Commanders WR Terry McLaurin, RB Jacory Croskey-Merritt miss second-straight practice

Sep 25, 2025

No practice again today for Commanders RB Bill Croskey-Merritt and WR Terry McLaurin.

Fantasy Impact:

Still another practice to monitor, but Rodriguez would be a must-add, high-end RB3 if Jacory Croskey-Merritt were sidelined. Rodriguez is surprisingly only 9% rostered in Yahoo leagues, so you should probably go check your waiver wires as soon as you're done reading this, actually.

If McLaurin misses, that would firmly entrench Deebo as a WR2 after he's received 25 opportunities (21 targets, 4 rushes) through three weeks. Even if McLaurin is able to suit up, he's more than likely a stay-away as this is pretty late in the week to be looking into other opinions for his quad.

today

49ers WR Brandon Aiyuk is "not close" to returning

Adam Schefter

7 minutes ago

49ers GM John Lynch told @KNBR that WR Brandon Aiyuk is “not close” to returning from the knee injury he suffered almost a year ago. There was more damage than just to the ACL, and more recovery time is required.

Related Players: Ricky Pearsall, Jauan Jennings

Fantasy Impact:

This aligns well with Jeff Mueller's assessment that Aiyuk's most likely return would be in Week 6, but the wording suggests a potential that it may last even longer. He remains a good stash — particularly if you have an IR spot — but it still looks like we're weeks away from it changing the remaining 49ers' pass-catchers' target share.

Jets QB Justin Fields to practice Thursday, but still in concussion protocol

Zack Rosenblatt

1 hour ago

Justin Fields will practice today, but he's still in concussion protocol.

Related Players: Tyrod Taylor

Fantasy Impact:

HC Aaron Glenn later reiterated that Fields would start if cleared before Monday, so it seems like there's a good chance he suits up for Week 4. If he's cleared before we have to set lineups on Sunday morning, we can inch him up to a low-end QB1 in what should be a pretty nice matchup.

yesterday

Chiefs WR Xavier Worthy (shoulder) on track to play Week 4

Adam Schefter

yesterday · 5:43 PM EDT

Chiefs listed WR Xavier Worthy as a full participant in today’s practice, putting him on track to play Sunday against Baltimore.

Fantasy Impact:

Since his massive 16-target performance after Worthy went down in Week 1, Brown has been completely forgettable in his two chances to earn more work since. If Worthy is looking close to 100% this early in the week, we should definitely consider him further up our rankings than if he weren't a full participant until Friday. Push him up into the WR2/3 range if he is completely cleared ahead of the weekend.