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49ers quarterback Brock Purdy cleared the NFL’s concussion protocol and will play Sunday against the Bengals.

Purdy was a full participant in practice Friday and now has no official injury designation for the game. There was concern early in the week that Purdy would not be able to go and that Sam Darnold would get the start. But his progress improved over the week, a short one at that, and now Purdy is back. Even with Deebo Samuel still out, Purdy is still a top-10 option for us this week.

Dolphins RB Raheem Mostert said he will play Sunday vs. the Patriots.

Just had a little ankle tweak that had him miss practice on Wednesday. He returned Thursday & Friday and is all good.

Related Players: Jeff Wilson, Salvon Ahmed

If Mostert is available for Week 8, you absolutely MUST put him in lineups. We'll keep an eye on this status through the weekend.

Titans ruled out QB Ryan Tannehill for Sunday’s game vs the Falcons. Will Levis and Malik Willis will replace him.

Getting a peak at Levis makes a ton of sense, as Malik Willis hasn't looked incredible when given the opportunity to run the offense. Neither option should be started this week, but with a good showing, Levis could be more on our radar if Tannehill misses extended time.

OT Jed Wills (foot), WR Marquise Goodwin (back and RB Jerome Ford (ankle) all back at practice today

Related Players: Kareem Hunt, Pierre Strong Jr

This is late in the week for clearance, which makes Ford's Week 8 fantasy aspirations shaky. The Browns backfield feels a lot like a stayaway in a slate with no Bye Weeks.

Daniel Jones is OUT Sunday per head coach Brian Daboll

Related Players: Tyrod Taylor

Taylor has a top-ten and QB19 finish over the last weeks, but the latter is more to be expected in Week 8. Jones had a great projection heading into the year but fantasy managers shouldn't be afraid to drop him at this point.

Diontae Johnson popped up today as a DNP with a hamstring injury. That's not good news.

Related Players: George Pickens, Allen Robinson, Calvin Austin III

Upsetting news, so fresh off the IR. Pickens began to pop when Johnson was away from the field, but there's an argument to be made that Johnson could help Pickens truly hit some upside potential down field with both playing. Robinson and Austin are nominally interesting in deep leagues for desperate owners.

49ers QB Brock Purdy (concussion) is present and participating during early open portion of practice.

Related Players: Sam Darnold

Purdy is for sure not still in the clear to start in Week 8, but a Thursday practice swings the probability positively. Players in the confusion protocol have been historically unlikely to play the following week, but it's still in the cards. Friday's practice should give us more insight.

Jimmy Garoppolo will be back at practice on Thursday for the Raiders. Barring any setbacks looks like he's on-line to play against the Lions on Monday.

If you buy into the squeaky wheel narrative, this is incredible news for Davante Adams. Jimmy G himself isn't on typical 1QB radars this week though.

Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill (hip) is back at practice.

Related Players: Jaylen Waddle, Chase Claypool, Braxton Berrios, Cedrick Wilson

One would assume that Waddle would absolutely eat with no Tyreek on the field, but we may see a wider target tree if the WR1 were forced out of Week 8. Berrios has actually ran the second-most routes on the team over the last two weeks, so he may end up being the contingency plan for fantasy purposes. We'll keep an eye on Hill's status through the rest of the week.

Lions’ RB David Montgomery will not practice today ahead of Detroit’s Monday night game vs. the Raiders due to the rib injury that had sidelined him last week vs. Baltimore. After Monday night, the Lions have their bye week.

The most likely scenario is that we see Montgomery back in an early-down role in Week 10. For Week 8, we have Jahmyr Gibbs in a great matchup, with Craig Reynolds rotating in behind him, making the former a fantastic play in fantasy.