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Meyers was sidelined in Weeks 6 and 7 but appears on track to return for Week 8 against the Chiefs. With Davante Adams now permanently out of town, Meyers assumes the No. 1 WR role and is WR3/4-viable this week.

Wilson came into the league with some buzz on a team with no clear pass-catching options behind alpha wide receiver George Pickens and tight end Pat Freiermuth but has played just five offensive snaps all season while battling numerous injuries. He can safely be left on the waiver wire in fantasy leagues.

Homer played a combined 31 offensive snaps the first two games of the season before suffering a hamstring injury that required a stint on injured reserve. Primarily a special teams contributor, Homer is unlikely to return significant fantasy value in a backfield led by D’Andre Swift. On that note, Swift leads the league in expected fantasy points per game over the previous month of play.

Brooks’ professional debut will now have to wait until Week 9 as he attempts to return from a torn ACL suffered in college. Fantasy managers have been waiting on pins and needles for Brooks to see NFL game action after Chuba Hubbard’s robust workload in his absence.

There were some uncertainties regarding Robinson’s status on Friday but the starting tackle has no officially clear protocol and was removed from the team’s injury report for their Week 6 game against the Packers. Expect the veteran tackle to immediately reenter the starting lineup on Trevor Lawrence’s blind side.

Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy spoke earlier this week about Cook calling him “in position” to play Sunday. Maybe he’ll be part of Dallas’ game plan coming out of the bye week, but it’s more likely the 29-year-old Cook gets just enough work to take away from Rico Dowdle and Ezekiel Elliott’s fantasy value.

Commanders coach Dan Quinn said the goal is to get Daniels as many walk-through reps as you can. He’ll also go through meetings and have treatment on his rib cartilage injury. Daniels’ status for Sunday remains up in the air as he’s still listed as questionable and is certainly a game-time decision. While Daniels wasn’t spotted by beat reporters during the open portion of practice on Friday, Quinn insisted that he practiced. While participating in walk-through could be a good sign for Daniels’ availability, we won’t know if he’s playing until Washington releases its inactives 90 minutes before the game.

In an exchange with reporters, Dave Canales explained Brooks’ current week-to-week status and seemingly acknowledged Brooks could miss the 2024 season. Canales began by saying that Brooks met this week’s goal simply by practicing three days in a row. Canales then said he wants “to make sure that [Brooks is fully confident and ready to go, and I think that’s another week... We’ll go hard next week and try to get him ready.” Canales was then asked, “does the possibility exist that [Brooks] does not play this year?” to which Canales replied, “it could—it could be. But, again, we’re just [going to] take it week-to-week right now.”

McCarthy prefaced the statement by saying, “Dalvin is ready. I really like the work he’s putting in.” The Cowboys were on bye in Week 7 so it’s possible McCarthy unveils a new, exciting, post-bye game plan featuring the the 29-year-old Cook. This is at least somewhat unlikely though. Cook averaged just 3.2 yards per carry last season although he’s managed to average 0.19 missed tackles forced per carry in each of the last three seasons. Cook likely rotates in as an unhelpful member of the Cowboys’ new three-player committee.

Engram has caught 15-of-15 targets over the last two weeks and should remain hot as a locked-in TE1 against the Packers. His hamstring is as healthy as it’s been since Week 1 and he remains a favorite of Trevor Lawrence.

Bosa has been out since Week 4 while nursing the hip injury. He practiced in a limited capacity all week and told reporters on Friday that he expects to be active against the Saints, but will likely be on a snap count. Bosa went on to say that he’s been “dealing with a glute strain that ended up affecting his sciatic nerve,” per The Athletic’s Daniel Popper. Bosa can create problems for the sack-prone Spencer Rattler, even on limited opportunities.