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Smith served as the Chargers’ interim head coach for the final three weeks of the season after the team fired Brandon Staley. Smith went 0-3 during his time with the Chargers but was being targeted by several teams during this coaching cycle. Now, with the Rams, Smith will continue to coach at So-Fi Stadium, which serves as the home to both the Rams and Chargers.

Goedert finally returned from the ankle injury last week. He wasn’t heavily involved in the offense, seeing just three targets. He managed to reel in two of them for 25 yards and a touchdown. Philly limited his reps in practice this week but he never appeared at risk of missing Thursday’s game. He will sit just outside of the TE1 ranks for Week 11.

Mailata went on injured reserve a month ago after suffering a severe hamstring injury. He was a full participant in practice today and did not get a questionable tag after being removed from injured reserve. The Eagles are getting healthy at the right time as they gear up for a crucial matchup with the Commanders that could decide the fate of the NFC East.

Bosa played through the hip issue last week after suffering a hip point in Wednesday’s practice. He saw roughly a typical workload of snaps and notched one sack. Bosa will likely be extremely limited in practice this week before suiting up on Sunday.

Sweat dealt with an ankle injury in October before suffering a shin injury a few weeks later. Although the shin injury is now behind him, the team now lists him with an ankle issue. It is unclear as to whether this is a new injury or a continuation of the old one though.

Kittle has played through a variety of injuries this year and doesn’t need to practice on Wednesday before suiting up on Sunday. However, his only absence came in Week 3 when he was forced to sit because of a hamstring issue. We will get a better idea of his status later this week but Kyle Shanahan did tell reporters he expected Kittle to resume practicing on Thursday. The 49ers don’t have a backup tight end who would step into Kittle’s role, meaning his targets would be dispersed among the established pass-catchers.

The Colts’ star defensive lineman cannot catch a break. Hopefully, Bucker is able to suit up for the 4-6 Colts’ must-win AFC game against the Jets this week. Though the team has a losing record, they remain in contention for a playoff spot.

Robinson missed the past two weeks while nursing the hamstring issue. He was upgraded to a full practice on Wednesday before being cleared for action. Robinson had parlayed his two-down role on one of the league’s best offenses into a weekly RB2 ranking before suffering the hamstring issue. Now he gets a potential shootout with the Eagles. His fantasy output may be a bit more dependent on touchdowns than usual this week, but fantasy managers can fire him up as an RB2 once again.

The Colts’ stud left tackle is dealing with a new medical issue, this time a knee injury suffered in Week 10. With Anthony Richardson once again named the starting quarterback, it would behoove the offense to treat Raimann’s injury with caution. They will need their offensive line at full strength to keep Richardson clean.

This is new. Pittman missed all three practices last week and was ultimately unable to play in Week 10. Prior to that, Pittman was frequently given Wednesdays off before returning to practice as a full participant on Thursday or Friday. The week of rest appears to have benefitted the veteran wide receiver.

Metcalf first missed Week 8 with the knee issue. He appeared to have a shot at suiting up for Week 9 but Seattle held him out with their bye week on tap next. Coming out of the week off, Metcalf should be able to return to action this week, though we’d love to see him get a full practice in before the final injury report. Jaxon Smith-Njigba broke out with 180 yards and two scores before the bye and would be in line for a high-end WR2 ranking if Metcalf misses any more time.