Fantasy Football News

Bucs QB Baker Mayfield won’t practice today after suffering a contusion on his throwing hand Thursday, per source.

Mayfield underwent scans as a precaution and ruled out a more significant injury. He’s day to day.

Related Players: Kyle Trask

We don't want to see Mayfield miss anytime, but it's great news that it's not more significant. We don't expect this to linger into the regular season at this point, so we should continue to consider him a top-10 option at the position.

With negotiations stalled and Terry McLaurin holding in with no progress, the Commanders WR has requested a trade, sources say.

Related Players: Deebo Samuel, Noah Brown, Luke McCaffrey, Jaylin Lane

Soon-to-be 30-year-old McLaurin won't find a better spot than he is right now, so any landing spot would be a downgrade if he gets moved. (Yes, even whatever team you're thinking of). Samuel and the roster-bubble options would get a boost, but the best outcome would be the Commanders paying their long-time vet.

Bengals are giving former Seahawks and Broncos TE Noah Fant a one-year deal.

Bengals also have released TE Kole Taylor.

Related Players: Mike Gesicki, Drew Sample, Tanner Hudson, Erick All

We can probably assume that another one of these names (if not Fant himself) will be missing from the team's final 53-man roster. Gesicki should remain the TE to target on this offense, though he can be saved until very deep in drafts.

Giants HC Brian Daboll says WR Malik Nabers, who injured his shoulder this week, is “good” and will practice today.

Related Players: Darius Slayton, Wan'Dale Robinson, Jalin Hyatt, Ihmir Smith-Marsette

Great sign for a potential first-round selection in fantasy. The pass-catching corps is still light in New York, so he should continue to demand a massive target share in Year 2.

Chiefs WR Xavier Worthy, who left yesterday’s practice after banging his head, is in the NFL’s concussion protocol, per coach Andy Reid.

Related Players: Rashee Rice, Hollywood Brown, Skyy Moore, Jalen Royals, JuJu Smith-Schuster

This comes just a day after Brown left practice with an ankle injury, signaling an all-around tough practice for the squad yesterday. With Rice potentially missing a portion of the season due to suspension, the Chiefs can't afford to be missing either Brown or Worthy for any time. Let's hope for a speedy recovery for both receivers, or it's going to be a sneaky bounce back season for TE Travis Kelce.

Bucs TE Cade Otton still not practicing tonight, same with WR Kam Johnson, S Marcus Banks. WR Trey Palmer and RB Josh Williams sidelined as well.

Related Players: Payne Durham, Ko Kieft

Auman cleared that it was a hamstring issue in a follow-up tweet. Durham is a fifth-round rookie, while Kieft has eight career receptions, so if Otton ends up missing any time, we'd expect his handful of targets to disperse to the WR room.

Ravens standout TE Isaiah Likely will have surgery this week to fix a broken bone in his foot, sources say. The belief is he’s out about 6 weeks, though depending on the outcome it could be fewer.

While Likely could be ready for Week 1, the best news is it’s not long-term.

Related Players: Mark Andrews

This clears the way for Andrews to have a bigger impact at the beginning of the season, as six weeks is really pushing up against Opening Weekend. We would expect the timeshare to be close to what it was last year by mid-season.

Bengals released veteran RB Zack Moss, who played in eight games with six starts for Cincinnati last season. Moss had 74 rushing attempts for 242 yards and two TDs last season.

Related Players: Chase Brown, Samaje Perine, Tahj Brooks

This had been hinted at by beat writers throughout summer, as the team is prepared to lock Brown in for another big workload, with Perine serving as a rotational thrid-down back. Brooks can still potentially get work, but it's not likely to be enough for redraft consideration.

Ravens HC John Harbaugh told reporters that TE Isaiah Likely rolled his ankle and is now expected to miss a few weeks.

Related Players: Mark Andrews

This should put him on track to be ready for Week 1, which is a sigh of relief for deep-league managers and Ravens fans alike. He should remain firmly in TE2 territory, with Andrews missing time a requisite for him being a consistent fantasy option.

49ers OC Klay Kubiak on Jauan Jennings:

“His calf is bothering him. We're going to take it day-by-day and see where he's at."

Via: @957thegame

Related Players: Ricky Pearsall, George Kittle, Jordan Watkins, Jacob Cowing, Demarcus Robinson

This appears to be the second time Jennings has dealt with a calf injury, including one back in OTAs. This doesn't bode well for his bid for a restructured contract (or trade) that he's been waiting on this summer, and could open the door for more Pearsall usage ahead of a season they will be missing Brandon Aiyuk for at least a portion of.