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The Vikings downgraded TE T.J. (knee) to out for Sunday’s game against the Lions. Hockenson was limited at practice so the Vikings will wait one more week to activate him. He returned to practice October 4, meaning the Vikings will have to activate him by the end of next week or he will miss the rest of the season. In all likelihood, Hockenson will be activated next week and make his season debut in Week 8 against the Rams.

The Seahawks added RB Kenneth Walker III to the injury report with an illness.

Walker is now listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Falcons. Seattle plays in the early window Sunday so we’ll know by about 11:30 in the morning if Walker will be able to play. If not, it’ll be another opportunity for Zach Charbonnet to carry the load on offense.

Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa (concussion) is set to practice this week and could play in Week 8 against the Cardinals.

Tagovailoa is eligible to return to practice this week following his stint on injured reserve. The Dolphins have struggled on offense without Tagovailoa. Tyler Huntley will start Sunday against the Colts. Tagovailoa reportedly has no lingering effects from the concussion he suffered in Week 2.

The Steelers will start Russell Wilson at quarterback Sunday against the Jets but both he and Justin Fields are expected to play.

Wilson is fully healthy from his preseason calf injury, so Fields was just keeping the seat warm until Wilson came back. The Steelers are expected to have a package of plays for Fields, who led the Steelers to a 4-2 start. Of note, if Fields plays 51 percent of the offensive snaps, the Steelers will send a 4th-round pick to the Bears instead of a 6th.

Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon said Saturday WR Marvin Harrison Jr cleared concussion protocol and will play Monday against the Chargers.

Harrison ends up not missing any time. He suffered the injury in Week 6 but was a full participant in practice Friday. The Chargers are a top-ten passing defense but as the top receiver for Kyler Murray, Harrison is still worthy of a WR2/WR3 spot.

The Browns officially activated RB Nick Chubb from the physically unable to perform list Saturday.

Chubb will make his season debut Sunday against the Bengals, his first game since tearing multiple ligaments in Week 2 of last season. We’ll see how much the Browns use Chubb this soon but it’s worth noting that Jerome Ford was ruled out with a hamstring injury. Pierre Strong and D’Onta Foreman are also in the mix.

Buccaneers WR Mike Evans (hamstring) is off the injury report and will play Monday against the Ravens.

Evans did not practice Thursday or Friday but did return to practice Saturday. The Buccaneers clearly felt good enough about his progress to not even have him on the report, let alone give him a designation. He’ll have what should be on paper a good matchup against a Ravens defense that ranks second-to-last in passing yards per game.

Raiders WR Jakobi Meyers (ankle) will not practice today, per Pierce...he'll be DOUBTFUL for Rams game.

Related Players: Tre Tucker, DJ Turner, Tyreik McAllister, Alex Bachman

Playing any fantasy assets outside of Brock Bowers is basically punting your lineup into the Fountains of Bellagio. Let your opponents start Tre Tucker this week.

Rams WR Cooper Kupp (ankle) is questionable for Sunday's game vs. Raiders. Sean McVay says decision could come closer to the game.

Jordan Whittington (shoulder) is expected to play vs. Raiders, Sean McVay said. OL Joe Noteboom (ankle) will not be activated from IR this week.

Related Players: Tutu Atwell, Demarcus Robinson

We would obivously rather have a clear understanding of the WR room heading into the weekend, but as it stands, Kupp should re-join the team and be considered a fantasy WR2 if he suits up.

Vikings injury report vs Lions

OUT -- Blake Cashman, Akayleb Evans

QUESTIONABLE -- Aaron Jones, Dalton Risner, T.J. Hockenson, Pat Jones, Harrison Phillips

Related Players: Ty Chandler, C.J. Ham

Still nothing concrete yet, but Chandler would be a fringe RB2/3 if Jones ends up missing Week 7. Otherwise, it'll be Jones there, with Chandler not logging quite enough usage to be fantasy-relevant.