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Zuerlein was added to the Jets’ Tuesday injury report with a left knee issue. His addition is an interesting development after the Jets brought in kickers to try out on Tuesday. Zuerlein has made just 9-of-15 field goals on the season, struggling to generate points for the Jets. Between the injury listing and kicker tryouts, there is a good chance Zuerlein will not be a Jet by the end of the week.

Prater has been on injured reserve since October 15th. He’s not eligible to return until Week 12, meaning there’s still plenty of time for him to recover from his injury before the team can even consider activating him. Prater’s replacement, Chad Ryland, has converted on 10-of-11 field goal attempts this season and has two field goals of 50-plus yards to his name. His emergence could put the Cardinals in a tough decision once Prater is healthy enough to be activated.

With the signing of Carlson comes the release of veteran Riley Patterson, who kicked for the Jets in their Week 9 win over the Texans. Carlson, who has kicked in two games for the 49ers this season, has gone 5-for-5 on his fields goals and 3-for-4 on his extra points, with three of his field goals coming from 40-plus yards out. The Jets are still hoping to have Greg Zuerlein (knee) back at some point in the season, but it looks like it will be Carlson kicking in Week 10 against the Cardinals.

Things haven’t been great for Thielen as of late. He was limited in the team’s first two practices heading into Week 9 but was a DNP on Friday and ultimately ruled out. Thielen has not practiced ahead of the Panthers’ Week 10 game against the Giants and only has a few days left for the team to activate him from IR before ruling him out for the season. We’ll see where things go in the coming days, but things aren’t looking good for the 34-year-old vet. In addition to Thielen, the Panthers also ruled out OT Ikem Ekwonu (ankle).

The Bills’ head coach said on Wednesday that Coleman could be looking at a multi-week absence due to his injury. Coleman did not practice this week, only adding to the likelihood that he would miss at least one game. The question now becomes whether or not he will suit up for Week 11 in a rivalry matchup at home against the Chiefs.

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported something similar on Thursday, so this doesn’t come as much of a surprise. Lawrence is dealing with a banged-up, non-throwing shoulder and is reportedly even considering surgery to correct the issue. His absence in Week 10 would put Mac Jones in position to make his first start as a Jaguar after he won the QB2 battle over C.J. Beathard in the preseason. With Jones under center, we’d expect all Jaguars role players to take a slight hit in their fantasy production. Jones’ impact on the passing game could be particularly detrimental to Brian Thomas Jr., who has seen 54.6 percent of his receiving yards via the deep ball.

This is more so Harbaugh saying Hamilton avoided the worst, but it doesn’t mean he won’t miss some time with the injury. The Ravens don’t have their bye until Week 14, so Hamilton could be looking at missing a handful of games depending on the severity of his injury. He is set to undergo an MRI to get a better look at everything, but he now has 10 days to recover before his next game, which is set for Week 11 against the Steelers.

The six catches were a new season high, while the eight targets matched his 2024 high. Those totals came as Diontae Johnson played his second game in a Ravens uniform. Curious, though Bateman has been consistently catching 3-4 passes all season. We’ll see if he can really keep that up as Johnson gets more acclimated, though Bateman isn’t really competing for the same looks. He also isn’t really pushing for weekly WR4 value, but his floor is higher than zero while ceiling is always possible in this attack.

Hill “added” two rushes for zero yards. Not the best night at the office. The only good news was that a returning Keaton Mitchell played all of two snaps. We doubt Mitchell challenges Hill’s change-of-pace status any time soon, but more nights like tonight won’t help. The Steelers are on tap for Week 11.

Pro Football Focus charted Mitchell playing two snaps behind Derrick Henry and Justice Hill. Maybe he will eventually cut into Hill’s snap share, but it doesn’t seem likely any time soon. Mitchell isn’t worth a stash in 12-team re-draft leagues.

We say “official” because Herbert actually took a hand-off. He simply fumbled it, with the miscue going on Joe Burrow’s record. It made for a calamitous Bengals debut, but one they probably won’t hold against him for Week 11 against the Chargers. They badly need help behind Chase Brown, and Herbert will be far more acclimated to the system by next Sunday. He is still a dubious bench stash in 12-team re-draft leagues.