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The Raiders will now decide which two quarterbacks out of Kizer, Nathan Peterman, and Matt Glennon to keep. There probably isn’t a right answer, and it won’t matter as long as Derek Carr stays healthy. Kizer will likely bounce from team to team for the rest of his career.

The 31-year-old player has a hip injury. Ridley mostly runs cardio and game day and is not fantasy-relevant at this time. Were he to sit, Elic Ayomanor and Chimere Dike could get more playing time — which would be a positive outcome for the offense as a whole.

The Bucs’ right tackle has not missed a snap this year. If he were to miss Week 7, Justin Skule would likely be the next man up. Goedeke has been an impressive pass protector this year, allowing seven pressures and zero sacks on 259 pass-pro reps. Losing him would be a notable blow to the team’s line.

Brown practiced in full on Friday. It is his first time doing so since returning from injured reserve last week. This is great news for his Week 7 outlook. The Bears field a beatable pass defense, setting up Brown for a bounce-back performance after last week’s disappointing showing.

Tucker should be back after missing Week 6’s loss to the Steelers. He doesn’t offer much fantasy value of his own, but he does occasionally plunder goal-line work from Bucky Irving. Expect him to be a thorn in Irving’s side again this week.

Mayfield going down as a full participant is a bit of a surprise given that it’s his first time practicing in any capacity since Week 3. Todd Bowles told reporters earlier this week that the team was preparing for Jalon Daniels to start. Now it looks like Mayfield may be the favorite to draw the start versus Carolina. This is ultimately a rather ambiguous situation, likely by Bowles’ design. Fantasy managers should have a backup plan in place if they are counting on either of the Bucs’ quarterbacks this week.

The Patriots will also be without their top-two backup CBs, Karon Prunty (hamstring) and Channing Canada (hamstring). The Patriots listed S Kevin Byard (chest), S Craig Woodson (shoulder) and LB Christian Elliss (chest) as questionable. This is good news for the Bears’ passing attack.

The Patriots will also be without RG Ben Brown (knee). The Bears’ defense is not an elite unit, but losing two starting guards is rough. Backups Matt Pryor and Walter Rouse will start instead. The Patriots listed RT Morgan Moses (foot) as questionable.

Egbuka finished the Bucs’ overtime loss to the Steelers, so his concussion symptoms likely arose in the hours or days after the game. He will now need to pass through the league’s concussion protocol to be cleared for Week 7. Players typically miss one game while in the protocol, and we don’t know the severity of his foot injury. Fantasy managers should prepare to be without him for at least a week. His absence would free up more looks for Chris Godwin and rookie Ted Hurst, both of whom would be in the WR4 mix if Egbuka can’t go.

This is great news. Jackson is one of the best guards in football. Bears LB T.J. Edwards (hamstring) is doubtful, Jack Sanborn (concussion) has been ruled out, and CB Tyrique Stevenson (hip) is questionable.

Players missing time because of an illness this early in the weekend almost always get cleared to play by Sunday. We expect no difference from Irving. Coming off his third 20-touch game of the year, Irving remains a high-end RB2 for his Week 7 date with the Panthers.