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  • DEN Running Back #33
    RB Javonte Williams rushed 4 times for 15 yards and caught 1-of-2 targets for 5 yards in the Broncos’ preseason game against the Colts on Sunday.
    Williams remained on-field for third-and-short and was only spelled by backup Samaje Perine in clear passing-down situations. Williams made his presence felt, registering a 0.5 missed tackles forced per rushing attempt rate. Concerns over his job security this spring and summer appear overblown. Williams is the Broncos’ No. 1 RB.
  • NYJ Coaching Staff
    Jets replaced offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett with pass-game coordinator Todd Downing as the team’s offensive play caller.
    A longtime ally of Aaron Rodgers, Hackett’s play calling and scheming has once again failed to produce. Rodgers, according to SNY TV’s Connor Hughes, is “on board” with the switch to Downing following a miserable start to the season for New York’s offense. The Jets through Week 5 are 18th in yards per play (4.5), 22nd in first downs, and 24th in EPA per play. They have used pre-snap motion at one of the lowest rates in the NFL. Downing was most recently offensive coordinator for the Titans from 2021 to 2022. In his final season in Tennessee, Downing’s Titans offense ranked 26th in points and 29th in yards.
  • SF Running Back #24
    The Athletic’s Matt Barrows reports the 49ers “clearly aren’t looking for [Jordan Mason] as a receiver out of the backfield.”
    Mason has been invisible as a pass catcher while working as the Niners’ lead back over the past five weeks with Christian McCaffrey (Achilles) sidelined. Mason has run a pass route on about 60 percent of the team’s drop backs and has seen a target on just 7 percent of his routes. “Some running backs ... have quickly created that connection [with the quarterback],” Barrows said. “I’d say Mason is building that connection.” Unless or until Mason is more involved in the pass game, he’ll be game script sensitive.
  • PIT Quarterback #3
    ESPN’s Adam Schefter believes Russell Wilson (calf) is “lurking” in the competition for the Steelers’ starting quarterback.
    Schefter said on ESPN’s “Get Up” that head coach Mike Tomlin has not “crowned” Justin Fields as the team’s full-time starter despite a solid start to the season. Schefter suggested Tomlin could make the quarterback switch if the Steelers — who have dropped two straight games — lose to the miserable Raiders in Week 6. Wilson, Schefter said, is “within an arm’s length” of Fields as the Steelers’ starter. A poor outing for Fields, who completed just 55 percent of his throws last week against Dallas, and Wilson could end up under center for Pittsburgh.
  • DEN Wide Receiver #11
    Broncos WR Josh Reynolds (hand) did not participate in Wednesday’s practice.
    Reynolds did not practice with an apparent hand issue to start Week 6. He has 12 catches for 163 yards and a touchdown this season, with much of his production coming in Weeks 1 and 2. Reynolds has little fantasy relevance, but if he misses Week 6, more opportunities could open up for Lil’Jordan Humphrey, Troy Franklin, and Devaughn Vele.
  • CLE Tight End #85
    Browns TE David Njoku (knee) did not participate in Wednesday’s practice.
    Despite talks Njoku would practice Wednesday, the Browns listed him as DNP on the practice report. He suffered a knee injury in the Browns’ Week 5 loss to the Commanders after dealing with an ankle injury for much of the season. Starting out the week without practicing will make a Week 6 return difficult for Njoku.
  • CLE Defensive Back #21
    Browns CB Denzel Ward (hamstring) did not participate in Wednesday’s practice.
    Ward suffered a hamstring injury during the Browns’ Week 5 loss to the Commanders. He was reported to undergo an MRI earlier this week, and his inclusion on the injury report is the first update on him since then. Myles Garrett (Achilles) was another key Browns defender missing practice, though expect some load management through practice with Garrett suiting up Week 6 like he did previous weeks. Ward, however, will have a more difficult path to playing Week 6.
  • NYG Wide Receiver #1
    Giants head coach Brain Daboll said WR Malik Nabers (concussion) is “doing better.”
    Nabers did not practice Wednesday as he continues to recover from a concussion suffered in Week 4. It has been nearly two weeks since he suffered the injury, so Daboll’s update provides some clarity but still concern over Nabers not practicing yet. Working with trainers at practice, Nabers is day-to-day and genuinely questionable for Week 6.
  • CLE Running Back #24
    Browns RB Nick Chubb (knee) was limited in Wednesday’s practice.
    Chubb began practicing last week and is in the second week of his 21-day return window. Head coach Kevin Stefanski was non-committal on whether Chubb would play in Week 6. The Browns could use Chubb in what looks to be a banged-up running back room. D’Onta Foreman (ankle) did not practice Wednesday, while Pierre Strong (hamstring) and Nyheim Hines (knee) were limited. If Chubb does return, it will take a few games for him to get back to fantasy relevance.
  • ARI Tackle #68
    Cardinals RT Kelvin Beachum (hamstring) did not participate in Wednesday’s practice.
    Beachum has been dealing with a hamstring injury for much of the early season. Fellow OL Evan Brown (hamstring) was limited in practice while OL Isaiah Adams (thumb) and Christian Jones (ankle) were both full participants. Beachum will likely continue to manage the hamstring injury and play Week 6 after playing through it Weeks 4 and 5.
  • Buccaneers S Antoine Winfield Jr. (foot) was limited in Wednesday’s practice.
    DL Calijah Kancey (calf) also returned to practice, getting in a full participation. Winfield has been sidelined since Week 1 with a foot injury and has a chance to return Week 6 after getting in a limited practice Wednesday. Safety Jordan Whitehead (groin) was also limited while DB Christian Izien (elbow/groin) did not practice.