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He’ll miss at least four weeks with the injury. Smoot played 22 snaps last week against the Dolphins and has played 48% of the Bills defensive snaps this year. He has 1.5 sacks and 8 solo tackles as a mostly run-downs defensive lineman.

Cooper “started to show some signs of life by the end” of training camp. The first-rounder will split time with Isaiah Williams in the slot and also operate “as a gadget player.” Keep him out of lineups early, but he is still on the dynasty radar and should be monitored on the waiver wire in shallow leagues.

We’re not viewing this as a major cause for concern, the Bengals have no reason to rush Chase back on the field after he hyperextended his knee last week. If he’s still drawing limited tags on the official injury reports next week, then we can start Panic Mode. Taylor added that Higgins (head contusion) may also be limited this week. "(Tee) and Ja’Marr will be good at the end of the week,” said Taylor.

He was already placed on injured reserve, so he’ll miss the first four games of the season. Reading between the lines it sounds like Dell has a chance to miss more than just the first four games of the season. Kayshon Boutte and Dalton Schultz will battle for the role of lead secondary target behind Nico Collins while Dell is sidelined.

There’s really no reason for Stroud to want to negotiate off last year’s end-of-season performance, so we’re not stunned that there’s been no extension. It does sound like the Texans are at least laying the groundwork for next offseason. The general NFL expectation has been that Stroud will go into the year without an extension. The Houston Chronicle’s Jonathan Alexander reported that league sources believe the Texans and Stroud’s camp “are not far off on what they think Stroud’s contract terms should look like and how much he should be paid per year.”

He called him “their best offensive lineman.” The big news here is that free-agent addition Wyatt Teller will start on the bench with Evan Brown starting at center. We’ll see if the Texans have finally hit on a formula that will help them run the ball, but it’s not great news for Teller that even the Texans don’t want to start him.

Williams was placed on IR at last cuts without an explanation of the injury, so here it is. Gutekunst said he thinks Williams will be ready when the four-week mandatory stay on IR is over.

Riveting situation. The main fantasy takeaway here is probably something like “if Malik Willis gets hurt this year, all Dolphins pass-catchers will take major downgrades.”

Igbinoghene didn’t survive last cuts with the Commanders, but catches on as a depth add in Cleveland. The 2020 first-rounder is entering his age-27 season. The Browns waived Michael Coats Jr. in a corresponding move.

He was released at last cuts, but comes back as the Texans created extra roster space with a few injured reserve placements. DL Dominique Robinson also re-signed with the team.

Smith and OL Sam Hagen (undisclosed) will miss at least the first four weeks of the regular season. The 30-year-old Smith was a priority free agent target for the Texans. Trent Brown will likely draw the starting nod at right tackle.