal is imminent to get him into camp. The NFL rushing champ’s status for Week 1 remains to be determined.

Related Players: Zamir White, Ameer Abdullah, Damien Williams

The Raiders have been pretty mum on the subject, even though the season opener is right around the corner. The team did sign Damien Williams recently, but he doesn't project to have any impact on the team's decision with their RB1. Jacobs has now slipped out of the top-10 running backs in 4for4's rankings due to his uncertainty for Week 1.

Tennessee Titans rookie quarterback Will Levis is just following directions at this point.

Levis was at Titans training camp practice Tuesday out of uniform, mostly relegated to charting plays and supporting fellow quarterbacks Ryan Tannehill and Malik Willis on a team scrimmage day. Willis did go through stretching routines with his teammates and threw a few passes during special teams periods but was otherwise unavailable as he continues to recover from the lower body injury he sustained last Thursday that also kept him out of Saturday's preseason game vs. the Minnesota Vikings.

"I just had something happen in a practice that just came up," Levis said. "I went to the medical staff and I’m just following their directions in the best way to attack it and get better. It’s nothing too serious but I’m just going to make sure I take the right steps to get back to the road to recovery."

Levis is in a battle to be the QB2 on the Titans, but this injury certainly isn't helping his chances. Reports out of Tennessee indicated Willis was outplaying Levis even before his injury.

Running back Josh Jacobs is expected to report to the Raiders before their season opener in three weeks, multiple league sources have indicated.

But with only a few practices remaining before the club takes the field against the Broncos on Sept. 10, time is running out for Jacobs to be fully prepared for the rigors of an NFL game.

Jacobs has been away from the club all offseason and training camp after he and the Raiders failed to come to an agreement on a long-term contract. The story said if and when he returns, he will play either on the terms of the $10.1 million franchise tag or a modified one-season salary.

One camp surprise: Malik Willis has a good chance to beat out Will Levis for the Titans backup job.

Related players: Ryan Tannehill

Tannehill and his owners may be the happiest people to hear this news. Someone had to win the QB2 job. Willis was pretty unimpressive in his time as a starter last season and Levis fell down the draft board back in April leading many to speculate he may struggle early on.

The Saints needed running back help after Kendre Miller’s knee sprain. They brought in free agents Kylin Hill and Darrel Williams to work out for them Monday and decided to sign one of them.

Williams has agreed to terms with the Saints, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.

Related players: Jamaal Williams

It is a homecoming for Williams, who grew up in Louisiana and played at LSU. He spent his first four NFL seasons with the Chiefs before going to the Cardinals last year. Miller is expected to be ready for Week 1, according to reports. However any missed time may push Miller down the depth chart, at least to start the season.

Tests confirmed Saints RB Kendre Miller suffered a knee sprain in Sunday's preseason win over the Chiefs, per source.

Related players: Alvin Kamara, Jamaal Williams

Pelissero added there is no need for surgery. He'll likely miss a little time, but there is optimism around the team the third-round pick will be ready Week 1. The Saints could opt to bring in another back, but still have Dwayne Washington and Adam Prentice on their roster at the moment.