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Seahawks WRs DK Metcalf (hip) and Tyler Lockett (hamstring) are off the injury report and expected to play Sunday vs. the Ravens.

Related Players: Jake Bobo, Jaxon Smith-Njigba

The main duo combined for 23 targets last week against the Browns, and we should expect more usage like that in Week 9, despite the continued ascension of rookie underneath option, Jaxon Smith-Njigba.

49ers QB Brock Purdy (concussion) is present and participating during early open portion of practice.

Related Players: Sam Darnold

Purdy is for sure not still in the clear to start in Week 8, but a Thursday practice swings the probability positively. Players in the confusion protocol have been historically unlikely to play the following week, but it's still in the cards. Friday's practice should give us more insight.

Potentially significant: 49ers QB Brock Purdy is in the NFL's concussion protocol, coach Kyle Shanahan tells reporters.

Related Players: Sam Darnold, Brandon Allen

Shanahan has repeatedly gotten the most out of his quarterbacks, making just about anyone that starts a full game at least worth considering. In deep leagues —particularly Superflex Dynasty leagues— it's worth checking if Darnold is sitting on your waiver wires.

Seahawks receiver DK Metcalf did not play in Sunday’s victory over the Cardinals and there’s no guarantee he’ll be back for the Week 8 matchup with Cleveland.

Head coach Pete Carroll said during his weekly interview with Seattle Sports radio that the team will “see how it goes” with Metcalf during the week.

Related players: Tyler Lockett, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jake Bobo

Metcalf is dealing with injuries to his hips and ribs. He was a limited participant in last Friday’s practice and was questionable for the game, the story said. If he's unable to go in Week 8, Bobo and Smith-Njigba would see a bump in fantasy value. Bobo played ahead of JSN in two-receiver sets and led the team in routes run in Week 7.

Rams’ RB Darrell Henderson Jr. will be promoted off the practice squad for Sunday’s game vs. the Steelers. “Darrell came back in; he's a guy that's going to be up and active this week,” said Rams’ HC Sean McVay. “He's done a great job of being able to quickly re-acclimate himself back to a lot of the things that we've done; he's taking good care of himself in the meantime.”

Related Players: Zach Evans, Royce Freeman, Myles Gaskin

This sounds like pretty awful news for those of us who rushed to the waiver wire to snatch up Zach Evans this week. McVay has been very giving to his RB1 in recent memory, but we have quite a logjam at the position now, particularly after this Henderson promotion. It's going to be difficult to start any of these options in Week 7.

Rams RB Kyren Williams is expected to miss multiple games but should be back, at the latest, after the Week 10 bye, per source. Williams suffered an ankle sprain on Sunday.

Related Players: Zach Evans, Royce Freeman, Myles Gaskin

As Freeman and Gaskin are either freshly off the practice squad, or newly signed, the backfield should be all Zach Evans' for the short-term, making him one of the best adds if your waivers haven't run yet.

The Rams are adding another running back to help offset the injuries to Kyren Williams and Ronnie Rivers.

Los Angeles is signing Myles Gaskin off of the Vikings’ practice squad, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Related players: Royce Freeman, Zach Evans, Darrell Henderson

It's been reported Evans will get the start in Week 7, assuming Williams is out with the ankle injury. Freeman was signed from the practice squad and will likely get work as well. The Rams have been busy building up their RBs, they also signed old friend Henderson today to the practice squad. Williams is expected to miss this week but Rivers could end up on IR and miss 4-5 weeks according to reports.

Source: The Packers are adding to their RB depth, signing FA RB James Robinson.

Related players: Aaron Jones, A.J. Dillon, Emanuel Wilson

With Jones missing time due to hamstring issues, the Packers are bringing in Robinson for depth. Robinson has bounced around since standing out with the Jaguars and injuring his Achilles, so expectations should probably be tempered for now. Dillon did have his best game in Week 5 filling in for Jones before the team's Week 6 bye. The signing could be a hint that Jones will need more time to recover from his hammy injury as well, so stay tuned to the team's injury report this week.

Just a week after getting him back on the field, it looks like the Green Bay Packers may once again be without their star running back. According to a report from NFL Media, Aaron Jones is unlikely to play on "Monday Night Football" against the Las Vegas Raiders.

Related players: A.J. Dillon, Emanuel Wilson, Patrick Taylor

Jones played a limited role in his return to action last week after missing two games. As the story said, Jones apparently emerged with the injury still bothering him. He was limited in practices throughout the past week. If Jones is out, Dillon is expected to take over the lead role, but he hasn't been great this season, carry 44 times for 118 yards.