August
19,
2025
Indianapolis
Colts
wide
receiver
Alec
Pierce
(groin)
returned
to
training
camp
practice
on
Tuesday,
according
to
Kevin
Bowen
of
107.5
The
Fan.
Pierce
initially
suffered
his
groin
injury
in
practice
on
Aug.
10
and
then
proceeded
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August 19, 2025
Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said that quarterback
Cooper Rush will likely start in Saturday's preseason finale against the Washington Commanders. Harbaugh is likely to handle player participation this weekend like he did in the second preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys when he sat most of the starters.
Lamar Jackson will end up not playing in any preseason action this year as he looks for another MVP-like season. In last week's win over Dallas, the 31-year-old Rush went 20-for-30 passing for 198 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. Rush hasn't been very good in two preseason games, but he's still fully expected to open the 2025 regular season in September as the primary backup to Jackson and ahead of
Devin Leary. If Jackson were to miss any time in 2025, Baltimore wouldn't be asking much of Rush in the passing game.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Jeff Zrebiec
August 19, 2025
New Orleans Saints head coach Kellen Moore said that he hasn't made a decision yet on who his starting Week 1 quarterback will be against the Arizona Cardinals. "It's really, really close," Moore said. The Saints could be waiting to name their starting QB until after the preseason finale on Saturday against the Denver Broncos. Neither second-year man
Spencer Rattler nor rookie
Tyler Shough have separated themselves during training camp and the preseason. Shough started over Rattler over the weekend against the Los Angeles Chargers and went 9-for-12 for 66 yards against the Jaguars, while Rattler went 18-for-24 for 199 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Rattler looked better in the second preseason game and has the benefit of NFL experience from a year ago. Either way the Saints go, this is one of the least attractive QB situations in the league for fantasy managers.
--Keith HernandezSource: NFL Network - Tom Pelissero
August
19,
2025
Cleveland
Browns
head
coach
Kevin
Stefanski
said
that
quarterback
Kenny
Pickett
(hamstring)
would
do
some
team
drills
at
practice
on
Tuesday
for
the
first
time
since
injuring
his
hamstring
on
July
26.
It's
progress
for
Pickett,
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August 19, 2025
The Athletic's Zac Jackson lists wide receiver
Diontae Johnson on the "wrong side of the bubble" to make the Cleveland Browns' 53-man roster heading into the regular season. Jackson goes on to explain that Johnson "has been outplayed in camp." The addition of undrafted rookie wideout
Isaiah Bond doesn't help Johnson's chances of making the roster, either. The 29-year-old Johnson had a 1,000-yard season in 2021 with the Pittsburgh Steelers but has regressed each year since. In 2024, the former third-rounder played for the Carolina Panthers, Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans and combined for just 33 catches, 375 yards and three touchdowns in 12 games (eight starts). Getting cut from a Browns roster with shaky depth at the receiver position would pretty much be rock bottom for Johnson.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Zac Jackson
August
19,
2025
Cleveland
Browns
head
coach
Kevin
Stefanski
said
that
rookie
fifth-round
quarterback
Shedeur
Sanders
(oblique)
will
not
practice
on
Tuesday.
The
Browns
will
see
how
Sanders
is
doing
on
Wednesday.
Sanders
is
dealing
with
an
oblique
injury
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August 19, 2025
The Dallas Cowboys and All-Pro pass-rusher Micah Parsons haven't had any contract negotiations since late March or early April, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Schefter goes on to say that it sounds like it's personal now and that each side appears to be dug in. Parsons has already asked for a trade. "I see these two sides headed towards a divorce in time," Schefter said. The 26-year-old linebacker has also been dealing with a back injury during training camp, but the main reason why he's not practicing with the rest of the team is because of his contract situation. It remains to be seen if the Cowboys will actually trade Parsons before the regular season begins in two weeks, or if they will wait until after the 2025 campaign. With no end in sight to the stand-off between Parsons and Dallas, his Week 1 status against the Eagles is firmly up in the air.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
August 19, 2025
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback
Aaron Rodgers and wide receiver
DK Metcalf will not suit up for the team's preseason finale on Thursday against the Carolina Panthers, according to head coach Mike Tomlin. Pass-rushers T.J. Watt and Cameron Heyward also will not play. Rodgers will end up not playing at all in the preseason as he heads into his first year with the Steelers and potentially his last year in the NFL. The 41-year-old future Hall of Famer will take on his former team, the New York Jets, in Week 1 on Sunday, Sept. 7, where he'll be an unappealing, low-upside QB2 option for fantasy managers against a strong defense. Rodgers has looked slow during training camp and is expected to be more of a game manager in offensive coordinator Arthur Smith's scheme in 2025. With Rodgers on the sidelines on Thursday,
Mason Rudolph should start against Carolina.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - Brooke Pryor
August 19, 2025
San Francisco 49ers backup quarterback
Mac Jones (knee) is not at training camp practice on Tuesday after spraining his knee in the second preseason game over the weekend, according to The Athletic's David Lombardi. Jones' injury isn't believed to be serious, but it explains the recent signing of
Nate Sudfeld for additional QB depth. ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that Jones will not play in the club's preseason finale on Saturday against the Los Angeles Chargers. However, the Niners believe that Jones will be ready for Week 1 of the regular season on Sunday, Sept. 7, against the division-rival Seattle Seahawks. In addition to Sudfeld, the team has
Carter Bradley in their QB room behind starter
Brock Purdy. The 26-year-old Jones will be off the fantasy radar unless he's forced into a starting role in 2025 due to a Purdy injury.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - David Lombardi
August
19,
2025
San
Francisco
49ers
running
back
Isaac
Guerendo
(shoulder)
returned
to
training
camp
practice
on
Tuesday
and
was
pretty
active,
according
to
Matt
Maiocco
of
NBC
Sports
Bay
Area.
