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Wide receiver Malik Nabers was on the field with teammates from the beginning of practice and moving well as the New York Giants began practice for Sunday’s season-opening game against the Dallas Cowboys. Neither the Giants nor Nabers have committed to the 2024 first-round pick playing on Sunday. The signs, though, point toward that happening. Nabers practiced all summer with no real hiccups as he worked his way back from two surgeries to repair a torn ACL suffered in Week 4 of the 2025 season.

Related Players: Malachi Fields, Darnell Mooney, Odell Beckham, Isaiah Likely

Everything continues pointing toward Nabers playing against Dallas. His WR22 ranking appropriately accounts for some workload uncertainty following the significant knee injury, but he can be treated as a lower-end WR2 if he avoids a setback. Fields, Mooney and Beckham would all carry considerably less Week 1 usability with Nabers active.

Broncos have their first unofficial depth chart out for Week 1 vs. Kansas City.

No big surprises, but Jonah Elliss listed as the starter opposite Nik Bonitto at OLB with Jonathon Cooper on the commissioner's exempt list.

Marvin Mims Jr. still listed as a starting WR.

Related Players: Related Players: Jaylen Waddle, Courtland Sutton, Pat Bryant, Troy Franklin

The designation puts Mims back on the (very) deep-league watchlist but does not necessarily guarantee a full-time role. Denver has previously used him as a package player, and Week 1 routes will tell us considerably more than the depth-chart label. Bryant remains a stash, but his projected early role is less secure.

Jeff Hafley on Dolphins rookies Chris Bell and Caleb Douglas being listed as Week 1 starters:

"We believe those guys deserve to start, and we're gonna start them."

Said there's no pitch count on Chris Bell

Related Players: Malik Washington, Caleb Douglas, Jalen Tolbert

Removing the pitch-count concern gives Bell a legitimate opportunity to play a full complement of perimeter snaps immediately. His NFL debut, abbreviated preparation and Miami’s unsettled passing-game hierarchy still make him a bench stash rather than a Week 1 starter. The news further narrows Tolbert’s path to meaningful snaps.

Like Cole Van Lanen, Liam Coen says LeQuint Allen Jr. will be a game-time decision for the Jaguars.

"Yeah, it'll be exactly very similar to Cole that way, where we'll work him out. We'll get a game-time decision from him."

Related Players: Bhayshul Tuten, Chris Rodriguez, Ameer Abdullah

Allen’s potential passing-down and pass-protection role matters more to Jacksonville’s backfield distribution than it does to his own Week 1 value. If he is inactive, Tuten and Rodriguez should control the meaningful touches, with Tuten potentially handling a greater share of passing-down work. Tuten remains the preferred fantasy option but carries enough committee uncertainty to be treated as a flex. Allen should not be started even if active, given the pregame testing and practice time he has missed.

The Patriots will be without one of their more versatile offensive players, TreVeyon Henderson, as they prepare to take on the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks Wednesday night.

Related players: Rhamondre Stevenson, Reggie Gilliam, Myles Montgomery

Look for Stevenson to get a heavy dose of the workload in Wednesday night's Week 1 game against the Seahawks. It will be a tough matchup, but the volume should be there for Stevenson. Hopefully the extended time off from Week 1 to Week 2 will help Henderson get back on the field, but his status will be worth monitoring in that time.

Apparently, Baker Mayfield is no longer feeling disrespected.

According to a joint report from NFL Network and ESPN, Mayfield and the Buccaneers have agreed to a three-year extension, putting him under contract through the 2029 season.

The deal is reportedly worth $165 million, which works out to $55 million a year, the story said. Mayfield had cut off extension talks at the beginning of training camp, telling reporters at the time that he had felt disrespected by the Bucs’ offer to him. But he also kept the door open to his agent potentially still talking numbers with the team, the story said. Those who follow the team reported things weren't as bad between the two sides as many thought, however. The story added Mike Garafolo reported the two sides weren't that far apart at the start of camp. From a fantasy perspective, Mayfield enters this season ranked 18th among our QBs, making for a lower-end QB2 option.

The Miami Dolphins listed Caleb Douglas, Chris Bell and Malik Washington as their starting WRs.

Both Douglas and Bell are rookies while Washington enters his third season. Bell was the lower draft pick and taken in the third round. He was coming off an injury in college and those who are dynasty league experts believe Bell could have gone higher if not for that, and, could end up a real value for the Dolphins. Douglas was taken higher in the third round, but many thought he'd be taken later in drafts. While both players would be risky to start in Week 1 in typical fantasy leagues, both may be worth stashing right now if you have the room on your roster, especially if one, or both, get off to hot starts to the season.

The Cardinals are listing Tyler Allgeier as the team's RB1

Related players: Jeremiyah Love, Zonovan Knight

This may not be a great sign for Love and his status for Week 1 as he tries to get on the field after a high ankle sprain. Even if Love is active, the Cardinals may be trying to tell us Allgeier is going to have a role no matter what. We have a few days before the Cardinals take the field, so hopefully we get some clarity by then. But those who invested early in Love in drafts, may have a tough lineup decision for Week 1.

Patrick Mahomes is set to start the Week 1 matchup against the Broncos.

“Pretty good chance Patrick will go ahead and start, unless something were to come up here in the next couple days,” HC Andy Reid said in his Tuesday video conference. “But, most likely, he’ll be the guy that’s out there.”

Reid had to use phrases like "pretty good chance" and "most likely," but it nevertheless looks like Mahomes will play in Week 1. Mahomes did not play in the preseason, he was an active participant in training camp and did not spend any time on the physically unable to perform list — despite suffering a torn ACL in December, the story points out. But we all saw the clips in practices and there never seemed to be a doubt he'd be ready for Week 1. Mahomes is going later in drafts than we're all used to, so if you want to draft him, you'll certainly have your chance if you like to wait on the position.

Running back Breece Hall remains on the right path to be in the lineup for the Jets against the Titans in Week 1.

Hall missed time in August with a groin injury.

Related players: Braelon Allen, Isaiah Davis, Kene Nwangwu

Jets HC Aaron Glenn said at a Tuesday press conference that he is “trending towards playing” on Sunday. Glenn added that Hall will be practicing this week. It sounds like Hall will be in the lineup for Week 1 - as long as all goes smoothly between now and gameday, according to the story.