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Buccaneers are signing former Broncos’ running back Chase Edmonds to a one-year deal.

Related Players: Javonte Williams, Samaje Perine, Rachaad White, Ke'Shawn Vaughn

Edmonds will more than likely split snaps with Ke'Shawn Vaughn and possibly even another late-round running back in Tampa Bay.

The Bucs are finalizing a deal with former No. 1 overall pick Baker Mayfield. Mayfield finished his fifth NFL season strong after landing with the Rams. Now he gets a chance to take over for Tom Brady in Tampa and is still only 27. It's a one-year, $8.5M deal for Baker.

Related Players: Kyle Trask

Mayfield will be battling it out with 2021 second-round pick Kyle Trask. Trask didn't have a chance to log a start underneath Brady last season. Mayfield should have the leg-up in the competition and it honestly isn't too bad of a landing spot at the time of writing, but there have been rumors swirling of a Mike Evans trade, so he may lose a weapon before he even dons a uniform.

Sterling Shepard will be back with the #Giants on a 1-year deal for the 2023 season. Allows Shep to continue his rehab from ACL here rather than elsewhere.

Fun fact: Sterling Shepard hasn't averaged less than 50 yards receiving per game since his rookie season (2016). He had back-to-back 10-target games in Week 2 and Week 3 prior to his injury.

Dolphins QB Teddy Bridgewater is believed to have suffered a broken finger during Sunday's loss to the Patriots.

The injury occurred when Bridgewater hit a helmet while throwing what became a pick-six to Kyle Dugger. Skylar Thompson entered the game and could be in line to get the start in Week 18 in what is now a must-win against the Jets with Tua Tagovailoa still in the concussion protocol.

Dolphins QB Teddy Bridgewater is questionable to return against New England with a finger injury.

Skylar Thompson is in at quarterback for the Dolphins. Bridgewater was injured after throwing a pick-six to Kyle Dugger. Bridgewater is 12/19 for 161 yards with a touchdown and an interception.

McDaniel won't speculate when Tua Tagovailoa will play again.

Related players: Teddy Bridgewater

The tweet went on to say McDaniel won't say if Tua will play even if he clears protocol. Beasley tweeted in the thread that McDaniel said the doctors have told him to worry about Tua's health one day at a time. "His health is the first, foremost and only priority." Of course, Tua has been sidelined with concussions twice before, but this is the second time he's remained in the game only to suffer symptoms the next day. Beasley went on to tweet the team knew something wasn't right on Monday. Bridgewater will get the start this week against the Patriots in a game the Dolphins need to win to keep playoff hopes alive.

Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa is once again in the NFL’s concussion protocol. His status for this week’s game against the Patriots is now in doubt.

Related Players: Teddy Bridgewater

According to a separate report, head coach Mike McDaniel said he's not sure when Tua suffered a concussion, but he's in the protocol. During the game "nobody recognized anything with regard to" a hit. "It was something he met with doctors today and discussed some symptoms."
Teddy Bridgewater would presumably be the next man up if Tua is forced to miss.

Per Leonard, "I hate when people be on here just talking saying I’m out of shape etc do y’all understand I’m playing with a lisfranc in my foot every week can barley push off my foot but through the Grace of God I’m going to keep proving y’all wrong."

Related Players: Rachaad White, Ke'Shawn Vaughn

While it's admirable that Fournette is plugging away on an injured foot, he's also averaging 3.6 yards per carry on the season and has such lowlights as his three-week stretch between Weeks 7-9 when he accumulated 62 yards on 26 rushes (2.3 YPA). Look for Rachaad White to continue seeing a bigger role over the final two weeks of the season.

Saying he was “bored” not playing football, retired tight end Rob Gronkowski contacted the Bucs last month about a possible return to the team. The Bucs had several conversations with Gronkowski around Thanksgiving about him possibly reuniting with quarterback Tom Brady to help the struggling squad secure a playoff berth.

Related Players: Cade Otton, Cameron Brate

Even if he were to return, it is very unlikely it would have an impact on typical redraft leagues, but what a crazy wrench it would throw into playoff-only leagues. Gronk went 8-110-2 in the 2020 postseason and followed it up with a 9-116-1 performance in two 2021 postseason games.