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And where did that bring you? Back to me. Cousins will likely take over as Minnesota’s starting quarterback in the near future, if not immediately. When that happens, Kyler Murray will head back to the bench for a second straight season — he’s droppable in most leagues at this point. Fernando Mendoza will take over as starting quarterback for the Raiders. Mendoza is best approached cautiously at this point in fantasy leagues. Cousins’ value likely remains stagnant — Klint Kubiak was already getting quite a bit out of him — but he provides the Vikings with a better floor at quarterback than what they were getting so it’s obvious after watching Carson Wentz play last night why this is happening.

It’s not Budda Baker, but Hooker has a respectable 81.0 PFF defensive grade in 495 snaps this season and has always helped as a run defender. The second-round pick is a steep price to pay and it’s quite a coup for the Titans to get that kind of return, even if they had to throw in another pick to get it done. This is all about solidifying Buffalo’s defense for a Super Bowl run for the Bills.

Just what the 49ers needed: To get older at the skill positions. With Christian Kirk gone, Allen figures to fill a role for the 49ers and could still be fantasy relevant depending on Mike Evans’ health. It does seem unlikely he’ll draw the same sort of targets as he had been handling for the Colts, but the targets should be more effective. The Colts signed Allen off the street in August and flipped him for something as they realized they were going nowhere, so they’ve done well for themselves here. The wideout vacuum in Indianapolis may draw players like Ashton Dulin into fantasy consideration, especially if Josh Downs also moves later today.

This would, of course, have multiple fantasy impacts. Fernando Mendoza would take over as Las Vegas’ starting quarterback if Cousins were traded, and Kyler Murray would likely take a backseat to Cousins sooner rather than later in Minnesota. We unfortunately must recommend that you stay tuned for the next couple of hours. Click the ads, too.

With Tyler Goodson dealing with a knee injury suffered late in Sunday’s game against the Colts, Miller could find himself in a backup role behind Javonte Williams.

With Gardner Minshew looking at a lengthy absence, Aguilar figures to be Arizona’s No. 2 behind Carson Beck for the time being. Aguilar completed 17-of-20 passes for 230 yards and a touchdown in preseason action with the Jaguars after being signed as a UDFA after this year’s draft.

Folk, 42 after his birthday five days ago, had hit just 13-of-18 field-goal attempts this year after being the league’s most accurate kicker in 2023, 2024, and 2025. He’ll either resurface with a new club or have a Bluesky account in the coming days.

They released Nick Folk in a corresponding move, leaving the Ravens holding nothing at the position currently as Tyler Loop is on injured reserve. Workouts to come for the Ravens. Moody will be a reasonable fantasy kicker provided he can do better than his 78.3 percent career field-goal conversion rate, which, of course, is not guaranteed in any way. At least he plays half his games in a dome now.

The acquisition had not been finalized, according to Schultz, who said said the nixing of the deal “is not physical or performance related.” It could be related to the Ebiketie acquisition forcing the Bengals to forfeit a 2027 3rd round compensatory draft pick that via the team’s Trey Hendrickson trade to the Ravens. In any case, the Bengals will likely head into the second half of the season with one of the league’s worst pass rushes. Only the Bills and Chiefs have fewer sacks on the season.

The Bengals are shoring up their defense ahead of a postseason run with Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase, and Tee Higgins healthy and operating at a high level. Ebiketie, who had played 48 percent of the Eagles’ defensive snaps this season, logging zero sacks, no tackles for loss, and two QB hits, will join a Bengals defense with the NFL’s tenth highest pressure rate and tenth highest quick pressure rate on the season. Only the Bills and Chiefs have fewer sacks than the Bengals through Week 9.