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In open portion of Cardinals practice, TE Trey McBride is out here but in baseball cap and just watching.

Did not see:
WR Michael Wilson
WR Marquise Brown
S Jalen Thompson
CB Starling Thomas V
CB Antonio Hamilton

Related Players: Greg Dortch, Rondale Moore

Things are trending in a poor direction for the Cardinals offense this week, ahead of a tough Steelers matchup. Missing both guys would further put the squeeze on Kyler Murray's fantasy value, as he's already playing behind a suspect offensive line. Dortch and Moore could both be in line for desperation FLEX options.

It doesn't sound great for Seahawks RB Kenneth Walker to play Thursday night.

Related Players: Zach Charbonnet, DeeJay Dallas

Charbonnet had the RB1 role as expected last week, but the immediate returns weren't great, as he didn't hit double-digit half-PPR points for the second week in a row, despite his increased workload. He runs into another tough matchup in Dallas on TNF and then it's back to San Francisco to continue a brutal run of defenses. He should be considered a low-end RB2 if Walker misses again.

Texans wide receiver Tank Dell who had imaging on his calf after game isn't practicing. There is optimism that he should be able to play against Broncos after not practicing today.

Related Players: Noah Brown, Nico Collins, Robert Woods

The Dell-C.J. Stroud rookie pairing is go far better than anyone could have imagined, as their passing offense continues to look explosive. Dell has to be started in all fantasy lineups if he's good to go, and if not, Nico Collins has a shot at a huge week.

Bailey Zappe and Malik Cunningham were the only QBs to throw passes during a drill with WRs and TEs during the media-access portion of Patriots practice.

Mac Jones stood behind them.

The carousel continues in New England. No reason to consider any of these three quarterbacks in anything but the deepest Superflex leagues. If you're truly desperate, Cunningham could offer some end-of-season upside with his legs. He ran for 34 yards and a touchdown in the opening Preseason contest.

Coach Saleh says that QB Aaron Rodgers' 21-day practice window will open today.

This would be an insanely fast recovery if he actually sees the field by the end of the year. It would also be an insane boost for the Jets' fantasy pieces after they've had to deal with some truly awful back-up play from Zach Wilson and Tim Boyle. We'll keep our eye out for updates over the next couple of weeks.

Colts RB Jonathan Taylor is having thumb surgery and will miss a few weeks, meaning Zack Moss is RB1 once again.

Moss will return into his huge early-season load, and should be considered a must-start in all formats until Taylor returns.

It looks like the Seahawks will be without running back Kenneth Walker again this week.

Walker missed last Thursday’s loss to the 49ers with an oblique injury and he missed his second straight practice on Tuesday.

Related players: Zach Charbonnet, DeeJay Dallas, Kenny McIntosh

The story said injury designations for the matchup with the Cowboys will come on Wednesday and the lack of work would make it a surprise to see Walker listed as anything other than out. Charbonnet should again see a bulk of the work at RB if Walker is out, but it's again not a great matchup.

Running back Keaontay Ingram and defensive lineman Ben Stille were both placed on waivers.

As the story said, Ingram became the odd man out in the offensive backfield with James Conner and Emari Demercado both back to health and Michael Carter joining the team as a waiver claim.

Colts owner Jim Irsay confirms the thumb injury and that Jonathan Taylor will have surgery tomorrow and miss a couple weeks.

Related players: Zack Moss

We reported the possible missed time with the thumb injury earlier today, and that's now confirmed. Taylor injured the thumb last week but did come back to the game. Today, sources said they were further evaluating the injury. Rapoport added a source said no decision was made on Injured Reserve as of yet. But, it’s possible, and will be decided later this week. Obviously, if the Colts think Taylor will only miss the couple of weeks, he'll avoid the IR, but a trip to IR means he'll miss four games. Moss will be a must-add if he's on your waiver wire.

The Vikings announced that they will be activating Justin Jefferson, which is no surprise because they need to do so before his 21-day practice window closes and he becomes ineligible to return to the field at any point this season.

The Vikings have a bye this coming week, but Jefferson looks like he'll be back in action for Week 14 when they play the Raiders. As the story said, Jefferson hurt his hamstring in October and has missed the last seven games while on injured reserve. He returned to practice on November 8 and has been listed as questionable to play the last couple of weeks without being put back on the active roster.