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The story said the fact that Gordon traveled with the team could very well show just how much he has caught on. The story speculated Gordon could be in action Week 4, if the hamstring continues to heal.

He could also have MCL damage other reports say. The Niners struggled with Beathard last season before the midseason addition of Garoppolo changed their fortunes. One bit of good news could be Carson Wentz's return from his ACL injury, which came in about 10 months. A similar time frame could potentially have Jimmy G back late next summer. But for 2018, the rest of the offense takes a hit in the fantasy world.

Burkhead had just seven snaps according to the story. Michel got a bulk of the work but wasn't totally impressive against the Lions. The Pats will continue to play short at WR and RB in Week 4 especially if Burkhead is unable to recover from this injury. Michel is certainly worth picking up if he's out there on your wire.

Michel played 23 of 48 offensive snaps, and had an overall underwhelming night as he was stopped on two different third-and-1 plays in the first half, and dropped a pass in the second half. The Patriots still stuck with him as their primary option in the second half, over the more experienced James White, who ended up seeing his playing time spike (25 snaps) at the end of the game when the Patriots were clearly in pass-first mode. Veteran running back Rex Burkhead (seven snaps) left the game in the third quarter with a neck injury and never returned.

The problem is the Vikings have a short week, with a Thursday night game against the Rams. Cook said he feels good, giving him a “good chance” to play. But Cook said over the weekend that he “definitely” would return this week. He also had expressed optimism about playing in Week 3 before missing practice last week.

Keep in mind even if the trade was pulled off, Bell would have to come in and learn the playbook and could potentially leave in the offseason. The Jets would likely want some kind of insurance Bell would want to remain with the team. As we reported earlier today in a story about the future of the Jets WRs, the team is expected to have about $90 million in cap space next year.

Vrabel added he hopes the whole package can come back this week for the Titans and they can open up their playbook. It seems, based on this, we can at least conclude Mariota should be out there for Week 4 with Gabbert suffering from a concussion. The Titans will play the Eagles, however, in what will be a tough matchup.

Taylor wasn't at practice, according to reports today, because of a concussion, but the Browns were likely moving to Mayfield regardless as he led them to a come-from-behind win over the Jets last Thursday night.

Ajayi should slide back into the RB1 role upon his return. Last week Clement and Smallwood pretty much split lead-back carries against the Colts. The return of Ajayi and Sproles means Smallwood's fantasy value takes the biggest hit as he'll fall to the RB4.

The Steelers don't want to go through this again next year, and Bell knows that. The team has options if Bell continues to sit. Article 10, Section 15 of the collective bargaining agreement states that if a franchise player doesn't play in a league year, the team "shall have the right" to designate him as a franchise player once again, though once that tag is in place, the draft compensation in a trade would drop from two first-round picks to a first- and a third-round pick. That's a right the Steelers "shall" not take. Bell is making this so difficult that only pettiness from the franchise would keep him around next year.

The story added a trade doesn't make sense because the team getting him inherits the franchise tag. Besides, Bell's goal seems to be to get to free agency.

The story also added, as one NFL general manager said, teams won't want to A) meet Bell's demands for $15-plus million per year with a big guarantee, B) give up big draft capital for a running back, and C) deal with the franchise tag dynamics to do so. Maybe a team would accept A or B, but all three is asking a lot.

As expected, Jeffery didn't play against the Colts in Week 3, though he was upgraded from being declared "out" the last two weeks to "questionable" on the final injury report two days before the game. Reports before the game indicated he might return in Week 4.

As the story said, the Browns are expected to name Mayfield the starter today after leading the team from behind to beat the Jets last Thursday night.

While things could have been worse, one would have to assume Engram could possibly miss this week. We also reported yesterday Ellison is more of a blocking TE so may not be a quick option to fill in behind Engram on your fantasy team for those in a bind.

Goedert only played 17 snaps in each of the first two weeks. In Week 2, he wasn't even targeted. This despite a nice preseason and camp where he was a top target in that time. With all the injuries on offense for the Birds, the team needs Goedert to emerge. The story feels Goedert should continue to play a vital role even with the return of WR Alshon Jeffery.

Gronk said he only wants to play for QB Tom Brady. Although he’s only 29 years old, Gronkowski has indicated that he won’t play in the NFL much longer. And he apparently won’t play at all without Brady. So he has effectively blocked the Patriots from trading him by saying that if he does get traded, he won’t show up to the team that acquires him.