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Tennessee Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown was a full participant in Thursday's practice.

This appears to be a tremendous turnaround for Brown. He was expected to miss more time than Julio Jones but is on track to play this weekend against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Brown's return would be a tremendous boost for an offense that struggled without its playmaking wide receivers. He now looks likely to carry a questionable tag into this weekend, but his practice participation tomorrow will be key. There is reason for optimism, but fantasy managers will want to keep their contingency option at the ready.

Titans WRs Julio Jones (hamstring) and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine (hamstring) did not practice Wednesday according to Jim Wyatt of the Tennessee Titans. WR A.J. Brown (hamstring) was limited.

Related Player: Josh Reynolds

The receiver position for Tennessee is a mess and difficult to put much faith in until Friday's injury report.

The Giants listed a large sum of players on their first injury report including Sterling Shepard (DNP - hamstring), Darius Slayton (NDP - hamstring), Saquon Barkley (LP - knee), and Kenny Golladay (LP - groin).

Shepard and Slayton were our Week 4 and may have a chance to play Week 5, but Barkley and Golladay should suit up.

Nick Sirianni continues to play Kenneth Gainwell, and he continues to produce. Gainwell posted 89 yards from scrimmage after finishing with three carries for 31 yards and a score while catching six passes for 58 yards.

Related players: Miles Sanders, Boston Scott

He finished with the most receiving yards for an Eagles rookie running back since Scott in Week 17 of the 2019 season (84 yards). And speaking of Scott, it's been obvious Gainwell has passed Scott on the depth chart. As the story said, the Eagles have done an excellent job incorporating Gainwell into their offense, pretty much becoming the team's third-down back.

Titans WRs A.J. Brown and Julio Jones will miss Week 4 at the New York Jets.

Related Players: Josh Reynolds, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, Chester Rogers

Massive losses for the Titans passing game. A lot of the workload will fall on unproven players such as Josh Reynolds, Chester Rogers, and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine. All fall into WR3/4 territory with Derrick Henry the workhorse in the run and passing game.

Tennessee Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown missed practice on Thursday.

Brown has missed back-to-back practices, and while we would usually be telling you not to worry, that as a star receiver, Brown can practice on Friday and be good to go for Sunday, this time is different. There is concern that both Brown and Julio Jones may miss Week 4's contest with hamstring injuries. Even with a limited session on Friday, Brown would likely get the questionable tag and be a game time decision. This remains a situation to monitor, but fantasy managers will want to have a contingency option at the ready.

With the Texans reportedly softening their position regarding the expectations for a Deshaun Watson trade, the Dolphins could potentially meet the reduced asking price.

The Eagles, for example, have been linked to Watson for months. As they attempt to determine whether Jalen Hurts can be a franchise quarterback (last night’s game undercuts that idea), the window for a 2021 trade will be closing on November 2. That’s only five weeks away.

Related players: Tua Tagovailoa

A 17-game season makes it harder for a team to fold the tents on 2021 by the Tuesday after Week 8, the story said. Within five weeks, it’s entirely possible that one or more teams will be ready to make the move for Watson before Nov. 2, the story went on to say. With Tagovailoa dealing with an injury and Hurts struggling Monday night against the Cowboys, the story speculates the Dolphins and Eagles are teams to watch. And other teams may get involved as well.

Titans’ WR A.J. Brown has a strained hamstring and is expected to be considered week to week, per source.

Related players: Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, Cameron Batson, Chester Rogers

As our other story on Brown earlier today pointed out, it's been a tough start to the season, and not surprisingly he's now in danger of missing some time. Jones missed time in the game as well, but reports say that was workload-related. Jones could take on the bulk of the work going forward, however, if Brown has to sit. Little known Westbrook-Ikhine caught four balls for 53 yards and a TD. Westbrook-Ikhine did garner some hype in the offseason so it's possible he gets a chance and a bigger role if Brown misses time. Rogers had just one catch but it did go for a TD.

Mike Vrabel acknowledged that it has been a tough couple of weeks for A.J. Brown but said he's confident that Brown will pull through it. "It's a long season and we all go through some ups and downs."

Related players: Julio Jones

Vrabel said he's confident Brown can be back to being the player he was. HIs fantasy owners are hoping for that as well. Brown tallied four catches for 43 yards and a score in Week 1, but had just three catches for 43 yards and had several drops in Week 2. To make matters worse, Brown's Week 3 was cut short with a hamstring injury. There was no other information as far as his status for Week 4 goes.

Jones lost some playing time as well, with other reports saying he was having his workload managed. We'll have to see if Jones appears on the injury report this week as the Titans could be short-handed at the position heading into Week 4.

Titans WR A.J. Brown has been ruled out of today’s game against the Colts with a hamstring injury.

Fortunately, Julio Jones has been playing like his old self. Brown ended up with a grand total of three yards today, via the ground. Geoff Swaim and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine have been involved with Brown out.