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The Raiders are completing a trade of star WR Davante Adams to the Jets, sources say.

Related players: Garrett Wilson, Allen Lazard, Mike Williams, Aaron Rodgers, Jakobi Meyers, Tre Tucker, DJ Turner

This seemed like just a matter of time, and finally Adams is back with his good friend Rodgers. The deal was for a third round pick, according to other reports. Adams and Rodgers are very familiar with one another, and it should make for a smooth transition. It's possible Adams plays in Week 7. It's likely going to be a hit to Wilson's fantasy stock, just when Rodgers and Wilson were getting things going, too. There's a report also out today that Williams ran the wrong route in the MNF loss, and was called out by Rodgers after it resulted in an interception. The addition of Adams likely means Williams takes a big backseat in the offense, and it's even possible he gets moved before the deadline at this point. As for the Raiders, Bowers could be the focal point of this offense going forward as Meyers, Tucker and Turner battle it out to have fantasy relevance at WR. It may take some time for a pecking order to develop here, so anyone hurting for WR help can take a flier on at least Tucker and Turner, who may be on your wire.

The targets had been there for Keenan Allen -- 20 in three games prior to Sunday. But he was looking for production.

"Obviously we want to get Keenan involved more. It's a goal of ours," Shane Waldron said last week. "It's that fine line of pressing to get him involved but also knowing that he's going to do a good job like he always does of doing things right, showing up every single day and working to get on the same page, which he's done a great job with and then leading to the results on the field."

It's the kind of news his owners were hoping for, many of which probably missed out on his performance this past week based on his lack of fantasy production up to this point. As the story said, through six weeks, Allen has 15 catches for 122 yards and two touchdowns. The author said Allen's production to this point is slower than what he's used to, but, "Sunday's game felt like something he can build on as Chicago's offense aims for another strong outing coming out of its Week 7 bye." We'll see if the Bears can make some adjustments coming out of the bye and continue to keep a healthier Allen more involved.

Another Monday night inactive surprise at RB: James Cook is out tonight due to his toe injury, per source. It’s the first NFL game in three seasons that Cook has missed.

Related players: Ray Davis, Ty Johnson, Frank Gore, Jr.

Cook is unable to go tonight. The Bills added to that speculation a few hours ago when they announced rookie RB Gore would suit up. Davis could be in line for the early down work with Johnson getting passing downs. Gore could also mix in as well. It will be a tough matchup against the Jets on the road.

"He definitely needs to touch the ball more, without a doubt." - Mike McCarthy on Rico Dowdle.

Related players: Ezekiel Elliott

Elliott was the only other RB to touch the ball, running 8 times for 17 yards in Week 6. Dowdle ran just 5 times but gained 25 yards. Dowdle was more involved in the passing game since the Cowboys fell behind early, and he caught 5 balls for 30 yards. Dowdle did touch the ball 22 times in Week 5 against the Steelers to Elliott's 6 rushes, so the Cowboys do seem to be trending away from the committee in favor of Dowdle, which was reported a couple weeks ago. The game script probably played a factor in Week 6. The Cowboys have a bye in Week 7 and come back to a game at San Francisco in Week 8 on Sunday night, so it's possible we see a more obvious use of Dowdle with any adjustments coming off the bye week.

The Cardinals have activated WR Zay Jones to the 53-man roster.

Relaetd players: Marvin Harrison Jr., Michael Wilson, Greg Dortch

The Cards suspended Jones for five games but he didn't return in Week 6 due to a hamstring injury. With Harrison dealing with a concussion, the Cards could possibly welcome the return of Jones to the lineup rather quickly. The WR group didn't do much for the Cardinals in Week 6 as Dortch went for 3-36-0 and Wilson 2-21-1. Jones is worth a pickup with the hope he climbs the depth chart and perhaps carves out a WR2 role.

RB Jordan Mason (shoulder) was in a blue jersey, I'm told.

Related players: Isaac Guerendo, Patrick Taylor, Kyle Juszczyk

Reports said Mason's injury wasn't considered too serious, and it's a good sign he was back at practice, despite wearing the non-contact jersey. The Niners will host the Chiefs and what should be a fun game to watch in the later window of Sunday. If Mason can't go, look for Guerendo to pick up the slack after he carried 10 times for 99 yards in Week 6 after Mason left the game.

Browns RB Jerome Ford will be week to week with his hamstring injury, HC Kevin Stefanski said.

Related players: Nick Chubb, D'Onta Foreman, Pierre Strong Jr.

It just so happens that Chubb is lurking around and potentially ready to make his return. Week to week doesn't bode well for Ford's chances to play in Week 7, meaning a committee of Foreman and Strong will likely be in the team's plans this week. Even if Chubb is back this week, it would probably be unfair to expect him to take on a huge workload. It will be worth monitoring Chubb's status the rest of the week, however.

John Harbaugh said no change with RB Keaton Mitchell (knee), who remains on injured reserve.

Related players: Travis Henry, Justice Hill

Henry has fit in perfectly for the Ravens and their rushing attack with Hill being the team's RB2 and change of pace back. Mitchell could still be a nice fit in the offense as a more explosive change of pace option, but for now there is no need to rush him back. The post went on to say Harbaugh said he is still "optimistic" and "positive" about Mitchell. Mitchell injured his knee in Week 15 last year.

Titans coach Brian Callahan tells reporters that RB Tyjae Spears is considered week-to-week with a hamstring injury.

Related players: Tony Pollard, Julius Chestnut

The week to week designation means Spears is very much in doubt for Week 7 and could miss more time than that. Any time missed should mean a potential bump in fantasy value for Pollard with RB3 Chestnut possibly also mixing in.

The performance by RB Sean Tucker means he will join Rachaad White and Bucky Irving more in the backfield. "It's definitely worthy of him making it a three-headed monster,'' coach Todd Bowles said of Tucker.

Tucker had 136 yards and a TD on 14 carries and another receiving touchdown. Irving was already earning more work in the backfield before Tucker exploded onto the scene in Week 6. We'll see if this holds true, but it seems like especially bad news for White and his owners.