Colts sign TE Pharaoh Brown

He’ll be a candidate for a practice squad spot if he wants to stay. Moore was released to make room for the activation of Xavier Legette off injured reserve.

The Chargers finally make a move, dealing a player who was considered a burgeoning star a few years ago away for a light deadline return. Henley had a career-worst 38.3 PFF coverage grade this year but is still a good tackler and should give the Broncos some oomph on run defense down the stretch.

Multiple teams, per Pelissero, offered a second-round pick. It sounds like Indianapolis was holding out for a first. Playing out the season in Indy, Taylor will likely retain RB1 value despite a gross situation. It should be noted that Seth McGowan had begun to cut into Taylor’s playing time a bit, but with the Colts now committed to Taylor for the short-term, it’s plausible that he’ll operate at a 70-75 percent of snaps player for the remainder of the season. McGowan retains contingency value in fantasy leagues but will not stumble into a major role barring injury.

Schultz reports the Vikings called on Herbert, but the Chargers had no interest in moving on. It’s hard to understand what Herbert’s market value would have been — this has been one of the most disgusting outlier seasons for a previously good quarterback in recent memory — but the Chargers appear ready to move forward with him as their franchise quarterback.

In other words, Kirk Cousins could immediately slide in as the starting quarterback. As for Murray, he appears safe to drop in most formats. Call of Duty released on October 23. Not sure why that appeared in this post, but we seem to be unable to backspace it.

We’re sure we’ll get something more official from the team once Klint Kubiak has a press conference, but this is the obvious move. The No. 1 overall pick will face a gauntlet in his first three games, starting with the defending champion Seahawks in Week 10. It’s not an immediate re-draft add situations outside of deep leagues, but Mendoza could eventually factor into the re-draft formula this season.

And where did that bring you? Back to me. Cousins will likely take over as Minnesota’s starting quarterback in the near future, if not immediately. When that happens, Kyler Murray will head back to the bench for a second straight season — he’s droppable in most leagues at this point. Fernando Mendoza will take over as starting quarterback for the Raiders. Mendoza is best approached cautiously at this point in fantasy leagues. Cousins’ value likely remains stagnant — Klint Kubiak was already getting quite a bit out of him — but he provides the Vikings with a better floor at quarterback than what they were getting so it’s obvious after watching Carson Wentz play last night why this is happening.

It’s not Budda Baker, but Hooker has a respectable 81.0 PFF defensive grade in 495 snaps this season and has always helped as a run defender. The second-round pick is a steep price to pay and it’s quite a coup for the Titans to get that kind of return, even if they had to throw in another pick to get it done. This is all about solidifying Buffalo’s defense for a Super Bowl run for the Bills.

Just what the 49ers needed: To get older at the skill positions. With Christian Kirk gone, Allen figures to fill a role for the 49ers and could still be fantasy relevant depending on Mike Evans’ health. It does seem unlikely he’ll draw the same sort of targets as he had been handling for the Colts, but the targets should be more effective. The Colts signed Allen off the street in August and flipped him for something as they realized they were going nowhere, so they’ve done well for themselves here. The wideout vacuum in Indianapolis may draw players like Ashton Dulin into fantasy consideration, especially if Josh Downs also moves later today.