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Can Vikings defense slow down Caleb Williams?
Mike Florio previews the Vikings’ Week 2 matchup with the Bears, focusing on Minnesota’s defensive approach and how the unit can challenge Caleb Williams.

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    Brown caught 2-of-2 targets for one yard last year. He is not on the fantasy radar. The Colts correspondingly placed TE Sean McKeon on injured reserve.
  • MIA Tight End #86
    Brown played 263 snaps for the Seahawks last year and was largely ineffective, finishing with five penalties and a 47.8 PFF pass block rating. He managed just eight catches in 12 targets. Well behind Jonnu Smith in the passing game in Miami, Brown will remain mostly a blocker in Miami in 2025 should he make the 53-man roster.
  • SEA Tight End #88
    With Noah Fant (groin) still out, Barner continued as the team’s primary pass-catching tight end. He saw four targets, primarily in the short-yardage area, finishing with three catches for 19 yards. Pharaoh Brown caught 2-of-2 targets for 19 yards next to Barner as both fill Fant’s pass-catching role. However, neither is fantasy relevant for Week 13 against the Jets.
  • SEA Tight End #87
    Though Fant is the Seahawks’ top tight end, his role is a small one. Between Fant, AJ Barner, and Pharaoh Brown, the tight end room saw a 12.5% target share on the day with the wideouts and running backs consistently the top receiving options. Barner caught his only target for 13 yards, while Brown caught his for seven yards. Fant’s low volume role means he is a deep-league tight end option for Week 6 against the 49ers.
  • SEA Tight End #87
    By this point, Fant starting out the week limited due to his toe injury is becoming a trend. Don’t be surprised if you see him limited again next week, barring any setbacks he should still play Week 3. Pharaoh Brown (foot) was also limited, while special teamer Brady Russell (shoulder) missed practice. The Seahawks’ tight end room has been a bit underwhelming this season, with Fant being the best option as a back-end TE2.
  • SEA Tight End #87
    Fant dealt with the toe injury throughout preseason, but was removed from the injury report heading into Week 1. It seems he is still limited due to the injury and practices later in the week will tell how healthy Fant is for Week 2. Fellow tight end Pharaoh Brown (foot) was also limited, leaving the Seahawks’ tight end room a little shallow to begin the week.
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  • SEA Tight End #87
    The report clarifies which area of the body Fant injured on August 6th and his limited participation bodes positively for his Week 1 availability. The Seahawks’ tight end room thinned considerably this offseason, lessening Fant’s positional target competition and No. 2 TE Pharaoh Brown (foot) was notably unable to practice on Wednesday. Tight ends notoriously take a few seasons to develop and Fant was a highly touted prospect in the 2019 NFL draft. If his toe holds up, Fant has the potential to produce a top-12 season.
  • SEA Tight End #86
    The deal is worth “up to” $3.9 million. The Seahawks’ tight end depth had been wiped out following the release of Will Dissly and the departure of Colby Parkinson. That has led to a good deal of early-March Noah Fant hype, which Brown should not affect. The 30-year-old (in May) has 64 career grabs. He is coming to Seattle to block and do the “little things.”
  • NE Tight End #85
    Henry has thrived with Bailey Zappe under center, catching 10-of-12 targets for 106 yards and three touchdowns in the last two weeks. However, he was injured last week when Chiefs’ cornerback L’Jarius Sneed went low on a hit and took out his legs. Henry’s foot appeared to have been somewhat caught in the turf as his knee buckled awkwardly on the play. With the Patriots having nothing left to play for, it’s unclear if they would rush him back. While Mike Gesicki would seem to be a popular waiver add if Henry misses, Pharaoh Brown has actually been running more routes and could be a sneaky deep league add for TE-desperate managers.

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    Chargers signed WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling to their practice squad.

