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Browns TE Austin Hooper will not play Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders, according to Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal.

Related Players: Harrison Bryant, David Njoku

Hooper will miss his second consecutive game after having an emergency appendectomy last week.

According to Adam Schefter on Twitter, Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew is dealing with multiple fractures and a strained ligament in his right thumb.

According to Schefter, Minshew is now in danger of missing Week 9 with the injury. While Minshew is more relevant in superflex leagues than he is in single QB leagues, his absence could prove to be bad news for all of the Jaguars skill players. The Jaguars have one of the weakest QB rooms in the league, with Mike Glennon backing up Gardner Minshew. This is a situation to monitor closely.

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports Jaguars QB Gardner Minshew could be in danger of being benched if his struggles continue.

Rapoport says that benching could come as soon as today against the Chargers. Mike Glennon is Minshew’s backup. Minshew has four fumbles and five interceptions during the Jaguars’ five-game losing streak. Head coach Doug Marrone even said he’d be naive to think it’s not a possibility that the team switches quarterbacks. The Jaguars have their bye next week so they’ll certainly be closely evaluating over the next few days.

Browns TE Austin Hooper will not play Sunday after having an appendectomy, according to Tom Withers of the Associated Press and other sources.

Related Players: David Njoku, Harrison Bryant

Hooper had been on a run of three games with five catches, so his loss is fairly important for a struggling Browns offense. Look for David Njoku and Harrison Bryant to split Hooper's workload this week.

Doug Marrone did not provide the same kind of assurances for quarterback Gardner Minshew. Minshew was 25-of-44 for 243 yards, a touchdown and an interception in the 34-16 loss and Marrone was asked after the game if he considered making a change at quarterback.

The head coach said he didn’t, but stopped short of ruling out a move at some point down the line.

“Maybe in the future, I think,” Marrone said, via Michael DiRocco of ESPN.com. “I mean, I’d be naïve not to say [that’s a possibility]."

Related players: Mike Glennon, Jake Luton

Marrone clarified that’s something that's up for any position on the team, and added he didn’t feel that way during the course of the game about pulling Minshew. Still, it's a possibility if the Jags continue to trend down. It's something owners should be aware of, especially if Minshew is a streaming or every week option for owners. Glennon and Luton are next up on the depth chart.