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A report on Monday said that quarterback Philip Rivers would work out for the Colts on Tuesday, but things are moving more quickly on Indianapolis.

Per multiple reports on Tuesday morning, Rivers actually had his workout with his former team on Monday night.

Related players: Riley Leonard, Brett Rypien

Those reports indicate Rivers, who retired after the 2020 season, threw the ball well during the workout, according to the story. The story added there is no word on any agreement at this time. Leonard is dealing with a knee injury and it seems as if his status for Week 15 is cloudy at best. There is also no word if Rivers, if signed, would start over Leonard or is just insurance. It's hard to imagine Rivers coming in and leading your fantasy team through the playoffs, but in deeper superflex or multi-quarterback leagues where QBs fly off your waiver wire, maybe Rivers is worth grabbing - just in case.

The Buccaneers are leaving the door open for three offensive players to return to action against the Falcons on Thursday night.

Head coach Todd Bowles said at a Monday press conference that wide receiver Mike Evans, left tackle Tristan Wirfs and wide receiver Jalen McMillan are “in play” to be in the lineup in Week 15.

Related players: Baker Mayfield, Chris Godwin, Emeka Egbuka

Evans and McMillan both returned to practice last week and will need to be activated from injured reserve to play in the game. Evans has been out since fracturing his clavicle in Week 7 while McMillan has missed the entire season with a neck injury, the story points out. It will be more weapons for Mayfield heading down the stretch of the season and for the fantasy playoffs. The top three should remain Evans, Godwin and Edbuka but Edbuka hasn't posted more than 45 receiving yards since Week 10.

With Colts starting quarterback Daniel Jones out for the season after tearing an Achilles tendon on Sunday, the next question becomes whether Anthony Richardson will be able to step in.

Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Richardson — who suffered an orbital fracture prior to the Week 6 game against the Cardinals — has not been cleared to return. Moreover, the Colts don’t know when or if he’ll be cleared at any point in 2025.

Related players: Riley Leonard, Brett Rypien

Richardson’s injury was the result of a freak accident with an exercise band. With Richardson's status unknown, it looks like Leonard will get the start. Rypien is on the practice squad, according to the story. On Sunday, the emergency option was tight end Tyler Warren, the story went on to say.

Falcons WR Drake London is out for Sunday’s game against the Seahawks.

Related Players: Darnell Mooney, Kyle Pitts, David Sills

The runway was cleared for a Mooney (re)breakout game in Week 13 and he delivered a 2-25-0 performance on five targets, so even if London were to miss, it's hard to trust his counterpart as more than a fringe WR3/4.

Pitts, on the other hand, had a nice 7-82-0 line, and should be considered a low-end TE1 once again.

Todd Bowles says Mike Evans and Jalen McMillan are out for Sunday. Making progress but not there yet.

Related Players: Emeka Egbuka, Chris Godwin, Tez Johnson

It seemed like Week 14 would be a pretty quick turnaround for both wide receivers who just had their 21-day practice windows opened, but it's still a good sign for their return, potentially as early as Week 15. For now, continue to consider Egbuka as a high-end WR2, while Godwin is more of a WR3.

Practice updates:
-- Falcons WR Drake London (PCL) won't practice today, casting doubt on his availability this Sunday.
-- The Cardinals will open the practice window for DL LJ Collier.
-- Bills edge Joey Bosa (hamstring) won’t practice today, and neither will WR Josh Palmer and LB Terrel Bernard.

Related Players: Darnell Mooney, Kyle Pitts, David Sills

The runway was cleared for a Mooney (re)breakout game in Week 13 and he delivered a 2-25-0 performance on five targets, so even if London were to miss, it's hard to trust his counterpart as more than a fringe WR3/4.

Pitts, on the other hand, had a nice 7-82-0 line, and should be considered a low-end TE1 once again.

Sources: Bucs legendary WR Mike Evans is having his practice window opened off IR, and he’ll return to practice today. A quicker than expected return from a broken clavicle, Evans has been medically cleared.

So Jalen McMillan and Evans practice today.

Related Players: Emeka Egbuka, Chris Godwin

We'll see what kind of immediate impact these two could have for your fantasy squads, but it's clearly a boost for Baker Mayfield if/when these two hit the field. We wouldn't expect either to suit up for Week 14, but we'll keep an eye on things to see how they'll be deployed if they play before the fantasy season wraps up.

Bucs HC Todd Bowles said “it's a possibility” that Mike Evans could return to practice this week.

Related players: Emeka Egbuka, Chris Godwin, Jalen McMillan, Tez Johnson, Sterling Shepard

The Bucs are slowly getting their weapons back on offense as Godwin was more involved this past week. The team also saw the return of running back Bucky Irving. Evans broke his collarbone in Week 7. Evans' return would put the Bucs at full strength at WR with Egbuka and Godwin forming the team's top-three. Evans' return would also hurt the fantasy value of Johnson and Shepard.

Todd Bowles on Bucky Irving’s usage Sunday: "We'll put him in. Once he gets in, we'll see how he is rolling, and then between him, Rachaad White and Sean Tucker, we'll kind of go with the hot hand."

We'd like to say Bucky Irving will return to his typical 25-opportunity upside, but it was mentioned that he may be eased in, as the team did with Chris Godwin. If that's the case, he's closer to a low-end RB2 than a locked-in RB1 like we came into the season hoping. Tucker and White are more desperation-FLEX options.

WR Drake London (knee) is out for this weekend.

Related Players: Darnell Mooney, David Sills, KhaDarel Hodge, Kyle Pitts

Hard to trust anyone in this offense at this point, but we can consider Mooney a WR3 type while Pitts is in the TE15 range.