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“They were certainly big game hunting,” Raanan said. Though the thought of the Falcons parting ways with the centerpiece of their offense sounds ridiculous, it’s clear John Harbaugh and the Giants see themselves as a postseason team that won’t be content with a playoff berth. The inquiry on Bijan speaks to the Giants’ ongoing skepticism of Cam Skattebo as a true lead back. The team has done everything they can to prevent Skattebo from taking on a big backfield workload. In Week 10 against the Commanders, with a flurry of backfield injuries and Devin Singletary coming off one of the worst running back performances in NFL history, the Giants might have no choice but to feed Skattebo, who should be started in all 12-team leagues.

Vannett joined the Ravens prior to the season and operated as a blocking tight end. He appeared in five games, playing 85 offensive snaps and not seeing a target in the passing games. The Ravens now part ways with Vannett on NFL trade deadline day.

With all the injuries at wide receiver, the Rams decide to bring back a familiar face in Xavier Smith in lieu of trading for a receiver. Smith was on the 49ers’ practice squad after the Rams waived him earlier this season. He caught 18 passes for 303 yards for the Rams last year, seeing the bulk of his opportunities as kick returner. Smith figures to operate as receiving depth with special teams utility once again.

That ought to put him firmly in the mix to play on Thursday against the Giants. Okonkwo is coming off a 6/57 game on seven targets against the Rams and figures to again be a reasonable low-end TE1 against the Giants.

It’s an upgrade from an estimated DNP on Monday. Dan Quinn has previously said that he’s optimistic Burks will play, but it’s likely that he’ll hit the questionable line tomorrow barring a full practice.

Officially he’ll miss at least four weeks, but Adam Schefter reports he’s not expected to play again this season, which essentially confirms that he tore his UCL without actually confirming it. There’s no current timeline for his return.

Not the first time this season they’ve done this, so we’re expecting a practice squad reunion here. Blue played eight offensive snaps in two weeks on the active roster and does not need to be on your fantasy team at this point.

Assuming all goes well, he’ll likely be elevated to be Javonte Williams’ backup this week. Dallas also has Israel Abanikanda and Jashaun Corbin as runners on the practice squad, so one of them may also get the first crack at being Williams’ backup as Tyler Goodson nurses a knee injury.

Beckham was not targeted in his two offensive snaps yesterday. The idea of Odell Beckham being a good wideout at 34 is really fun, and the reality is that he’s played 22 offensive snaps for two teams this year. Back to the practice squad he goes.

Not the Rams wideout we thought we’d be placing on injured reserve today. Whittington is, nevertheless, another hit to the depth of this wideout corps. It appears to be all systems clear for Konata Mumpfield to be the No. 1 wideout who is tasked with watching Los Angeles’ running backs in Week 10.