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  • FA Running Back #27
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    Ray Rice rumbled for 79 yards on only eight carries Sunday, adding five catches for another 83 yards in a blowout Ravens victory in St. Louis.
    With the Ravens being able to do essentially whatever they wanted through the air today, there was no need to establish Rice and the ground game. That won’t be the case in Week 4, however, where Baltimore will travel to New York to take on the Jets. Rice will be facing a run defense that allowed 171 yards to Darren McFadden on Sunday after entering Week 2 ranked ninth in the league.
  • NYJ Tackle #74
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    ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports Jets LT Olu Fashanu (foot) is likely to miss New York’s final two games of the season.
    Fashanu could be placed on injured reserve to open up a roster spot. He started the final five games of his season at left tackle and looks likely to be the starter at the position in 2025. That will probably have the Jets parting ways with similarly IR’ed Tyron Smith this offseason. Max Mitchell replaced Fashanu at left tackle and should get a two-game audition in the season’s closing weeks.
  • PIT Defensive Back
    Joey Porter Jr. (knee) did not practice on Monday.
    Porter was also listed as a DNP on Sunday’s estimated practice report. The Steelers’ CB1 is at risk of missing Week 17’s game against the Chiefs if he’s not able to get on the field even in a limited capacity on Tuesday. If Porter is unable to play, James Pierre would likely draw the start in his absence.
  • TEN Kicker #7
    Titans waived K Brayden Narveson.
    Sounds like a good sign for Nick Folk’s return this week. Narveson missed his only field-goal attempt for the Titans in Week 16.
  • PIT Wide Receiver #14
    George Pickens (hamstring) was upgraded to a full participant in Monday’s practice.
    Pickens is on track to return in Week 17 against the Chiefs after missing the last three games with a hamstring injury. Pickens attempted to suit up for last week’s game against the Ravens but was ruled out before the weekend. Now, with one practice left to go before Wednesday’s game against the Chiefs, Pickens has been upgraded to a full participant and should be good to go, barring any setbacks. When asked about his potential return, Pickens said, “I feel good, but I don’t make the decision. It is the coaches and doctors. Whatever they tell me to do, I’m doing.” It’s safe to say that on Monday, those coaches and doctors decided Pickens was well enough to be a full participant in practice, which is a good sign for the Steelers and his fantasy managers. Pickens will profile as a fringe WR2/WR3 against a stout Chiefs defense if active.
  • CAR Wide Receiver #17
    Panthers coach Dave Canales said Xavier Legette (groin) will need “significant improvement” to play in Week 17.
    Canales did call him “day to day” rather than “week to week,” but Legette didn’t practice at all this past week. Until we see him on the practice field, it will be hard to believe the Panthers would put him out there for a game. Week 18 is probably a more realistic possibility for Legette’s return.
  • PHI Quarterback #1
    Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni said Jalen Hurts is in concussion protocol.
    This was to be expected after Hurts was knocked from Week 16’s game against the Commanders. Hurts will need to clear protocol in time to play in Week 17’s game against the Cowboys in a game that still bears significant weight on seeding in the NFC playoff race. If Hurts can’t go, Kenny Pickett will draw his first start of the season. In relief of Hurts, Pickett threw for 143-1-1 while completing 58.3 percent of his passes. The Eagles would lean on the run as much as they can in the event of Pickett starting, but as we saw against the Commanders, the offensive ceiling was capped with Pickett under center.
  • LAC Running Back #27
    Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said the Chargers are designating J.K. Dobbins (knee) to return.
    His 21-day window will open today. Dobbins has missed Los Angeles’ last four games on injured reserve. That’s not exactly a promise that Dobbins will come back this week, but he could cut into Gus Edwards’ work as soon as this week against the Patriots. Practice reports will tell the rest of the tale on Dobbins’ recovery.
  • BAL Wide Receiver #15
    Nelson Agholor (concussion) did not practice on Monday.
    Agholor suffered a concussion in Week 15’s game against the Giants and subsequently missed the Ravens’ Week 16 game against the Steelers. Now more than a week removed from his brain injury, there’s a chance Agholor will miss at least one more game if he’s not able to get on the practice field on Tuesday. We’ll have a better sense of his availability when the team releases its final injury report, then.
  • BAL Running Back #43
    Justice Hill (concussion) did not practice on Monday.
    Hill suffered a concussion in Saturday’s win over the Steelers and feels like a long shot to play on Wednesday against the Texans, given the short week. Barring a surprise development, there’s a good chance Rasheen Ali and Keaton Mitchell will play backups to Derrick Henry in Week 17.
  • BAL Wide Receiver #4
    Zay Flowers (shoulder) did not practice on Monday.
    Flowers has now been a DNP for two straight days. A DNP on Tuesday would be a bad look for his Week 17 availability, but it’s possible the Ravens are exercising additional precautions for some of their players as they prepare for a short rest week ahead of Christmas Day’s game against the Texans. Head coach John Harbaugh was “pretty optimistic” that Flowers would play, so we wouldn’t press the panic button just yet.