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Puka Nacua (calf) is questionable against the Raiders after sitting out Friday's practice, and Sean McVay said Nacua will test it pregame. On Sunday morning, Adam Schefter reported the Rams are optimistic he will play. Degenerates, if he is active, I am starting him against my own team.
Lamar Jackson is questionable for Sunday against the Bengals after three limited practices. On Friday he called the injury a high-ankle sprain. Jeremy Fowler's source calls him 50/50, and a decision may not come until Sunday morning. Friends, my rule was built for full or nothing, and this week brought neither.
A.J. Brown caught 3 passes for 48 yards in Thursday's 30-24 loss at Chicago, and Yahoo Fantasy has him at 75 yards in two games since returning from IR. He still led New England's receivers with 49 snaps. Folks, my start call went badly, and I am buying more.
John Harbaugh confirmed J.J. McCarthy will make his first start as a Giant Sunday against the Texans, with Jameis Winston as the backup. The case for him rests on one fourth quarter against the Saints: 243 yards after entering down 24. Friends, Sunday starts at 0-0, and that is a different job.
Baker Mayfield, out three games with a dislocated thumb, is set to practice Wednesday for the first time since the injury. The Bucs are game planning as if undrafted rookie Jalon Daniels starts again Sunday at Carolina. Folks, Tampa's third downs were worse with the veteran, so one practice settles less than you think.
Terry McLaurin was carted off during the 49ers' 23-17 win Monday night, and the Commanders fear a significant knee injury. His MRI is today. Mike Evans left with what Kyle Shanahan called Achilles soreness, with no rupture. Friends, Washington's bye makes one wait cheap, and the other comes with a bill.
The Colts relieved general manager Chris Ballard of his duties Monday morning, with the team at 2-4 and five straight seasons without a playoff appearance behind it. Coach Shane Steichen remains on the job. Folks, ownership printed its urgency on letterhead, and I am keeping every Colt I roster.
The Giants are expected to change their backfield rotation against the Saints today. Per Jordan Raanan, Najee Harris is likely to have a larger role, with Cam Skattebo downgraded but still in the mix after his fumbles. Nothing is official. Friends, in July I told you to take him a round early.
The Patriots are likely to activate A.J. Brown off injured reserve Saturday after a limited week of practice on a high-ankle sprain, and reporters expect him to play Sunday against the Jets. Nothing is official yet. Folks, I told you to start him in Week 1, and I am telling you again.
The Eagles ruled Jalen Hurts out for Sunday against the Panthers after a follow-up ultrasound showed movement in a superficial blood clot in his calf. Tanner McKee starts. Saquon Barkley missed practice again Thursday. Friends, Wednesday's report had Hurts as a full participant with a calf, and we believed only the good half.
Saquon Barkley (hamstring) and DeVonta Smith (hamstring, plus a new toe injury) missed Eagles practice again Wednesday after both sat out the London loss. Will Shipley could miss multiple weeks. Thursday's practice report is not out yet. Folks, believe the hamstring and go get Dameon Pierce before your league does.
Adam Schefter reported Wednesday morning that Lamar Jackson has a realistic chance to return from a sprained left ankle for Sunday's game at Cleveland. Last week his coach said he could play without practicing. Jackson then missed three straight days of practice and was ruled out. Friends, set your lineup by the practice report.
The Bills beat the Rams 37-34 in overtime Monday night. Josh Allen threw only 19 passes and ran for 121 yards in his first career overtime win. By our math, about half his fantasy scoring this season comes from running. Folks, that is the cheat code, and I intend to prove it.
The Cardinals agreed Sunday to trade Marvin Harrison Jr. and a 2027 seventh-round pick to Houston for 2027 second- and sixth-round picks. He rejoins C.J. Stroud, who vouched for him, and joins a receiving room with four other names in it. Friends, the reunion is good news. Wait for the targets.
Adam Schefter and Ian Rapoport reported Saturday that Arizona is finalizing a deal to trade Marvin Harrison Jr. He is inactive Sunday against Detroit, and as of late morning nothing is final and no team is confirmed. Folks, his price stays this low until somebody announces where he is going, so I am buying.
