2 hours agoNew York Jets defensive end/outside linebacker Haason Reddick is on the practice field on Wednesday for the first time since being traded from the Philadelphia Eagles this offseason. The 30-year-old reported to the team's facility on Monday and is beginning preparation for the Week 8 game against the New England Patriots. There's no official word on whether or not Reddick will suit up on Sunday, but all signs are pointing toward him making his team debut. Reddick has posted at least 11 sacks in each of his last four seasons, and he played for the Arizona Cardinals, Carolina Panthers, and Eagles during that stretch. When at full strength, he'll provide a boost to a strong front seven that already ranks eighth in defensive sacks per game (8.0).
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Ian Rapoport
3 hours agoCarolina Panthers quarterback
Andy Dalton is not practicing on Wednesday for what is being called "a day off" by team reporter Joe Person. Dalton was involved in a car accident on Tuesday, but he and his family did not sustain any serious injuries. His excused absence from practice is likely a precautionary measure. The former second-round pick by the Cincinnati Bengals in 2011 has started the last five games for the Panthers following the benching of 2023 No. 1 overall pick
Bryce Young. Dalton has been up-and-down in his 14th NFL campaign, completing 66.3% of his passes for 989 yards, seven touchdowns, and six interceptions. Young will handle valuable first-team reps in Wednesday's practice, but it remains to be seen if he will get back the QB1 duties sometime this season.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Joe Person
3 hours agoCleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski announced that offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey will take over the play-calling duties ahead of the Week 8 game against the Baltimore Ravens. Dorsey was the Buffalo Bills' offensive coordinator in 2022 and some of 2023 before being fired. Stefanski called the plays for the first seven weeks of the season, and the Browns rank dead last in yards per game (253.9) and points per game (15.6). The Browns will also start
Jameis Winston at quarterback following the season-ending Achilles injury suffered by
Deshaun Watson, and star running back
Nick Chubb is back in action.
Amari Cooper is also out of town, so there are a lot of changes coming to the Cleveland offense. That said, the unit is still likely to remain one of the bottom 10 offenses in the NFL moving forward.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Ian Rapoport
3 hours agoCleveland Browns running back
Jerome Ford (hamstring) is not practicing on Wednesday to begin Week 8 preparation. The third-year back out of Cincinnati did not play in Week 7 due to a hamstring injury and could be at risk of missing the Week 8 contest against the Baltimore Ravens. Luckily for Cleveland, star running back
Nick Chubb returned last week for his first game since Week 2 of the 2023 campaign. However, Chubb could only rack up 25 yards on 13 touches last Sunday, though he did score a touchdown. Quarterback
Deshaun Watson (Achilles) is out for the season, and
Jameis Winston might provide a slight upgrade for the Cleveland offense. However, with
Amari Cooper out of town, the unit as a whole is likely to remain a bottom-10 offensive attack in the NFL.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Mary Kay Cabot
3 hours agoCleveland Browns quarterback
Deshaun Watson (Achilles) is set to undergo surgery on Friday with Packers team physician Dr. Robert Anderson to repair his ruptured Achilles tendon, according to Browns insider Mary Kay Cabot. Watson suffered the season-ending injury in the Week 7 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals and is facing a ninth-month recovery timeline. The former first-round pick by the Houston Texans did not flash in his first two seasons with Cleveland, and his 2024 season was off to a disastrous start. He completed 64.3% of his passes for 1,148 yards, five touchdowns, and three interceptions as Cleveland got out to a 1-6 record. Veteran quarterback
Jameis Winston is expected to be the starter moving forward, and Watson's future with the Browns is uncertain.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: Mary Kay Cabot
4 hours agoCleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said the team will see how quarterback
Dorian Thompson-Robinson (finger) progresses from the finger injury he suffered in the Week 7 loss to the division-rival Cincinnati Bengals, but he will practice on Wednesday. Stefanski would like to see how DTR throws in practice this week before the team makes a decision on who will back up
