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Per Schefter, Jackson “has a chance to return for the start of the regular season.” He was spotted at practice with a sling around his left arm on Wednesday. The Rams signed Jackson to a three-year, $51 million contract in the offseason. Though this isn’t a disastrous outcome, it’s not the news Sean McVay wants as he looks to center his offense around an elite passing attack headlined by one of the league’s best duos in Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp. As long as Jackson is back early in the season, this injury shouldn’t slow down the Rams’ offense too much.

Hunt was limited in Wednesday’s practice, but the veteran running back doesn’t appear to be at risk of missing Week 10. Having already been upgraded to a full participant and with one practice left to go, Hunt should be ready to go in Sunday’s game against the Broncos. He draws a tough matchup against a top defense, but his volume will keep him in the high-end RB2 conversation.

Samuel has been limited in both practices to start the week and should be in line to suit up in Week 10 against the Colts. The veteran receiver played through the same injury last week but failed to haul in his lone target on the day. Even if he is active this weekend, Samuel has no fantasy upside at this time and can be left on waivers.

Johnson has been limited in each of the Giants’ two practices to start the week. The rookie tight end is coming off his best game as a pro, catching four passes for 51 yards and a touchdown in Week 9 against the Commanders. We’ll see what the final injury report says on Friday, but for now, it sounds like Johnson will suit up for Week 10’s game against the Panthers. He’ll be a boom-or-bust TE2 if active.

Lamb will presumably be listed as limited on Thursday’s injury report. The Cowboys’ star receiver is battling through a sprained AC joint he suffered in Week 9’s loss to the Falcons, but said he wouldn’t wear a brace in Sunday’s game against the Eagles. Lamb sounds like he’s more than ready to play through this injury. We’ll know for sure when the team’s final injury report is released on Friday.

Levis was upgraded to a full participant for the first time since Week 7. The Titans’ signal-caller is hoping to make a start on Sunday against the Chargers and has just a few more hurdles to clear before being cleared by the team. Head coach Brian Callahan said earlier in the week that he is “hopeful” Levis can return in Week 10. Thursday’s upgrade suggests he is well on his way to a return.

Sanders was listed with a late-October ankle injury but was reportedly injury-free last week. He returns to the injury report, now with both a wrist and ankle listing, jeopardizing his Week 10 availability. Sanders has been a fringe TE1/2 in three of the past four games and is firmly on streaming radars with David Njoku, Brock Bowers, Tucker Kraft and Noah Fant all on bye. He is a TE1, if active but he is not guaranteed to suit up.

Pollard missed two practices with a foot injury last week and was limited yesterday. Thursday’s DNP may be related to load management while he plays through the injury. Head coach Brian Callahan said on Monday that the team would like to reduce Pollard’s workload, which is also probably related to his injury. Thursday’s DNP makes Pollard a player to watch on Friday’s injury report.

Pitts is dealing with his fourth recorded hamstring strain and another Limited Participant designation only really tells us that he is unlikely to have suffered a setback. Pitts is trending toward uncertain Week 10 usage, if active, in what could be a run-heavy game script.

London remains on track to play thanks to his continued limited participation but seeing him upgrade to Full Participant status on Friday would go a long way toward assuaging concerns over his hip injury. The talented X-receiver has sky-high upside, if active against the Saints’ depleted secondary.

Olave is highly unlikely to play in Week 10’s game against the Falcons. He’s now dealing with his second concussion of this season and fifth documented concussion of his football-playing career. There’s been little word about his progression through the league’s concussion protocol, but we’d expect him to miss at least one game with this latest brain injury.