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The Arizona Cardinals are preparing quarterback Kyler Murray to start Monday night against the Dallas Cowboys, coach Jonathan Gannon said Thursday. Murray missed Arizona's past two games with a foot injury and was able to rest it longer during the Cardinals' bye last week.

Related Players: Jacoby Brissett

Murray's in a great spot to come into fantasy relevance against a Cowboys defense that ranks dead last in QB aFPA. Even if Murray doesn't scramble around a ton with a rehabbing foot, he should still be in easy consideration as a QB1.

49ers WR Ricky Pearsall (knee) will not practice again today, per Kyle Shanahan.

Others not practicing today: DE Bryce Huff (hamstring), C Jake Brendel (hamstring), DL Yetur Gross-Matos (hamstring), DT Alfred Collins, LB Dee Winters.

Related Players: Jauan Jennings, Kendrick Bourne, Demarcus Robinson

San Francisco is waiting with bated breath for the eventual Brandon Aiyuk return, but as it stands, it looks like Jennings should be considered a WR3 and Bourne a WR4 as we head into Week 4.

The Cardinals released veteran RB Michael Carter, per the wire.

Related players: Trey Benson, Zonovan Knight, Emari Demercado, D'Ernest Johnson

Carter wasn't impressive despite getting the starting nod a couple of weeks. The Cards will go with Knight as their top back and Demercado, at least for now, looks to slide into the RB2 role. Benson will miss at least one more week on IR, but has a chance to come back for Week 10.

Browns Quinshon Judkins (shoulder) and S Rayshawn Jenkins (groin) are day to day.

Related players: Jerome Ford, Dylan Sampson, Raheim Sanders

The Browns have a bye in Week 9 so the day to day tag should give Judkins a chance to suit up when we get to Week 10, which is an away game at the Jets. We likely won't hear more about Judkins until next week. If Ford and Sampson are on your waiver wire, it may make some sense to back yourself up during the bye week.

49ers ruled out QB Brock Purdy (toe) and WR Ricky Pearsall (knee) for Sunday night’s game against the Falcons.

49ers QB Mac Jones starts again.

Related Players: Kendrick Bourne, Jauan Jennings, Demarcus Robinson

We would've expected this to be Jauan Jennings weeks, but he's got a laundry list of ailments himself. Bourne can be considered a WR3, and if George Kittle ends up going, he should be locked into lineups as well.

Cardinals WR Marvin Harrison Jr., who is in concussion protocol this week, is off the injury report and good to go Sunday versus the Packers.

Related Players: Zay Jones, Michael Wilson, Greg Dortch

MHJ will get Jacoby Brissett throwing him the ball this week, but it's arguable whether or not that's actually a downgrade from Kyler Murray. Consider Harrison a WR3 for Week 7.

During open part of Cardinals practice Kyler Murray working but with PS pass catchers. Jacoby Brissett and Slovis with regular pass catchers. Murray looks OK throwing, however.

Brissett looks like he'll be in line for the start, as he's been with the No. 1 offense all week. He'll get a tough matchup against the Packers' defense, though, so he should stay off fantasy radars in most leagues.

Cardinals QB Kyler Murray, who missed last week's game because of a foot injury, returned to practice today on a limited basis.

Related Players: Jacoby Brissett

The Cardinals' offense has (once again) looked pretty mediocre, even with Brissett throwing for 300+ yards last week. Murray obviously adds more with his legs, but the Packers defense could end up making either one of them a moderate fantasy play in Week 7.

Jonathan Gannon had no interest in the inevitable questions.

Will Kyler Murray remain the starting quarterback when he returns from his foot injury?

“Yeah.”

Why?

“He’s the starting quarterback.”

Related players: Jacoby Brissett

If you watched the Cardinals game you maybe couldn't help but notice the offense did seem to run a bit smoother with Brissett under center, even though the team fell to the Colts 31-37. Brissett threw for 320 yards and two TDs in the loss, he even ran for 19 more yards. It's possible Murray has to miss at least one more week according to some reports, so Brissett could get another chance, and it's another tough challenge against the Packers. The Cardinals do have a bye in Week 8.

Cardinals officially are listing QB Kyler Murray as questionable for Sunday’s game at Indianapolis.

Related Players: Jacoby Brissett

Murray was off the field on more than one occasion in Week 5, so this is obviously a bad sign for his Week 6 availability. We'll keep an eye on things as we near kickoff, but Brissett would be off streaming radars against the Colts if he does end up getting a spot start.