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Jets WR Jamison Crowder is questionable for Sunday's game against the Buffalo Bills, according to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News.

Sam Darnold is also expected to play after multiple weeks off, so the Jets could show a little life on offense this week. Crowder is a must-play in all formats because of his robust target volume.

New York Jets wide receiver Jamison Crowder missed Thursday's practice session with a groin injury.

This marks the second missed practice for Crowder, so it may officially be time to start preparing contingency plans. He will likely need to practice in some fashion tomorrow in order to be cleared to play Sunday. The Jets passing game will likely struggle to move the ball without their top receiver on the field. If Crowder cannot go, Breshad Periman should operate as the team's number one receiver. He will become a borderline WR3 option if Crowder is ruled out.

The Philadelphia Eagles have placed star tight end, Zach Ertz, on short-term injured reserve.

Ertz is dealing with a high ankle sprain with a 4-6 week timetable, so the move to free up roster space by stashing him on the short term injured reserve list is not unexpected. The Eagles will need to get by with their third-string tight end Richard Rodgers until at least Week 10, which is the low end of Ertz's timeframe. Dallas Godert will also be sidelined until Week 10. DeSean Jackson and Travis Fulgham should get all the targets they can handle until then.

Chargers Head Coach Anthony Lynn told reporters on Wednesday that running back Austin Ekeler's hamstring strain is "serious" and he will be back "later rather than sooner."

Fantasy managers should not be expecting Ekeler to come off injured reserve when he is first eligible in a couple of weeks. In the meantime, Justin Jackson will split work with rookie Joshua Kelley while Ekeler sits out. Jackson looks like better bet for touches as he garnered 20 in Week 5 compared to Kelley's 12.

Raiders quarterback Marcus Mariota is ready to return as Derek Carr‘s backup.

Mariota has been designated for return from the Raiders’ practice squad.

The story said he’ll presumably move ahead of Nathan Peterman on the depth chart as the No. 2 quarterback in Las Vegas.

Eagles expect Miles Sanders to miss Thursday night's game with knee injury... Zach Ertz also expected out for 3-to-4 weeks with an ankle injury, according to sources.

Related players: Boston Scott, Dallas Goedert, Corey Clement

Goedert is expected to return to this week, a short week with a game on Thursday night. Owners were already asking about dropping Ertz on our Discuss Your Team forum, and it looks like that's a serious option at this point. At running back, Scott should suck up a large amount of Sanders' workload with Clement also becoming more of a factor.