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Kyler Murray (foot) will be monitored.

Related players: Jacoby Brissett

Murray was seemingly injured on the play where the snapped ball hit him in the face and the Cardinals lost possession. Murray was shown heading for the locker room but was able to return for the team's next possession after missing a couple of plays. One would assume Murray will be good to go for Week 6, but since the team is monitoring him, we will as well.

Kevin O’Connell said QB Carson Wentz is being further evaluated with the shoulder injury suffered in yesterday’s game. Sounded like he came in pretty sore. One to watch.

Related players: J.J. McCarthy

The Vikings have a bye in Week 6, and then take on the Eagles in Week 7. Reports say McCarthy will be ready to practice after the team's bye so the hope for the Vikings is they'll at least have Wentz or McCarthy ready to go. It will be an interesting decision for the team if both quarterbacks are ready to play, especially considering the Vikings are playing one of Wentz's former teams in the Eagles in Week 7.

Bengals coach Zac Taylor sounded open to the possibility of a quarterback change after Jake Browning struggled again in a 37-24 loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

Taylor said he plans to evaluate why the offense struggled in a third straight defeat. Browning threw three interceptions before he led the Bengals to three touchdowns in the final quarter to trim the final margin.

"After a game like that, we're going to look at all personnel to make sure we're doing the right thing," Taylor said when asked if he still believes in Browning moving forward. "I won't shy away from that because it's a very fair question after the amount of turnovers that we had."

Related players: Brett Rypien, Mike White, Sean Clifford

As the story pointed out, Browning was 26-of-40 passing for 251 yards, 3 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. But all three TDs and 133 of those yards came in the fourth quarter, after Cincinnati was walloped early for a third consecutive week. The list of QBs behind Browning aren't impressive but the team may be desperate for any kind of spark so be sure to monitor this situation this week if you play in deep superflex or multiple QB leagues.

Carson Wentz will start for the Vikings in London vs. the #Browns on Sunday, per a league source.

Rookie QB J.J. McCarthy still isn’t ready and hasn’t practiced this week. Now officially out.

This seemed to be the case for a while now, as the Vikings have a Week 6 bye which gives the pseudo-rookie extra time to heal. Consider Wentz a fade this week against a tough Browns pass rush.

Brock Purdy (toe), Ricky Pearsall (knee) and Jauan Jennings (ankle, ribs) are OUT for Thursday’s 49ers-Rams game.

Related Players: Mac Jones, Christian McCaffrey, Kendrick Bourne, Demarcus Robinson, Jake Tonges

Sheesh. With the lack of firepower, Jones should be more of a desperation streamer if your waiver wire is barren. Bourne and Robinson can probably be left off of lineups as well.

49ers GM John Lynch told @KNBR that QB Brock Purdy and Ricky Pearsall will both be questionable for the TNF Rams game.

“We will take every precaution to make sure Brock’s all right. I think he is, now can he turn it around on a short week?”

Related Players: Mac Jones, Jauan Jennings, Kendrick Bourne

The injuries don't seem to be backing off any time soon. If Pearsall is out and Jennings is available —which isn't guaranteed— the latter should be considered more of a WR2 than a WR3. Christian McCaffrey is a must-start no matter what's going on with his teammates.

49ers are listing WRs Jauan Jennings (shoulder, ankle) and Ricky Pearsall (knee) as questionable for Sunday’s game vs. the Jaguars.

Related Players: Kendrick Bourne, Demarcus Robinson, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Brock Purdy

If Jennings misses, Pearsall should be considered a high-end WR2, and Jennings would be in a similar situation if the roles are reversed. With Brock Purdy back, each have great upside paired with a pretty good floor.

49ers GM John Lynch told @KNBR that WR Brandon Aiyuk is “not close” to returning from the knee injury he suffered almost a year ago. There was more damage than just to the ACL, and more recovery time is required.

Related Players: Ricky Pearsall, Jauan Jennings

This aligns well with Jeff Mueller's assessment that Aiyuk's most likely return would be in Week 6, but the wording suggests a potential that it may last even longer. He remains a good stash — particularly if you have an IR spot — but it still looks like we're weeks away from it changing the remaining 49ers' pass-catchers' target share.

No practice today for either WR Ricky Pearsall (knee) nor WR Jauan Jennings (ankle, shoulder).

Related Players: Kendrick Bourne, DeMarcus Robinson, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Brock Purdy

The second straight season of brutal injury luck in San Francisco rolls right along. Brock Purdy was at least present at practice today, though it was in a limited fashion. If Jennings misses, Pearsall should be considered a high-end WR2, and Jennings would be in a similar situation if the roles are reversed. We'll keep an eye on things as the week continues.

Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy has shed the walking boot, as he tries to expedite his return from a sprained ankle suffered in a Week 2 loss to the Falcons. Coach Kevin O’Connell, however, isn’t inclined to rush McCarthy back to the lineup.

O’Connell made it clear on Monday that McCarthy will play not only when he’s physically ready, but when he’s entirely ready.

“First and foremost, he’s got to get healthy,” O’Connell told reporters, via Kevin Seifert of ESPN.com. “And then, I don’t think it’s one of those things where it’s, hey, he’s healthy the night before a game, we’re going to throw him out there and say, ‘Hey, go figure it out’ type of thing.”

Related players: Carson Wentz

The story went on to say O’Connell has denied that the injury amounts to a “soft benching” of the second-year quarterback, the coach said “there is value” in McCarthy watching Wentz play. The story added it seems likely Wentz will get the next game, against the Steelers in Ireland, and perhaps the one after that, against the Browns in London, before a decision is made as to whether it will be Wentz or McCarthy after the bye — when the Eagles come to Minnesota.