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Last seen being the incomplete receiver on several Tom Brady targets, Miller figures to be a depth receiver for Atlanta. Miller had a 23/185/0 line last year on 40 targets and hasn’t been fantasy-relevant since 2020. We doubt that changes in Atlanta’s run-heavy offense.

Rodgers likely won’t have much say in the matter with the Jets as the team’s new general manager and head coach will be given the keys to do what they want at the quarterback position. The idea that Rodgers could retire is also an unsurprising flag to raise given the punishment his 40-year-old body has taken this year, as well as his need to feel like he has agency in his future destination. We’re genuinely curious at this point if any team would want to have Rodgers as a stopgap in 2025.

McVay said he expected to do so over the next day or two. Robinson was arrested for drunk driving early Monday morning in Los Angeles. Tutu Atwell and Tyler Johnson would likely see role increases if the team held Robinson out of Week 13 against the Saints.

Daboll added that he was “hopeful” that DeVito would play on Thursday but it was “not 100 percent” and Drew Lock is getting reps in practice today. It certainly seems to be trending towards DeVito not playing despite DeVito not even being listed on the initial injury report this week. Either Lock or DeVito would be bottom-basement superflex plays against the Cowboys on Thanksgiving.

It was reported Monday that Whitehead was lost for the season after sustaining a serious pec injury in Week 12 against the Giants. Garafolo said Whitehead might avoid surgery and has a shot to suit up again this year as the Bucs chase a postseason berth. The Tampa Bay Times’ Rick Stroud said Whitehead could avoid surgery on the injured pec. The short-term loss of Whitehead will be a blow for a Tampa coverage unit that has been among the league’s worst this season.

Higbee remains unlikely to suit up for LA’s Week 13 against the Saints, however. He suffered a major knee injury last January and has been on the PUP list since late July. Higbee could return for the end of the regular season if the Rams are still in the postseason hunt. Until then, Davis Allen and Colby Parkinson will continue splitting snaps and routes.

The Raiders lost Gardner Minshew to a broken collarbone in Week 12’s loss to the Broncos, giving O’Connell another chance as starter. O’Connell has been miserable throughout his 11 NFL starts. That includes two 2024 starts in which he threw for 324 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions. Indecisive and inaccurate, O’Connell represents a massive downgrade for Brock Bowers and Jakobi Meyers over the season’s final month. Look for Desmond Ridder to eventually get a chance under center for the Raiders.

Barrett, who is under contract with the Dolphins, retired from the league in late July. The former Bucs and Broncos EDGE rusher has 400 tackles and 59 sacks in the NFL but struggled with injuries in his final years before retirement. There’s an outside chance he could join the Dolphins as they make a late-season push to make the postseason. Miami has the NFL’s second highest sack rate through Week 12.

“I don’t think that’s crazy at all,” Jones said during a Tuesday radio interview when asked about McCarthy’s future in Dallas. “This is a Super Bowl-winning coach. Mike McCarthy has been there and done that. He has great ideas. We got a lot of football left.” McCarthy, who took over as the team’s head coach in 2020, posted three straight 12-win regular seasons before this year’s disappointing campaign. The Cowboys sit at 4-7 with Dak Prescott (hamstring) done for the season and the defense as bad as any in the NFL. Perhaps Jones is trying to keep up appearances in the final month of the regular season. McCarthy is likely done in Dallas unless the team wins most of its final six games.

Williams was pulled over late at night with two firearms in a vehicle driven by his brother. The weapons did not belong to Williams. The Wayne County prosecutor’s office “concluded that the warrant was denied because the case law is silent regarding the specific issue and the legislative intent of the concealed pistol license (CPL) statute does not support charges under these facts,” Woodyard reported. Prosecutor Kym Worthy said in a statement that Williams’ status as a Lions receiver did not factor into the decision. “We did not consider that Mr. Williams is a Detroit professional athlete in our decision making,” Worthy said. Williams will suit up on Thanksgiving Day against the Bears a week after going for 64 yards on five catches against the Colts.

Johnston failed to come up with any of his five targets, one of which came in the end zone early in the second quarter. He remains an integral part of the offense in the red zone, meaning he is likely to continue to return usable fantasy scores behind his ability to find paint. Even so, fantasy managers counting on production on Monday night were sure to be wanting more from the enigmatic second-year wide receiver.