Chargers RB Melvin Gordon expected to holdout into season

Aug 21, 2019

At this point, Chargers RB Melvin Gordon’s holdout is expected to continue into the season, sources say. Contract talks have not progressed as he hoped, and he’ll continue to train in Florida for the foreseeable future.

Fantasy Impact:

Melvin Gordon still needs to show up at some point this season to get his year of service in, but he still has leeway to miss multiple games. Without knowing the exact amount of games missed, we must assume the worst when going into our fantasy football drafts. And now that it is probable he misses time, he should drop precipitously in your draft rankings.

His absence will be a big boost in fantasy value for Austin Ekeler and to a lesser extent, Justin Jackson.

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Texans WR Nico Collins "long shot" to play Week 10

Field Yates

29 minutes ago

With Nico Collins still not practicing today and not designated to return from IR, it makes him a long shot to play Sunday night vs. the Texans.

Related Players: Tank Dell, Xavier Hutchinson, Robert Woods, Dalton Schultz

Fantasy Impact:

Since the injury to Stefon Diggs, Dell has been the only reliable piece of this receiving corps, and it looks like that will continue for one more week. C.J. Stroud can be benched in place of a streamer for Week 10.

Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield (toe) "will be ready" for Week 10

Greg Auman

53 minutes ago

“He’ll be fine,” Liam Coen says of Baker Mayfield’s toe, knowing he’s been limited but will be ready come Sunday afternoon vs. 49ers.

Related Players: Kyle Trask

Fantasy Impact:

Looks like Mayfield will suit up, but it's a pretty difficult matchup against the 49ers defense. He should be considered a top-15 option for Week 10.

Ravens RB Keaton Mitchell expected to make season debut on TNF

Jeremy Fowler

1 hour ago

Ravens RB Keaton Mitchell (knee) expected to be active for tonight’s Bengals game barring unforeseen development, per sources.

Practiced in full this week and ready for his season debut. A jolt of speed in time for rivalry game.

Related Players: Derrick Henry, Justice Hill

Fantasy Impact:

We wouldn't expect a ton of usage out of Mitchell here, but it will probably come at the expense of Hill, rather than Henry, if it's a close game. We'll have to see how the backfield splits moving forward, but stashing Mitchell is certainly not a bad idea.