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Beathard’s injury puts a damper on his attempt to win the backup job to Mac Jones, and Jones came back into the game after Beathard left in the fourth quarter. The 30-year-old quarterback will assuredly undergo testing, but even if this is a short-term injury, there’s a very good chance that Jones will end up backing Trevor Lawrence to begin the 2024 campaign.

Brown popped on the injury report Friday as a limited participant before being held out Saturday, something that typically indicates the injury was suffered during the week in practice. Furthermore, players that pick up soft tissue ailments during the week typically have a hard time playing that same week, placing significant doubts for Brown’s potential availability for Monday Night Football against the Falcons. Fantasy managers will want to pursue alternative options after a similar situation developed in Week 1 with Christian McCaffrey.

Love never appeared to have a legitimate shot at suiting up against the Colts after suffering an MCL sprain in Week 1, although the fact the team did not place him on injured reserve and initially listed his as questionable for Week 2 has to be a good sign to Packers faithful. Love’s next chance of suiting up, barring a last minute miracle, will come in Week 3 when the team travels to Tennessee to face the Titans.

After the surprise inactive in week 1, the 49ers have now placed their star running back on injured reserve. He will miss at least four games, paving the way for Jordan Mason to serve as the workhorse running back for one of the league’s top offenses. The 49ers have their bye in Week 9 this season, hinting at the potential for McCaffrey to remain out until Week 10 as a worst-case scenario. If you haven’t added him yet, run to the waiver wire and scoop up Mason.

“We’ll see how that goes,” Sirianni said, unhelpfully. Sirianni said the superstar wideout’s hammy “tightened up” in Friday’s practice. Brown has an extra day to get healthy since the Eagles are playing on Monday night, but at this point, we would have to consider him genuinely questionable. He will undoubtedly get slapped with that official tag later Saturday. It’s still possible Brown is ready for his typical workload Monday, but fantasy managers need to begin prepping a backup plan. Ray-Ray McCloud is a bargain-basement Monday night option available in the majority of leagues.

With CB Decmaerion Richardson and EDGE Tyree Wilson ruled out for Week 2, the Raiders will call up Chaisson and Webb to add some extra depth to their defense.

The kicker doesn’t have an injury designation for the game, so he’s available to kick and will likely suit up; however, it’s worth monitoring that he’s dealing with some injury. If he reaggravates it during the game, it would obviously change the Giants’ offensive approach.

Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson said that the “chances are probably not” that Savage would be able to suit up for this week’s game. The veteran practiced in full on Wednesday but then missed practice on Thursday, which raised concerns. With cornerback Tyson Campbell also out, the Jaguars will be down two starters when they take on the Browns this weekend which could give an extra boost to Amari Cooper and Jerry Jeudy if the Browns can get their offense on track .

Watson has faced numerous lawsuits for sexual misconduct dating back to his time with the Texans but has denied all of them. However, on Monday a new lawsuit was entered, which has launched a new NFL investigation and caused people to look over the details of his contract with the Browns. According to Russini, “It appears that if the quarterback did not alert the team about the account detailed in the civil suit filed this week, and if an NFL investigation reveals the account detailed in the lawsuit to be credible, the Browns could void the guarantees in Watson’s contract.” We may not have any closure on this situation for a few weeks, but it does appear the Browns have a chance to get out of his disastrous contract.

This shouldn’t come as a major surprise since Love’s knee injury was initially reported to be a multi-week injury; however, as Russini points out “The Packers are trying to keep all competitive advantages intact, which includes forcing opponents to prepare for all their QBs.” In reality, Russini believes that “The most optimistic timeline would have him back for Week 4 against the Vikings if there are no snags.” When he does come back, Love is expected to play with a knee brace for protection and function which could impact his overall mobility. Fantasy managers with Love should expect the quarterback to miss the next two or three games.

Cota signed with the Lions in 2023 after going undrafted and also spent time on the Chiefs and Texans practice squads bere joining the Giants. He signed a futures deal with the Giants prior to the 2024 season but broke his collarbone at the end of OTAs and was placed on the injured reserve. He’ll now try to latch on with another team.