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While Charles still won’t divulge what exactly got him suspended, he did stress that he is trying to put that “mistake” behind him. Charles vaguely explained that many teams ask him first about his off-field and maturity before easing into football questions. Later on, Charles mentions that the things that led up to his suspension are “not part of (my) life anymore.” Hopefully Charles was given every opportunity to allow teams to understand his situation.

Things were trending in this direction after Tillman failed to log a full practice during the week and was listed as questionable heading into the weekend. Jerry Jeudy and Elijah Moore will remain the top two receivers for the Browns for at least one more week, but they will also have tight end David Njoku back on the field after he missed Week 15 due to a hamstring injury. All pass-catchers for the Browns will get downgrade with DTR under center and Jameis Winston listed as the team’s QB3.

Pierce was declared out on Friday due to a concussion he suffered in Week 15. Fellow WR Ashton Dulin (ankle) is active and in line for increased snaps with Pierce out. TE Mo Alie-Cox (hip) and K Matt Gay (neck) are also active while LB EJ Speed (knee) is the Colts’ other injury inactive.

Johnson was a late addition to the injury report because of the illness, though he never appeared to be at much risk of missing this game. The stud corner will do his best to slow a red-hot Lions offense this week. Johnson has seven pass breakups and two interceptions this year.

After being listed as questionable heading into the weekend, Coker is officially active and profiles as a boom-or-bust WR5. He posted a solid 4-110-1 line on six targets in last week’s loss to the Panthers. While Coker is active, Xavier Legette was declared inactive, although that announcement was handed down before the weekend. The Panthers also declared S Jordan Fuller, CB Shemar Bartholomew, WR Velus Jones Jr., CB Akayleb Evans, C Cade Mays, and OL Brandon Walton inactive.

Benson and Johnson were both ruled out before the weekend, meaning DeeJay Dallas will likely serve as the RB2 behind James Conner. There’s no fantasy upside in this backfield outside of Conner, who profiles as a solid RB1 for the week.

As is left tackle Braxton Jones, who had nearly cleared the league’s concussion protocol on Friday but was assigned a questionable tag. With both linemen active, the Bears avoided a nightmare scenario for their struggling rookie quarterback.

Pollard did not practice this week as he deals with an ankle injury he suffered a couple of weeks ago. He played through the same injury in Week 15, rushing 17 times for 45 yards. Fantasy managers can expect Pollard to still lead the Titans backfield in carries, but Tyjae Spears will see increased involvement, especially in the passing game after a six-catch, 87-yard outing in Week 15. Pollard is in the low-end RB2 mix while Spears has some standalone FLEX value for Week 16 against the Colts.

Brown continues to deal with the same injury that has kept him on the sidelines in six of the team’s last seven games. He was questionable heading into this one, meaning there’s a chance he could suit up for Week 17 against the Broncos, but we’ll see how things go throughout the week. In addition to Brown, the Bengals also declared QB Logan Woodside, WR Charlie Jones, TE Tanner Hudson, DE Sam Hubbard, and DE Sheldon Rankins inactive.

Homer was added to the injury report on Friday with a hamstring issue and listed as doubtful. He seemingly suffered the injury during the final practice of the week. Roschon Johnson is locked in as the team’s No. 2 back for Week 16.

Brown, who missed practice time this week with the knee issue, will be OK for Week 16 against Washington. He’ll look to build on last week’s 110-yard, one-touchdown performance against the Steelers. He had five grabs for 65 yards last time he faced the Commanders. The Eagles declared QB Tanner McKee, WR Britain Covey, CB Eli Ricks, OL Nick Gates, OL Darian Kinnard, and OL Trevor Keegan inactive against Washington.