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Jackson is coming off a down year in which he defended just one pass. He logged nine in 2024, along with two interceptions, 52 tackles and two TFLs. A knee injury suffered in Jackson’s high school senior season slowed his development. It was reported locally as a torn tendon and as a “patella injury” by The Athletic’s Dane Brugler. Jackson reportedly reinjured the knee as a college freshman, and it bothered him throughout the 2022 season. The former record-setting high school sprinter encouragingly clocked a 4.41-second 40 at the NFL Scouting Combine and measured in at 6’1/194.

Tagovailoa seems to be heading toward his second missed game, which probably does not change much for the Falcons’ offense. Falcons QB Michael Penix (knee) is still not ready to play, per a report from earlier this week, though he is splitting first-team reps with QB Cooper Rush (back).

At this very moment, Burrow is suited up for practice, participating in warm-ups as he normally would. The official injury report will reveal whether he was limited or a full participant, but what we’ve seen thus far is a great sign. Consider Burrow a fantasy football QB1 unless we get news indicating otherwise.

Apparently, that means barely using him on game day, at least in the short term. Allen played one snap in the Chiefs’ season opener, despite starting WRs Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy combining for a just 5/37/1 stat line. Bieniemy also said that Allen is “going to be a part of our success moving forward. I guarantee that.” Given Allen’s Week 1 usage, becoming fantasy-relevant could take quite some time.

This could just be a rest day, though those typically happen on Wednesday. Pierce has been working his way back from his offseason heel/ankle surgery, and he reportedly had his wrist X-rayed after the Colts’ Week 1 game against the Ravens. Hopefully, the beat reporters turn up something useful.

Stanley and LG John Simpson (groin) are both missing their second Week 2 practice. Entrenched veterans can sometimes play without practice, but this situation is worth monitoring. Playing without the left side of the offensive line would be suboptimal for the offense.

Early reports regarding Flowers’ health and Week 2 availability were positive, but two missed practices put him firmly in the questionable camp, with a lean toward sitting. Flowers and TE Mark Andrews banked six targets apiece last week and were the only Ravens who cleared three. With WR Ja’Kobi Lane (wrist) on injured reserve, Andrews should handle another sizable workload. Ravens WRs Elijah Sarratt and Devontez Walker should both be active if Flowers sits.

Pittman was limited yesterday, before no-showing during the portion of practice open to the media today. Typically, that series of events suggests the player suffered an injury during practice. He should be considered questionable to play in Week 2 against the Patriots at this point. Steelers TE Pat Freiermuth could end up being the biggest beneficiary, potentially operating as the team’s No. 2 target earner if Pittman cannot play.

Porter Jr. missed all of training camp with a back injury and then sat out of Week 1 after getting in three limited practices. The team removed his back injury from their report this week, only listing him as limited for conditioning reasons and rest on Wednesday. Mike McCarthy told reporters the plan was for him to do more today. That clearly isn’t happening. It’s unclear if the back issue flared up again or if this is something new. Either way, Porter Jr. appears to be on the wrong side of questionable for Week 2.

Collins suffered a hamstring injury during Wednesday’s practice and his status for Week 2 is now up in the air. NBC Houston’s Aaron Wilson reports it is a grade one hamstring strain. A DNP today is a bad sign for his availability, though the Texans may take things down to the wire given his importance to the team. Fantasy managers should make contingency plans in case Collins is ruled out before Sunday’s game against the Bengals. Xavier Hutchinson and Kayshon Boutte will have some low-end FLEX appeal versus the Bengals if Collins doesn’t suit up.

Carolina waived Horn Jr. earlier this week after he muffed a punt in Week 1. NFL insider Jordan Schultz was first on this news, though he didn’t note whether Horn Jr. will be joining the Browns’ active roster or practice squad. We suspect the latter.