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P.J. Walker has a high ankle sprain. So Baker Mayfield will start at QB this week, Sam Darnold will be the backup.

The carousel of below-replacement-level quarterbacks continues in Carolina, as Mayfield will once again try his hand at helping make a cohesive offense. Any Panthers QB should be far off of your fantasy radar.

Rams head coach Sean McVay didn’t give a full update on Cooper Kupp but said the injury “didn’t look good, didn’t sound good.”

The Athletic’s Jourdan Rodrigue reports that Kupp did seem to have avoided worst-case scenario with the injury. He’ll go through more testing this week to determine the situation. Kupp suffered the injury during the second half when his leg was rolled up on by Cardinals DB Marco Wilson. He left the game and was checked out on the bench by staff and did not return to the game. The Rams are now 3-6 after the loss to the Cardinals and their reign as Super Bowl champs may come to an end much sooner than they thought as the season is starting to become lost. We’ll see how the Rams go forward with Kupp and how long he’ll be out for.

Rams WR Cooper Kupp is being checked out on the bench for an apparent leg injury.

This is the last thing the Rams and fans want to see is Kupp dealing with an injury. His leg was rolled up on by a Cardinals defender while going for a catch and was immediately checked out on the sideline. He’ll be heading to the locker room. We’ll absolutely look for more information here but hopefully it is not a serious injury for one of the best players in the league.

Sam Darnold returned to Panthers practice back on October 19th and has now been cleared for in-game action.

Related Players: PJ Walker, Baker Mayfield

With safety valve Christian McCaffrey now out in San Francisco, the Carolina offense is a poor site to behold. The quarterback roulette will spin again and likely land on Darnold, but he offers no fantasy upside on typical redraft leagues.

Cooper Kupp expected to play.

Kupp won't practice Wednesday, according to Rodrigue's tweet. Her tweet went on to say McVay said this week no structural damage for Kupp's ankle, and the team would hold him out Wednesday. So it seems like the team has a plan for Kupp heading into Week 9.

Wilks said it's tough to say when Panthers will activate Sam Darnold, whose 21-day window ends Tuesday.

Related players: P.J. Walker

If they don't activate him by then, he'll remain on IR, according to the tweet. Wilks said Darnold looks good, but points out he hasn't had game action (regular season) since the end of '21.

According to Adam Schefter, Bradley Chubb and a 2025 fifth-round pick will be moved for a 2023 first-round, 2024 fourth-round selection and running back Chase Edmonds.

Related players: Mike Boone, Melvin Gordon, Latavius Murray, Raheem Mostert, Myles Gaskin, Salvon Ahmed

Edmonds joins a crowded backfield in Denver where there is already a lot of fantasy confusion. Edmonds could at least claim a pass catching role ahead of Boone, but it remains to be seen if he eats into the workload of Murray and Gordon.

The Chicago Bears are acquiring wide receiver Chase Claypool in a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers, a source told ESPN's Field Yates on Tuesday.

Related players: Diontae Johnson, George Pickens, Miles Boykin, Darnell Mooney, Equanimeous St. Brown, Dante Pettis, Velus Jones, Byron Pringle

The Bears are getting a second-round pick in return, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter. Claypool started the season slow, and his name immediately became mentioned as a trade candidate. But over the last four weeks he's posted lines of 5-50-0, 7-96-1, 5-41 and 4-45-0. He should slide right in as the team's WR2 behind Mooney in what is a run-first offense for the Bears. Meanwhile in Pittsburgh, Pickett's value should increase as he and Johnson should see a few more targets. Boykin slides into the WR3 role for the Steelers.

Sean McVay says he expects Cooper Kupp to play Sunday against Tampa Bay.

The Rams looked like they dodged a bullet here. Keep an eye on Kupp's injury status during practices this week, but so far it seems like he'll be good to go after a scary looking injury in garbage time in Week 8. Rodrigue went on to tweet that McVay said Kupp is just dealing with some tissue swelling and there was no structural damage for Kupp’s ankle.