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Rams rookie running back Kyren Williams is set to miss a chunk of time after having surgery to repair a high-ankle sprain he suffered in the season opener and the team announced on Tuesday that he’ll be going on injured reserve as he recovers.

Williams will miss at least four games as a result of going on the list and word last Friday was that he should miss 6-8 weeks. Williams was injured covering a kickoff on the only snap he played in his first NFL regular season game.

Related players: Cam Akers, Darrell Williams, Jake Funk

After Akers disappeared in Week 1, many thought Williams could eventually get some work out of the backfield for the Rams. That will at least be put on hold until he's back. With Akers seemingly in the doghouse, it looks like Henderson should be the team's RB1 at least for now.

Even with Kyren Williams leaving the game in the first quarter with a high-ankle sprain, teammate Cam Akers only garnered 12 snaps in the team's opening game.

Related Players: Darrell Henderson, Cam Akers

The only remaining back on the Rams roster is Jake Funk, 2021's seventh-round pick. Darrell Henderson would finish Week 1 out-touching Cam Akers 18-3, controlling a huge portion of the backfield.

Matt LaFleur throws the kitchen sink at running backs, and one thing they must do proficiently is catch the ball. A.J. Dillon rarely did so in college, not because he couldn’t but because he wasn’t asked to. He caught just 21 passes for 236 yards and two touchdowns in three seasons at Boston College, and he heard everything people said about his pass-catching inexperience coming into the league.

Related players: Aaron Jones

We've heard all the hype surrounding Aaron Jones and Dillon being 1A and 1A RBs on the Packers, and it's possible both will be asked to make up for the loss of WR Davante Adams in the passing game. The story said Dillon had been asked only to run a flat or swing route in college, but he quickly learned far more was required to grasp an NFL passing game. While Jones is still considered the team's top back, if Dillon is active in the passing game, he could be a great value for those who take him later in fantasy drafts.

Sam Darnold will be forced to miss the first four games, at a minimum. Though Baker Mayfield was likely brought in to operate as the QB1 from the get-go. This will save him from having someone breathing down his neck.

Related Players: P.J. Walker

Person would go on to report that GM Scott Fitterer said the plan is for the Panthers to keep only two quarterbacks on the active roster; Baker Mayfield and P.J. Walker. Walker is worth a roster spot in deep-roster Superflex leagues.

The Philadelphia Eagles are trading former first-round receiver Jalen Reagor to the Minnesota Vikings for a 2023 seventh-round pick and a 2024 conditional fourth-round selection, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday, per sources.

Reagor was taken with the No. 21 overall pick in the 2020 draft.

Related players: Justin Jefferson, Adam Thielen, K.J. Osborn, Ihmir Smith-Marsette

Reagor needed a fresh start as he never was able to take off in Philly as a first round pick. Ironically, the Eagles passed on Jefferson that year and drafted Reagor instead, and now the two are teammates. Reagor could battle for a WR3 or WR4 spot with the Vikings but will have a way to go before being fantasy relevant.

A reminder that Packers only keeping two RBs doesn’t mean Amari Rodgers will be RB3 Week 1.

Related players: Aaron Jones, A.J. Dillon, Patrick Taylor, Tyler Goodson, Dexter Williams

The Packers currently have just Jones and Dillon on the roster. But the tweet went on to say, if Goodson and/or Taylor clear waivers, Packers can elevate each to game day roster three times before they have to stay on the 53. Team must be confident one or both will be back on the practice squad. We've seen several teams do this today, including the Cowboys with both of their backup QBs.

Kellen Mond won't get a second season in Minnesota.

The Vikings are waiving the 2021 third-round pick, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported Tuesday, per a source informed of the situation.

Related players: Kirk Cousins, Nick Mullens

As the story put it, we often see new regimes move on from young players they weren't as high on, and this is a good example. The Vikings front office signaled the likely end of Mond's time in Minnesota when it traded for backup Mullens last week.

Coach Matt LaFleur was quoted, "It's a little early to say that right now. That was his first action in team periods. We'll see how he responds."

Related Players: Marcedes Lewis

This would be a bummer for anyone looking to stream Robert Tonyan against the Vikings to kick off the season, but it sounds like this wouldn't last deep into the season as the tight end continues his recovery from a torn ACL. When on the field, Tonyan provides incredible touchdown equity on an offense that is sorely going to miss Davante Adams.

Panthers QB Sam Darnold is expected to be out for 4-6 weeks with a high ankle sprain.

Darnold suffered the injury during Friday’s preseason game against the Bills. At the time, the injury looked much worse than it turned out to be. The cart came out for Darnold. So this is a fortunate event for the Panthers, who have already lost rookie Matt Corral for the season to injury. This leaves P.J. Walker as Baker Mayfield’s backup.