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As the fantasy football regular season winds down, we at ESPN Fantasy would like to alert you to a key positional eligibility change that will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 24: Taysom Hill will have his tight end eligibility taken away and quarterback will become his primary position.

Related players: Drew Brees

The story said beginning in Week 12, Hill will be eligible at QB only. The change was made for this week and not last week because Hill played the entire game at QB in Week 11 and is expected to continue in that role, at least primarily, until Drew Brees returns as the New Orleans Saints' starting quarterback, the story went on to say.

Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray said his shoulder was good after he appeared to hurt it in last Thursday’s loss to the Seahawks, but head coach Kliff Kingsbury wants to see Murray in practice before making any proclamations about the quarterback’s condition.

“We’ll see how he feels tomorrow when we get out on the grass and see where we’re at practice-wise if we need to make any adjustments or if he can cut it loose,” Kingsbury said, via Tyler Drake of 98.7 Arizona Sports.

Kingsbury said that Murray is “working through” his shoulder issue and the team will see how practice goes on Tuesday before deciding if they need to alter anything about his workload this week, the story said. The Cards play in New England on Sunday.

Eagles coach Doug Pederson has been crystal clear that he will not bench starting quarterback Carson Wentz for rookie Jalen Hurts. But Hurts might start to get more snaps as a gadget player on offense.

“I think I can get him in the game a little bit more,” Pederson said.

Of course, Hurts only played one snap on Sunday against the Browns, so playing Hurts “a little bit more” wouldn’t necessarily mean giving him a significant role in the offense, the story pointed out. So far this season Hurts has 12 carries for 56 yards and one catch for three yards. He has yet to throw a pass. Hurts was a surprising second round pick by the team, so the QB controversy is real in Philly right now.

Patriots running back Rex Burkhead left Sunday’s loss to the Texans with a knee injury and the fear after the game was that he tore his ACL.

Confirmation on that initial diagnosis won’t come on Monday. Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said that Burkhead did not travel back from Houston with the team on Sunday.

“He didn’t travel back with us from Houston. He’ll be coming back soon. We’ll do tests and evaluate him when he gets back,” Belichick said, via Doug Kyed of NESN.

Related players: Damien Harris, James White, Sony Michel, J.J. Taylor, Jakob Johnson

The story said further evaluation of his injury won’t happen until he does return. Michel is rumored to be back soon and would join Harris and White in the Patriots backfield assuming Burkhead is going to miss some time.

Jaguars coach Doug Marrone said after Sunday’s loss to the Steelers he didn’t know who would start at quarterback next week.

Related players: Jake Luton, Gardner Minshew

Luton has struggled in three starts replacing Minshew. The rookie has thrown for 624 yards with two touchdowns and six interceptions. According to the story, Minshew has told Marrone his thumb is 100 percent, Marrone said Monday. But the coach said, via John Reid of the Florida Times Union, that he will wait to see Minshew throw this week before making a decision on the starting quarterback, the story said.

The Seahawks made an expected roster move Monday, placing tight end Greg Olsen on injured reserve.

Related players: Jacob Hollister, Will Dissly

Olsen suffered a plantar-fascia foot injury late in the Thursday’s 28-21 win over Arizona and could miss the rest of the regular season, the story said. Though there has been some speculation that the injury could mean Olsen's career is over, Olsen took to Twitter on Friday to state: “I refuse to allow this to be my final moment. I will find a way to finish on my feet,” the story continued. Hollister and Dissly are up next on the depth chart.

Ravens RBs Mark Ingram and J.K. Dobbins have tested positive for COVID-19 and will be placed on the reserve list later today, according to sources. All aboard the Gus Bus for Thursday vs. the Steelers.

Related players: Gus Edwards, Justice Hill, Patrick Ricard

Just when Dobbins seemed like he took over the team's RB1 role... As the tweet said, Edwards looks like he'll take over the RB1 role on what is a short week, in a tough matchup. The Ravens and Steelers play on Thanksgiving night so be sure to continue to monitor the situation. As of now, the game remains on schedule to be played Thursday night despite the outbreak for the Ravens, according to multiple sources. Hill could also get more work, especially as a change of pace and on passing downs.

Raheem Morris says they don't know right now if Julio Jones will be in or out for Sunday's game against the Raiders. Morris said the Falcons could make it a "game-time decision" with Julio if need be.

Related players: Calvin Ridley, Russell Gage, Olamide Zaccheaus, Christian Blake

If Jones can't go, Ridley would be the team's WR1 with Gage likely remaining as the slot guy and WR3. That means Zaccheaus could slide in Jones' spot and be a potential sneaky start. The Falcons host the Raiders in an early afternoon game on Sunday so Jones owners will know in advance and have time to adjust lineups.