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Good news for the Bucs: Star WR Chris Godwin is expected to practice today for the first time and he’ll be limited. Part of his return to play process, but a very good sign.

Related Players: Mike Evans, Emeka Egbuka, Jalen McMillan

Certainly a good sign of things to come, but Godwin is still expected to be a few weeks away from hitting the field. In the meantime, Evans and Egbuka should be started everywhere, and we'll have to revisit the potential target share issues when the time comes.

With this timeline for 49ers QB Brock Purdy, he's likely to miss games against the #Saints and #AZCardinals, at least. Then, his availability will be determined by how his rehab goes.

Related Players: Mac Jones

The 49ers are once again being brutalized by injury. Normally, we'd expect a downturn in production for skill players, but Ricky Pearsall and Christian McCaffrey are basically the only two remaining, so we're not benching them. Jones should be considered a low-end QB2 in these or subsequent starts.

Dolphins WR Jaylen Waddle (shoulder) limited in Wednesday practice

Related Players: Tyreek.Hill, Malik Washington

Things are looking pretty bad for the Dolphins offense at this point, but we shouldn't worry about Waddle quite yet. Continue to consider him a WR3 if he gets a full practice in my week's end.

49ers coach Kyle Shanahan says QB Brock Purdy won't practice today because of his toe and shoulder injuries and views him as a "long shot" to play.

Sounds like Mac Jones will be getting his first start with the 49ers.

49ers are once again being brutalized by injury. Normally we'd expect a downturn in production for skill players but Ricky Pearsall and Christian McCaffrey are basically the only two remaining, so we're not benching them. Jones should be considered a low-end QB2 in this or subsequent starts.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid says WR Xavier Worthy continues to rehab. He won't practice today. Surgery and a potential IR stint are not being considered at this time.

Related Players: Hollywood Brown, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Tyquan Thornton, Travis Kelce

The rumor is, the team will try to have Worthy play through the injury with a brace, but we shouldn't expect him back out on the field in Week 2. Brown is the most obvious beneficiary, and should be considered a fringe WR2/3. Smith-Schuster will operate underneath with a limited ceiling while Thornton is a desperation boom/bust play.

Andrew Thomas (foot) won't practice Wednesday. That is part of the plan, per Brian Daboll. He will practice Thursday and Friday.

Malik Nabers (back) will be limited.

Dexter Lawrence will not be at practice Wednesday. His wife had their first child this week.

Related Players: Wan'Dale Robinson, Darius Slayton, Jalin Hyatt

Nabers had some limited practices last week and still earned 12 targets in the game, so we shouldn't be too worried here. Keep considering him a WR1 unless something changes.

Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris expects wide receiver Drake London to play in Sunday's Week 2 prime-time road game against the Minnesota Vikings.

"That's not saying that he is," Morris said Wednesday. "But when you ask me, 'Do I expect him to play?' Of course. Drake is an ultimate tough guy, and when he says he's going to practice, that tells you a lot."

Related Players: Ray-Ray McCloud, Casey Washington, Kyle Pitts

There's still no concrete update on Darnell Mooney, but it seems as if he is trending in the right direction to suit up sooner rather than later. If London is good to go, he'll be a high-end WR2 in a great matchup against the Vikings.

Mike McDaniel on TE Darren Waller's availability for Week 2:

"I expect to not know what to expect until later on this week ... We may get to a point where we realize the risk is too great for the rest of the season and we'll have to do what's best for the team."

Related Players: Julian Hill, Tanner Conner

It was always a pretty wild move to trade for a retired tight end who had been dealing with a litany of injuries, but here we are. Conner was more involved than Julian Hill in the offense in Week 1, turning four targets into 20 yards, but he's not worth a look in fantasy until we see more out of him. Waller can be dropped in all but the deepest TE Premium leagues.

Drake London exited Sunday's season opener between the Atlanta Falcons and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fourth quarter due to a shoulder injury and did not return. The Falcons were already thin at the wide receiver position going into Sunday's game. Darnell Mooney is also battling a shoulder injury that kept him out of Week 1.

According to a report from NFL insider Ian Rapoport, London suffered a shoulder strain and is considered day-to-day.

Considering Mooney was a game-time decision, he will likely make his season debut in Week 2, the story added. London appears to have avoided a major injury, but there's still some uncertainty about his status for Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings. We'll hopefully know more Wednesday when the injury report comes out, but this will be something to monitor for those invested in the Falcon offense.

Even in the midst of rehab for his torn ACL, the Packers are rewarding WR Christian Watson with a one-year, $13.25 million contract extension, per his agent Adisa Bakari.

Related players: Matthew Golden, Jayden Reed, Romeo Doubs, Dontayvion Wicks

Schefter went on to say the extension ties Watson to Green Bay through the 2026 season, allows him to focus on getting healthy and not having to play this season for a new deal. Watson remains on PUP, and is expected back later this season. Even when Watson comes back, it's tough to predict what kind of fantasy value he will have with a crowded WR room.