Saints TE Jared Cook expected to play on MNF

Running back Ashton Jeanty, last year's No. 6 pick, caught 55 passes for 346 yards and five touchdowns as a rookie. Multiple people told me the team expects him to be a bigger part of the passing game this season.

Related players: Mike Washington Jr.

The story went on to say the Raiders say that Jeanty was a tough tackle in 2025 when they got him to the second level of the defense. They just don't feel as if they did a good enough job of getting him out in space. Rookie Washington Jr. is the player behind Jeanty, and the team likes him a lot, but it looks as if Las Vegas is planning for Jeanty's role to get only bigger. The team believes he's capable of much more. Including him more in the passing games makes sense since the Raiders O-line didn't do much to help Jeanty on the ground.

Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley told Rich Eisen that De'Von Achane is going to have some games when he’ll be such a workhorse that he’ll hardly be able to walk back to the locker room when it’s over.

“I just gave Achane a heads-up this morning and I told him you better be in good shape,” Hafley said. “I told him there might be some games when I have to pick him up and carry him back to the locker room because he’s going to be so tired. I told him I don’t ever want to see one of these head taps all year, and he looked me right in the eye and he said, ‘You’ll never get that head tap from me.’"

Related players: Jaylen Wright, Ollie Gordon

No NFL player has had 40 touches in a game since Derrick Henry had 41 in a game in 2021, the story said. This report likely has a bit of sarcasm to it, but in the right game that remains close throughout, it's possible the Dolphins rely on Achane to close it out, and he can get to that 40-touch total - especially considering his use in the passing game. The Dolphins have Wright and Gordon as well, so to give Achane a consistent, large workload doesn't seem all that likely. He averaged about 19 touches a game last season.

Nathan Brown of the Indianapolis Star reports that Pierce underwent a second PRP injection since then to help with lingering soreness and speed up healing. The injection was not due to a setback in his rehab, Brown adds.

Related players: Josh Downs, Tyler Warren, Ashton Dulin, Deion Burks

Pierce has not seen the practice field in 2026. The story reminded us that Pierce underwent what the Colts originally called a “clean-up” surgery on his left ankle in late March. Pierce had hoped to avoid surgery by taking a platelet-rich plasma injection after the 2025 season. He was given a 4-6-month recovery timeline, putting the start of the season in doubt, the story added. The team has not given a timeline, and it's unclear if the second injection could set him back. But, it doesn't seem like good news. If Pierce has to miss time, Warren and Downs could benefit the most in terms of targets and workload.