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Successful foot & clavicle surgery thank you God.

Related players: Jayden Reed

Reed broke his clavicle in Week 2's game and underwent successful surgery. Reed was also dealing with a Jones fracture in his foot, and also had surgery for that. On the lighter side of Reed's injuries, after the surgery he posted that the Packers would win the Super Bowl while high on anesthesia. Reed will be placed on IR and the timetable so far is to be back in November.

Packers WR Jayden Reed will miss 6-8 weeks with a broken collarbone.

Related Players: Dontayvion Wicks, Malik Heath, Romeo Doubs, Matthew Golden, Savion Williams

This would presumably tighten the WR rotation a little bit, but as we saw on TNF, it would take a lot of consolidation to be able to trust any of the Packers receivers to garner a large workload. Continue to hold Golden, and potentially also Doubs in deeper leagues, but TE Tucker Kraft is the easiest click of this group, even after Reed's injury.

Even in the midst of rehab for his torn ACL, the Packers are rewarding WR Christian Watson with a one-year, $13.25 million contract extension, per his agent Adisa Bakari.

Related players: Matthew Golden, Jayden Reed, Romeo Doubs, Dontayvion Wicks

Schefter went on to say the extension ties Watson to Green Bay through the 2026 season, allows him to focus on getting healthy and not having to play this season for a new deal. Watson remains on PUP, and is expected back later this season. Even when Watson comes back, it's tough to predict what kind of fantasy value he will have with a crowded WR room.

Packers QB Jordan Love (left thumb) was a full participant in practice again, is off the injury report and will start Sunday vs. Detroit.

It'll be nice to see what Love can do with a clean bill of health after injuries followed him throughout the entirety of the 2024 season. As for Week 1, consider him a high-end QB2 in a matchup that could equate to a lot of points.

C Elgton Jenkins back at practice for #Packers after missing Monday. LaFleur said he’d be limited.
CB Nate Hobbs went thru stretch but did not have pads on for practice.
WR Jayden Reed also not practicing.

Related Players: Matthew Golden, Romeo Doubs, Dontayvion Wicks, Tucker Kraft

It's not looking promising for Reed in Week 1, which is a disappointment, as he has a shot to lead this team in targets. As it stands, Golden should be the best bet for fantasy production on his progressional debut. Consider him a WR3 and consider fading Reed this week, even if he does suit up.

WR Christian Watson among the players placed on the Reserve/PUP list.

Related players: Jayden Reed, Matthew Golden, Romeo Doubs, Dontayvion Wicks, Savion Williams

Watson will miss the first four games but it could be longer. We reported the Packers say Watson will be ready to go after the four weeks, but it remains to be seen if he's cleared. The Packers are pretty loaded at the WR position, at least when everyone is healthy, so Watson not only has to overcome his injury but probably climb the depth chart a bit as well.

The Saints plan to terminate the contract of Clyde Edwards-Helaire, per source

Related players: Alvin Kamara, Kendre Miller, Devin Neal

On Monday, the Saints released Cam Akers and with the release of CEH today it leaves Kamara, Miller and Neal as their top three backs.

The New Orleans Saints released veteran running back Cam Akers, the Saints announced Monday.

Related players: Alvin Kamara, Kendre Miller, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Devin Neal

This news is really about who is still remaining to possibly claim the RB2 spot behind Kamara. Miller and veteran Edwards-Helaire still remain as does the rookie Neal, who has been dealing with a hamstring injury this summer. Miller is just 23-years-old while CEH is 26, and it's looking like it could be one of the two with Neal likely behind. The RB2 will also steal some carries as well, so this is a situation to monitor if you own, or plan to own, Kamara on your fantasy roster.

Yes, Browns running back Quinshon Judkins could still be suspended, even though he won’t face criminal charges arising from recent allegations of domestic violence.

Adam Schefter of ESPN.com reports that the Browns and the 36th overall pick in the 2025 draft have yet to reach an agreement. They possibly won’t until the NFL has concluded its internal investigation.

Related players: Dylan Sampson, Jerome Ford, Pierre Strong Jr.

This implies that an investigation will happen, which is normal practice even when criminal charges aren’t pursued, the story said. The other complicating factor is that Judkins is in line for a fully-guaranteed contract, according to the story. The story added, Judkins’s only leverage at this point is to sit out the season and re-enter the draft. The story went to ponder, if he doesn’t sign a contract until next year, would any suspension be served based on games missed this year. From a fantasy standpoint, those who drafted Sampson look like they may profit off this situation, especially if Judkins opts to sit out and re-enter the draft. Ford would likely be a big contributor in the offense as well, assuming Judkins isn't a part of it.

Packers QB Jordan Love returned to practice.

Related players: Malik Willis

Schneidman went on to post that Love is doing phantom handoffs and throws while Willis takes the first snaps of the day. We’ll see how limited he ends up being today, but a return, nonetheless, according to Schneidman. Love had surgery on his left, non-throwing thumb and is expected to be ready to go for Week 1, but his status is still worth monitoring through the rest of camp to see how he progresses.