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LaFleur on if MarShawn Lloyd (IR-DTR) will be back anytime soon: "I wouldn't count on that, anytime soon."

Dontayvion Wicks won't practice today.

Related Players: Emanuel Wilson

Looks like Wicks is in jeopardy of missing his second-straight game, while the injury bug won't be leaving Lloyd, who has hardly seen an NFL field since going in the third round of the 2024 Draft. Neither significantly impacts the rest of the Packers' fantasy options.

The Packers activated WR Christian Watson from injured reserve Saturday.

Watson is expected to make his season debut Sunday against the Steelers. The 21-day window for Watson was coming to a close, but Watson was trending towards returning to game action. Expect the Packers to ease Watson back into game action this week. Green Bay should also be getting Jayden Reed back in a couple of weeks, giving Jordan Love his full group of weapons.

Packers RB Josh Jacobs (calf) is off the injury report and good to go Sunday vs. Pittsburgh.

WRs Christian Watson (knee) and Matthew Golden (hip) and K Brandon McManus (right quad) are questionable.

Related Players: Emanuel Wilson, Chris Brooks

Jacobs was limited in Green Bay's Week 7 game but proceeded to score 18.3 half-PPR points thanks to two touchdowns. He should remain locked into all fantasy lineups.

Sources: Saints RB Kendre Miller tore his ACL on Sunday and will miss the remainder of the season.

Related players: Alvin Kamara, Devin Neal

As the post went on to say, it's a tough blow for Miller, who was starting to carve out a role in the offense with 193 rushing yards and 1 TD on the year. Neal is likely next up behind Kamara, but Neal has just three carries on the season as a rookie this year. The Saints will most likely have to make a move for another running back. Miller was averaging over seven touches a game.

Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Christian Watson “looks great” in practice and said “we’ll see” if he’s activated for Sunday’s game.

“Just trying to build up to where we feel comfortable and he does.”

Related Players: Matthew Golden, Romeo Doubs, Dontayvion Wicks

Even if Watson does suit up, we should expect the usual heavy rotation of Green Bay receivers. When he is fully healthy, he'll find a boom-bust role that will be difficult to depend on in fantasy.

Saints RB Alvin Kamara has been the subject of trade calls, but his stance was made clear — He doesn’t want to go anywhere.

Related players: Kendre Miller, Devin Neal

Beat writer Nick Underhill reposted Rapoport's report and confirmed Kamara is the kind of guy who wants to give everything to one city. However, it doesn't mean for the right price the Saints wouldn't move on from Kamara as they need assets going forward to become more of a contending team. This could be a situation to watch if you're a Kamara owner. A move to a contending team could increase fantasy value, but could also come with less of a workload.

Christian Watson is practicing for the first time since tearing his ACL in last season’s finale against Bears, opening his window to return from injured reserve. Big news for Packers offense.

There were reports before the season started that Watson would be itching to go as soon as possible and the team may have to hold him back. We weren't sure if and where Watson would have a role in the offense when he returned as well. But with Jayden Reed hurt and Matthew Golden yet to really burst onto the scene, Watson could have fantasy value sooner than later. There was no specific timetable for Watson's return, but the team has 21 days to decide. He may be worth a pickup if he's still on your waiver wire.

The Packers placed WR Jayden Reed on injured reserve.

This was simply a formality for the Packers. Reed is expected to miss 6-8 weeks after getting surgery on his broken collarbone, which also will allow him to fix his injured foot that’s been bothering him since training camp. Rookie Matthew Golden could stand to benefit from Reed’s absence. Romeo Doubs, Dontayvion Wicks and Savion Williams will also be in the mix on the outside for quarterback Jordan Love. For this week against the Browns, as it stands right now, we have Doubs as WR43, Wicks as WR53, Golden at WR62 and Williams at WR99.

Packers TE Tucker Kraft, listed as questionable with a knee injury, is expected to play Sunday against the Browns.

After his injury scare on Thursday, and fantasy owners rushing to claim Luke Musgrave, Kraft’s injury was not expected to be long-term. There was a question about his availability for Sunday, but now he looks to be ready to go for Sunday against a Browns defense that is off to a pretty solid start this season, despite the 0-2 start. Kraft is our No. 4 tight end this week.

QB Jordan Love (left thumb), RB Josh Jacobs (ankle) and LG Aaron Banks (groin) are all off the injury report and good to go.

Related Players: Tucker Kraft, Chris Brooks, Emanuel Wilson

It's notable that Kraft was *not* cleared on Friday, and his gametime status is severely in question. Consider Jacobs an RB1 while Love is just on the QB1/2 cusp ahead of their trip to Cleveland.