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After Kendre Miller left the game in the second quarter with a concussion, it was Clyde Edwards-Helaire who got most of the rushing work, not Williams. However, if Miller were to be ruled out for Week 18, both Williams and Edwards-Helaire would likely split the work in the backfield, so it’s worth keeping an eye on the practice reports this week even though neither player would be recommended outside of the deepest fantasy leagues.

Bowers was not on the injury report Wednesday and Thursday. The Raiders limited him on Friday. Last week, he logged two limited sessions before sitting out on Friday. The improvement is encouraging, but it is worth mentioning that the team is still managing his reps during each week’s final practice. He should be treated as an elite TE1, as usual.

The veteran safety should be good to go for the Jets against the Bears in Week 4. Fitzpatrick wound up missing two weeks with a mild groin injury.

He did get in another limited session today, his third in a row, which would suggest he has a strong chance of playing. Sadiq will get a rankings boost with Breece Hall, Adonai Mitchell, and Mason Taylor all ruled out. He’s a fringe TE1, but one with an extremely high ceiling after last week’s 7/105/1 line.

The old NFC Central rivalry will not be renewed by rookie EDGE player Bain, who has now missed two weeks in a row and does not yet look close to returning.

He finally got in a full session on Friday after a pair of limited practices on Wednesday and Thursday. Irving will be hard to trust with Jalon Daniels under center in Week 4 but the volume should still be there to get him on the low-end RB2 line.

Godwin was a full participant for two straight days after a Wednesday DNP. The insertion of Jalon Daniels makes him (well, makes every Buccaneers player) hard to trust for Week 4, but Godwin is probably still in the FLEX conversation.

Rhim shared a photo showing McConkey fully suited up in pads and a helmet, ostensibly ready for practice, but he didn’t run any routes or catch any passes with the rest of the Chargers’ wide receivers early on. We expect to see McConkey listed as a limited participant later today, but he seems to be truly questionable to play at this time. Stay tuned.

Kolar is fairly unlikely to play in Week 4 against the Seahawks, but returning for the Chargers’ Week 5 game against the Broncos is possible. Second-year receiving TE Oronde Gadsden was unable to seize the moment with Kolar and TE David Njoku (knee) sidelined last week, catching 0-of-3 targets. The once-promising youngster must do something on Sunday if he wishes to remain re-draft-relevant in 12-team formats.

Gordon, LB Noah Sewell (Achilles) and EDGE Shemar Stewart (knee) are all in the process of returning from the reserve/physically unable to perform list. None of them will play this week. Fill-in starting DB Cam Lewis (hip) is doubtful.