Jameis Winston in Week 8 against the division-rival Baltimore Ravens. The good news is that DTR's injury won't require surgery. If Thompson-Robinson is inactive on Sunday,
Bailey Zappe would serve as Winston's backup with
Deshaun Watson (Achilles) out for the year. Thompson-Robinson won't start in Week 8, but he could be an option to start in Week 9 against the Los Angeles Chargers if Watson struggles against Baltimore.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ClevelandBrowns.com - Kelsey Russo
4 hours agoThe Cleveland Browns will officially start veteran quarterback
Jameis Winston in Week 8 against the division-rival Baltimore Ravens with
Deshaun Watson (Achilles) out for the year and
Dorian Thompson-Robinson (finger) nursing an injury, according to head coach Kevin Stefanski. With Watson done for the year, the Browns also signed
Bailey Zappe to their active roster, and he could serve as Winston's backup if DTR is inactive on Sunday. Winston has appeared in five games in 2024, completing six of 12 pass attempts for 83 yards and a touchdown, which came in the Week 7 loss to the division-rival Cincinnati Bengals. The 30-year-old has plenty of NFL experience, but Thompson-Robinson could eventually take over the starting gig if Winston plays poorly. In an offense lacking explosive weapons now that
Amari Cooper is out of town, Winston will be a low-end QB2, at best, in fantasy this weekend.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: ClevelandBrowns.com - Kelsey Russo
4 hours agoNew England Patriots rookie wide receiver
Ja'Lynn Polk (concussion) is in the league's concussion protocol, according to head coach Jerod Mayo. Polk was diagnosed with a concussion in the Week 7 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in London on Sunday and is now in danger of missing a Week 8 divisional clash against the New York Jets this weekend. The 22-year-old second-round selection will eventually need to be cleared by an independent neurologist later this week if he wants to suit up on Sunday. In his first seven NFL games in 2024, Polk has been inconsistent with drops and has just 10 catches on 26 targets for 78 yards and a touchdown, so he's been completely unreliable in fantasy. If Polk is inactive against the Jets, it will open up more snaps for
Kayshon Boutte,
Kendrick Bourne and
K.J. Osborn behind
Demario Douglas.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Patriots.com - Evan Lazar
4 hours agoWashington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn told reporters on Wednesday that rookie quarterback
Jayden Daniels (ribs) will not practice after injuring his ribs in the Week 7 win over the Carolina Panthers. Backup
Marcus Mariota will take first-team repetitions in practice, and it appears to be trending toward Mariota making the start in Week 8 against the visiting Chicago Bears. Daniels' injury doesn't appear to be very serious, but it doesn't mean that he'll start this weekend. The Commanders called the 23-year-old second overall pick week-to-week on Monday, so fantasy managers should have already made alternate plans in case he's ruled out this Sunday. If Daniels is out in Week 8, Washington's offense won't have nearly as much upside, while Mariota will be in play as a low-end QB2 in superflex leagues.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: NFL Network - Ian Rapoport
4 hours agoThe Seattle Seahawks traded linebacker Jerome Baker and a fourth-round draft pick on Wednesday to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for linebacker Ernest Jones IV, according to sources. In addition to sending Jones to the Seahawks, the Titans also traded receiver
DeAndre Hopkins to the Chiefs on Wednesday. Tennessee acquired Jones in the offseason, but they are now pivoting after a rough start to 2024. Baker, a third-rounder by the Miami Dolphins in 2018, had 30 tackles (17 solo), a sack, two pass breakups, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in five games for Seattle before the trade. Jones, meanwhile, had racked up 44 tackles (29 solo) and two pass breakups in his six games with the Titans. He'll be heading back to the NFC West after spending his first three years in the NFL with the Los Angeles Rams.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: NFL Network - Tom Pelissero
4 hours agoTampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles said that wide receiver
Mike Evans (hamstring) is officially out for Week 8 against the division-rival Atlanta Falcons and will undergo an MRI exam on Wednesday after aggravating his hamstring injury in Monday night's loss to the Baltimore Ravens. The Buccaneers aren't going to put Evans on Injured Reserve, but they don't expect him back until around their Week 11 bye.
