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  • LAC Tackle #75
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    Although GM Buddy Nix believes the Bills can win with Chris Hairston at left tackle, he would like to pick up two more players at the position this offseason.
    “People say Fitz gets the ball out quick, but we run our offense with a lot of empty sets, with five blockers and if they bring six he better get it out,” explained Nix. “In this offense he has to get it out quick.” Nix concedes that Hairston isn’t the “prettiest athlete,” suggesting more of a stopgap than a long-term solution.
  • LV Quarterback #12
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    NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports an MRI revealed Aidan O’Connell suffered a bone bruise in his knee in Week 14’s loss to the Buccaneers.
    O’Connell went from being carted off the field and sporting an air cast less than 24 hours ago to now having a chance to play in Week 15 against the Falcons. After some concerns that he may be lost for the season, O’Connell has avoided the worst and now “has a shot” to play this week, per NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo. This news comes minutes after head coach Antonio Pierce said Desmond Ridder would start in Week 15 against his former team, so we’ll see what happens in the coming days following this announcement.
  • MIA Tackle #72
    Mike McDaniel said Terron Armstead (knee) won’t need surgery and that “it’s a rest thing.”
    Armstead played just five snaps before leaving Week 14’s game against the Jets. Practice status will tell a lot, and Armstead has been questionable and played for most of the last two seasons with the Dolphins, but we wouldn’t be surprised if he missed Week 15’s game against the Texans. Patrick Paul replaced Armstead.
  • LV Quarterback #10
    Raiders coach Antonio Pierce said Desmond Ridder would start against the Falcons in Week 15 if Aidan O’Connell (knee) is unable to.
    Pierce’s commitment to the bit is notable, but after they aircasted O’Connell and carted him off in Week 14, we’re quite comfortable in saying that Ridder will helm a #RevengeGame against the Falcons. (Can it be a #RevengeGame if you barely earned the right to start in the first place? We’re looking into this.) A Ridder takeover, something that could possibly last the final four weeks of the season, would probably relegate Jakobi Meyers to fantasy benches and leave Brock Bowers as the only Raiders tight end or receiver worth starting.
  • CAR Running Back #24
    Jonathon Broks suffered a torn ACL in the Panthers’ Week 14 loss to the Eagles, ending his season.
    It’s a brutal blow for Brooks, who made his NFL debut in Week 12 after suffering a torn ACL in the same knee in November 2023 while playing at Texas. This was the immediate concern for Brooks when he suffered the non-contact injury in Sunday’s loss to the Eagles and needed to be carted off the field. Now, he will begin yet another long rehab process in hopes of being ready in time for training camp, although it wouldn’t be surprising if his 2025 season followed a similar path to this season given the timing of the injury. Brooks totaled 45 scoreless yards from scrimmage on 12 touches this season.
  • NYJ Quarterback #8
    FOX’s Jay Glazer reports that Aaron Rodgers has been playing through a “hamstring tear, MCL sprain, and a high-ankle sprain.”
    While that would explain a lot, and Glazer reports that it “raised him up a lot in the eyes of his teammates,” Rodgers hasn’t exactly played well through the injuries. The first 300-yard outing since 2021 that he posted against Miami on Sunday is a good first step towards showing that he can still hack it at an advanced age. The context of playing through those injuries isn’t exactly helping the idea that Rodgers might simply not be a quarterback you can rely on as a starter in 2025.
  • NYG Guard #76
    Giants coach Brian Daboll said OG Jon Runyan is week-to-week with an ankle injury.
    Giants beat writer Art Stapleton said following Daboll’s presser that it “sounds like [Runyan] could be done for the year.” The Giants signed Runyan to a three-year, $30 million deal this offseason to tighten up the left side of their offensive line. The fifth-year guard has started all 13 games he’s appeared in this season, earning a PFF blocking grade of 56.1 while allowing two sacks on 29 pressures. Given the nature of his injury and the fact the Giants are sitting on a 2-11 record, it wouldn’t be surprising to see the team shut Runyan down for the remainder of the season.
  • NO Quarterback #4
    NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports Derek Carr suffered “a significant fracture in his non-throwing hand” in Week 14’s win over the Giants.
    According to Rapoport, Carr is “expected to miss several weeks,” which likely makes this a season-ender for the 33-year-old quarterback. However, the team is debating whether or not to place Carr on IR or leave “the window of opportunity open” — for some reason. Carr has thrown for 2145-15-5 this season, going 5-5 in the 10 starts he’s made this season, and is under contract through 2026. Regardless of what the Saints say, it’d be surprising if we saw Carr under center again in 2024.
  • KC Tackle #70
    Chiefs coach Andy Reid said OL D.J. Humphries (hamstring) will have an MRI.
    Humphries, starting the first game of his season after recovering from a late-season ACL tear, injured the hamstring in the fourth quarter against the Chargers and left the game. If he were to miss time, the Chiefs would likely have to go back to Wanya Morris at left tackle.
  • CLE Quarterback #5
    Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said Jameis Winston will continue to be the starting quarterback.
    It’s a bit of a surprising question to ask when you consider the Browns’ next best options are Dorian Thompson-Robinson and Bailey Zappe. Winston doesn’t come without his warts, but there’s little doubt he’s the best quarterback on the Browns’ roster — and that’s taking into account $230 million man Deshaun Watson. Winston has thrown for 1975-13-9 in eight games this season while making seven starts. The former No. 1overall pick probably won’t be competing for a starting job any time soon, but he ranks among the league’s top backups and should continue to start as long as his performances are passable.
  • CLE Defensive Back #0
    Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said Greg Newsome (hamstring) will “miss time.”
    With the Browns in a lost season, it would make sense to throw Newsome on injured reserve and end his season if this hamstring injury is at all serious. ESPN’s Daniel Oyefusi said it was the same hammy that Newsome underwent surgery for in the summer. Those two data points together suggest that we could get an IR placement soon. Martin Emerson will have a bigger role in the defense if Newsome is sidelined.