NFL Player News

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones confirmed the news in a Tuesday morning radio interview. Vander Esch sustained the neck injury in Week 5 against the 49ers and has not played or practiced since. The standout linebacker has played through neck issues for his entire NFL career, though he has missed significant time during those six seasons. He had 17 solo tackles and one tackle for a loss before his season-ending injury.

His season is officially over. Jones was a third-round pick but wasn’t able to play at all due to his heel issue. He’ll turn 25 in January, and assuming good health he’ll compete for a spot in the rotation for the 2025 campaign.

Homer will not be able to go for the Thursday Night Football bout against his former team. The 26-year-old sits with DeAndre Swift, Roschon Johnson and Darrynton Evans the active tailbacks for the contest.

Hall will be the emergency third quarterback for the Seahawks for a second straight week, and will only play if there are injuries to Geno Smith and Sam Howell in the Thursday contest vs. Chicago. A reminder that Kenneth Walker III was placed on injured reserve prior to Thursday’s game, so he is not listed among the inactives.

It’s likely just a case of Brown getting some needed maintenance, but the fact that they include the knee in the injury report means fantasy managers need to pay close attention to Brown in the coming days. He’s coming off a Week 16 effort that saw him receive 15 targets that turned into 97 yards and a score, and he’ll likely see that kind of volume again against the Cowboys if he can go.

Tolbert has now been listed as limited for the Wednesday and Thursday sessions. He injured the finger against the Buccaneers during Sunday Night Football and was unable to return, and it sounds like the 25-year-old is far from a sure thing for the Week 17 bout against the Eagles.

That makes back-to-back “LP” designations for the 6-foot-4 tight end. He’s coming off a game where he only received two targets in the blowout defeat to the Packers, and his fantasy value is extremely limited if he does get the chance to go in Week 17 against Las Vegas.

Carr is almost assuredly going to miss the Week 17 game against the Raiders, his former team. The means Spencer Rattler is going to make the start, and it’s a completely untenable fantasy situation for any New Orleans offensive player.

That’s two straight limited practices for London, who suffered his injury in the Falcons’ Week 16 win over the Giants. The Falcons’ WR1 appears to be on track to play in the pivotal Week 17 matchup against the Commanders, but we’ll know for sure when the team releases its final injury report on Friday.

Interim head coach Darren Rizzi said on Tuesday that a decision on Kamara would be made “later in the week,” but the veteran running back has been a DNP for both practices to open the week. With his knee injury reportedly being worse than initially expected, Kamara missing the remainder of the season remains a strong possibility. We’ll see if things change on Friday, but for now, Kamara seems unlikely to play in Week 17 against the Raiders.

Olave has now been listed as a full participant in both practices this week and is trending toward a return in Week 17 against the Raiders. The third-year receiver has dealt with multiple concussions this season but will try to salvage what’s left of 2024 with two games left on the schedule. If he’s active, Olave would profile as a fringe WR2/WR3 with Spencer Rattler under center.