Chris Godwin is also out for the rest of the season after dislocating his ankle on Monday, so Tampa's receiving corps is going to be very thin for at least the next several weeks. Both rookie
Jalen McMillan and
Sterling Shepard were popular waiver-wire pickups in fantasy leagues on Wednesday, and
Trey Palmer should also enter the starting mix in three-receiver sets moving forward. Quarterback
Baker Mayfield's fantasy stock takes a big hit.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Pewter Report
5 hours agoJacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson said that running back
Travis Etienne Jr. (hamstring) is still "day-to-day" with a hamstring injury as the team prepares for a Week 8 tilt against the visiting Green Bay Packers this Sunday. Etienne will do individual drills in practice on Wednesday and will then work with trainers, which means he's likely to be listed as limited on the practice report. The 25-year-old was listed as week-to-week last week and did not play in London in the win over the New England Patriots. As long as he doesn't have any setbacks in practice this week, there's a good chance Etienne will rejoin Jacksonville's backfield this weekend. However, with
Tank Bigsby continuing to produce -- he had two more touchdowns in Week 7 -- Etienne might be more of a change-of-pace option for the Jags instead of their leading ball-carrier.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Florida Times-Union - Demetrius Harvey
5 hours agoThe Kansas City Chiefs' plan is to get newly acquired wide receiver
DeAndre Hopkins (leg) ready to play this Sunday against the division-rival Las Vegas Raiders in Week 8, according to sources. It's still early, though, and the Chiefs will know more about Hopkins' availability later this week. The Chiefs gave up a conditional fourth-round pick to the Tennessee Titans for Hopkins after
JuJu Smith-Schuster aggravated his hamstring injury in the Week 7 win over the San Francisco 49ers. Smith-Schuster won't play in Week 8. The Chiefs have also lost both
Rashee Rice (knee) and
Marquise Brown (shoulder) for the year, so it felt inevitable that they'd trade for receiver help as they look to become the first team to three-peat in the NFL. The 32-year-old Hopkins was dealing with lower-leg soreness at the end of the Week 7 contest, but it's considered minor. Nuk's fantasy value receives a massive boost with this trade.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: NFL Network - James Palmer
5 hours agoThe Carolina Panthers are opening wide receiver
Adam Thielen's (hamstring) 21-day practice window on Wednesday for him to return from Injured Reserve. Thielen was placed on IR with a right-hamstring injury and he's already missed the required four games, meaning that if the Panthers like what they see from him in practices this week, they could activate him on Saturday and have him active for Week 8 against the Denver Broncos. The 34-year-old will slot into starting three-wide sets upon his return alongside
Diontae Johnson and rookie
Xavier Legette. In three games before getting injured, Thielen caught just eight of 12 targets for 109 yards and one touchdown. His fantasy upside upon his return won't be as high as it was a year ago with the rookie Legette becoming a part of this offense.
UPDATE: Thielen was limited in his return to practice on Wednesday.--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic - Joe Person
5 hours agoHouston Texans wide receiver
Nico Collins (hamstring), who is currently on Injured Reserve with a hamstring injury, is doing well in his recovery and hasn't had any setbacks, according to sources. Collins will have to miss at least two more games, but there is optimism that his original three- to four-week timetable is on track. The earliest he'll be eligible to come off IR and play will be on Nov. 10 at home in Week 10 against the Detroit Lions. The 25-year-old was among the league's leading receivers at the time of his injury, so he obviously needs to be stashed by all fantasy managers for a couple more weeks. Hopefully Collins can pick up where he left off when he's back after catching 32 of 45 targets for 567 yards and three touchdowns in five games played. For another two weeks,
Stefon Diggs and
Tank Dell will have higher ceilings with Collins sidelined.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: KPRC 2 Sports - Aaron Wilson
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