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Strong was buried on the Patriots’ depth chart as a rookie, playing 50 snaps, and wasn’t going to see the field after New England added Ezekiel Elliott. He’ll have a chance at a role in Cleveland, where he projects as the RB2 behind Nick Chubb. Wheatley, 26, is a former college tight end that’s spent the last two years on the practice squad.

Rams coach Sean McVay told reporters that he expects Garrett to play. This is unfortunate news for the Cardinals, who will be led by rookie Carson Beck in his first NFL start. Garrett played very well last week against the Commanders, but his preseason knee issue is apparently still bothering him. Hopefully, he can get healthy before the season’s end.

A few days ago, McVay told reporters that Nacua would not be placed on injured reserve due to transaction limitations, so it was a bit surprising to see him land there yesterday. The move prompted some concern. He was initially expected to return in Week 14 or 15, and he will officially be eligible to return on the latter date against the Cowboys. As of today, he is on track to do so, just in time for the fantasy football playoffs. Nacua should not be dropped in any format. He will be a WR1 upon returning.

He did practice again today, finally hitting a full session, so he at least has cleared a full week of practices if nothing else. If Etienne does play he could be a reasonable FLEX option. There are reports that he could be on a snap count if he does play, and that mixes with the early-season usage to create a situation that isn’t necessarily guaranteed to smash. That said, the Panthers are an enticing matchup.

Reid added “we’ll see how he feels through this afternoon, with rehab, and through tomorrow.” Not exactly a glowing endorsement for Walker playing, though we expect the injury report later today to at least read questionable. If Walker were unable to go, Emmett Johnson would probably find himself with a low-end RB1 workload against the Falcons.

Fuaga has a knee sprain, per Kellen Moore. It sounds like a short-term thing and Moore has said he won’t need to go on injured reserve. Asim Richards and Mason Murphy are the backup tackles and Richards played left tackle while Kelvin Banks was sidelined earlier this season.

The passing-down blocking back’s absence should create more opportunities for Alvin Kamara and, possibly, Travis Etienne in the passing game.

He’ll start and be a useful TE1 against a Texans defense that has had it’s share of downs in 2026. Fannin practiced every day this week and never seemed to be in real danger of missing time with the groin injury — he picked it up in practice ahead of last week’s game against the Saints.

He made it back on to the practice field on Friday, so he’s probably on the optimistic side of questionable at this point. Todd Monken did say at his Friday presser that Boston is “trending in the right direction.” Boston did miss the first two sessions of the week but has been no stranger to the injury report this year and has tended to gut it out. Boston was seen wearing a walking boot as he left the locker room. He still has a chance to play, but his status is worth monitoring closely.

He didn’t practice all week and enters Atlanta’s Week 11 bye off two completely lost weeks. The rookie hasn’t made much of an impact so far and doesn’t necessarily need to be kept on rosters in non-dynasty leagues at this point.

Pearce got in two limited sessions on Thursday and Friday after missing Wednesday’s practice. He would appear to be on the optimistic side of questionable.