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The Bills will also be without DT Jordan Phillips. Prater suffered a quad injury in the Bills’ Week 15 win over the Patriots and will miss at least one game with the injury. He was already filling in this season for Tyler Bass (hip/groin), which means the Bills will be in search of their third kicker heading into this weekend’s game against the Browns. The Bills don’t currently have a kicker on their practice squad, so they’ll have to try out a handful of guys this week.

Carmona is a rookie fifth-rounder who has started all three games for the Titans this season. He was injured on the first offensive snap of Sunday’s loss to the Giants and did not return; OG Jackson Slater replaced him for the rest of the game, and played 59 snaps while allowing only one pressure, per PFF. Slater is the favorite to take over in Carmona’s absence and should start in Week 4 against the Ravens.

This is a new injury for Ramsey, so we’ll see how it may affect his Week 4 status when the Steelers release their estimated injury report later in the day. Ramsey has appeared on 172 defensive snaps through the first three games of the season, totaling 17 tackles and one pass breakup thus far. Assuming this isn’t anything too severe, Ramsey could still have time to be ready to go for Thursday night’s game against the Browns.

Echols was injured in Week 3’s win over the Bengals and did not return to the field. Given the short turnaround time for the Steelers to prepare for Thursday’s game against the Browns, Echols is a virtual lock to miss Week 4, but could return in time for Week 5’s game when the Steelers play host to the Colts. Echols has played primarily on special teams this season and has logged only 13 snaps on defense, per PFF.

Mathis has finished serving out his three-game suspension for violating the league’s substance abuse policy and will be eligible to play as early as Week 4 when the Bills take on the Patriots. Mathis totaled 13 tackles in six games for the Bills last season.

The 49ers don’t play until Sunday, so we’re assuming Shanahan is referencing when we should first expect Williams to take the practice field this week. Williams suffered what was classified as a stinger in Week 3’s win over the Cardinals, but appears to have avoided any serious injury. Shanahan said the team plans to manage he and LB Dre Greenlaw (quad) throughout the week, and didn’t rule out either player playing in Week 4 against the Broncos.

The season is only three weeks old, but it already feels like Evans has dealt with a whole year’s worth of injuries. The veteran receiver dealt with quad and abductor injuries in training camp and was listed with a hip injury entering Week 3’s game against the Cardinals. Now, he’ll look to play through a rib injury that had him carted off the field in the second quarter of Sunday’s win. It sounds like Evans will have a chance to suit up in Week 4 against the Broncos, but we’ll see how things look when the team releases its first injury report on Wednesday.

In other words, expect a committee. Ollie Gordon remains the most likely back to chair the committee in the short-term as he’s actually healthy while Jaylen Wright missed last week’s game and has just seven snaps this year in two games while active to Gordon’s 15 in the first two weeks. This all feels a little desperate given how poor the Dolphins have looked, but volume at running back is volume at running back in a year where many RB2 stabs have disappointed early.

The Giants have now lost key starters in back-to-back weeks due to serious knee injuries. Burns will undergo season-ending knee surgery in the coming days and should be ready to go for the start of next season if all goes well. The veteran pass-rusher totaled four tackles this season and failed to record a sack.

Judon will join the 49ers’ practice squad with a “early chance for elevation,” according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The 34-year-old pass-rusher failed to record a sack in the 14 games he appeared in last season and has tallied 9.5 sacks since the 2023 season. As injuries continue to mount for the 49ers, it wouldn’t be surprising if Judon was activated as early as this week when the Niners host the Broncos.

Jameis will be the starter for “as long as I can see into the future” per Harbaugh, so we’re guessing maybe 2-3 weeks. It will likely take J.J. McCarthy some time to get up to speed with the Giants. Winston has played woeful football through two appearances, not throwing a touchdown and being held under 120 yards twice despite 49 pass attempts over the past two weeks. Winston will be a bottom-end superflex option in Week 4.