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    Colts add P Thomas Morstead

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    Colts signed P Thomas Morstead to the practice squad.

    Morstead spent 12 years punting for the Saints before making stops with the Jets, Falcons, Dolphins, and 49ers over the last five seasons. The 40-year-old veteran averaged 43.6 yards per punt for San Francisco last year. Current Colts punter Rigoberto Sanchez was injured during a blocked punt in the Colts’ Week 6 loss to the Titans. Morstead joins the Colts’ practice squad as insurance in case Sanchez cannot play Week 7 against the Vikings.
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    Morstead will enter his 17th NFL season with the Niners after spending the past two years with the Jets. Morstead, 39, has played for four other teams since entering the league in 2007. In 2024, he ranked 25th in net punting average (41 yards) and a career-high touchback rate of 11.1 percent.
  • Austin McNamara and Kai Kroeger will compete for the Jets punter job this year. The 39-year-old former Saint was the league’s oldest punter last season. If he wants to keep punting, he can absolutely join the tryout circuit or a competition elsewhere. But this is probably a sign that Morstead’s 16-year career is close to an end at this point.
  • NYJ Punter #5
    The deal is worth “over” $5 million. One of the top vibes-based players in the NFL, Morstead is merely an average punter at this point. He was 19th in net-punting average last season.
  • NYJ Punter #5
    Morstead was left off the final 53 but was always likely to return following the waiver window. The 14-year veteran remains one of the league’s premier punters and gives the Jets an established and consistent presence on special teams.
  • IND Punter #4
    Morstead spent the first 12 years of his career with the Saints before joining the Jets in 2021. He was released midseason and spent the remainder of the year in Atlanta. Morstead then joined the Dolphins this past year. He will compete with Braden Mann for punting duties in New York during the summer.

  • IND Punter #4
    The aged veteran will move on to his fourth team in three years after starting his NFL career with 12 seasons in New Orleans. He most recently punted for the Falcons in 2021, when he finished seventh in average punt distance. Morstead was tenth in punts inside the 20 yard line last season.

  • IND Punter #4
    Falcons P Dustin Colquitt was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Monday. Morstead spent 12 years with the Saints before being waived in March. He played six games for the Jets earlier this year, and now he lands in Atlanta to punt for the Falcons while Colquitt is out.

  • IND Punter #4
    It’s a necessary addition after the team lost Braden Mann to a knee injury. Morstead set career lows in yards per punt (43.1) and longest punt (58) in his age-34 season with New Orleans, the only organization he’s played under to this point. He’ll be active in Week 2 against the Patriots.

  • IND Punter #4
    Morstead set career lows in yards per punt (43.1) and longest punt (58) in his age-34 season last year. He plans to return and prove that his down season was solely injury related. Morstead’s release is a reminder that the Saints’ offseason will be full of transactions given their salary cap situation. He’s played his entire career in New Orleans.

  • IND Punter #4
    The deal makes Morstead the third-highest paid punter in the NFL, behind only Oakland’s Shane Lechler and San Francisco’s Andy Lee. The contract also reflects Morstead’s dual value as both an elite punter as well as one of the league’s top kickoff specialists. According to Pro Football Focus, no full-time punter allowed fewer than Morstead’s 116 return yards last season.

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    Sam LaPorta said he wants to continue playing for the Lions long-term.

    Earlier this week, LaPorta expressed frustration in an interview about his contract negotiations stalling in-season. The Athletic’s Colton Pouncy asked him a few follow-up questions today on the matter today, and LaPorta made clear that he hopes to remain a Lion long-term and is excited about the prospect of raising a family in Detroit. LaPorta seemed extremely earnest, saying he felt bad about his comments potentially causing a distraction for his team, but he knows his teammates care for him and want him to be happy and compensated. He handled the issue well and appears to be ready to play hard for a lucrative contract extension, which is good news for fantasy managers. LaPorta is a locked-in TE1 against the Packers this week.
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    Jevón Holland (concussion) is questionable to play in Week 7 against the Texans.

    Holland, the Giants’ starting free safety, and Tyler Nubin (neck), the Giants’ starting strong safety, are both questionable to play. Meanwhile, starting perimeter CB Greg Newsome (concussion) has been ruled out. Expect the Texans’ passing offense to stay hot this week.
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    Rashid Shaheed (hip) is not on the Seahawks’ final injury report and will play in Week 7 against the Chiefs.

    The Seahawks’ sporadic producer will be on the field against the Chiefs this week. Shaheed has been involved as a receiver and as a rusher, scoring touchdowns in consecutive weeks. He offers a low floor, but he makes for a viable FLEX starter this week.
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    CJ Donaldson (shoulder) was removed from the injury report and will play in Week 7 against the Steelers.

    Donaldson is the third member of the Saints’ backfield committee. While he will get a few touches this week, he is not getting enough work for fantasy relevance.
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    Landon Dickerson (knee/pectoral) was limited on Friday.

    Dickerson injured a pectoral muscle on Thursday, complicating his knee-related return from injured reserve. He is firmly in the questionable camp at this time. Eagles C Drew Kendall (knee) was upgraded to full participation.
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    Saquon Barkley (hamstring) was limited on Friday.

    We had really hoped to see Barkley practice in full today. He still has a chance to take the field when the Eagles face the Cowboys in Week 7’s Monday Night Football game, but he is inching toward a questionable designation right now. Upgrading to full tomorrow would increase his odds of playing.
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    Dontayvion Wicks (ankle) did not practice on Friday.

    Wicks has been banged up for weeks, and the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff McLane said Wicks might miss the Eagles’ Week 7 game against the Cowboys. Hopefully, he resumes practicing tomorrow. Stay tuned.
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    Dallas Goedert (knee) did not practice on Friday.

    Goedert is on the wrong side of questionable for the Eagles’ Week 7 Monday Night Football game against the Cowboys. The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff McLane reports that as of Thursday, there was “optimism” about Goedert’s Week 7 availability. Hopefully, he resumes practicing tomorrow.
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    The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff McLane said he got “the sense” that DeVonta Smith (hamstring) will not play in Week 7 against the Cowboys.

    Like Thursday, Smith was sidelined for Friday’s practice. The Eagles have been managing his practice reps and pulled him out for multiple drives in their Week 6 loss to the Panthers. The Eagles face the Cowboys on Monday night, giving Smith an extra day to rest. Consider him highly questionable to play at this time. McLane adds that Dontayvion Wicks (ankle) could also sit out this week.
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    Kendal Daniels (neck) is questionable to play in Week 7 against the 49ers.

    Daniels was taken off the field on a stretcher last week, but managed to practice in full to begin the week. Daniels, a rookie, has 23 tackles, three quarterback pressures and one sack this season.