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Tests today revealed that Chargers’ WR Mike Williams suffered a high ankle sprain and, according to a source, “will miss some time.”

Related Players: DeAndre Carter, Keenan Allen, Michael Bandy

Awful news for Williams, who was having a great year, averaging over eight targets per game. Keenan Allen was eased back into the lineup during Week 7, and Williams' injury will force the Chargers' hand in getting him back into a full-time role very soon. Allen has proven over his extensive career that he has the chops to be a target hog, and the team will need him to step up quickly, assuming he is back to full health.

Josh Reynolds was back at practice Friday, putting him on course to operate as the Lions' number two wide receiver behind Amon-Ra St. Brown. Reynolds had missed Wednesday and Thursday's practice due to a knee issue.

Reynolds can be considered a Flex play with the potential for borderline WR2 numbers. He has yet to hit the 100-yard mark on the season, but has two games of 90+ yards and two other games with a touchdown.

Everyone wants to know about Jameson Williams. Dan Campbell just said "we feel like he's really coming on" and Detroit believes he'll play this season.

Related players: Amon-Ra St. Brown, D.J. Chark, Josh Reynolds

Campbell added, "When he's ready, we'll get him up and ready to go." There isn't a more specific timetable at this point, so those stashing him could still be waiting a while. When he does play, he could jump right in and be a WR3 option for the Lions.

Broncos designated Justin Simmons, Greg Dulcich and Michael Ojemudia for return from injured reserve.

Dulcich could be someone to watch if you're looking for TE help. As far back as training camp, some who follow the team thought Dulcich could be a player who can help to take the place of injured Tim Patrick. Given the struggles of the Broncos offense and not getting much from the TE position, this potentially still holds true. The team will have a 21-day window to activate Dulcich.

Per Connor, Kadarius Toney tweaked his hamstring on Thursday. It’s the other hamstring now, Brian Daboll says. So that’s why he’s not here & out again.

Related Players: Richie James, David Sills, Darius Slayton

The Giants have a bottom-five receiving group, if not the worst in the NFL, and Toney has been unable to be part of the solution. With Daniel Jones facing his own issues, Saquon Barkley may touch the ball 25-30 times in Week 5 against the Packers.

Kenny Golladay's tenure with the New York Giants is taking another disappointing turn. The wideout suffered an MCL sprain in Sunday's win over the Bears in Week 4 and is not expected to travel with the team to London where they are scheduled to take on the Packers at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday, according to the NFL Network.

Related players: Kadarius Tony, Wan'Dale Robinson, David Sills, Richie James, Darius Slayton

The Giants desperately need the return of Toney and Robinson to the lineup and both are getting closer according to reports last week, but there is still no official word about their Week 5 status in London. That leaves James, Sills and Slayton as the team's top-three WRs as of now.

Maybe Nathaniel Hackett and company are satisfied with the way the tight ends are playing, but it doesn’t exactly feel like they’ve settled into a good groove rotation-wise yet. That’s likely because they don’t have a guy who can do absolutely everything at a high level — and, to be fair, those guys are rare.

Albert Okwuegbunam isn’t trusted in the run game and one-dimensional tight ends end up not playing very much. Just the nature of the position. He played only one snap against Las Vegas and wasn’t in the game for a single run play against San Francisco. At one point he was tasked with getting his hands on Nick Bosa and… it didn’t go well.

Related players: Greg Dulcich, Eric Saubert, Eric Tomlinson, Andrew Beck

The story went on to say Russell Wilson clearly trusts Saubert in the passing game, but he’s very rarely the No. 1 option in a concept. Denver’s not scheming him up the way San Francisco does for George Kittle, Kansas City for Travis Kelce, etc. Tomlinson is primarily a blocking tight end and he’s a physical player, the story added. The best bet of an emerging TE could be Dulcich, who's currently injured but should be back soon. At least in deeper leagues, he may be worth a stash at this point.

The Broncos are signing RB Latavius Murray off the Saints’ practice squad, per source.

With Javonte Williams out for the season, Murray now joins Melvin Gordon and Mike Boone in the Denver backfield.

Murray was just in action in London rushing for a TD and 57 yards. Gordon and Boone should carry most of the load at the running back spot but Murray is an injury away from having significant time, and it's worth noting since Gordon was also banged up a little in Week 4.

Broncos RB Javonte Williams suffered a torn ACL in Sunday’s loss to the Raiders. His season is over.

Related Players: Melvin Gordon, Mike Boone

A devastating end to what was shaping up to be a positive sophomore season for Williams. The Broncos were all but willing to bench Gordon, possibly for the entirety of the game, after his fourth lost fumble of the season turned into a 68-yard return for a defensive touchdown in the second quarter. It was Gordon's first touch of the game, and he was not the team's first choice to replace Williams directly after the injury, as Mike Boone out-snapped Gordon 19-to-10 and out-touched him 4-to-3. Outside of fullback Andrew Beck, Denver doesn't have another option behind Gordon/Boone, so a free agent veteran signing could be in the works.