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It’s quite clear they haven’t lost faith in Cam Ward despite the record.

Kuharsky was answering a mailbag question about Ward. He went on to say all indications privately match what the team is saying publicly. They love how Ward approaches and takes on the work, reacts to coaching and goes about his business. Kuharsky added the team likely wishes things were moving faster but they are sticking with this and feel like they are seeing progress. Kuharsky added after Wards's career-best performance in Cincinnati, they actually have more cause to feel good than they have in some time. He went on to say they will assess more long-term things with Ward after the season. Based on this, it doesn't seem like the Titans will spend any early picks on a QB next spring in the draft. Kuharsky seems to be in the know and has covered the NFL for a long time - it seems like Ward will be in the Titans longer term plans as long as the arrow points up rest of the season.

Patriots RB Rhamondre Stevenson is dealing with a knee tendon issue that is not expected to require surgery but could sideline him for a short period of time, per source.

Related players: TreVeyon Henderson, Corey Kiner, Lan Larison

With Henderson also sidelined with what is being called an illness, it could very well leave the running back duties to Kiner. Kiner has flashed at times that he may have been picked up off your wire, but he's also disappeared at times that he may be back on the wire. It's worth looking into even if it's just for the volume of work he could get with any games Stevenson misses. He only has two catches all season so may not be used in the passing game, but he's coming off an 8-55-1 rushing performance in Week 9.

Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert underwent imaging on his injured left middle finger, and coach Jim Harbaugh said the tests came back negative for a fracture.

“So he should be good to go,” Harbaugh said Monday, via the Associated Press.

Herbert injured his non-throwing hand on a sack by Logan Hall when the quarterback tried to stiff-arm the defensive lineman with 14:12 remaining in the fourth quarter, the story said. Herbert had his left hand surgically repaired during the 2025 season after breaking a bone in the back of the hand during a Week 13 game, the story also pointed out.

Cardinals quarterback Gardner Minshew’s first start of the season may also be his last.

Minshew will likely need season-ending elbow surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament, according to ESPN.

Related players: Carson Beck

Nothing is official as Minshew is seeking additional medical opinions the story said, and the report comes from ESPN and not the team. Minshew took a hit at the end of the second quarter on Sunday and appeared to have hurt his elbow, but he was back for the start of the third quarter, and he played every offensive snap for the Cardinals, the story went on to say. It looks like the rookie Beck will make his first start in Week 10 against the Rams. As we said in our previous post, Beck is coming into a tough situation after the team also lost top WR Michael Wilson.

TE Jake Ferguson (knee) and RB Tyler Goodson (knee) will miss “multiple weeks,” according to Brian Schottenheimer. S PJ Locke is out with his second concussion in as many games.

Related players: Brevyn Spann-Ford, Luke Schoonmaker

It was an ugly hit to Ferguson's knee against the Colts and he's going to miss time as a result. Spann-Ford and Schoonmaker are up next, but probably shouldn't be counted on in fantasy lineups. Even Ferguson was only averaging three targets a game.

Brandon Aiyuk is back, and the ball is in the 49ers’ court.

The NFL reinstated the 49ers receiver from the reserve/left squad list on Monday. The league also gave the 49ers a two-week roster exemption, giving the team a window for making a decision about what to do with Aiyuk.

The story summarized the Aiyuk situation: The 49ers now have an immediate decision to make about Aiyuk. If he’s on the roster on Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET, he’s owed a game check for the week. Based on the Player Personnel Manual, placement on the reserve/left squad list apparently tolled his 2025 salary. That means he’ll return to the $1.17 million base salary from 2025, with the 2026 salary of $26.015 million delayed until 2027. The 49ers do have a trade window now with Aiyuk, with the new team getting him for the rest of the season at only $585,000 in non-guaranteed pay. Aiyuk's fantasy situation is pretty murky until all this is figured out, but it will be tough to count on him this season most likely.

Cardinals quarterback Gardner Minshew remained in Sunday’s loss to the Seahawks after hurting his right arm late in the first half, but his status for the team’s Week 10 game against the Rams is not certain.

Head coach Mike LaFleur said at a Monday press conference that Minshew is undergoing tests on his arm and he said it is a possibility that he will not be able to play this week.

Related players: Carson Beck

Of course, the Cardinals traded Jacoby Brissett to the Ravens last week, which puts third-round pick Beck in position to start if Minshew is unable to play, the story pointed out. Beck has not appeared in any games yet this season and has mostly been the emergency QB to this point. Beck wouldn't be put in a great situation as the Cardinals just lost top receiver Michael Wilson for the season with a next injury.

Steelers OC Brian Angelichio on DK Metcalf: "We got a tremendous amount of confidence in DK and we got to look at, are we putting DK in the right position to be successful?"

Related players: Germie Bernard, Ben Skowronek, Pat Freiermuth, Darnell Washington, Jaylen Warren

Angelichio said there are some things the team is going to try to do to help him and get him more chances to be effective. The Steelers are down a couple of receivers so getting DK going would be a big deal to the offense. It will be interesting to see if the Steelers make any changes coming off their bye week. Hopefully for DK owners he gets fed the ball more often starting in Week 10. In his last two games before the bye, he was targeted six times in each game.

Rams WR Puka Nacua is likely going to IR with a PCL/MCL sprain and turf toe, per Sean McVay.

Related players: Konata Mumpfield, Tutu Atwell, Jordan Whittington, Colby Parkinson, Tyler Higbee, Kyren Williams, Blake Corum

The Rams are down another receiver and look to have to roll with Mumpfield, Atwell and Whittington as a possible top-three. It's may be the TEs get more involved as well. It's also possible Williams gets a lot more of a passing workload with Corum continuing to see more work as a runner. It all means a likely downgrade for QB Matthew Stafford as the Rams try to keep it together, get healthy, and make a late playoff push.

Sources: Cardinals WR Michael Wilson is out for the season after suffering a neck injury. Brutal.

Related players: Devin Duvernay, Reggie Virgil, Simi Fehoko, Harrison Wallace III, Trey McBride, Elijah Higgins

It's a big blow for the Cardinals offense, losing their top WR for the season. TE McBride is now the clear-cut top target, if he wasn't already. Duvernay is probably the most recognizable name of the remaining group of receivers, but he only has four catches this season, all coming over the last two weeks. Higgins, the TE2, had two catches this past week and has 18 for the season so he could be more involved as well. It's not a pretty scene on offense for the Cardinals going forward, but it will be worth keeping an eye on the situation as someone will need to emerge.