August 21, 2025
Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel said that he plans for the starters to play at least a little of the preseason finale on Saturday against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The amount of playing time the starters get will be determined on how they perform in Thursday's joint practice with the Jags, according to Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network. Quarterback
Tua Tagovailoa will get one more dress rehearsal before the regular-season opener on Sunday, Sept. 7, against the Indianapolis Colts, although he'll be without receiver
Tyreek Hill (oblique) and running back
De'Von Achane (calf), basically his two best offensive weapons. At the most, Tagovailoa will likely get a couple of offensive series before being pulled. The 27-year-old and Miami's offense was a dink-and-dunk unit last year, and Tua missed more time with a head injury. He has become an injury-prone, low-end QB2 fantasy option.
--Keith HernandezSource: NFL Network - Cameron Wolfe
August 21, 2025
ESPN's DJ Bien-Aime writes that Houston Texans rookie wide receiver
Jayden Higgins has been rotating on the outside with
Xavier Hutchinson when the team goes to 11 personnel (three receivers). Fellow rookie
Jaylin Noel has seen most of his reps from the slot but has also seen some work on the outside. With
Christian Kirk currently locked in as the starting slot wideout in Houston, Higgins, the No. 34 overall pick in April, should have a clearer path to playing time in 2025. The two wideouts were teammates at Iowa State, and head coach DeMeco Ryans has described them as inseparable. The 22-year-old Higgins made a highlight-reel 14-yard reception on his only catch of the second preseason game last weekend. In a Texans offense that could throw the ball often, Higgins is absolutely worth a late-round flier in fantasy for receiver depth.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - DJ Bien-Aime
August 21, 2025
Baltimore Ravens quarterback
Lamar Jackson (foot) is not practicing with the team on Thursday after leaving Wednesday's practice early after having his foot stepped on, according to The Athletic's Jeff Zrebiec. The Ravens said on Wednesday that Jackson is fine, so they are just giving th two-time MVP a day off after a minor injury. Jackson is not going to play in the preseason finale on Saturday against the Washington Commanders, but he'll be ready to rock for Week 1 of the regular season on Sunday, Sept. 7, in a rematch of the AFC Divisional Round versus the Buffalo Bills. The 28-year-old former first-rounder is in his prime as an elite dual-threat quarterback. Jackson threw for a career-best 4,172 yards, 41 touchdowns and four interceptions in 17 regular-season starts in 2024 and also ran for 915 yards and four more TDs.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Jeff Zrebiec
August 21, 2025
Seattle Seahawks running back
Kenneth Walker III (foot) is in full pads at practice on Thursday for the third straight day, according to Gregg Bell of The Tacoma News Tribune. Walker suffered a minor foot injury earlier this month and had been alternating practice days as a precaution given his lengthy history with lower-body ailments. The 24-year-old appears to be moving past the foot issue in the final week of the preseason, but he'll probably be held out of the finale this weekend against the Green Bay Packers. Walker has been very productive for Seattle and fantasy managers when he's healthy, but he's almost guaranteed to miss some time again in 2025 due to injury. It's why the Seahawks have hinted that they will involve
Zach Charbonnet more in order to try and keep Walker available. He has become a risk/reward RB2 for fantasy purposes.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Tacoma News Tribune - Gregg Bell
August 21, 2025
Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott said quarterback
Josh Allen will not play in the team's preseason finale Saturday, according to Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic. Last year's MVP previously had appeared in at least one preseason game every year of his career, but that appears to be coming to end this season. Like many teams with a franchise quarterback, Buffalo doesn't have much to gain by playing Allen and won't take any risks as a result. They'll open the regular season with a Sunday Night Football debut against Baltimore on Sept. 7.
--Nick Piotrowicz - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic
August 21, 2025
Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles said offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs (knee) will begin the season on the 53-man roster, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. One of the best tackles in the game, Wirfs is recovering from knee surgery and likely will be on a similar track to return as receiver
Chris Godwin (ankle), Bowles said. That means the Iowa product likely won't play immediately this season, but is eligible to return to practice and does not have to miss a mandated four games now that he has been activated from the physically unable to perform list. He has missed all of training camp so far.
UPDATE: Wirfs is unlikely to play until October.--Nick Piotrowicz - RotoBallerSource: ESPN
August 21, 2025
The defending AFC champion Kansas City Chiefs are in the market for another running back, according to The Athletic's Diana Russini. The Chiefs are joined by the New Orleans Saints and Cleveland Browns as teams looking for added help in their running back rooms, Russini reported. Projected Kansas City starter
Isiah Pacheco is coming off a broken leg last year, while veterans
Kareem Hunt and
Elijah Mitchell are next on the current depth chart. Cleveland drafted two rookies,
Quinshon Judkins and
Dylan Sampson, to go with
Jerome Ford, while New Orleans has ample room for another running back behind
Alvin Kamara.
