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Herbert shed it for weight room work. It’s possible the 26-year-old still slaps it on another time or two in the days ahead, but it’s a clear sign he is headed in the right direction after going down two weeks ago. Setbacks happen all the time, but for the moment, Herbert is well on track to return to the practice field comfortably ahead of Week 1.

It’s not a huge surprise that Higgins wasn’t a full participant in Thursday’s session ahead of a Monday Night Football tilt against the Commanders. The wideout will hopefully be able to get in a full practice before the contest, but it seems more likely than not he’ll make his season debut for that contest against Washington.

A full practice would have been nice to see, but the limited showing for the 23-year-old still puts him on track to play against the Bills on Monday Night; something coach Doug Pederson told reporters this week that he expects to do. Bigsby will still operate behind Travis Etienne, but his strong play will see him involved and makes him an intriguing FLEX option for Week 3.

Engram was unable to practice, and seems unlikely to be able to play Monday Night against the Bills. With the 30-year-old old seemingly unavailable for that tilt, Evan Strange will see the bulk of snaps in Engram’s absence, and he’s worth consideration after a good showing in Week 2 against the Browns.

The report comes from ESPN’s Adam Schefter, who initially said Kittle “was not spotted at practice and is experiencing tightness in his hamstring” before unambiguously stating “With no practice today, his status for Sunday’s game vs. the Rams is in question.” Fantasy managers should make contingency plans for Week 3, as Kittle appears to be truly questionable for the contest.

Taylor adds, “You can put a lot on his plate.” All notably tied veteran TE Drew Sample for a positional, team-high 33 offensive snaps in Week 2. The rookie is promisingly averaging 1.78 yards per route run while having caught 4-of-4 targets through two weeks. All can be speculatively stashed on deep-league benches, though it could take some time for him to separate.

Odunze’s consecutive LP designations are an upgrade on last week’s DNP, DNP and LP designations. He was on-field for 66-of-70 possible snaps last week so fantasy managers should expect him to suit up once again in Week 3.

This makes back-to-back practices that Allen wasn’t able to participate in after missing Week 2 against the Texans. It seems very likely that the 32-year-old will miss Week 3 against the Colts as well, meaning more targets for Rome Odunze (knee) and snaps for DeAndre Carter and potentially Velus Jones.

Latu’s chances of suiting up this week are unfortunately decreasing. The Colts pass rush also lost DL DeForest Buckner (back/ankle) to injured reserve this week, notably weakening the unit. The news bodes positively for Bears QB Caleb Williams.

This is Downs’ second consecutive FP this week. Barring a setback, the dynamic slot receiver should be on-field for the Colts’ Week 3 game against the Bears on Sunday. Downs can be trusted as a flex-worthy starter, though Bears slot CB Kyler Gordon is no pushover.

Gay is still battling a quad issue, but he was able to play in Week 2 and the full session Thursday suggests he’ll handle kicking duties against the Bears in Week 3.