NFL Player News

There seems to be a different hero at receiver every week for Michigan. This week it was Johnson (6'3/211), who didn’t score in this one, but still managed to top 100 yards on the day. Saturday marked the second time Johnson has gone for over 100 yards this season, as he now has a receiving line of 28/556/3. He and the Wolverines now great ready for a matchup at Penn State next weekend.

No surprises here as JuJu was unable to practice this week. The veteran wideout has been sidelined since Week 7 with the hamstring issue and doesn’t appear particularly close to returning. DeAndre Hopkins remains tethered to the coveted Rashee Rice role going forward.

Sneed has been out since Week 7 because of the quad issue. Head coach Brian Callahan noted that Sneed is dealing with both a bruise in his quad and a strain, slowing down his recovery. Sneed did not practice this week and could be out well beyond Week 10.

After being limited on Wednesday and Thursday, Pitts was upgraded to a full participant on Friday and removed from the team’s final injury report. Pitts caught only one pass in Week 9’s win over the Cowboys but had been running hot prior to that. A consistent high-risk, mid-reward play, Pitts will be a fringe TE1 on Sunday against the Saints.

Callahan told reporters Spears will go through a pre-game workout on Sunday to make sure he is good to go. Spears will presumably be listed as questionable on the Titans’ final injury report. Even if he plays, Spears will be gearing up for the first time since Week 6. It’s safe to assume the Titans will ease him back into the lineup, even with Tony Pollard dealing with an injury of his own. Fantasy managers will want to give it a week before getting Spears back in their lineups, even as a FLEX play.

In addition to Andersen, defensive tackle Grady Jarrett (Achilles) has also been removed from the injury report and will play on Sunday. The Falcons will have two of their top defenders in place against a Saints offense that has already lost Rashid Shaheed for the season and is expected to be without Chris Olave (concussion). Center Drew Dalman (ankle) is also questionable for Week 10 but was a full participant in Friday’s practice.

Levis was upgraded to a full practice on Thursday for the first time since suffering the shoulder injury in Week 7. He’s been limited for a few weeks and is now ready to take over for Mason Rudolph, who just picked up an overtime win versus the Patriots. Rudolph didn’t bring much to the table, but he raised the fantasy floors of Calvin Ridley and Tony Pollard. With Levis back on the sticks, fantasy managers will need to temper their expectations for both players versus a stingy Chargers defense.

London was limited in practice throughout the week. Three limited practices are generally a good sign for a player’s availability heading into the weekend, but fantasy managers will want to check the Falcons’ inactives when they are announced 90 minutes before kickoff.

The good news is Burrow is a righty. He also has more than a week to let whatever bruising subside before Week 11’s game against the Chargers. Taylor didn’t seem overly concerned about Burrow’s injury at Friday’s news conference, so we wouldn’t expect there to be anything of concern here by next week.

The Giants kept Johnson’s practice reps light this week with three limited sessions. After being removed from the injujry report entirely, it’s safe to say he is good to go for his Germany roadtrip to face the Panthers. Coming off a career-high 51 receiving yards on grabs, Johnson has worked his way into a TE2 ranking for Week 10.

Raimann missed Week 9 while working his way through the league’s concussionn protocol. He logged multiple full practices this week and is good to go versus Buffalo.