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Nagy’s final season in Chicago was agonizing for all involved. The team waited until season’s end to part ways with Nagy, 43, only to maintain a Bears tradition of not firing a head coach during the season -- a tradition Bears faithful surely cared about. The writing was on the wall as early as October as the Bears struggled to put points on the board and Nagy’s play calling became erratic, bordering on unexplainable. His months-long commitment to Andy Dalton as the team’s starting QB -- even after Justin Fields fell to Chicago in the 2021 draft -- was baffling. When Fields finally got the starting job, Nagy refused to use the supremely talented athlete’s running ability, treating him as a pure pocket passer with predictable results. Fields, trapped in Nagy’s backward offense, had one of the worst games in recent NFL history in Week 3 against Cleveland, completing six of 20 passes for 68 yards and taking nine sacks. Nagy’s final two years as Chicago’s head coach were quite the departure from his superb first year at the helm, when the Bears went 12-4 and made their first postseason appearance in eight years. He seemed like a fresh face who had finally brought the franchise kicking and screaming into the 21st century. The luster quickly wore off; the Bears are once again a laughing stock. The team will start anew without Nagy and general manager Ryan Pace, who also got the axe on bloody Monday. Hopefully the team’s next head coach better understands how to utilize Fields as a passer and a runner.

Vannett joined the Ravens prior to the season and operated as a blocking tight end. He appeared in five games, playing 85 offensive snaps and not seeing a target in the passing games. The Ravens now part ways with Vannett on NFL trade deadline day.

With all the injuries at wide receiver, the Rams decide to bring back a familiar face in Xavier Smith in lieu of trading for a receiver. Smith was on the 49ers’ practice squad after the Rams waived him earlier this season. He caught 18 passes for 303 yards for the Rams last year, seeing the bulk of his opportunities as kick returner. Smith figures to operate as receiving depth with special teams utility once again.

That ought to put him firmly in the mix to play on Thursday against the Giants. Okonkwo is coming off a 6/57 game on seven targets against the Rams and figures to again be a reasonable low-end TE1 against the Giants.

It’s an upgrade from an estimated DNP on Monday. Dan Quinn has previously said that he’s optimistic Burks will play, but it’s likely that he’ll hit the questionable line tomorrow barring a full practice.

Officially he’ll miss at least four weeks, but Adam Schefter reports he’s not expected to play again this season, which essentially confirms that he tore his UCL without actually confirming it. There’s no current timeline for his return.

Not the first time this season they’ve done this, so we’re expecting a practice squad reunion here. Blue played eight offensive snaps in two weeks on the active roster and does not need to be on your fantasy team at this point.

Assuming all goes well, he’ll likely be elevated to be Javonte Williams’ backup this week. Dallas also has Israel Abanikanda and Jashaun Corbin as runners on the practice squad, so one of them may also get the first crack at being Williams’ backup as Tyler Goodson nurses a knee injury.

Beckham was not targeted in his two offensive snaps yesterday. The idea of Odell Beckham being a good wideout at 34 is really fun, and the reality is that he’s played 22 offensive snaps for two teams this year. Back to the practice squad he goes.

Not the Rams wideout we thought we’d be placing on injured reserve today. Whittington is, nevertheless, another hit to the depth of this wideout corps. It appears to be all systems clear for Konata Mumpfield to be the No. 1 wideout who is tasked with watching Los Angeles’ running backs in Week 10.

Vorhees, in the final year of his rookie contract, appears to just be in this trade as salary ballast. He struggled in a large sample in 2025 and even with injuries to the interior line in 2026 has only received 81 snaps. The Falcons may opt to turn to Corey Levin as their starter at center rather than Vorhees.