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Broncos TE Noah Fant plus Bills practice squad QB Jake Fromm and WR Tanner Gentry were all placed on the COVID-19 list due to a positive test.

Related players: Albert Okwuegbunam, Eric Saubert

As Yates went on to say, in order for Fant to be eligible to play on Sunday, he’d need two negative tests 24 hours apart before their game against Dallas.

Panthers quarterback Sam Darnold left Sunday’s win over the Falcons after taking a hard hit from linebacker Foye Oluokon at the end of an eight-yard run and P.J. Walker ran the offense for the rest of the 19-13 victory.

On Monday, head coach Matt Rhule said that Darnold is in the concussion protocol. He will be meeting with doctors later in the day and Rhule said that the team expects to know more about his outlook at that point, the story said. If Darnold can't go this week, it would be Walker getting the start. The Panthers have a tough, home matchup against the Patriots in Week 9, but it's an early afternoon game meaning we'll have plenty of notice of Darnold's status.

According to Adam Schefter on Twitter, Green Bay Packers wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling is not expected to play on Thursday night against the Arizona Cardinals.

There was some hope that MVS would be able to return for tonight's contest to provide some cover for a receiver room that will be missing Davante Adams and Allen Lazard, but that does not look to be in the cards. Green Bay will be forced to roll with Randall Cobb, Amari Rodgers, and Malik Taylor as their top three wide receivers. Cobb is currently our 42nd ranked wide receiver for Week 8.

Panthers HC Matt Rhule told reporters Wednesday that QB Sam Darnold took all the first team reps at practice and will start Week 8 as planned.

We were taking Rhule at his word, but confirmation during open practice matters.

Current expectation is Packers WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling will be activated off IR and play Thursday night against the Cardinals, per source.

Green Bay will monitor MVS's hamstring this week, but it's potential good news with Davante Adams on the COVID-19 list, the tweet went on to say. Of course, Allen Lazard was added to the COVID list Tuesday, and the status for both players is currently up in the air.

Broncos QB Teddy Bridgewater (foot/quad) is questionable for Week 7 at Cleveland. Bridgewater was stepped on while completing a TD pas to Noah Fant.

Neither Cleveland or Denver has very positive QB situations at the moment. Broncos HC Vic Fangio thinks Bridgewater will player Thursday, but at this point we may not know until 90 minutes before kick-off.

Buccaneers WR Antonio Brown is not practicing Wednesday due to a sprained ankle according to Rick Stroud of ESPN.

Related Players: Tyler Johnson, Jaelon Darden

Not the news to read in the middle of the week. Friday's final injury report will tell a lot about Brown's availability.

Vic Fangio expects Broncos QB Teddy Bridgewater to start Thursday against Browns.

Related players: Drew Lock

Bridgewater is dealing with a foot issue. The Broncos started 3-0 but have since lost three-straight games. It's a quick turnaround on Thursday night for the struggling Broncos who are going up against the banged up Browns team. If it turns out Bridgewater can't go, it would be Lock getting the start.

Matt Rhule said we'll see a vastly different look from the Panthers moving forward.

Related players: Sam Darnold, Christian McCaffrey, D.J. Moore, Chuba Hubbard

It sounds like the team wants to get back to running the ball. The tweet said Rhule added they won't throw 40 times a game. Rhule also said: "We're going to redefine who we are and we're going to run the football and protect the quarterback." It will help to get McCaffrey back in the fold, but Hubbard proved worthy in the run game against the Eagles in Week 5, rushing for over 100 yards. Hubbard ran just 16 times in Week 6 while Darnold threw 41 times.