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  • FA Running Back #40
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    Seahawks placed RB Bo Scarbrough on injured reserve with a torn hamstring, ending his season.
    Scarbrough ever so briefly featured in the Seahawks’ makeshift backfield, which is finally getting back to better health. Ex-Lion Scarbrough is still just 24, but the fact that he was only able to earn six carries this season does not bode well for his NFL future. He was decent in 2019 spot duty for Detroit. The light is not all the way turned off.

  • WAS Running Back #30
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    Austin Ekeler (concussion/IR) said he’s “week to week” when asked if he could return this season.
    “Ekeler doesn’t remember walking off the field or anything until getting into the ambulance going to the hospital. The veteran RB said he had similar memory loss after Week 3 concussion at Cincy,” writes The Athletic’s Ben Standig. Ekeler added: “Am I more susceptible to a third now that I’ve had two and the severity of mine? It’s a learning process for me because I’ve never had anything this bad and twice in the same season.” Ekeler will remain on injured reserve until Week 18 at the earliest. He’s talking like a man who isn’t sure he’ll come back even for a potential Commanders playoff game.
  • SF Running Back #40
    49ers signed RB Ke’Shawn Vaughn to their practice squad.
    Vaughn had already been on the 49ers practice squad earlier this year, so it’s not surprising they went back to him with their two main backs suddenly on injured reserve. There is no reason to jump the gun on adding Vaughn to your fantasy team. The 27-year-old veteran has not had an NFL carry this season yet.
    Guerendo the top waiver add in Week 14 fantasy
    FFHH discuss why Isaac Guerendo is the No. 1 waiver add in Week 14 with a path to instant fantasy production, as well as the importance of “protecting what you have” at this point in the season.
  • FA Wide Receiver #11
    Broncos waived WR Josh Reynolds.
    The Broncos had to either activate Reynolds off IR or end his season, so instead they let him go free. Reynolds’ two-year contract makes it unlikely he’ll be claimed off waivers. The 29-year-old will be free to sign with whoever he wants if he makes it off waivers. His short-lived Broncos career ends with a 12/183/1 line in five games.
  • SF Running Back #25
    49ers claimed RB Israel Abanikanda off waivers from the Jets.
    Abanikanda will join Issac Guerendo as a healthy member of the San Francisco 49ers running back room. The Pittsburgh product had a 22/70/0 rushing line in six games last season and will probably be worked in slowly behind Guerendo and perhaps practice-squad back Patrick Taylor. No reason to go wild on Abanikanda off waivers, Guerendo is the one you want for fantasy purposes.
  • Buccaneers signed S Kevon Merriweather off Detroit’s practice squad.
    Merriweather was lost in a roster crunch in November, and the Buccaneers are bringing him back with Jordan Whitehead and Mike Edwards dealing with injuries. He has two career starts and 24 tackles in 25 games with the Bucs so far in his career.
  • GB Wide Receiver #87
    Romeo Doubs (concussion) was limited in practice on Tuesday.
    He did not escape the protocol, per Matt LaFleur. This is likely headed towards a questionable tag for Doubs tomorrow as he races to clear protocol. He’d be a FLEX play against the Lions on Thursday night if he managed to get on the field. If not, his absence will raise target shares and expectations for Jayden Reed, Dontayvion Wicks, and Christian Watson.
  • GB Running Back #8
    Josh Jacobs (calf) was limited in practice on Tuesday.
    He did speak with the media, which is usually a likely sign that a player will be suiting up. We expect Jacobs to be more likely to carry no status on Wednesday than be on the questionable line. Jacobs will make the RB1 line against the Lions on Thursday Night Football assuming he is able to play.
  • LV Wide Receiver #19
    Raiders placed WR DJ Turner (knee) on injured reserve.
    The wideout — not to be confused with the cornerback DJ Turner of the Bengals — likely finishes his age-27 season with a career-high 16/158/1 triple slash line. (The Raiders could technically bring him back for Week 18, we don’t expect them to.) The 2021 UDFA out of Pittsburgh will be a restricted free agent in 2025. It is hard to predict what the Raiders will do with him given the fact that we’re not sure who will sit in the head coach or general manager chair in 2025, but Turner has been a Raider long enough to have played for Jon Gruden.
  • DAL Wide Receiver #3
    The Athletic’s Saad Yousuf writes he doesn’t believe Brandin Cooks will be back with the Cowboys in 2025.
    “He’s been a strong presence in the locker room but the production these past two seasons in Dallas have fallen well short of the expectation,” Yousuf writes. Cooks produced a 54/657/8 season in 2023, but has missed much of this year with a knee infection and has just a 12/107/2 line in five starts. Cooks is a free agent at the end of the season and, entering his age-32 season, is likely closer to not being a big part of an NFL offense ever again than he is of a rebound year in 2025.
  • PIT Linebacker #56
    Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Alex Highsmith (ankle) is “fully expected to be back” for Pittsburgh’s Week 14 game against the Browns.
    Highsmith has missed three games with the ankle injury, matching the three games he missed from Weeks 4-6 with a groin injury. He somehow avoided injured reserve both times. Highsmith has three sacks in six games, along with 10 quarterback hits, and should be a boost for Pittsburgh’s pass defense against Jameis Winston.