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This duo showed enough over the final three games of the season to let the Giants feel comfortable cutting Michael Boley Tuesday. It’s a position battle for IDP owners to watch as Boley was able to average 6.2 tackles per game during his four-year run manning the weak side of Giants’ 4-3 scheme.

Callahan hemmed and hawed about who he’d use at quarterback on Monday, but has settled on another Rudolph start. Rudolph will be a low-end superflex QB2 in a good matchup against Jacksonville’s defense in Week 17. It’s also strong news for Calvin Ridley off another solid game in Week 16 with Rudolph (3/78/1). Will Levis remains on the bench for yet another week as the Titans believe Rudolph’s ability to stay on schedule will help them push the Jaguars lower in the draft order.

Fantasy football heads everywhere are nodding their heads reading this. Harrison hasn’t cleared 60 yards since October and Murray has completed only 18-of-34 targets to Harrison in the last month of games. Perhaps this quote points to added attention for fixing the connection in these last two games, perhaps not. What is clear is that starting Harrison is a risk in Week 17.

He got in two limited practices this week after getting hurt on a run against the Eagles in Week 15. Fields packages have been used seven times in four games since he lost the starting job to Russell Wilson. You can move on if you’re rostering him still.

The Steelers do get Donte Jackson back, but will have to rely on depth corners against Kansas City’s talented receiving corps. Porter Jr. did not practice in any of the three Steelers’ sessions this week and should be considered questionable for Week 18 at this point as well.

Pickens will return after missing Weeks 14-16 with a hamstring injury. Pittsburgh’s best receiver, Pickens profiles as a borderline WR2 this week and could wind up with a small boost if the Steelers rest Chris Jones (calf). He practiced in full each of the final two days of the week.

Jones got in a limited session on Tuesday, which was enough to get him on to the questionable line. His absence would be a big deal as he’s clearly Kansas City’s most-renowned pass rusher and draws a lot of attention away from his fellow rushers. Pittsburgh’s offense would greatly benefit if Jones sits this week.

Watson awkwardly landed on a red zone target and sat on the turf for a few minutes before getting up and out of a blowout MNF game against the Saints. Practice reports will be key, but it doesn’t seem like Watson will be in any danger of missing time from this update.

Greenlaw only played portions of two games for the 49ers — admittedly playing fairly well against the Rams — but struggled with discomfort as he came back from a torn Achilles. The 28-year-old will be a free agent in 2025 and should draw plenty of interest around the NFL, though ultimately the contract he signs may come down to the medicals. If this is it for Greenlaw in 2025, he finishes with nine tackles in two starts.

The 49ers are desperately looking at practice squads and free agents after losing two more linemen last week and finding out that Williams isn’t coming back this year. Williams finished with a 49ers-low 85.6 PFF blocking grade in 649 snaps this season. He’s due a $21.9 million cap figure in 2025 and figures to be the 49ers starting left tackle assuming that the heel and ankle injuries don’t require any serious offeseason surgeries. Week 17 could be another week under pressure for Brock Purdy and the gang as they try to deal with Detroit.

Banks has an MCL sprain and Moore had a quadriceps strain. Aaron Banks wraps up the third of four years on his rookie deal with a career-best 65.4 PFF blocking grade and will likely profile as a starting guard in the final year of his contract next season. Moore will be a free agent this offseason and has played well in limited time in each of the last two years, he could be an intriguing low-cost addition for a team looking for a swing tackle, or perhaps a team looking to give him a chance to start.