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Sermon spent last season with the Colts, rushing for 159 yards and two touchdowns on 56 carries. The former third-rounder averaged a career worst 2.8 YPC last season to go along with a meager 3.6 yards per touch. While he may earn a chance to compete for a roster spot in camp, Sermons has totaled 156 career touches over his four years as a pro. It’s hard to imagine him earning a meaningful role anywhere in 2025.

Coming off a Monday night win over the Saints, the Falcons only held a walkthrough today. Matthews’ DNP status is an estimate from the team. We will get more info on tomorrow’s injury report. If he can’t suit up for Week 5, Michael Jerrell would likely take his spot at left tackle.

This is a big deal for fantasy purposes. The Lions signed Mays to a three-year, $25 million contract this offseason, shoring up their center position with a reliable prime-age starter. Mays injured his wrist early in August, so he has not yet taken the field on game day with his new team. The Lions’ permissive defense continues to put the offense into pass-heavy game scripts. Getting Mays back on the field will fortify Jared Goff’s protection. He was limited on Wednesday.

Dulin made his 2026 debut in Week 4 after missing the first three games of the year with an ankle injury. He’s now at risk of returning to the bench because of this hamstring injury. With Keenan Allen back at practice, Dulin’s role was going to decline either way. Laquon Treadwell would be the team’s No. 3 receiver if he is ruled out for Week 5.

Robert Saleh has been liberal with rest days for veterans, so this could be nothing. It’s still notable that the centerpiece of his defense did not practice today. Simmons has two sacks on 12 pressures this year. The defense wasn’t necessarily good with him in the lineup, but it would be even more of a disappointment if he does miss time.

Taylor’s return could be problematic for rookie TE Kenyon Sadiq. Sadiq posted a 7/105/1 receiving line two weeks ago before goose-egging last week. Taylor is not a serious receiving threat, but he can eat into Sadiq’s snap share. Sadiq likely remains a viable TE1, but his volatility just increased a tad.

The Titans have given Pollard Wednesday off in back-to-back weeks. He was removed from the injury report entirely on Friday both times. This week should be no different. Pollard has 39 touches over the past two weeks. Even on a struggling Titans offense, that’s enough work to put him on the RB2/3 border for Week 5.

Likely evidently got a little banged up while handling a second-high 12 targets last week. His early-week participation puts him on track to face the Commanders in Week 5, but new injuries are worth keeping an eye on. He is a TE1 if active this week.

The Dolphins have been managing Bell’s practice reps for a few weeks, but it hasn’t been an issue on Sundays. He ran 85 percent of the routes in Week 4 and his route share has gone up in every game. He is in the WR5 range headed into Week 5 versus the Bengals.

Skattebo was participating in a red non-contact jersey today. His limited participation puts him on track to play in Week 5 against the Commanders, but this is obviously worth tracking. The Giants’ starting running back has handled reliably larger workloads this season. Hopefully, he is feeling up to the task again on Sunday.

Head coach Zac Taylor told reporters before practice that Higgins would be listed as limited. Not only did he not practice, but the team listed him with a neck injury on top of his adductor issue. He went down with the adductor injury late in Cincy’s Week 4 loss to the Jags. It’s unclear when the neck issue cropped up. With multiple injuries holding him out of practice, Higgins looks unlikely to play in Week 5. With Ja’Marr Chase potentially out as well, Dohnte Meyers could be Joe Burrow No. 1 receiver this week. He should be added in all fantasy formats.