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Can confirm that Raiders QB Gardner Minshew has a broken collarbone and is done for the season. Tashan Reed and I expect Aidan O'Connell to be back for Friday's game against the Chiefs.

Related players: Desmond Ridder

O'Connell can come off the IR with his thumb issue and the timing works out pretty well for the Raiders if this is true. We'll wait for the team to make an official announcement, but Tafur is pretty dialed in on everything Raiders, so it looks like O'Connell will be back under center. It's a special Black Friday game against the Chiefs.

Jaguars HC Doug Pederson said that QB Trevor Lawrence will practice today.

Related players: Mac Jones

The team will then see where he's at as far as his status for Week 13 goes. The Jags host the Texans in the early window of Sunday's action. The Jaguars are just 2-9 this season so it remains to be seen if they feel the need to get Lawrence back on the field sooner vs. later, or even at all.

Daboll said he spoke with rookie Malik Nabers last night and again this morning. Nabers was extremely frustrated after the game. “He’s a very competitive individual."

Nabers and another teammate called the team soft after their loss to Tampa Bay. Daboll added he wants "to get the ball in Nabers hands and I’ve got to do a better job of getting the ball in his hands early,” the post went on to say. Nabers didn’t have a catch until the Giants were down 23-0 in the second half. The good news from a fantasy angle is this could mean the Giants make sure to get Nabers the ball right out of the gate in Week 13, which is on Thanksgiving Day against the Cowboys. It should be a good matchup for Nabers, but he remains a risky play based on whoever the QB is getting him the ball, which looks to be Tommy DeVito again. He should continue to get his targets, however.

The Colts lost wide receiver Josh Downs to a shoulder injury during Sunday’s loss to the Lions.

Related players: Michael Pittman Jr., Alec Pierce, Adonai Mitchell, Ashton Dulin

Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Downs is considered week-to-week and that he will be a long shot to get cleared to play against New England so it looks like the Colts will be without him in Week 13, according to the post. As the story points out, Downs had three catches for 27 yards before leaving Sunday’s game. He has 53 catches for 594 yards and four touchdowns in 10 games this season.

Giants sticking with Tommy DeVito for another start.

Related players: Drew Lock

The Giants are sticking with DeVito even though they were counting on some of the magic he showed last season - which never came to be against the Buccaneers. The move makes sense as the Giants are on a short week and play at Dallas on Thanksgiving Day. The game is a winnable one for the Giants, and its another chance to see if DeVito can give the offense any kind of spark and perhaps earn a job as a backup next season. DeVito is a risky start even against a Dallas defense that hasn't been very good at times this season.

A quick update on Raiders quarterback Gardner Minshew: he suffered a broken collarbone against the Broncos and is out for the season.

We had just posted the quote from head coach Antonio Pierce, saying it didn’t look good. It turned out it wasn’t good. Minshew looked like he was in a lot of pain after taking the his late in the game. Now we have an understanding of that pain. Desmond Ridder came on in relief and the team is expected to activate Aidan O’Connell this week from injured reserve. The Raiders visit Kansas City on Friday.

Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce said “It doesn’t look good” in regards to the shoulder injury to quarterback Gardner Minshew.

Minshew went down late in the game against the Broncos after taking a sack and looked to be in quite a bit of pain. He’ll undergo further testing to determine the severity of the injury.

Desmond Ridder came on in replacement. He went 5-of-10 for 64 yards and was sacked twice. If Minshew is to miss time, which looks very likely, the Raiders may look to see what they have in the former Falcons quarterback. Vegas is also expected to have Aidan O’Connell back this week. The Raiders are on a short week as they head to Kansas City on Black Friday.

Packers WR Romeo Doubs was ruled out of Sunday’s game against the 49ers with a concussion.

Doubs suffered the injury while attempting a catch in the end zone and landing hard on the back of his helmet. Doubs will not return tonight and it’s almost certain he’ll be ruled out for Thursday night against the Dolphins. If that’s the case, his next chance to return would be the following Thursday against the Lions.

Commanders HC Dan Quinn told reporters Sunday that running back Austin Ekeler suffered a concussion late in Sunday’s 34-26 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

Ekeler took a bit hit late in the game as Washington while returning a kickoff. He was taken to a local hospital. It was a scary-looking scene as Ekeler looked like he was out cold. Medical personnel immediately tended to Ekeler. Here’s hoping Ekeler’s concussion isn’t too serious.

Cowboys list TE Jake Ferguson as out for Sunday’s game vs. Washington due to his concussion.

Related Players: Luke Schoonmaker

This puts Schoonmaker more or less in TE streaming consideration, but there are far better options this week, which puts him low on the totem pole.