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Of course he is. In Week 3’s win over the Raiders, Dalton provided the Panthers something they haven’t seen since Week 3 of last season when he threw for 361-2-0 against the Seahawks — competent quarterback play. Dalton became the first quarterback on the season to throw for more than 300 yards and three touchdowns in a game while leading the Panthers to their first victory of the 2024 season. Dalton’s second start of the season comes in an exciting revenge game against the Bengals, who he spent the first nine years of his career with after they drafted him No. 35 overall in 2011.

Fresh off an upset victory over the 49ers, the Rams will be without Kupp for at least one more week. The Rams opted to keep him off injured reserve but have a Week 6 bye that gives him an extra week to recover without forcing the team to sideline him for four games. It’s possible Kupp returns in Week 5, but it wouldn’t be surprising if we learn the team is targeting a Week 7 return, giving him an extra week to heal before returning from the bye.

Mills, 30, has spent the last three seasons with the Patriots and was with the Giants in training camp earlier this year. The veteran safety is long removed from his 2017 season when he totaled 64 tackles and three interceptions for the Eagles while helping them to their first Super Bowl, but Mills can still provide valuable experience to a stout Jets secondary. Even if he is promoted from the practice squad in the coming weeks, Mills won’t be anything more than added depth on this roster.

Ngakoue played for the Ravens during part of the 2020 season after being traded from the Vikings. He recorded three sacks in nine games with the Ravens and has totaled 23.5 sacks over the last three seasons while playing with the Raiders, Colts, and Bears. Ngakoue, 29, should still have plenty to offer a defense as a situational pass rusher and could see the field as early as Week 4 when the Ravens play host to the Bills.

Anderson’s signing comes days after rookie right tackle Troy Fautanu suffered a dislocated kneecap in practice, ending his season. Anderson is a four-year veteran of the league who has started in 14 of the 46 games he’s appeared in. He played in five games with the Patriots last season but didn’t play another snap after Week 6. He’s likely more of a depth signing at this time as the Steelers look to re-work their line with Fautanu now out for the season.

Slater was one of two Chargers tackles to exit Sunday’s contest against the Steelers, as rookie Joe Alt was revealed to have suffered a sprained MCL that will sideline him for some time. Slater will also likely miss some playing time, meaning Justin Herbert (ankle) — or whatever quarterback draws the start in Week 4 against the Chiefs — will likely be without their two bookend tackles. We’ll likely get more clarity on Slater’s injury and its severity in the coming days, but it’s a brutal blow to an already banged-up Chargers team looking to build on its 2-1 start to the season.

Alt exited in the second half of the Chargers’ loss to the Steelers and did not return to the field. The rookie tackle has been solid through the first three games of his career, earning a PFF blocking grade of 77.0 while allowing just three quarterback pressures. He’s also allowed two sacks, but Alt has proven to be well worth the No. 5 pick the Chargers used on him in this year’s draft. We don’t yet know how much time he’ll miss, but it’s an unfortunate setback for a promising young player.

Los Angeles’ WR depth has been tested with Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua both down, and the Rams decided to see what Reagor could put on the field in response. Reagor played for the Patriots last season, amassing a 7/138/0 line over 11 games, but released him from the practice squad last week. It sure seems likely he would have more opportunity on the Rams practice squad as things currently stand.

Love was listed as questionable ahead of the team’s Week 3 matchup against the Titans but was ultimately ruled out in favor of Malik Willis. Love, who injured his leg on the final play of the Packers’ Week 1 opener against the Eagles, was left off the injured reserve list in hopes he could return inside of four games — the minimum a player is required to miss when placed on IR. Assuming he doesn’t suffer any setbacks in practice, it sounds like there’s a real chance Love could suit up in Week 4 against the 3-0 Vikings.

The Giants held a walkthrough ahead of TNF’s game against the Cowboys, so this is a projected limited. Still, it augurs well for Slayton’s status for that game that he’s already picking up a limited practice on Monday. He’s unfortunately well off the fantasy radar for Week 4 with Malik Nabers having absolutely taken over the Giants passing game so far.