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Zac Taylor and OC Brian Callahan repeatedly brought up Trayveon Williams when asked about Samaje Perine's replacement

Lines like "The more investment we've given him with playing time, the more he's paid off"

Related Players: Chris Evans

With the legal issues still hanging over Joe Nixon's head, this is incredibly important from a fantasy perspective. Perine had a large roll in the offense that increased even further in the NFL Playoffs. Williams is being drafted a huge 50 picks after Chase Brown in current Underdog drafts, and 16 picks after Chris Evans.

Even if wele don't boost Williams way up the rankings, we should be keeping our eye on this situation.

The Broncos are picking up the fifth-year option on WR Jerry Jeudy, locking him in for 2024. No surprise, they had plenty of interest from teams wanting to trade for him, but Jeudy is a big part of their future.

Related Players: Courtland Sutton, Tim Patrick, Marvin Mims

"Plenty of interest" seems like quite the stretch, considering the rumors that the team was shopping both Jeudy and Courtland Sutton for months now. The team also spent a second-round pick on Marvin Mims. A fading Russell Wilson needs all the help he can get, but this could possibly point toward a future trade involving Sutton.

As it stands, Jeudy finds himself somewhere in the WR3 range for fantasy.

Broncos WR K.J. Hamler recently underwent surgery after suffering a partially torn pec while training on his own. The recovery timeline is four to six months, giving Hamler a chance to be ready right around the start of training camp in late July.

Related Players: Jerry Jeudy, Courtland Sutton, Tim Patrick

Hamler was limited to just six games in 2022 while recovering from a knee injury and dealing with hamstring issues. You hate to see another injury setback to the 23-year-old but we'll see how this influences his future with the Denver Broncos.

Chargers WR Mike Williams is not listed on the team’s injury report today and is now poised to play Sunday night vs. the Dolphins.

Related Players: Keenan Allen, DeAndre Carter, Josh Palmer

Williams' return will eat into Keenan Allen's ceiling but both should be in starting lineups for Week 14. Josh Palmer can now be considered a low-end WR3 while DeAndre Carter is back off of the fantasy radar.

Chargers’ WR Mike Williams was upgraded from limited participant in practice Wednesday to full participant today.

Related Players: Keenan Allen, Josh Palmer, DeAndre Carter

Williams' return will eat into Keenan Allen's ceiling but they will both be fantasy viable should he return in full. Palmer and Carter can be considered afterthoughts again.

On WR Courtland Sutton’s hamstring injury Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett said today “it’s not looking good right now” for Sutton to play Sunday against the Chiefs.

Related players: Jerry Jeudy, Greg Dulcich

Jeudy should serve as the team's top WR target, but obviously he's not an attractive play given the struggles of the Broncos offense this season. Dulcich could also get a bump in targets and, as we reported Tuesday, he's been working more as a WR as of late.

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.

After an 11-game suspension for violations of the NFL's personal conduct policy, Browns  QB Deshaun Watson has complied with all the terms and now is officially back and active.

Related Players: Jacoby Brissett

Coming off a huge win against the Buccaneers, Cleveland will now be playing Watson's former Texans. Brissett was the QB17 in points per game up to this point in the season, so that will operate as Watson's absolute floor.

Head coach Zac Taylor says Mixon is in concussion protocol. Hope level for Ja’Marr Chase: "Don’t know. Hard to make a prediction for Sunday. Getting him back on the field this week, and it is day-by-day."

Related Players: Samaje Perine, Trayveon Williams

The Bengals were without two of their big play-makers but didn't seem any worse for wear, as names like Samaje Perine and Trenton Irwin found the end zone multiple times. Perine has proven to be a valuable fantasy commodity if Mixon isn't on the field, so this is something to keep an eye on throughout the week.