    Valdes-Scantling worked out with the Chargers earlier Tuesday and now signs with the team’s practice squad. The 31-year-old spent the offseason with the Cowboys and has been a journeyman since his first four seasons with the Packers, also spending time with the Chiefs, Bills, Saints, 49ers, and Steelers over his career. The Chargers add Valdes-Scantling as depth with Ladd McConkey dealing with a rib injury and KeAndre Lambert-Smith (hamstring) heading to injured reserve.
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    Texans signed LB Kenneth Murray to their practice squad.

    Murray is a former first-round pick of the Chargers, spending four seasons in Los Angeles before splitting the last two seasons with the Titans and Cowboys. He has started 83-of-90 career games and brings experience to the middle of a Texans defense that just placed Henry To’o To’o on injured reserve. Murray will start out on the practice squad but it would not be a surprise to see him get some regular season snaps soon.
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    ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports Commanders LB Frankie Luvu suffered a groin strain in Week 1 and is “expected to avoid IR.”

    Luvu left the Commanders’ Week 1 loss to the Eagles with an apparent groin injury. Fowler reports the veteran linebacker is not expected to have a long-term absence, but the fact that avoiding injured reserve was even mentioned indicates Luvu is in danger of missing Week 2. Rookie first-rounder Sonny Styles will pair with Leo Chenal in the middle of the Washington defense while Luvu misses time.
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    49ers signed TE Jack Stoll to their practice squad.

    With Jake Tonges dealing with an MCL injury, the 49ers added Stoll to the practice squad for depth. Stoll spent last season with the Saints, catching six passes for 46 yards in 15 games. He initially signed with the Eagles as an undrafted free agent an 2021 and has not surpassed 200 yards receiving in a single season over the course of his career. Stoll’s specialty is blocking and we could certainly see him blocking in the 49ers’ run game if Tonges is out for a while and George Kittle still working his way back to a full workload.
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    CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz reports Ravens WR Ja’Kobi Lane (wrist) is expected to undergo surgery “in the coming days.”

    Lane fractured his wrist in the Ravens’ Week 1 victory over the Colts, catching one pass for 11 yards in his rookie debut. The 22-year-old operated as a top-three receiver in the Ravens offense and was set for a sizeable role prior to the injury. He was seeking multiple opinions on the injury as of Monday, but Zenitz now reports Lane is expected to have surgery on his wrist very soon. Zenitz adds that the hope is for the rookie to be able to return in a month. Injured reserve will be a consideration for Lane, which would be a four-game absence at the minimum.
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    Free agent WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling is working out with the Chargers on Tuesday.

    He was cut by the Cowboys at the end of training camp and has been looking for his next opportunity. Valdes-Scantling’s appearance here probably doesn’t bode overly well for Ladd McConkey’s status for Week 2, though obviously that’s just trying to read the tea leaves.
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    Chargers placed WR KeAndre Lambert-Smith on injured reserve.

    He’ll miss at least the next four games. Lambert-Smith played in two special teams snaps in the opener and the days of him and Trey Lance hooking up for deep passes at the Hall of Fame game feel like they happened five years ago instead of in 2025. The Chargers added Gary Jennings off the practice squad to fill the void.
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    Bills RB Ty Johnson (hamstring) was limited in Tuesday’s practice.

    Johnson, the only offensive player on the Bills injury report ahead of Thursday’s clash with the Lions, could be trending in the right direction for Week 2. If he does return, he’ll take passing-game work off Frank Gore Jr.'s plate.
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    Jets signed WR Tyler Johnson to their practice squad.

    They also tried out JuJu Smith-Schuster. The Jets clearly have some concern about Omar Cooper Jr.'s short-term prospects.
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    Lions CB D.J. Reed (foot) was limited in Tuesday’s practice.

    He was a surprise addition to the report on Tuesday. The Lions secondary, already starting a wave of low-level veteran free agents like Rock Ya-Sin, Avonte Maddox, and Chuck Clark, can ill-afford to lose Reed before taking on the Bills on Thursday night.