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You don’t want to be without your fastest linebacker when Robert Griffin III is coming to town. Williams will likely be replaced in sub packages by Keith Rivers.

As expected, the Texans will not have Johnson make his debut against his former team after just claiming the wideout from Baltimore on Monday. Houston will get John Metchie III (shoulder) for the Wednesday contest, and he could see a chunk of targets due to the depleted injury room. The rest of the Texans inactives are LB Devin White, G Shaq Mason, C/G Juice Scruggs, DT Folorunso Fatukasi, and DE Jerry Hughes.

Flowers is able to go as expected even while working on short rest while dealing with a shoulder injury. It’s good news for a receiving corp that will be without Nelson Agholor due at concussion. The rest of the Ravens inactives for the Christmas showdown are RB Justice Hill, RB Justice Hill (concussion), CB Jalyn Armour-Davis (hamstring), S Marcus Williams, OLB Adisa Isaac and C Nick Samac.

Shepard left Sunday’s game against the Cowboys with an injury and it appears the 31-year-old may be at risk of missing Week 17 against the Panthers as well. He’ll have a couple more chances to get practices in before a final determination is made, however.

Otton was unable to play in Week 16 against the Cowboys with his knee issue, and is off to a poor start in that regard. The 25-year-old tight end got in two limited practices before being ruled out, so fantasy managers hoping to use Otton will hope he can get in a full session before that game against the Panthers.

Legette gets in a full practice, but it’s worth noting that the Panthers didn’t have a full practice with the sessional reportedly being played at “half speed.” Panthers head coach Dave Canales told reporters that Legette would need significant improvement to play in Week 17 against the Buccaneers, so fantasy managers shouldn’t count on Legette being on the field just yet.

Lock is expected to start against the Cowboys in Week 17, and this injury report shouldn’t scare away fantasy managers. What should scare fantasy managers away is that he’s Drew Lock.

Tracy and Malik Nabers both were listed as non-participants. It’s worth noting that it was just an estimate with the Giants not practicing due to the Christmas holiday. Tracy’s status for Week 17 against the Colts will be largely determined by how much work he can get in the coming days.

The Chiefs were hopeful that Jones may be able to go, but the calf injury and the short layoff made it impossible for the 30-year-old to go. There’s a good chance he’ll be able to play if Week 18 against the Broncos game if that contest has any significance. The Chiefs will miss Humphries for a third straight game, but Jawaan Taylor (knee) is active for the Christmas Day contest.

Fields is unable to go as expected while dealing with his abdominal injury, but he will be the emergency third quarterback. The 25-year-old signal-caller will all but assuredly sit with Kyle Allen being the backup to Russell Wilson for the Christmas Day showdown.

It’s an estimate, as the Giants didn’t practice Christmas Day. Nabers has been dealing with injuries for most of the year, but the impressive 21-year-old has been able to play through them thus far. The Giants have no reason to risk Nabers in meaningless games, however, so it’s something to keep an eye on for fantasy managers.