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Dan Campbell says D'Andre Swift will do "some practicing" today.

The realistic timetable for Swift's return always seemed to be after the Lions bye week, and based on this, Swift looks to at least be on track for a Week 7 return.

Veteran free-agent WR DeSean Jackson is scheduled to visit the Ravens on Tuesday.

Related Players: Tylan Wallace, Devin Duvernay

At 35 years old, it's very doubtful that Jackson would play a full-time role in Baltimore's option, but he would be an interesting addition to operate as another field-stretcher for Lamar Jackson. Tylan Wallace currently has the highest depth-of-target (16.6) on the team, but that's on only five targets. Devin Duvernay has been operating as the de facto WR2 this season and has racked up a decent 1.71 yards per route run on 24 targets, with some of that usage coming in Rashod Bateman's absence.

Lions RB D'Andre Swift (shoulder/ankle) is out, and WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (ankle) is questionable for Sunday against the Patriots.

Related Players: Jamaal Williams

Jamaaal Williams is once again a top-10 RB option in one of the most explosive offenses in the NFL.

Ravens rule out WR Rashod Bateman after he didn’t practice all week due to a foot injury.

Related Players: Devin Duvernay, Demarcus Robinson

An already thin wide receiver corps, the Baltimore offense may run even more through Mark Andrews in Week 5.

Lions coach Dan Campbell says they'll give a number of guys rest today. They're still day-to-day with D'Andre Swift and Amon-Ra St. Brown, but Campbell says they're "better."

Related players: Jamaal Williams

Both players didn't suit up in Week 4. Swift was projected to miss "some" time so his return for Week 5 isn't a lock. Williams remains a nice play if Swift is out in Week 5. St. Brown's ankle injury wasn't considered serious so the hope is the team was being cautious with him in Week 4 and he'll have a better shot to be back for Week 5.

Frank Ragnow, Jonah Jackson, T.J. Hockenson, Amon-Ra St. Brown (ankle), D'Andre Swift (shoulder) among the long list of players who won't practice today.

Related players: Jamaal Williams

St. Brown and Swift are "day to day" the tweet went on say. But reports have said Swift is likely going to miss time, possibly two weeks leading up to the team's Week 6 bye. Williams would be a solid fantasy option at running back with Swift possibly out. St. Brown doesn't appear to have a serious injury but isn't a lock for Week 4 yet, but seems to have a better chance to go than Swift. Both players would probably need to log practice time to have a chance in Week 4.

The Dolphins put the franchise tag on tight end Mike Gesicki this offseason despite questions about whether he’d fit in new head coach Mike McDaniel’s offense. Through three games, it’s looking like the answer to those questions is “No.”

Related players: Durham Smythe

This isn't breaking news to fantasy owners. Gesicki played just 17 snaps in Sunday’s win over the Bills and caught just one pass for six yards. For the season, Gesicki has just six catches for 48 yards. He hasn’t been in the starting lineup for any of the Dolphins’ three games and has played less than half of the Dolphins’ offensive snaps. The story said a trade may be hard because of his salary. Smythe, whose salary this season is just $2 million, has started all three games at tight end this season and moved ahead of Gesicki on the Dolphins’ depth chart, the story said.

D'Andre Swift suffered a shoulder sprain during Sunday's game against the Vikings but is not expected to require surgery.

Related Players: Jamaal Williams, Craig Reynolds

Considering how the Lions choose to divvy the workload between the backfield (Swift 32 snaps, Williams 35, Reynolds 13), it appears that they were heading into the game with their RB1 on a snap count due to an ankle issue. Instead of simply resting him and allowing Williams more run, they now have an even bigger issue on their hands. With the offensive scheme and an above-average offensive line, Jamaal Williams can instantly be considered a borderline RB1 option in fantasy.

Head coach John Harbaugh has said that Devin Duvernay has been cleared to play after missing a practice earlier in the week because of a concussion.

Duvernay has had a bit of a surprise start to the season, ranking second in the league with his three receiving touchdowns. There were earlier reports of teammate Rashod Bateman missing Friday's practice, so there could be some extra usage available for Duvernay on Sunday.