--Nick Piotrowicz - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic
August 21, 2025
Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer said that tight end
Luke Schoonmaker (concussion) is officially in concussion protocol, as relayed by Jon Machota of The Athletic. The third-year tight end left Monday's practice early and now must clear protocol before returning to the field. Schoonmaker is coming off a career-best 27 catches and 241 yards in a year in which Dallas played half the season without quarterback
Dak Prescott.
Jake Ferguson, who finished second on the team in targets in 2024, is still on track to be Dallas' top receiving tight end.
--Nick Piotrowicz - RotoBallerSource: The Athletic
August 21, 2025
Quarterback
Kyle Trask is in line to start Tampa Bay's final preseason game against Buffalo, according to Rock Riley of the Tampa Free Press. The Bucs are holding starter
Baker Mayfield out of the game, so Trask will get the first look with newly signed
Teddy Bridgewater to follow. The fifth-year veteran has spent his entire career in Tampa, but has attempted just 11 passes in four years backing up Mayfield and
Tom Brady. From a fantasy perspective, both of the the Tampa reserve quarterbacks are just Mayfield insurance in deeper dynasty formats.
--Nick Piotrowicz - RotoBallerSource: Tampa Free Press
August 21, 2025
Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end
Cade Otton said he hopes to remain with the team long-term, according to Greg Auman of FOX Sports. The big tight end is approaching the final year of his rookie contract and is coming off the best season of his career from a receiving standpoint, compiling 59 receptions for 600 yards and four touchdowns in 2024. Tampa still rosters receiver
Mike Evans, inked a three-year deal with receiver
Chris Godwin, and drafted
Emeka Egbuka earlier this year, so Otton's consistency as a pass catcher with Tampa looks to be in question. At any rate, he's scheduled to hit the open market next year unless a new deal comes to fruition.
--Nick Piotrowicz - RotoBallerSource: FOX Sports
August
21,
2025
Cleveland
Browns
rookie
quarterback
Shedeur
Sanders
(oblique)
was
limited
in
Wednesday's
practice,
according
to
head
coach
Kevin
Stefanski,
but
the
team
was
happy
with
the
work
he
was
able
to
get
in
in
his
return
to
practice.
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August 21, 2025
According to Dallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer, All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons is expected to play in Week 1 against the Philadelphia Eagles. When asked about Parsons' availability for Week 1, Schottenheimer told reporters, "I feel good that Micah is going to be out there against the Philadelphia Eagles." Parsons and the Cowboys have been engaged in a very public contract dispute for months, with the four-time Pro Bowler going as far as requesting a trade at the beginning of August. Rumors about what a potential trade package might look like have swirled since, but the Cowboys have a history of waiting until the last minute to extend some of their biggest stars, so it is not out of the question that a deal is finalized before the season kicks off. Parsons is an easy first-round pick in most IDP-only formats and is in play for the 1.01 in leagues that heavily reward sacks.
--Patrick McGrathSource: Calvin Watkins
August
21,
2025
Indianapolis
Colts
wide
receiver
Josh
Downs
(hamstring)
has
not
participated
in
team
activities
since
exiting
last
Thursday's
joint
practice
against
the
Green
Bay
Packers
with
an
apparent
left
hamstring
injury.
One
of
the
buzzier
names
in
fantasy
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August 21, 2025
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers plan to activate ninth-year wide receiver
Chris Godwin (ankle) from the Physically Unable to Perform list and have him on the 53-man roster to begin the season. The team is taking a cautious approach to his recovery from the gruesome ankle injury that ended his 2024 season and still considers him unlikely to play until October. By keeping Godwin off the PUP list to begin the year, they can accelerate his practice window, and the plan is for him to start practicing in Week 2, keeping him on his current recovery timeline. Godwin was the WR2 in PPR formats before his season ended prematurely in Week 7 of last year, and he is currently RotoBaller's WR52, making him a smart late-round pick in all leagues, but especially those with an injured reserve spot.
--Patrick McGrathSource: Adam Schefter
August
21,
2025
Dallas
Cowboys
fifth-round
rookie
running
back
Jaydon
Blue
(ankle,
heel)
is
expected
to
make
his
preseason
debut
on
Friday
against
the
Atlanta
Falcons.
The
Cowboys
running
back
depth
chart
has
been
one
to
monitor
heading
into
the
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