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A pleasant surprise as undrafted free agent last season, Ellerbe is expected to battle Tavares Gooden for the starting job next to Ray Lewis this year. Talavou will compete for a roster spot as a rotational lineman.

The Bears find a collective sigh of relief after ruling Roschon Johnson out earlier in the week. Swift managed just a lone limited session this week while dealing with a groin injury but will be on the field as the Bears take on the division rival Vikings. Inactive for the Bears are DT Gervon Dexter, LT Braxton Jones, RB Roschon Johnson, OL Ryan Bates, DB Ameer Speed, and LB Noah Sewell.

Lawrence hasn’t played since suffering a Lisfranc injury in Week 4 against the Giants. It was an injury that was supposed to take 4-8 weeks recovery time, but Lawrence remains on injured reserve with just three games left to go in the season and has not had his 21-day return window opened. Lawrence is in the final year of a three-year extension he signed in 2022. If he’s not activated before the end of the season, then it’s possible that Week 4 game will be the last we’ve seen of him in a Cowboys uniform.

Dimitroff served as the Falcons’ general manager from 2008-2020 and helped them to a 113-95 record with six playoff berths and an appearance in Super Bowl LI during the 2016 season. He was let go at the end of the 2020 season and has worked in football analytics since 2022. Dimitroff is the CEO of SumerSports, which, per the team’s website, is a “data-driven platform that empowers teams with insights and tools to make informed decisions within salary cap constraints.” Dimitroff becomes the latest candidate to interview the GM opening that was created after the Jets fired former GM Joe Douglas back in November.

The Chiefs made Edwards-Helaire the first running back off the board in the 2020 NFL Draft just months after he helped Joe Burrow and LSU win a national title. The every down back ran for 181-803-4 in his rookie season while amassing another 36-297-1 through the air, but injuries and underwhelming play slowed him over the last several seasons. The emergence of Isiah Pacheco in 2022 left CEH without much of a role, and he ran for a season-low 223 yards and one touchdown last season. Edwards-Helaire was in and out of practice this offseason and publicly shared an ongoing battle with PTSD he’s been dealing with since 2018 that has, at times, led to him being admitted to a hospital. CEH took to social media following the Chiefs’ decision to waive him to thank the team and the city for their support. Now set to hit waivers, CEH will be a free agent in the coming days if he goes unclaimed.

Johnston suffered an ankle injury in Sunday’s loss to the Buccaneers but did manage to play out the remainder of the game. Monday’s DNP designation could simply be a matter of rest as the Chargers look to get him ready to play on a short week on Thursday night. We’ll see if things look any different on Tuesday or Wednesday’s injury report’s before allowing ourselves to get too concerned about Johnston’s Week 16 availability against the Broncos.

Surtain left Week 15’s game against the Colts after intercepting Anthony Richardson, but it appears he’s all well and good. A full practice on Monday puts him in line to not even be questionable against the Chargers on Thursday Night Football. The question would then become: Will Denver will move him around to deal with Ladd McConkey?

He left Week 15’s game against the Colts with a quad injury early in the second half, and with Thursday Night Football looming, this might be too quick of a turnaround for him. It would actually be beneficial for fantasy managers to have less questions about Denver’s backfield, and McLaughlin missing a game would be a positive for the FLEX appeal of Javonte Williams and Audric Estime.

Herbert played through the same ankle injury in Week 15’s loss to the Buccaneers and should be fine for a pivotal Week 16 game against the Broncos on Thursday night. We’ll see how things like a little closer to game day, but Herbert opening the week as a limited participant is a good sign for his availability.

It’s just an estimated practice report, but this doesn’t come as much of a surprise. Dissly suffered a shoulder injury in Week 14 and was reported to be on track to miss “a couple of weeks” because of the injury. There’s still time for him to get right, but it wouldn’t be surprising if he missed one more game on a short week.

It will end his regular season, at the very least. The Falcons third-year linebacker has been struggling with this knee issue all season, already serving an IR stint for it after Week 4. Andersen had played 29 snaps in Week 14 — his most since Week 4 — but will now miss at least the next four games. It’s possible that it shuts him down for the playoffs as well given the chronic nature of the issue. Andersen’s regular season ends with a 63.5 PFF run defense grade in 287 snaps. He had 47 combined tackles and one interception.