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JuJu Smith-Schuster is the latest Chiefs wide receiver to suffer an injury.

Smith-Schuster was ruled out of Sunday’s win over the 49ers after he hurt his hamstring and head coach Andy Reid told reporters at a Monday press conference that he will not play against the Raiders in Week Eight.

Related players: Xavier Worthy, Mecole Hardman, Skyy Moore, Travis Kelce

The Chiefs will go with Worthy, Hardman and Moore as their top WRs heading into Week 8, which is a game at the Raiders. The Chiefs are winning games without a dangerous passing attack from Patrick Homes, instead controlling the ball with the run game and relying on their defense. That formula should work against a struggling Raiders team as well.

Veteran kicker Brandon McManus is signing with the Packers, sources tell me and Mike Garafolo.

Related players: Brayden Narveson

The team is releasing Narveson, who missed 5 of 17 field-goal attempts. McManus was under investigations for an alleged sexual assault, but the NFL said there was insufficient evidence.

Sources: Packers WR Dontayvion Wicks is considered “week-to-week” after sustaining a shoulder injury that caused him to leave Sunday’s game vs the Cardinals.

Related players: Jayden Reed, Christian Watson, Romeo Doubs

Overall it's good news for Jordan Love and Green Bay, as Wicks already has 3 TDs this season. From a fantasy perspective, it's a crowded WR room for the Packers who saw Watson return to action this past week. With Wicks listed as week to week, it's very possible he's unable to go in Week 7. The Pack host the Texans in Week 7 in an early afternoon game. Look for Reed, Watson and Doubs to lead the way again as all three scored touchdowns in Week 6.

Matt LaFleur on Tucker Kraft, who was added to the injury report yesterday with a groin issue:

“He should be good to go.”

Kraft should be considered a locked-in TE1 this week, with upside for an overall No. 1 finish at the position.

Alvin Kamara was at practice today. Rashid Shaheed was not.

Related Players: Jamaal Williams, Kendre Miller

Kamara could have a massive role in the offense this weekend if he's a full go, with rookie Spencer Rattler seeing his first NFL action. If he ends up missing, the team has already shown that they don't trust Miller, so Williams would presumably operate as the RB1.

Packers coach Matt LaFleur said TE Luke Musgrave’s ankle is going to keep him out a while and will “more than likely” go on injured reserve.

Musgrave was active last Sunday but only for emergency purposes and actually practiced yesterday.

“Speaks to his toughness,” MLF said.

Related Players: Tucker Kraft

Kraft has already taken over as the undoubted TE1 on the team, but this removes another hurdle for him to put up consistent fantasy production. He should be considered a definite top-10 option for the rest of the season.

Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice will have surgery on Tuesday to determine the extent of the knee injury that he suffered eight days ago. Via multiple reports, he got some good news on Monday.

Via Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Rice might have avoided a torn ACL. He nevertheless needs to have an LCL repair.

As Rapoport characterizes it, Rice’s season “is expected to be over.” Separately, Rapoport says that Rice could miss “potentially three months” due to the LCL repair. That timeline would not end his season.

Related players: Xavier Worthy, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Justin Watson, Mecole Hardman, Skyy Moore, Travis Kelco

The news is starting to get a little more clear for Rice. Best case seems to be a return for the playoffs in three months. As the story said, Rice has eight felony accounts lurking. Florio went on to say that now that Rice will be sidelined due to injury, it makes sense to resolve the charges and take the suspension this year. While he would still lose his game checks, he would not lose the ability to play any more games than the injury will cause him to miss, the story pointed out.

The meeting with Packers and WR Romeo Doubs ‘went well,’ the source added.

Related players: Jayden Reed, Christian Watson, Dontayvion Wicks, Tucker Kraft

Doubs plans to attend Wednesday’s practice coming out of his meeting with the team today, per source, and the story. With Doubs and Watson out, Reed remained the team's WR1 but Wicks disappointed with a 2-20-0 line. Instead, Kraft exploded on the scene with a huge day and a 4-88-2 line. It remains to be seen if Doubs can be content with his role in the offense going forward, because there are plenty of mouths to feed in the Packers offense.

The Packers suspended WR Romeo Doubs one game for conduct detrimental to the team.

Doubs missed two practices this week after he was reportedly upset with his role in the offense. Doubs has 12 catches (on 20 targets) for 169 yards. Jaylen Reed has emerged as the WR1 in Green Bay. The Packers will also likely be without Christian Watson, who is doubtful with a high ankle sprain. Reed and Dontayvion Wicks, who are tied for the team lead with 22 targets each, will lead the charge against the Rams.

Chiefs now have placed wide receiver Rashee Rice on injured reserve, meaning he’s out a minimum of four games.

Related Players: Xavier Worthy, Mecole Hardman, Juju Smith-Schuster, Travis Kelce, Justin Watson

It may be tough to hold Rice on your bench for a month, but he needs to be held on to in most league sizes. Kelce and Worthy figure to get the biggest bump, but keep an eye on the usage of the other ancillary pieces here in Week 5.