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Giants RB Saquon Barkley is questionable to play against the Denver Broncos Week 1, according to Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News. Barkley has been worked back slowly from ACL surgery.

Barkley's status is safer than it was one week ago but until he is active Sunday, it is important to have a back-up plan in place. Devontae Booker would be in line for more carries should Barkley miss Week 1.

Tennessee Titans star receiver A.J. Brown logged a full practice session on Thursday.

On Wednesday, A.J. Brown did not practice, which raised some alarm bells, but the team maintained that their star receiver received the day off to rest his knee. His full participation in practice today confirms that there is nothing to worry about. Full participation on a Thursday means, barring any setbacks, that Brown will be ready for Week 1's contest against the Arizona Cardinals. Brown is primed for a big game against one of the softer cornerback groups in the league and is our fifth-ranked receiver for Week 1.

Titans WR A.J. Brown missed Wednesday's practice with a knee injuries according to Jim Wyatt of TitansOnline.com. He had procedures done on both during the offseason.

No need to risk Brown getting hurt in practice, but it will be important to see what he does Thursday and Friday ahead of Week 1's game against the Arizona Cardinals.

Dallas Goedert just told us contract talks with the Eagles have ended. He said it happened before Zach Ertz's return was known.

Goedert said he hoped to have a deal done by now, but said it won't be a distraction going into the season. Goedert is on the final year of his rookie deal. The Eagles have been down this road before, as many thought when the team didn't extend Ertz he'd be gone before this season. But now Ertz is back for the final year of his contract as well.

Giants RB Saquon Barkley is gearing up to play Sunday vs. the Broncos, and sources say he’s close to being fully cleared to do so following major knee surgery. The team needs to watch him through Thursday to gauge how his body responds to the workload. But he’s close.

Devontae Booker

Certainly good news. Things have been positive as far as Barkley playing in Week 1 and being a full go. But reports all weekend continue to say the team will ease him back, and he may never get the workload he had before his knee injury. Booker could have a decent role in the offense, especially early on in the season. We'll see how hard it will be for the Giants to keep Barkley off the field more when fully healthy.

The Giants' expect Barkley to be suited up and ready to go for their Week 1 matchup against the Broncos, however there are concerns whether he will be able to handle a full workload to start the season.

Expect Devontae Booker to form a timeshare with Barkley in Week 1 as the Giants continue to ease Saquon back following last year's ACL injury. Dan Duggan reported that Barkley "might never return to playing 83 percent of snaps" as he saw in his first two seasons.

Nick Sirianni on Jalen Hurts:

"Jalen knows nobody else got any reps with the 1's so you could really argue that we named our starter a while ago. ... Jalen's our starter. I consistently saw a player that got better every single day. He did exactly what we wanted him to do."

Related players: Joe Flacco, Gardner Minshew

Hurts got all the reps with the ones, but Sirianni also said it was a QB competition from the start of camp with Flacco. But regardless of the length of time it took to make this official, the news certainly comes as no surprise. Hurts is ranked as a low-end QB1 and is 10th on our list, but could also improve on that with the weapons around him, including first round pick DeVonta Smith, and his running ability.

Eagles actually waived Travis Fulgham, per Mike Garafolo.

Related players: DeVonta Smith, Quez Watkins, Jalen Reagor, Greg Ward, John Hightower, J.J. Arcega-Whiteside

Petersen said he didn't see this coming, and doubts Fulgham clears waivers so the Eagles can keep him on the practice squad. Fulgham flashed for a couple of weeks last year, but pretty much vanished with the return of Alshon Jeffery. He never really was able to find that form again. It's likely good news for Ward, Hightower and maybe even Arcega-Whiteside.