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Potential good news for the Texans: QB C.J. Stroud, in the NFL's concussion protocol, is expected to practice today. Coach DeMeco Ryans told Stacey Dales on Sunday that Stroud had been in meetings on Friday. "He's definitely making progress." This would be more progress.

Related Players: Case Keenum

This would be fantastic news for Texans skill position players and would also put Stroud back on the map as a top-12 option. We'll keep an eye on his progress throughout the rest of the week.

DeVonta Smith hadn’t been practicing in full because of a knee injury. This latest inclusion on the report is for a new knee injury he suffered in the game.

Related Players: A.J. Brown, Julio Jones, Quez Watkins, Olamide Zaccheaus

A.J. Brown could me in for a monster workload as the Eagles begin the easiest stretch of their season. None of the receiving options behind him should be trusted if Smith were to miss this week.

Texans QB C.J. Stroud is not yet back at practice for Houston, a bad sign for his availability this week. Stroud is still in the concussion protocol.

Related Players: Case Keenum

Keenum led the Texans to a win to keep them in the playoff hunt, but that didn't do much for us in fantasy, as he only notched 11.3 points. He gets a tough matchup against the Browns this week, and should be off fantasy radars, even in the deepest leagues.

Texans’ QB C.J. Stroud, who missed Sunday’s win over the Tennessee Titans and remains in the concussion protocol.

Related players: Davis Mills, Case Keenum

Schefter's post went on to say Stroud is likely to miss a second-straight game this coming Sunday against the Cleveland Browns. It's a tough break for fantasy owners who have rode Stroud to the playoffs this season. While it was Mills who backed up Stroud most of the season, Keenum got the start last week and one would think he gets the call again in Week 16 if Stroud is out. It could be a tough go against the good Browns defense.

C.J. Stroud missed Sunday’s overtime win over the Titans on Sunday after being concussed in Houston’s Week 14 loss to the Jets and head coach DeMeco Ryans told reporters on Monday that Stroud remains in the concussion protocol. Wednesday’s practice will be the next milestone in his path back to the lineup.

Despite Davis Mills serving as the No. 2 quarterback all season, Case Keenum got the start against Tennessee. He was 23-of-36 for 229 yards, a touchdown, and an interception in the win.

This doesn't sound like a great start to the week as the Texans hope to get their star QB back on the field. If Stroud can't go, the story said Ryans did not say whether Keenum will start against the Browns on Christmas Eve if Stroud is not cleared to return.

The Texans are going with Case Keenum as their starting quarterback for Week 15 against the Titans.

C.J. Stroud is out with a concussion. Davis Mills replaced Stroud in the fourth quarter against the Jets but it will be Keenum getting the start against the Titans. The Texans reportedly believe Keenum’s experience in big games is what the Texans need as they try to keep their playoff hopes alive. The Texans are now behind two 8-6 teams in Cincinnati and Indianapolis.

Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel tells reporters that WR Tyreek Hill won't practice today on his ankle injury and is considered questionable. He hasn't practiced all week.

Related Players: Jaylen Waddle, Braxton Berrios, Durham Smythe, Cedrick Wilson

The ball was spread out a little more in Week 14, with Hill coming off and on the field, but not enough to make the tertiary options behind Jaylen Waddle usable. This would obviously be a terrible time for Tyreek to miss, with so many of us depending on him in the fantasy playoffs, but hope isn't lost yet.

Eagles’ RB D’Andre Swift was not listed on today’s injury report, and TE Dallas Goedert was a full participant at today’s practice.

Related Players: Kenneth Gainwell, Boston Scott, Jack Stoll, Albert Okwuegbunam

Swift coming off the injury report so early in the week should point towards his typical role within the explosive offense.

Goedert looks to see in-game action for the first time since Week 9, and it comes against a huge divisional game against the Dallas Cowboys. His target share will always be somewhat capped with DeVonta Smith and A.J. Brown on the field, but he has notched two huge games for a struggling fantasy position: 8-117-1 in Week 5 and 5-77-1 in Week 7.

Bears QB Justin Fields is off the injury report and will start Sunday against the Lions.

Related Players: Tyson Bagent

Fields is immediately placed back into top-10 QB territory, and D.J. Moore is a solid WR2 with upside for more after finishing the first five weeks of the season with 531 receiving yards and five touchdowns.

Bears QB Justin Fields, out the last month with a dislocated thumb, is expected to start Sunday vs the Lions, assuming today’s practice goes well. The key has been regaining grip strength, and Fields was nearly there before TNF. With a solid practice, he will be.

Related Players: Tyson Bagent

Fields is immediately placed back into top-10 QB territory if he starts, and D.J. Moore is a solid WR2 with upside for more after finishing the first five weeks of the season with 531 receiving yards and five touchdowns.