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  • MIA Quarterback #1
    ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports Tua Tagovailoa (concussion) will meet with neurologists this week.
    Per Schefter, “Tagovailoa will be seeking their input into the severity of his latest concussion and the cumulative effect of the ones he has suffered in the past to make the most informed decision about his future.” Tagovailoa has an extensive and frightening concussion history and suffered yet another brain injury in Week 2 against the Bills. He walked off the field under his own power after colliding with Bills safety Damar Hamlin but did not return to the game. Head coach Mike McDaniel told reporters Skylar Thompson will take Tua’s place in the lineup if he can’t play in Week 3. That looks like a near certainty given Tua’s injury history.
  • JAX Tight End #17
    Jaguars HC Doug Pederson said he thinks the chances are “pretty good” that Evan Engram (hamstring) will play in Week 6 against the Bears.
    Engram hasn’t played since injuring his hamstring during Week 2’s pre-game warmups. The veteran tight end was thought to have a chance to return in Week 5, but he was eventually ruled out after being limited in practice all week. Engram and the Jaguars face the Bears in London in Week 6. Fantasy managers eager to start him may want to wait before rushing him into their lineups in his first week back.
  • WAS Running Back #8
    Commanders HC Dan Quinn said the team is continuing to monitor Brian Robinson’s knee after Week 5’s win over the Browns.
    Robinson ran seven times for a mere 18 yards and two scores in Sunday’s win but didn’t see a carry in the second half. Quinn said the decision not to play Robinson was “a coaching decision” while adding that Robinson was fine after the game. It wouldn’t be surprising if Robinson was on a limited practice schedule again this week, but still suited up to play in Week 6 against the Ravens.
  • HOU Running Back #28
    Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said the team is “not sure” if Joe Mixon (ankle) will be available against the Patriots in Week 6 and said he’s “still trying to figure that out.”
    He continued to call Mixon “week to week,” but said the back was “definitely improving.” The Texans have been claiming Mixon as week-to-week for a solid month now. Practice participation is the guiding light and Mixon didn’t practice at all next week. We’d wait until we see Mixon practice two consecutive days before getting our hopes up that he’ll return again. Dare Ogunbowale and Cam Akers split the reps in Week 5 for the Texans, with Dameon Pierce also a possibility to get some reps in Week 6 if he can shake a hamstring injury.
  • HOU Wide Receiver #12
    Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said Nico Collins (hamstring) is “week to week.”
    News you don’t necessarily love to read after Adam Schefter reported the Texans consider Collins “day-to-day” earlier this morning. Practice participation for Collins will be telling this week, but if the Texans were going to leave Collins on the shelf for any game coming up, it would make sense that it’d be against the Patriots. Collins left Week 5’s game against the Bills with the hamstring and did not return, finishing with a 2/78/1 line. Ryans later added that “It takes a couple of weeks for a hamstring.”
  • NYG Running Back #20
    The Athletic’s Dan Duggan writes that Eric Gray’s five fumbles in 58 career touches make him “borderline unplayable.”
    It was a mild surprise when Gray took the first snaps at running back against the Seahawks, but a fumble quickly marked the end of that and paved the way for Tyrone Tracy. If Devin Singletary continues to miss time, that fumble should clear a bigger runway for Tracy to make an impact in Week 6 against the Bengals.
  • PHI Wide Receiver #6
    NFL Senior Writer James Palmer reports the Eagles expect to have DeVonta Smith (concussion) back for Week 6 against the Browns.
    Smith suffered his concussion in Week 3 against the Saints and missed Week 4 as a result of his injury. Some time off during the Eagles’ bye gave him enough time to recover, as he and A.J. Brown (hamstring) are both expected to return against the lowly Browns. In three games this season, Smith has caught 21 passes for 239 yards and one touchdown on 28 targets. He’ll profile has a high-end WR2 this week if he returns.
  • PHI Wide Receiver #11
    James Palmer reports the Eagles expect A.J. Brown (hamstring) and DeVonta Smith (concussion) to play in Philadelphia’s Week 6 game against the Browns.
    The practice participation should still be key this week in figuring out how injured Brown remains, but to be talking about the comeback on Monday is a great sign for his chances of suiting up. The Eagles will face a tough test from a Browns pass defense that would be much more heralded had Deshaun Watson not captured their season, though it’s possible that star CB Denzel Ward misses the game with a hamstring injury.
  • CAR Center #63
    Panthers’ C Austin Corbett suffered a torn biceps in Week 5’s loss to the Bears and is out for the season.
    It’s the third year in a row that Corbett has been lost to a season-ending injury. Corbett suffered a torn ACL in 2022 and was placed on injured reserve last November because of another knee injury. Corbett earned a PFF blocking grade of 62.9 this season while playing exclusively at center for the first time in his career. Brady Christensen, who is listed behind him on the depth chart, will likely get the first crack at filling in for Corbett.
  • IND Quarterback #5
    Colts coach Shane Steichen said Anthony Richardson (oblique) is the Colts starting quarterback “when healthy.”
    You know the press corps had to ask the question at this point given how good Joe Flacco has looked the last few weeks, but there’s no way the Colts can prioritize a low-end Flacco playoff run over Richardson’s development. The latter is simply too important for the trajectory of the franchise. Richardson was a game-time decision last week but was downgraded to doubtful on Saturday and was inactive. If we see more practice participation this week, Richardson will likely get the keys back. If not, Flacco has obviously played well enough to keep starting.
  • DAL Defensive End #94
    NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports Marshawn Kneeland suffered a partially torn meniscus in the Cowboys’ Week 5 win over the Steelers.
    Kneeland avoided the worst after many feared the rookie pass rusher may have been dealt a season-ending knee injury in Sunday’s victory. While we don’t yet know how long he’ll be out, Kneeland is expected to have his meniscus trimmed on Tuesday, and will return later in the season. We’ll likely learn more about the length of his absence this week.