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Michael Boley (hamstring) is practicing this week, so Herzlich would have headed back to a special teams role had he been healthy. He’s in a walking boot, a sign that his condition is week-to-week.

Koo, who has battled through a lingering hip injury, reportedly re-injured himself on a 42-yard field goal attempt in Week 15 against the Raiders. It’s not clear if he aggravated the existing hip issue. In any case, Koo’s disappointing 2024 campaign is over. Koo missed nine of his 34 field goal attempts this season, making him one of the league’s most inaccurate kickers. It was a down year for a veteran who had been one of the game’s most reliable kickers since joining the Falcons in 2019. Riley Patterson is in line to kick for Atlanta in Week 16 and beyond.

Though Mahomes won’t be nearly 100 percent recovered from his Week 15 high ankle sprain, the “expectation,” per Palmer, is that he’ll be under center for the Chiefs on Saturday against Houston. Mahomes logged a full practice on Tuesday. Barring a setback in the next couple days, he should be able to start for KC against a tough Texans defense. If not, Carson Wentz would get the nod. Mahomes under center would be something of a boon for Travis Kelce and DeAndre Hopkins.

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said Monday that he’s hopeful Tillman can return in Week 16 against the Bengals. That Tillman, who suffered a brain injury in early December, remains in the concussion protocol is a concerning sign for the second-year wideout. Even if Tillman suits up this week against the Bengals, he won’t hold much fantasy interest with Dorian Thompson-Robinson taking over at QB for Jameis Winston.

It was a walk through practice session for the Jets but Hall was estimated as a DNP. He played through a lingering knee issue in Week 15 against the Jaguars — going for 51 yards on 11 touches — after missing Week 14’s loss to Miami. If Hall can log a limited practice on Thursday or Friday, he should be ready to go for this week’s game against the Rams. His workload should continue to be smaller than usual while he battles through the knee injury.

Green has been on IR with a shoulder injury since early November. He had struggled in both pass blocking and run blocking before the injury, and will likely rejoin a Houston offensive line in Week 16 graded by Pro Football Focus as the league’s fifth worst run blocking unit and the 11th worst pass blocking unit.

The 2024 season is over for Chubb, who returned in late October from a horrific 2023 knee injury and struggled mightily to rediscover his previous form. Chubb managed 332 yards and three rushing scores over eight games, averaging a bleak 3.2 yards per carry. Chubb ranked 39th out of 50 qualifying RBs in Pro Football Focus’ elusive rating and was in the bottom-10 in rush yards over expected. He’ll spend another offseason recovering from a season-ending injury. Chubb, who will be 29 in two weeks, will be an unrestricted free agent this spring and should get interest from teams looking to make the veteran a part of a timeshare backfield.

Rodgers has appeared more fleet afoot over the past two weeks against the Dolphins and Jaguars, games that saw the 41-year-old Rodgers combine for 628 passing yards and four touchdowns. “He struggled with injury for a good part of the season, and, as he’s starting to get healthier, you’re starting to see Aaron Rodgers — the real Aaron Rodgers,” Ulbrich said Tuesday. Rodgers has reportedly played through myriad injuries in 2024, including an MCL sprain, a hamstring tear, and a high ankle sprain. He has refused to rest and played poorly through the various injuries. An ever-healthier Rodgers will look to have his third straight solid outing in Week 16 against a vulnerable Rams secondary.

Herbert was listed as a limited participant Monday and was limited again Tuesday. He played through the ankle injury for Week 15 and the Chargers seem to be managing Herbert’s workload on a short week ahead of Thursday’s Week 16 matchup against the Broncos. Expect Herbert to be good to go as a low-end fantasy QB1.

The Chargers’ injury report on Monday initially read that Johnston was a non-participant in practice. However, Chargers staff corrected the initial report and said it was actually OL Zion Johnson who was DNP with an ankle issue. Johnson suffered the injury during Week 15 and was also listed as DNP on Tuesday. Johnston is on track to play Thursday against the Broncos while Johnson is tracking to be out Week 16.