The Eagles ruled out Saquon Barkley (hamstring) for Sunday's Week 5 game against the Jaguars in London, with Tank Bigsby on injured reserve. Fantasy managers added Will Shipley. Nick Sirianni called Dameon Pierce "an NFL starting running back." Friends, before you start either one, find out which job came open.
The 0-4 Bucs went into Dallas with undrafted rookie Jalon Daniels at quarterback and won 24-16. Bucky Irving ran 21 times for a career-high 165 yards and scored twice on 54 percent of the offensive snaps. Folks, I want the other 46 percent, and I want it before your league reads the snap count.
A viral post about Ben Johnson chugging a soda and crushing the can passed 911,000 impressions. It came from an account whose bio starts with "SATIRE NFL & FOOTBALL NEWS" in capital letters. What Johnson actually did this week was praise Jordan Love. Friends, read the bio first. Then read Friday's injury report.
A.J. Brown and Romeo Doubs are Patriots now, Drake Maye has actual weapons, and they open in Seattle against the reigning champions. The only thing nobody can tell me is who is carrying the football.
George Kittle tore it on January 11 and had surgery three days later. He is thirty-two, he is off the PUP list, and he has a real chance to play Thursday. Friends, this is the most encouraging injury story of the season and I still would not start him.
The coach is optimistic. The sprain is reportedly low rather than high. The man has not been on a practice field since the twenty-third. Folks, I have to set a lineup on Sunday and optimism does not have a snap count.
He said the deal had to be done by camp. Camp came. He reported anyway, on exactly the terms he said he wanted to avoid, and Tampa handed him a reworked year instead of the extension. Folks, this is what declining to use your leverage buys you.
New Orleans handed Chris Olave four years, up to $132 million, with $90 million guaranteed. Friends, forget the headline number. The guarantee is the part that tells you how often they intend to throw him the ball.
Klint Kubiak volunteered that a Day 1 starter is not necessarily a Week 17 starter. Fernando Mendoza took second-team reps for the first time. Then the rookie threw a would-be pick six. Folks, all three of those things are true at once.
Ricky Pearsall is done for 2026 after PCL surgery. The 49ers passed on operating in the offseason and hoped rest would hold. Camp swelling settled the argument, and Deebo Samuel is standing in the roster spot it opened.
"He is cleared to go." No structural damage, a contract year, and a quarterback who has never needed an introduction. I have searched this for a loophole, folks, and there isn't one.
Josh Allen for Ja'Marr Chase in superflex. KeepTradeCut called it by five points. DynastyDealer called it by fifty-four. FantasyPros asked for a credit card. Here is what that actually tells you.
Fernando Mendoza is signed, healthy and on the roster. Kirk Cousins is taking the first-team reps. Veterans report tomorrow and Las Vegas is already telling on itself.
Deshaun Watson is healthy. Shedeur Sanders got real spring reps. Todd Monken wanted a starter named before camp and did not get one. Friends, that is not a good sign, and I say that as a man who has never had a good sign.
He climbed ten spots to around pick 123 this week and the market still has not caught up. Eighteen months off the second ACL, visibly bigger, and Carolina has done absolutely nothing to block the lane.
Jaydon Blue is still fighting Phil Mafah for the number two job behind a re-signed Javonte Williams. People keep calling that a competition. So is a raccoon in a garage.
They wrote rules to stop holdouts, so agents invented showing up to the building and refusing to go outside. Folks, that is not a labor tactic. That is my uncle at a family reunion.
Nobody has repeated as the position's top scorer since Kelce's run ended in 2020. Trey McBride wore it last year. He is also entering year one of a brand new offense. Friends, read those two sentences together.
It gets posted every July. It gets four hundred replies. Two hundred of them say no. And folks, I am here to tell you that the two hundred saying yes are not entirely wrong.
The ankle and fibula ended his rookie year. The reports coming out of New York this month have been optimistic. Friends, I am not an optimistic man, and even I have moved him up.