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Former Lions RB Theo Riddick is signing 1-year deal with the Raiders, per a source.

Related players: Josh Jacobs

Riddick signed with Denver last season but never made it on the field after a shoulder injury. His is a third-down, pass-catching back which is mostly bad news for Jacobs, as the word around the team was Jacobs would have an increased role in the passing game this season. The signing of Riddick could put a damper on Jacobs' role in the passing game and his fantasy value.

Tight end Josh Oliver broke a bone in his foot while running on Sunday. HC Doug Marrone said, via Brent Martineau of ESPN690 Jacksonville, that Oliver was “devastated” by the development and that he will need surgery to repair the injury.

Related players: Tyler Eifert, James O'Shaughnessy, Tyler Davis, Charles Jones, Ben Ellefson.

Oliver is a former third round pick who battled injuries in his rookie season last year, playing in just four games.

Former Boston College running back A.J. Dillon rushed for 1,685 yards and 14 touchdowns in his junior season, and racked up 4,618 yards from scrimmage and 40 total touchdowns in three years. While he worked mainly as the No. 3 running back when the Packers hit the practice field, he was the player everyone was talking about -- mostly just because of how he looked physically.

"He has got some massive legs," Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said, via Rob Demovsky of ESPN. "That's something we talked about with our staff, we have not seen a running back built like that -- not in my career, that I've been around."

Related players: Aaron Jones, Jamaal Williams

The story added CBS NFL Draft writer Chris Trapasso believes that Dillon is a player who will come in and make an immediate impact. He even thinks he could replace Williams this year. Williams recorded over 700 yards of total offense last year and added six TDs, so it's a situation to monitor, perhaps especially for Jones owners looking to handcuff him later in drafts.

According to ESPN’s Paul Gutierrez, Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs is aiming for ‘at least’ 60 receptions this season.

Josh Jacobs proved that he has soft hands both last season and at Alabama, but was not used much as a receiver out of the backfield as a rookie. He had a strong 74% catch rate, but lacked opportunity, catching 20 of just 27 targets. The running back position as a whole was heavily targeted by the Raiders with 117 passes being funneled to the position last season (10th most in the NFL). The Raiders failed to make any impact additions to the backfield this offseason, instead choosing to stick with Jalen Richard, while adding more pass-catching backs by drafting college wide receiver/wildcat quarterback Lynn Bowden Jr., and signing veteran receiving back Devontae Booker. 60 receptions would mean tripling his rookie season numbers. Josh Jacobs is our 11th ranked running back for the 2020 season, but he's going to have a tough time getting that many receptions with Jalen Richard and Lynn Bowden on the roster.

Packers rookie RB A.J. Dillon is the running back to watch in 2020, according to Jason Wilde.

“I would say this, and I would echo this to everybody across the Packers Nation: I’m good to go, healthy as can be,” Dillon said. “I had a lot of carries, but that just shows I can handle the workload, I can be the workhorse."

In the article, Wilde talked to Brian White, Dillon's position coach at Boston College, who called him a "genetic freak." A.J. Dillon logged 845 carries in three seasons at BC. The second-round pick is part of a three-headed backfield in Green Bay and will have to excel early to get consistent work and be a fantasy factor.

Related Players: Aaron Jones, Jamaal Williams

The Raiders downgraded RB Josh Jacobs (shoulder) to out for Sunday’s game against the Broncos.

Jacobs was listed as doubtful originally. The team is taking it easy with Jacobs. They are in the playoff hunt but need five results to go their way. DeAndre Washington and Jalen Richard will take the lead in Jacobs’ absence.

There’s a chance Josh Jacobs plays this week in Denver.

Related players: DeAndre Washington, Jalen Richard

It's good news for the Raiders who need to win and get some help to make the playoffs, among the help is needing the Texans to win, who are saying they will play their starters despite already clinching a berth and a home field game. If Jacobs plays, it's a hit to Washington's fantasy value. With either back, though, it's a tough matchup against the Broncos.