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Commanders TE Armani Rogers did, in fact, tear his Achilles yesterday, source said following his MRI. He plans to have surgery next week from expert Dr. Robert Anderson and should make a full recovery. But out indefinitely.

Related Players: Logan Thomas, John Bates, Cole Turner

Rogers was a 2022 UDFA who had a decent amount of playing time during his rookie year, but didn't get a ton of run at receiver, turning in a 5-64-0 campaign. This may open the door to more playing time for 2022 fifth-rounder Cole Turner, who logged 245 snaps last year, with a majority of those coming in run blocking.

The only change that has happened within the last few weeks is the Vikings’ addition of UAB running back DeWayne McBride in the seventh round of the draft.

While it’s easy to salivate over McBride’s early-down potential, his learning curve will be steep. Pass protection assignments will require study. The Vikings also have faith in Alexander Mattison, whom they re-signed in free agency, and Ty Chandler, whom the team drafted in 2022.

Dalvin Cook has dealt with injuries through most of his NFL career, including an offseason surgery to repair a shoulder injury. An interested team would have to take on his contract which currently makes him the fourth-highest paid RB I'm the league.

He is currently ranked outside of the top-12 RBs in 4for4's rankings.

"Ryan will be the starting quarterback on Monday," Vrabel revealed at a news conference following Friday's second and third rounds. "Malik will be the backup. Will will be the third quarterback. And what I've told them is whatever happens after that will be up to the players. That's what it's always been here. That's what we always want it to be."

Related Players: Will Levis, Ryan Tannehill, Malik Willis

As far as finding an option for 2023, this entire situation is going to be a stay-away. You would imagine that Levis will finish the summer higher on the depth chart than Willis, but we can't be certain at this time.

Vrabel would go on to say, "That's our job is to bring in competition at every position," Vrabel said. "It's not a secret. I hope that by now that everybody understands that we have to prove our value to this football team each and every day."

Maybe we will see a trade for any of this guys, but a lot of the situations around the league are already locked in.

Per Breer, "Another name to watch as a potential trade target this weekend would be Dalvin Cook. The Vikings have been communicative with their star tailback—and receptive to the idea of bringing him back—but it just won’t happen at the rate of $11 million he’s due this fall."

Related Players: Alexander Mattison, Kene Nwangwu

Breer goes on to say that the Vikings haven't shopped Cook, but if they land a running back in the first two days, Cook could be gone by the weekend. In this scenario, they will likely land a talent superior to that of Alexander Mattison, which hurts his value just as much as it helps. A third-round RB in Minnesota would be an immediate fantasy asset.

Vikings RB Dalvin Cook was recently in Minnesota for a post-surgery checkup on his shoulder and is said to be making excellent progress, per sources. Cook played the last three seasons while protecting the injured shoulder, which is now 100% stable and stronger.

Related Players: Alexander Mattison

If Cook is still on the trading block, it will be in the best interests of both himself and the Vikings to pump the positive news about his oft-injured shoulder. The running back has the fourth-highest cap hit on a team that is just barely below the cap as it is. The team recently re-signed backfield-mate Alexander Mattison to a two-year, $7M contract that could give us an idea of their future plans.

Mattison has performed decently in Cook's absences in the past, but doesn't have the prerequisite skill to truly hold a bellcow role.

Free-agent RB Jeff Wilson is re-signing with the Dolphins on a two-year deal that has a max value of $8.2 million.

In one day, Dolphins keep both Wilson and Raheem Mostert.

Related Players: Raheem Mostert

Miami started the day with essentially no running backs on the roster. Now they return the two-headed attack that propelled the Dolphins offense to the 26th-most rushing yards per game.

Broncos placed TE Greg Dulcich on injured reserve; his season is over.

Related Players: Eric Saubert, Eric Tomlinson

Promising rookie season for Dulcich and it seems like he'll be back in plenty of time for 2023. Neither of the Erics need to be plugged into fantasy lineups these next two weeks.

The Titans are expected to start Josh Dobbs at QB tonight. A onetime University of Tennessee standout, Dobbs signed off the Lions practice squad last week and now will be making his first NFL start.

Related Players: Malik Willis

With Tennessee apparently resting so many starters tonight, it wouldn't have been a good spot for Malik Willis, even with his ability to run. It's best to avoid any and all Titans players in Week 16.

Titans ruled out QB Ryan Tannehill for Saturday’s game vs. the Texans, and rookie QB Malik Willis will start once again.

Not great news for Titans pass catchers but this does add some excitement to this week's slate. Derrick Henry should be in line to take a huge workload.