Dorian

Thompson-Robinson

Our best guess here is that the Packers are meeting with DTR due to the minor thumb injury Jordan Love is dealing with. Love was spotted at Monday’s practice with his left thumb taped, but there’s been little mention about the injury, leaving us to believe it’s a near non-issue. Thompson-Robinson has appeared in 15 games in his NFL career while making five starts, and has a career passing line of 880-1-10. He has also rushed 35 times for 187 scoreless yards. Thompson-Robinson is unlikely to be anything more than a practice squad QB for the Packers if he were to sign with the team.

Even with the injury to Tanner McKee (thumb), the Eagles feel confident enough in their depth at quarterback to let Thompson-Robinson hit the waiver wire. It’s certainly feasible that the team could bring back DTR on the practice squad, but it’s just as likely that he’ll be looking for a new organization.

The Eagles also get a 2026 sixth-round in addition to Howell, who brings a veteran presence to compete with Tanner McKee behind Jalen Hurts. The trade likely seals the fate of Dorian Thompson-Robinson and provides the runway for rookie sixth-round quarterback Kyle McCord to be kept on the Vikings’ practice squad, should he clear waivers. It also wouldn’t be a surprise to see the Vikings sign Carson Wentz in the coming hours after the veteran worked out for the team Saturday. Another aspect of this trade is the addition of a late-round pick, which the Vikings could use to add wide receiver help for the start of the season considering Jordan Addison’s suspension and injuries to Justin Jefferson and Jalen Nailor.

The four-year rookie deal is worth $4.46 million. McCord will now spend the next four months jockeying for the No. 2 position on the depth chart with the Eagles’ 2023 sixth-round pick, QB Tanner McKee, and free agent-signee, QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson. McCord possesses a strong arm and solid pocket awareness. Regardless of his ultimate depth chart landing spot, he should be a fun preseason performer. The Eagles also announced the signings of LB Smael Mondon Jr., OT Myles Hinton and OLB Antwaun Powell-Ryland.

Stylistically, Thompson-Robinson is a slightly better fit in the Eagles’ offense, which means any time he spends on the field will be handing off to Saquon Barkley and/or using the gravity of Saquon Barkley to gain his own yardage on the ground. The former fifth-round pick has struggled in his first two seasons as a pro, throwing for a forgettable 880-1-10 in 15 career games while adding another 35-187-0 on the ground. DTR will have a chance to compete with Tanner McKee for the Eagles’ QB2 job, and should be considered the underdog in the camp battle after McKee impressed in limited action last season.

That’s a better start than he had last week, but with Browns coach Kevin Stefanski saying that it’s possible he splits time with Bailey Zappe on Saturday, Thompson-Robinson is probably someone to avoid in Week 18. At least until we get more clarity from Stefanski on what the situation looks like.

Jameis Winston (shoulder) is apparently only in line for emergency work. You already were probably barely interested in starting Thompson-Robinson in superflex leagues, but the idea that he could lose some playing time to Zappe makes him almost impossible to start. Zappe has not seen time this year, but had a 1272/6/9 line for the Patriots in 2023 while spelling Mac Jones. It’s highly unlikely he’d give the Browns a spark, but it’d be hard to believe he’d be worse than Thompson-Robinson has been thus far.

Jerry Jeudy committed at least two costly drops but he can only take so much blame for Thompson-Robinson’s 23 incompletions. Thompson-Robinson is simply not a qualified starter, averaging just 3.8 yards per passing attempt over the last three weeks. Thompson-Robinson’s fumble occurred on a textbook strip-sack from Emmanuel Ogbah. The Browns’ fill-in starter should not be in fantasy lineups against the Ravens in Week 18.

DTR suffered a calf injury on the opening drive of the Browns’ Week 16 loss to the Bengals and was listed as limited in Wednesday’s practice. Despite this injury, he appears to be trending in the right direction, with Dorsey already confirming him as the team’s Week 17 starter with one more practice left to go in the week. Those still stashing Jameis Winston or one of several Browns receivers in hopes of Winston returning as the starter appear to be out of luck. It’s still early enough for something to change, but DTR appears locked in as the starter barring an unexpected development.

Head coach Kevin Stefanski was non-committal when talking about DTR’s availability on Monday, only saying the team will work through their options if he can’t suit up. With Jameis Winston inactive last week because of a shoulder injury, the Browns may be down to Bailey Zappe for Week 17. Needless to say, this is a true wasteland for the final week of the fantasy season.