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London, 46, is fresh off his first season as Atlanta’s QBs coach. He previously worked as Chicago’s running backs coach (2018-2020) and on the Texans’ staff from 2014-2017 in that same role. It’s unclear whether coach Mike McDaniel or London would call plays in this scenario since neither did so in their previous gigs.

Olave was upgraded to a full practice on Thursday and cleared the league’s concussion protocol on Friday. He is good to go after missing one game because of the brain injury. With Rashid Shaheed done for the year, Olave will dominate the Saints’ targets. Even with Spencer Rattler throwing the passes, Olave will be a volume-based WR2.

Darrisaw left the Vikings’ Thursday matchup with the Rams late in the second quarter because of the knee issue. He underwent an MRI this morning that revealed an injury severe enough to require season-ending surgery, though Rapoport didn’t report the exact nature of the problem. David Quessenberry took his spot in the lineup in the second half. Darrisaw is one of the best left tackles in the league and signed a $113 million contract in the offseason. His loss will be a notable blow to an offense that has played stunningly well under journeyman Sam Darnold.

With Robinson not yet out of concussion protocol, there’s a distinct possibility he will miss Week 8’s game against the Packers. If he cannot go, the Jaguars will likely start Walker Little at left tackle, who replaced Robinson in Week 7 after he departed from the game.

While Simmons is doubtful, the Falcons have also ruled out LB Troy Andersen (knee), which could potentially leave them without two of their top defensive players. The Falcons will face a depleted Buccaneers receiving corps, but that doesn’t do much to soften the impact of Simmons and Andersen sitting.

DTR injured his right middle finger in Week 7. He left the game and Jameis Winston took over. Winston was announced as the starter earlier this week. Thompson-Robinson is, however, at least healthy enough to be active as the QB2.

Wills suffered a season-ending knee injury last year and missed a few games at the start of this season while recovering. He returned in Week 3, re-aggravated the issue and missed another game, but was back in action once again for Week 5. At this point, the Browns may need to sit him for an extended period of time. Right guard Wyatt Teller is listed as questionable.

The Jets must still activate Reddick from the exempt list, but that will happen soon. With a reworked contract for the remainder of this season, the star pass rusher will now look to add to a defense that was bludgeoned for 409 yards and 37 points by the Steelers last week. Reddick has totaled 38 sacks in his last three seasons and has four straight seasons with double-digit sacks under his belt. He should have plenty of chances to get after the quarterback in this week’s game against the Patriots.

Even if he is active for Week 8, Lazard’s fantasy upside is not what it was before the team went out and traded for Davante Adams. Lazard caught four targets in last week’s loss to the Steelers, this came in a game the Jets lost 37-15. In a more positive game script, it wouldn’t be surprising if Lazard saw less work. He’s off fantasy radars this week.

Pierre Strong will back Nick Chubb up again this week. Strong played on over half of the Browns’ snaps in Week 7 but only touched the ball four times. He is not on the fantasy radar versus the Ravens.

Buckner has been on injured reserve since suffering an ankle injury in Week 2. The Colts opened his practice window earlier this week. He was a full participant in Thursday’s practice. Indy gave him a rest day on Friday. He appears to be good to go for Sunday, giving a struggling Colts defense a much-needed reinforcement for their matchup with Houston.