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It’ll be another week of Cam Akers and Dare Ogunbowale for the Texans. Pierce returned for a surprise limited session on Friday but it wasn’t enough. Also inactive for the Texans are DE Derek Barnett, OLB Jake Hansen, T Tytus Howard, RB Joe Mixon, and WR Steven Sims. Howard’s absence should elevate rookie Blake Fisher into the starting lineup.

Jones finished with seven carries for 29 yards and one catch for 24 yards on his only target before leaving. He’ll have Minnesota’s Week 6 bye to heal up, and we’ll probably get some injury news on him later today or tomorrow before the Vikings head off. His practice participation heading up to Week 7 will be worth monitoring and the uncertainty will make Ty Chandler a more interesting stash ahead of that week.

NFL Network’s Stacey Dales reported from the sidelines that Jones spent time in the medical tent and did not look to have any ability to sprint. Ty Chandler took over as Minnesota’s top back after Jones left. Jones looks more doubtful than questionable at this point.

Per Tom Pelissero, Adams, who is currently sidelined with a hamstring injury, may not return in Week 6 but should be healthy by Week 7. Pelissero also said other teams believe this situation is going to come to a head in the next one to two days. Adams played with Derek Carr in college and then again while on the Raiders after the Packers traded him to Vegas, making it a natural fit for the perenially win-now Saints. The Jets, of course, have interest as well. Their offense hasn’t exactly taken off under Aaron Rodgers and Garrett Wilson’s breakout has been stymied by extra defensive attention plus an uncreative scheme from Nathaniel Hackett. Adding Adams to the mix would reunite him with Aaron Rodgers and could unlock Wilson in the process. The Steelers and Ravens also came up as interested parties.

Diggs hurt his ankle during Thursday’s practice and was downgraded to a DNP on Friday. Despite the injury scare, he appears to be good to go. With pass-rushers Micah Parson and DeMarcus Lawrence out for this week, losing Diggs would have been another frustrating blow to the Dallas defense. He has one interception and three pass breakups this year.

McCaffrey is eligible to be activated from injured reserve next week, but the 49ers get Seattle on Thursday Night Football, giving them a short turnaround to their next game. Given the extent of McCaffrey’s multiple Achilles injuries, a Week 6 return was never realistic. Schefter noted that McCaffrey could return in Week 7 versus the Chiefs, but named Week 10 versus the Bucs as a more reasonable date. The 49ers get their bye in before that game, so holding McCaffrey out for two more contests after next week would give him another seven days of rest. For now, Jordan Mason will lead the way as San Francisco’s top back. He will rank as a weekly RB1 for as long as CMC remains out.

Kupp suffered a high-ankle sprain in Week 2 and has been sidelined ever since. He has yet to return to practice, but the Rams get their bye next week, giving the veteran receiver another week of rest before the team returns to action in Week 7. Puka Nacua is currently on injured reserve with a knee injury and is also able to return in Week 7, though the most recent update on his status makes that unlikely. Without Nacua in the lineup, Kupp would immediately return to a No. 1 role in the offense and a WR1 ranking for fantasy purposes.