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NFL beat reporter Adam Schefter believes Miami QB Tua Tagovailoa will be back this season.

Related players: Skylar Thompson, Tyler Huntley, Tim Boyle

Schefter reported Tua has been symptom free and is feeling better, and, to Schefter's knowledge, Tua hasn't been told he shouldn't come back. Schefter added Tua also wants to come back. At this point, Tagovailoa will need to miss at least two more game since he was placed on IR. Schefter added he'd be surprised if Tua didn't come back. One thing to consider is the Dolphins may need to stay afloat in the playoff race before putting him back on the field. The team sits at 1-3 so far and hasn't shown much life on offense since losing both Tua and Thompson.

Callahan: Will Levis is still the starter 100%. Said he will have an MRI, most likely an AC issue.

Related players: Mason Rudolph

Levin threw an ugly interception against the Dolphins before diving for a first down and injuring his shoulder, eventually giving way to Rudolph, who led the Titans to a win over the Dolphins. McCormick went on to say Levis really didn't throw interceptions last year as a rookie, especially like he did against Miami - another pass that was right to an opposing player. The injury is to Levis' throwing shoulder, but the Titans do have a bye in Week 5, so Levis has time to heal ahead of a Week 6 matchup, an early Sunday game against the Colts.

The Miami Dolphins might be on their third starting quarterback of the young season come Week 4.

Backup quarterback Skylar Thompson was knocked out of Sunday's 24-3 loss to the Seattle Seahawks with what head coach Mike McDaniel described as a "pretty painful" rib injury, which puts his status for Miami's Sept. 30 game against the Tennessee Titans in question.

McDaniel said that the Dolphins would have a better idea about Thompson's injury on Monday.

Related players: Tim Boyle, Tyler Huntley

Reports said Thompson wasn't able to dress himself after the game in Week 3. Boyle and recently signed Huntley look like they could compete to start Week 4 assuming Thompson is unable to go. Huntley may not be quite up to speed yet, but that will remain to be seen. It's going to be a huge downgrade for the entire Dolphin offense. The Dolphins are the first of two Monday night games in Week 4 when they host the Titans.

Despite his second two-interception game, Will Levis remains the Titans starting quarterback, said head coach Brian Callahan Sunday.

Levis went 26/34 for 260 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions (with one pick-six) in Tennessee’s 30-14 loss Sunday to the Packers. Levis now has four touchdowns and five interceptions for the season and the Titans are 0-3. Levis has turned the ball over eight times through three games. He was also sacked eight times by the Packers and has taken 15 sacks this season. We’ve already seen one major quarterback change among 2023 draft picks, could we see another? The Titans play at Miami next Monday night. For the record, Mason Rudolph is Levis’ backup.

Tyjae Spears will likely be listed as QUESTIONABLE but Brian Callahan expects him to be good to go for the Titans on Sunday.

Related Players: Tony Pollard, Julius Chestnut

Spears left the Titans' Week 2 game late, but has still been far out-touched by Pollard through their first two matchups. Pollard has 43 opportunities to Spears' 16, making the latter un-startable in fantasy until he shows he can steal more of the workload. Pollard is a low-end RB2 against the Packers.

And Tyjae Spears should be OK... Nothing major.

Related players: Tony Pollard

Spears is the RB2 behind Pollard, who finished with 17 carries and 62 yards, but maybe more important was Pollard collecting five catches for 40 yards. It looks like Spears should be good for Week 3 - and we'll continue to monitor how practice goes this week, however, Spears looks to be running behind Pollard at this point.

The distribution of touches for Titans RBs wasn't where Brian Callahan wanted it to be. But he noted that Tony Pollard ran the ball well and in the 2nd half they had trouble sustaining drives which hindered opportunities to get others involved.

Related players: Tyjae Spears

Pollard was the top back in Week 1 despite a summer full of seeing both Pollard and Spears listed as RB1 on the depth chart and talks of a split in workload. While that wasn't the case, the good news here for Spears and his fantasy owners is there is at least some coach-speak about getting more of a balance in touches going forward. Pollard had 19 touches to Spears' 8 in Week 1. Spears owners may have to use the "wait-and-see" approach with Spears before putting him in lineups for Week 2, however.

Titans are sending QB Malik Willis to the Packers in exchange for a 2025 seventh-round pick, per sources.

Related players: Sean Clifford, Mason Rudolph, Jordan Love, Will Levis

Willis is now likely to back up Love while the move pushes Clifford out as the Packers QB2. In Tennessee, Rudolph looks to be the Titans QB2 behind Levis.

The standoff between receiver Brandon Aiyuk and the 49ers may be coming to a conclusion soon.

According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, the 49ers and Steelers have a deal for a potential Aiyuk trade in place. The Steelers also are “in a good place” with Aiyuk on a new contract. If the 49ers give their final sign-off, the deal will be done.

Related players: Ricky Pearsall, Jauan Jennings, Jacob Cowing, George Pickens, Van Jefferson, Roman Wilson, Calvin Austin III

The story went on to say San Francisco also has an offer out to Aiyuk on a long-term deal for him to remain with the club that, but to this point, Aiyuk has not accepted. The story added it’s currently unclear what Pittsburgh would send back to San Francisco in exchange for Aiyuk, but it would likely be a significant package. If the deal goes through, the Niners would be looking at Pearsall, Jenning and Cowing to move up the depth chart, while in Pittsburgh, Aiyuk and Pickens form the 1-2 punch.

Rookie wideout Roman Wilson was carted off the field after getting hurt during Tuesday’s practice. Reporters at the workout said it looked like Wilson injured his left foot or ankle.

Related players: George Pickens, Van Jefferson, Calvin Austin III

There is no further word on the how serious the injury is. But any missed time in camp for a rookie can be bad news. We reported on Monday that while there are high hopes for Wilson to take on the team's WR2 role, he was running behind Austin in the pecking order.