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St. Brown was set to be a free agent at the end of the season, but will now remain a member of the Bears for their 2023 campaign. Though he didn’t post notable fantasy numbers, St. Brown stepped into a larger role down the stretch with Chase Claypool and Darnell Mooney suffering injuries. He has also contributed on special teams in the past, though that wasn’t asked of him this year. The extension gives St. Brown a well-earned payday while securing some extra depth for the Bears’ receiver room.

Per Shanahan, McCaffrey had his worst day in terms of pain and health on Friday, prompting the change in tone from the team. Shanahan had previously told reporters that McCaffrey would not go on injured reserve. The superstar running back was even practicing in a limited capacity earlier this week. It’s a nightmare scenario for fantasy managers who were expecting to get McCaffrey back sooner rather than later. He will miss at least four games if placed on injured reserve. Jordan Mason will dominate the touches for San Francisco for the foreseeable future. Mason turned 28 carries into 147 yards and a touchdown in Week 1. He will rank as a high-end RB1 for as long as McCaffrey is on the sidelines.

The Texans went with Pierce as Joe Mixon’s backup in Week 1 and made Cam Akers a healthy scratch. Pierce didn’t appear on the injury report to start the week but was limited on Thursday and then downgraded to DNP on Friday. It looks like he suffered the injury during practice and is now at risk of missing Week 2. Akers would take on the RB2 role if Pierce is ruled out.

Vele’s absence leaves the Broncos’ already-thin pass-catching corps in rough shape. The seventh-round rookie earned the team’s second-highest Week 1 target total (eight). The Broncos No. 1 WR Courtland Sutton has strong odds of earning 10-plus targets though, with No. 2 WR Josh Reynolds likely playing through an Achilles tendon injury. He practiced in full on Friday.

Collins was added to the injury report as a limited participant on Thursday because of the illness. He was a full-go on Friday before being removed. Coming off a six-catch, 117-yard opening game, Collins sits on the WR1/2 border for his upcoming matchup with the Bears.

Allen played behind free agent addition Colby Parkinson in Week 1. Parkinson led all tight ends in routes in his first game as a Ram and hauled in four passes for 47 yards. Allen’s likely absence locks Parkinson in as a volume-based TE2.

Both Bolles and C Luke Wattenberg (ankle) practiced in full on Friday. It’s great news for a Broncos offense that faces the Steelers’ top-notch defensive front in Week 2.

Havenstein missed Week 1 with an ankle injury but is good to go now. It’s a good time for him to get healthy as the Rams’ line was decimated in their opener versus the Lions. Left guard Steve Avila and left tackle Joe Noteboom both suffered injuries that landed them on injured reserve. Havenstein should take over at right tackle with second-year player Warren McClendon Jr. shifting to the left side.

Baker’s Friday practice designation has yet to be released but thanks to the Patriots, the official game designations have been released. Baker was a limited participant on both Wednesday and Thursday. Seahawks LB Tyrel Dodson (shoulder) is also questionable while LB Uchenna Nwosu (knee) has already been ruled out.

Adams logged three full practices before being cleared from the injury report. It’s a revenge game for Adams as he squares off against the organization that took him sixth overall all the way back in 2017. Adams will start off in a rotational role for his first game as a Titan.

Sow missed Week 1 because of the hip injury and will sit for at least one more week. He started 13 games at right guard as a rookie and was projected to move to left guard in his second season. Michael Jordan (not that one) took his spot in the lineup in Week 1 and should do so again versus Seattle. Safety Kyle Dugger is listed as questionable because of an ankle injury.