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Aaron Glenn tells reporters that WR Garrett Wilson will return to the practice field this week

Great news for the Jets and their passing game. Don't forget, when we last saw the Jets in Week 8 - and it was against the Bengals - Justin Fields threw for 244 yards and a touchdown as the Jets picked up their first win of the season, all without Wilson in the lineup. The Jets host the Browns in Week 10 coming off a bye and have a chance at another win, and Wilson's return should draw him a lot of targets from whoever is the QB.

Tests confirmed that Packers TE Tucker Kraft did in fact tear his ACL as feared, per source.

Related players: Luke Musgrave, John FitzPatrick

Kraft was averaging a 4-61-.75 line this season for the Packers despite only averaging 5.5 targets a game. Kraft scored six touchdowns in seven games, not counting the Packers Week 9 contest where he left early. Musgrave, who was actually drafted ahead of Kraft, should take over as the team's TE1. The good news is Musgrave jumped right in and caught three balls for 34 yards in Week 9, and should still be on many waiver wires in just about any format. Musgrave has struggled to stay on the field and missed significant time in 2023 and 2024 while falling behind Kraft on the depth chart. Kraft owners who can't nab Musgrave will likely have a tough time replacing Kraft's fantasy production, so be sure to check out our top waiver wire pickups article this week.

Could Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray be traded?

So I poked around. And I learned there are too many moving parts for a Murray trade to happen now. Not many teams would be willing to even consider it. Murray, even without a no-trade clause, would have to be willing to embrace the change of venue. His contract would be an issue. Having fewer suitors would reduce any leverage he’d possibly have for a through-the-door extension. So, despite the current existence of an awkward vibe between Murray and the Cardinals (dating back to the ill-advised “homework” clause in his 2022 extension), he won’t be going anywhere this season.

That said, an offseason trade is very realistic. If not likely.

This is just the opinion of PFT's Mike Florio, of course. But perhaps the best point made is this isn't the current regime's choice for QB, and when a new regime takes over they tend to want their guys in place. As the story said, HC Rich Gannon is already in his third year and likely won't make the playoffs again. Florio said teams like the Dolphins, Jets, Steelers, Browns, Raiders, Vikings, and Saints could all be looking for new QBs for next season. Florio said a trade before Tuesday's deadline appears to be too complicated, which makes an offseason move more likely in Florio's opinion.

Commanders WR/KR Luke McCaffrey broke his collarbone on the opening kick return last night, sources tell The Insiders.

It looks like the end of the season for McCaffrey, who was flashing a bit after being a third round pick in 2024. McCaffrey had 11 catches for 203 yards and three TDs this season. It's just more bad news for the Commanders in what looks like a lost season, especially with QB Jayden Daniels' elbow injury against the Seahawks as well.

By the looks of it, Saints RB Alvin Kamara's fumble took place with 4:06 left in the third quarter and he only received one snap after that, the 4th-and-4 interception. I asked Kellen Moore if there was intent behind the lack of snaps after the fumble:

"We were just trying to get things going. Alvin's a big part of this thing. It's unfortunate we had a turnover there. They won the [turnover] battle 2-0."

Related players: Devin Neal

Kamara has been the subject of trade rumors with the deadline approaching, but has also been public with not wanting to leave the Saints. Kamara still led the Saints in carries but only had six for 14 yards, and added one catch for three yards. Neal had three rushes for 11 yards and also added one catch for just one yard. The Saints are looking to see what they have for the future, which seemingly isn't great news for Kamara owners, especially if he really doesn't want to be traded.

X-rays for Jayden Daniels’ left arm were negative, source says.

Related players: Marcus Mariota, Josh Johnson, Sam Hartman

Daniels left Sunday’s loss with his left arm immobilized, and suffered a dislocated elbow according to Rapoport. Daniels will have the MRI to determine how long he’s out, sources say. Despite how it looked, the belief is it’s not as bad as it could’ve been, according to Rapoport. But, Daniels will miss several games the post went on to say.

49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said last week that there was some hope that Brock Purdy could serve as the backup or emergency quarterback for Sunday’s road game against the Giants, but he ultimately remained on the inactive list due to turf toe while Mac Jones started for the fifth straight game.

“No, nothing changes Mac Jones in that way,” Shanahan said, via 49ersWebzone.com. “We’re trying to ease Brock out there in the practice stuff, but anytime you’re dealing with this turf toe, it’s something that probably won’t fully go away all year. Regardless of when he comes back, he’s going to always have to deal with it a little bit, especially with the people you talk to who have gone through turf toe.”

The story went on to say Shanahan said Purdy, “wasn’t that close to doing it,” as far as being the backup, despite a week of limited practice work for Purdy. Shanahan also addressed the difficulty of knowing when Purdy is close enough to 100 percent to play by saying that the toe issue is unlikely to go away, although he added that he doesn’t think that uncertainty weighs on Jones’ preparations from week to week. Reports again say Purdy has a chance to play in Week 10 against the Rams, which is a later Sunday home game for the Niners.

Packers head coach Matt LaFleur told reporters after Sunday’s game that the knee injury to tight end Tucker Kraft “does not look good.”

Update: The fear is that Kraft suffered a torn ACL Sunday.

Kraft was carted off during the second half against the Panthers after needing help off the field. This would be a huge blow for the Packers as Kraft has arguably been the best tight end in both real and fantasy football this season. Luke Musgrave would step in as the top tight end.

Patriots WR Kayshon Boutte left Sunday’s game against the Falcons with a hamstring injury.

Boutte left the game in the first half and was originally ruled questionable to return before later changed to out for the day. Boutte’s absence would leave quite a void in the Patriots’ wide receiver corps.

Packers TE Tucker Kraft was carted off the field Sunday with a knee injury.

He was taken to the medical tent with assistance. He has been ruled questionable to return against the Panthers. Luke Musgrave will take over as the top tight end.