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Coming off a wild card appearance where he turned on the jets for a 76-yard touchdown, Jordan reverted to his usual form behind Dalton Schultz. Before last week’s big play, Jordan’s career-long reception was 27 yards. Now the owner of 51 catches through three seasons, Jordan hasn’t proven himself in any format of fantasy, but he is still somehow only 24 years old in July. With Schultz headed to free agency and Jordan having one year left on his rookie deal, he remains a “player to watch” despite his early-career inconsistency.

Not an auspicious start for a return for Smith, who watched the practice in street clothes. The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Jeff McLane said that his “reporter sense” is that Smith still isn’t close to 100 percent. This may be shaping up to be another Dallas Goedert week against the Ravens.

His 21-day window opens now. A 355-pound run stuffer, Pierce’s return — should it be immediate — would be a consequential development for the Ravens ahead of Sunday afternoon’s matchup with Saquon Barkley and the Eagles. He is on the practice field today.

It’ll be Omenihu’s first game back from tearing his ACL in the Super Bowl. He’ll probably be managed on a snap count early on, but Omenihu’s juice off the edge should be big for the Chiefs in the playoffs.

Matt Nagy mentioned yesterday that the workload for Pacheco and Kareem Hunt will be determined “in-game,” a bit that seemed to be pointing towards the possibility of a committee. Pacheco should probably be managed more like an RB2/RB3 for the moment in fantasy leagues, at least for his first week coming off the injury. The Raiders remain the exact kind of team that you’d want to fire up a running back against, so don’t shy away completely.

He broke his arm in Baltimore’s win over the Chargers, but played through it in the fourth quarter. Based on the language used in the report, it would be surprising if he didn’t hit injured reserve, which would knock him out until at least Week 18. While the Ravens haven’t used him all that often as a receiver, Kolar’s absence will free up more snaps for Isaiah Likely and Mark Andrews down the stretch.

Ekeler took a punishing hit on a kick return late in Washington’s Week 12 loss to the Cowboys. He stayed down for a few minutes before slowly exiting the field. Head coach Dan Quinn later confirmed that he is in the league’s concussion protocol. A DNP on Wednesday suggests Ekeler will miss at least one game with the brain injury, putting Jeremy McNichols in line for an expanded role this week.

Lattimore was traded to Washington three weeks ago but has yet to take the field in a Commanders uniform. He was dealing with the hamstring issue before being traded and Wednesday is his first practice with Washington. If all goes well in practice this week, Lattimore will make his Commanders debut on Sunday versus the Titans.

Coker was a late addition to the injury report last week and was not able to suit up on Sunday because of the quad issue. He was not spotted at the start of Wednesday’s practice and should go down as a DNP once the official injury report drops. He appears to be on the wrong side of questionable to open the week. David Moore stepped up with 10 targets in a starting role last week and would be in line for another sizable role if Coker remains sidelined.

After missing Week 12, Spears would be out again in Week 13 against Washington. Tony Pollard, with Spears sidelined last week, had 119 yards and a touchdown on 24 rushes to go along with three receptions. He would be a top-20 option against Washington if Spears is once again sidelined.

It’s a somewhat surprising development after Robinson suffered what appear to be a significant ankle injury last week against the Cowboys. He did not pay at all in the second half against Dallas, and the Commanders on Monday signed RB Chris Rodriguez to the game day roster. That would usually be a sign that Robinson’s availability was seriously in doubt for Week 13. If Robinson practices on Thursday and Friday, he should be able to suit up against the Titans.