Guerendo
will
have
more
opportunities
for
reps
with
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August 19, 2025
San Francisco 49ers
Jauan Jennings (calf) and
Jordan Watkins (ankle) remained sidelined at training camp practice on Tuesday, according to Nick Wagoner of ESPN. Jennings initially suffered a calf injury back in the spring and then aggravated it early in camp this summer. The 28-year-old is also dealing with contract-extension negotiations with the organization, but the fact that he's missed most of camp and the presason so far has to have fantasy managers a little less bullish on his breakout potential in 2025. With that said, Jennings should have a big role in San Francisco's passing attack if he's healthy for the start of the regular season with
Deebo Samuel Sr. out of town and
Brandon Aiyuk (knee) unlikely to be ready. Jennings nearly had his first career 1,000-yard season and scored six times in 2024. He's currently ranked as RotoBaller's No. 38 fantasy wideout.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - Nick Wagoner
August 19, 2025
ESPN's Rich Cimini writes that it appears that New York Jets quarterback
Justin Fields will not play in the preseason finale on Friday against the Philadelphia Eagles. Head coach Aaron Glenn said "a good amount" of starters will not play, but didn't give specifics. Fields was active for the team's first two preseason games, but the 26-year-old only played three offensive possessions. The former first-rounder by the Chicago Bears in 2021 out of Ohio State showed improvement last year with the Pittsburgh Steelers before being benched in favor of
Russell Wilson, and the Jets are now hoping he can take another step forward as their unquestioned starter in 2025. So far during training camp, Fields has mostly just been dumping the ball off in th short and intermediate areas, but his rushing upside is what makes him a low-end QB1 target in fantasy.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN New York - Rich Cimini
August 19, 2025
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver
DeAndre Hopkins (knee) returned to training camp practice on Tuesday, according to Jonas Shaffer of The Baltimore Banner. Hopkins was held out of practice as a precaution on Monday and will return to the team's first padded action since the second preseason game. It wouldn't be a surprise to see Baltimore hold Nuk out of the preseason finale on Saturday against the Washington Commanders, but the 33-year-old should be ready to roll for the Week 1 regular-season clash on Sunday, Sept. 7, against the Buffalo Bills. The former first-rounder (27th overall) in 2013 by the Houston Texans out of Clemson is a five-time Pro Bowler and three-time All-Pro, but he had only 56 grabs for 610 yards and five touchdowns in 16 games (eight starts) with the Titans and Chiefs a year ago. In a run-first offense as likely the fourth target for QB
Lamar Jackson, Hopkins will be avoided in 12-team leagues.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Baltimore Banner - Jonas Shaffer
August 19, 2025
Green Bay Packers quarterback
Jordan Love (thumb) threw to wide receivers
Jayden Reed (foot) and
Dontayvion Wicks (calf) after the team's practice on Tuesday, according to Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Reed and Wicks weren't running routes, but they were lining up at distances where Love might have to put the ball if they had been running routes. The 25-year-old Reed ditched his walking boot late last week but hasn't returned to training camp practices and did not play in the second preseason game on Saturday against the Indianapolis Colts. Not only is Love recovering from surgery on his left (non-throwing) thumb, but Reed, Wicks,
Romeo Doubs (back) and
Christian Watson (knee) are all injured with the regular-season opener just several weeks away. Reed has become a boom/bust WR4/flex in fantasy with injury concerns.
--Keith HernandezSource: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Tom Silverstein
August 19, 2025
Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen was non-committal on Tuesday when asked if he sees a future for quarterback
Anthony Richardson Sr. to start again for the team. "That's hard to say. Obviously,
Daniel Jones is our starter right now. And if something happens to Daniel at some point, AR gets another opportunity," Steichen said. It comes after the Colts' announcement on Tuesday that Jones has won the QB job over Richardson to begin the 2025 regular season. The 23-year-old former first-rounder has dealt with shoulder and finger injuries during spring and summer workouts, but he's fully healthy now. Richardson still has the higher fantasy ceiling than Jones because of his elite rushing ability, and there's a good chance that he'll make some starts at some point this year if Jones continues to struggle like he did with the New York Giants.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - James Boyd
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