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Mahomes averaged 10.4 yards per attempt, which would have been his highest in any 2023-24 contest, including the postseason. It wasn’t quite the return of anything goes down-field Mahomes, but he didn’t miss electric rookie Xavier Worthy on a freebie 35-yard touchdown. He also worked some of his freelance magic with Travis Kelce. Like last season, Mahomes relentlessly targeted Rashee Rice over the middle of the field. With Worthy showing off his world-class jets on a pair of scores and Hollywood Brown (shoulder) a week or two away from a return, it certainly seems like Mahomes will have more than one 10-plus YPA performance this season. The Bengals are on tap for Week 2.

Nabers is in the early stages of concussion protocol and didn’t practice on Wednesday. The rookie will need to clear protocol in time to play on Sunday against the Seahawks, and will presumably be out if he can’t practice on Wednesday or Thursday. His status remains one to watch over the next 48 hours.

Singletary didn’t practice on Wednesday after injuring his groin in the Giants’ Thursday night tilt with the Cowboys last week. With two more practices to go before the weekend, it sounds like there’s a chance Singletary could suit up if he’s able to log a limited session at some point during the week. If he’s unable to go, rookie Tyrone Tracy and Eric Gray would both be in line for bigger workloads, with Tracy likely handling most of the receiving work.

Adams is owed $13.5 million for the remainder of this season. The money owed to him is what’s preventing some teams from being able to trade for him, but the Raiders can help push a deal across the line by agreeing to take on some of the remaining money on Adams’ deal. Adams is reportedly most interested in a trade to the Jets, but is willing to play for other teams, as reported by NFL Networks’ Ian Rapoport. Should the Raiders be willing to eat some of his salary to move him, that could increase their potential of landing the best deal on the market for Adams.

Rapoport points out that the Raiders plan to take the best offer on the table for Adams if they do trade the star receiver. Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer reported earlier that teams around the league believe Adams is “focused on engineering” a trade do the Jets. It’s clear where Adams wants to go, but with other teams reportedly in the mix, we could see a bidding war for one of the league’s premier receivers in the coming days.

The Jets have been a hypothetical trade destination ever since Aaron Rodgers joined them last offseason, and the Raiders shipped Adams’ college BFF, Derek Carr, to the Saints. Bleacher Reports’ Jordan Schultz reported earlier in the week that the Jets are a preferred destination for Adams, who seems unlikely to play another snap for the Raiders. While a trade to the Jets could eventually be in the works, Breer notes that the Bills and Steelers have also inquired about Adams. The Jets feel like the obvious favorite to land Adams given his history with Rodgers, but we’ll see how things unfold with this situation, that remains very wait-and-see. Adams is already expected to miss the Raiders’ Week 5 game against the Broncos with a hamstring injury.

Coming off of Monday night’s loss to the Lions, the Seahawks didn’t log an official practice on Wednesday. If they had, Lockett would have been a limited participant. Lockett has been on the injury report with a thigh injury since Week 1, but has played in every game this season. This is likely a non-issue for the veteran receiver ahead of Week 5’s matchup against the Giants.

This appears to be a new injury for Musgrave, who has played in all four games for the Packers this season. Head coach Matt LaFleur hasn’t made a public comment on the nature or severity of Musgrave’s injury, so we’ll see what kind of details emerge later in the week. Musgrave has played on 108 snaps to Tucker Kraft’s 227, and has just seven targets on the year. A Week 5 absence could lead to more targets for Kraft, who saw a season-high, eight, in last week’s loss to the Vikings.

Love returned early from the knee injury he suffered in Week 1 to play in Week 4. The Packers’ franchise quarterback sported a brace on his left knee for added support, so it’s no surprise he’s not fully recovered from the injury. It’s possible Love will be limited throughout the week in practice, but unless he suffers a setback, we can assume he’ll be active for Week 5 against the Rams.

Prater is dealing with a left knee issue, per the team’s injury report. While it’s not an injury to his kicking foot, it goes without saying that an injury to any leg can impact on his ability to kick at a high level. We’ll see how this impacts his Week 5 availability, but if Prater is unable to go, the Cardinals would likely elevate kicker Chad Ryland, who they signed to their practice squad earlier this week.

Per head coach Jonathan Gannon, McBride was trending toward playing in Week 5 against the 49ers after missing last week’s game against the Commanders. McBride has caught 14 passes for 122 yards this season but is still looking for his first touchdown. If he’s active this week, he’ll have TE1 upside as one of the few tight ends who has been frequently relied out early in the year.