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Muhammad re-joined the Colts on a one-year deal this offseason after being cut from the Bears at the end of last season. A former starter for the Colts during the 2021 season, Muhammad was hoping to catch on with his old team as added depth but found himself being left off the 53-man roster. Muhammad has 12 sacks in 84 career games but could catch on elsewhere as added defensive line depth.

He went from a Wednesday DNP to a Friday full practice and should be fine to start for the Colts this week.

The Colts are banged up at wide receiver and ESPN’s Stephen Holder believes this might have been the week the Colts finally got Slayton involved. He suffered a knee injury in Friday’s practice, though. He does not need to be rostered in 12-team formats.

After dealing with an ankle injury that sidelined him most of the first three weeks, Dulin picked up a hamstring injury and did not practice all week before being ruled out ahead of this game. Laquon Treadwell prayer starts remain on the fantasy football menu.

He did upgrade to a full practice today so he’s at least likely on the optimistic side of questionable. Still, we were hoping he’d be cleared off the line entirely today, so it does give us a little hesitation that he could practice all three times this week, including one full, and still be questionable. The Colts don’t really have much else behind him.

Fant sat out in Week 4 after scoring two touchdowns in Week 3. He is not fantasy-relevant on his own, but he can serve as a checkdown option for Tyler Shough. The Saints labeled WR Barion Brown (thigh) questionable to play this week.

He did practice three consecutive days, even if they were all limited sessions. We’d regard Dowdle as on the optimistic side of questionable to return and cut in to Jaylen Warren’s full-time workload. It’s a good matchup against a Colts line that has, at times, had issues defending the run game. Dowdle will be a hard-to-start FLEX if active with a questionable workload.

Nor are Darnell Wright (ankle) or Jonah Jackson (ankle), as all three got in two sessions after a Wednesday DNP. It seems like all three just got a maintenance day. The Bears line will be in good shape this week against the Packers.

Despite an early-week DNP, Swift heads into the week in arguably a better position than he started it. We’re not sure how much workload he’ll handle with Kyle Monangai (foot) out, but it will certainly be a large majority of what the Bears do. Roschon Johnson figures to handle whatever Swift can’t, but isn’t a priority free agency pickup so much as a stash at this point.

Williams got in a limited session today. It is his first time practicing since straining his hamstring in Week 2 against the Vikings. According to the Chicago Tribune’s Brad Biggs, Williams could be ramped up in time to face the Falcons in Week 6, depending on how his body responds. Earlier today, we learned that the Bears have not yet determined his expected return date, but a progression plan is in place with specific benchmarks. He should be rostered in 10- and 12-team leagues.

He practiced in full each of the last two days after a limited session on Wednesday. Bowers should be started with confidence in Week 5, though it looks like the knee injury will continue to limit his practice reps.