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Shakir is fresh off a Monday night performance in which he caught all six of his targets for 72 yards and a score against Jacksonville. He now leads the Bills with a 20 percent target share; no other Buffalo wideout has a target share higher than 10 percent. Buscaglia pointed out that Shakir has “crushed man coverage when given a chance, allowing his sneaky shiftiness to take hold while also remaining the Bills’ best yards-after-catch threat in the receiver room.” Running 81 percent of his pass routes from the slot through Week 3, Shakir has become Josh Allen’s go-to guy in high leverage situations and should continue to draw looks in the middle of the field.

Head coach Kevin Stefanski said last week that Strong would be week-to-week with his hamstring injury. After missing Week 3’s contest against the Giants, it appears Strong could miss at least one more game if he’s unable to get on the field this week. With Jerome Ford (knee) also missing practice on Wednesday, it’s fair to say D’Onta Foreman could be in for a busy Week 4 against the Raiders if neither back can suit up. It’s still early in the week, however. We’ll see how things look come Friday.

Teller will be required to miss at least the next four games, putting him on track for a Week 8 return against the Ravens if all goes well. The Browns guard was diagnosed with a sprained MCL following their Week 3 loss to the Giants and has been their best run-blocking guard this season, per PFF. Rookie Zak Zinter is expected to start in place of Teller, who is just one several starting offensive lineman the Browns have injured.

Njoku hasn’t played since suffering a high-ankle sprain in the Browns’ Week 1 loss to the Cowboys. The team opted not to place him on injured reserve, suggesting he could return inside of the requisite four-game window players are required to miss when placed on IR. If he cannot go in Week 4 against the Raiders, a Week 5 return against the Commanders could be on tap.

This could be a minor issue Ford is working through after there were no reports of an injury during the Browns’ Week 3 loss to the Giants. We don’t read too much into this for the time being, but if Ford can’t log a limited session before the end of the week, then we could be looking at a heavy dose of D’Onta Foreman in Week 4 against the Raiders.

Garrett plans to play through the injuries, but it’s a tough trio of ailments to work through. Garrett was said earlier to be day to day with foot injuries that may require surgery “down the road,” but it’s clear he and the team plan to delay that for the time being. We’ll see how things shape up as the week progresses, but the reigning Defensive Player of the Year is already battling to stay on the field just three weeks into the season.

Moses landing on injured reserve would require him to miss a minimum of four games. The Jets’ decision not to place on him IR suggests he can return in less time, which was hinted at over the weekend when the team said he would miss 2-4 weeks. Moses will miss Week 4’s contest against the Broncos and is likely a long shot to return in Week 5 against the Vikings. A Week 6 return against division rival Buffalo could be in the cards for what will prove to be an important game early in the season.

This means that Pederson believes Oluokun can return before missing the requisite four games that any player placed on IR must miss. Oluokun is reportedly dealing with plantar fasciitis and is expected to miss “several weeks,” but it sounds like a return sometime next month is well within reach. Oluokun has totaled 22 tackles and one sack in three games this season and will be sorely missed by the 0-3 Jaguars while he is out.

This would probably be the best-case scenario for the Dolphins and their pass catchers. Huntley has proven to be a serviceable backup since entering the league as a UDFA in 2020 and has thrown for 1,957-8-7 in 20 career games while adding another 509 yards and three touchdowns on the ground. Skylar Thompson, who started in Week 3 against the Seahawks, doesn’t sound like he’ll be returning from his chest injury this week after head coach Mike McDaniel said it would be “difficult to envision” Thompson playing “anytime soon” earlier in the week. Tim Boyle would be the other option for the Dolphins, but after throwing for 79 yards on 7-of-13 passing in relief of Thompson, the Dolphins have little reason to see more of him this week.

Alexander will start on the Denver practice squad, with a chance to be activated to the game day roster in the coming weeks. He’s coming off an Achilles injury he suffered last November and would likely be a rotational player for the Broncos. Alexander, 30, had 41 tackles and an interception for the Steelers in 2023 before his injury.

The Jaguars star linebacker left Week 3’s game against the Bills with the issue and did not return. Oluokun had been fantastic in his first three games, allowing just 20 yards in coverage. Ventrell Miller took over before garbage time hit, though it’s possible Chad Muma will get some extra run in two-linebacker sets.