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Former Dolphins tight end Mike Gesicki is signing a one-year deal with the New England Patriots.

Related Players: Hunter Henry, Durham Smythe

With Miami passing on re-signing the tight end/slot receiver, they now have a huge need to attack the position in the NFL Draft. For the Patriots, Gesicki essentially fills in for Jonnu Smith, who they shipped off earlier in free agency. Hunter Henry's fantasy stock has been an entire roller coaster in the span of one week.

The Colts are expected to place Jonathan Taylor (ankle) on injured reserve Tuesday, Aaron Wilson of ProFootballNetwork.com reports.

Related players: Deon Jackson, Jordan Wilkins, Zack Moss

Taylor's season is over after he suffered a right high-ankle sprain during Saturday's loss to the Vikings. As the story said, in a corresponding move, Indianapolis is promoting Wilkins to the 53-man roster, where he joins a backfield corps including Moss and Jackson. Jackson has carried the load before for the Colts when Taylor was out, but the team is likely in evaluation mode so all three backs could factor into the workload.

Colts star RB Jonathan Taylor was diagnosed with a high-ankle sprain sustained in Saturday’s game against the Vikings. He’s still meeting with doctors, but it’s considered highly unlikely that he’ll play again this season.

Related Players: Zack Moss, Deon Jackson

Bad timing for fantasy managers, but Taylor went down early in Week 15's embarrassing Colts loss. Jackson and Moss would end up splitting time, with each running a very similar amount of routes, while Moss ran 24 times for 81 yards while Jackson went 13-for-55. It won't be easy to trust either option in the fantasy semi-finals.

Bengals WR Tyler Boyd could miss a week or two after dislocating a finger on his right hand in Sunday's win over the Browns, but it shouldn't be an extended absence, per source. Healing, and pain tolerance will dictate when he returns.

Related Players: Trenton Irwin, Trent Taylor

The two Trents seemed to be the biggest beneficiaries of Tyler Boyd's early exit but Tee Higgins also logged a single snap, so it's hard to tell exactly who was filling in for who. Either way, Boyd can be safely dropped if he's still on your fantasy roster.

Bengals RB Joe Mixon (concussion) and WR Tee Higgins (hamstring) are off the injury report and good to go Sunday against the Browns. TE Hayden Hurst (calf) is out.

Related Players: Samaje Perine

The RB1 Samaje Perine weeks are over for now, but Cincinnati is faced with a fantastic matchup against Cleveland this week. Both he and Mixon are fantasy viable in Week 14.

Bengals RB Joe Mixon (concussion) and WR Tee Higgins (hamstring) are off the injury report and good to go Sunday against the Browns. TE Hayden Hurst (calf) is out.

Related Players: Ja'Marr Chase, Tyler Boyd

Higgins can safely be fired up as a WR2 option while Ja'Marr Chase remains a fantasy WR1 regardless of the health of his teammates. Tyler Boyd can be plugged in as a Flex option, though his floor is closer to a fantasy WR4.

Joe Mixon, Ja'Marr Chase, DJ Reader all limited Wednesday at Bengals practice. Good news... Josh Tupou returns to full participation.

Good news for Chase and his owners. The hope was he'd return in Week 12, but now is hopefully on track for Week 13. Keep in mind Chase was limited last week as well. It could be a shootout against the Chiefs so if Chase plays, start him with confidence.

Zac Taylor said Joe Mixon (concussion protocol) will be at practice today. Good sign for Mixon.

Related players: Samaje Perine, Trayveon Williams

Mixon looks to be back on track to play in Week 13. The Bengals play a later Sunday game at home against the Chiefs, so continue to monitor Mixon's practice status. Given how Perine performed with Mixon out, you may want to keep him around if you can afford the roster spot.

The Bengals have won three in a row and reinforcements are on the way. Source says the plan is for star WR Ja’Marr Chase (hip) to return this week. He was close last week and is expected to go this week vs. the Chiefs.

Related Players: Tee Higgins, Tyler Boyd, Trenton Irwin

Higgins has made the most of his WR1 role, particularly these last two weeks when he went 16-262-1. Chase can plug right back into a fantasy WR1, while Higgins can operate as a fringe top-12 option in a possible shootout against the Chiefs.

Per Geoff, Ja'Maar Chase limited again at Thanksgiving practice. Joe Mixon out Thursday with concussion while Dax Hill and Chris Evans went full.

Related Players: Samaje Perine

Samaje Perine looks to be in the driver's seat as the Bengals lead back for Week 12, which would make him a solid RB2 in fantasy.