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Hassenauer joined the Steelers in 2019 after a one-year stint with the Alliance of American Football’s Birmingham Iron. He has served as a backup interior lineman, primarily playing center for Pittsburgh since signing, though he has also seen some reps at left guard. Hassenauer will likely play the same role going forward.

Sugar, we’re going down swinging. Smith will be a backend QB2/QB3 in superflex leagues against the Texans defense. He was practicing in full ahead of Friday, and we’re going to assume he had no setbacks based on this statement. Carroll said that Smith would be the starter for the remainder of the season as well.

He hasn’t practiced or played since Week 12’s high-ankle sprain, so this will be his fourth-straight missed game. The Cowboys don’t necessarily have to shut him down, but they probably won’t bother trying to play him in Week 17 or 18 if there’s any question about his health now that they’re all but eliminated from the playoff picture.

He practiced in full today, but the questionable tag implies he has not fully exited concussion protocol yet. He’ll have a chance to do so on Saturday. Williams, by far the best player in Dallas’ front seven, would create some upgrades for the Chargers running game if he were to be ruled out.

The 25-year-old back should be good to go as he chases more fantasy glory in the final three games of the season. Williams is a high-end RB2 against the Chargers in Week 16’s matchup. Jake Ferguson (calf) also was cleared off the final injury report after three full sessions.

Not a surprise after he made it back to the field today. Lamb is in line for a WR1 workload against the Chargers in Week 16. Lamb missed the first two days of practice this week, though he was taking mental reps and otherwise involved on Thursday. Managers can plug him right into the lineup and worry about their other spots.

That’ll end his season as the Falcons aren’t going to the playoffs. Hodge went for 3/31 on eight targets against the Dolphins in Week 8 and was held to two catchless targets on the rest of the season. It was a land of contrasts. The soon-to-be 31-year-old veteran is signed to a reasonable $3.36 million cap figure in 2026.

He said his heel is “good enough to go” in a locker room availability on Friday, which is great news. Harrison did not get in a full session at any point this week though, so we still have a little bit of a question mark on if he’ll play against the Falcons. He’d be a WR2/WR3 if active. Michael Wilson is a WR3 if Harrison plays, but a high-end WR2 if not.

If you’re thinking “haven’t thought of him for a minute,” well, Sanders has missed the entire season to this point with the hip ailment. Dolphins ST coordinator Craig Aukerman was asked Thursday about whether Sanders or Riley Patterson would kick this weekend and said he didn’t want to speculate. Dolphins long-time beat Barry Jackson noted that Aukerman was asked if he views it as “A). Sanders is Dolphins kicker moving forward period or B). This is a decision above my pay grade that must be made by whoever is in charge in next 8 months,” and Aukerman politely declined to answer. So, yeah. We don’t know who will kick for the Dolphins yet against the Bengals. Someone, probably.

Neither is Ollie Gordon (ankle) — Achane figures to be a top-end RB1 in what looks a smash spot against an abysmal Bengals defense ... assuming the Bengals can’t just turn first-time starter Quinn Ewers into a total pumpkin. Still, even if with that threat, it’s not like Tua Tagovailoa was playing well this year. Achane can be started with confidence against the Bengals.

The former Dolphins pass rusher now has a chance to make a playoff run. The 33-year-old can serve as a rotational pass rusher. He has 11 tackles and 10 quarterback pressures to his name this year.