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Mostert rushed for zero yards last week because he didn’t see a single rush attempt. That somehow would be an improvement over what he did today. Head coach Mike McDaniel said his lack of involvement last week was unique to the Week 10 game plan. A minor injury could be to blame for his low touch total this time around. Mostert exited during the Dolphins’ opening drive of the game with a hip injury and was listed as questionable to return. He did so in the second quarter. No matter the excuse, fantasy managers can call it quits on the veteran back for now. He is buried in the RB5 ranks for Week 12.

Hurts was a limited participant in Wednesday’s practice but upgraded to a full participant on Thursday. With Friday’s practice still to go, Sirianni wasted no time letting people know that his star quarterback will be ready to play on Sunday against the Rams. Hurts profile as a high-end QB1 in Week 12 and enters the game having scored a rushing touchdown in five-straight games.

Lattimore has not practiced with the team since being acquired at the trade deadline earlier this month. He was initially expected to miss a game or two due to his injury but will now miss his third-straight game as a Commander. His next chance to suit up will be in Week 13 against the Titans.

Fox Sports’ Jordan Schultz was the first to report the release. This move doesn’t come as much of a surprise after Jones seemingly made his final statement as a member of the Giants in a Thursday presser. The team announced earlier this week that Jones would be relegated to QB3 on the depth chart in favor of Tommy DeVito, but now he’ll hit waivers after being granted his release. Jones will presumably clear waivers due to his massive contract, which would then leave him free to sign with any team. Jones didn’t make it through the second year of the four-year contract extension he signed in 2023. Since signing that deal, he’s thrown for 2,979-10-13 while going 3-13 as a starter. Jones is due over $13.8 million in 2024 and the Giants will take on more than $20 million in dead money with his release. He’ll likely get a fresh start as a backup once he clears waivers, but his days as a permanent starter have likely come to an end.

Like Kyle Shanahan, Lynch also wouldn’t commit to Purdy’s Week 12 availability. Instead, he said the situation “is tenuous” while adding that the team will “go forth accordingly” after getting a look at Purdy in Friday’s practice. If Purdy is unable to play, Brandon Allen would be the favorite to start. Lynch said Allen would take the first snaps in practice if Purdy can’t go. Things remain very wait-and-see for Purdy at this time.

Humphries is a 10-year vet of the league who has spent his entire year with the Cardinals. He started all 15 games he appeared in last season and earned a PFF pass-blocking grade of 68.4 while allowing four sacks on 28 pressures. Humphries visited with the Giants in late October but could prove valuable to a team late in the season should an injury arise. Now available to sign and participate in practices, it wouldn’t be surprising to see Humphries land with a team in the coming days/weeks.

Williams has now posted back-to-back zero-target efforts, and has all of one look in three games as a Steeler. We will let you know if you have to start paying attention in fantasy again.

Both the catches and yards were Austin’s second most of the season, while the touchdown was only his third. He contributed a 46-yard grab down the field before hauling in a 23-yard scoring strike where Russell Wilson split the defense over the middle. Austin is capable of pop-up efforts like this evening, but he doesn’t do it anywhere close to frequently enough to be a reliable WR4.

Moore gets a pass for his quietest outing in four games with Jameis Winston as starter, as it came in a swirling Cleveland snowstorm where completions were tough to come by. It’s still unlikely he bounces back in Week 13 as a WR4 against the Broncos on Monday Night Football, as Denver has been one of the league’s stingiest teams when it comes to allowing tight end fantasy points. Of course, that might not end up mattering if Winston ends up in negative game script and attempts his usual 35-40 passes.

It was a rough night for a tight end who entered the proceedings with five straight five-catch performances, as one of his missed connections was a horrendous end zone drop. He did contribute an invisible box score grab on a two-point conversion a few moments later, but it’s an awful start to your week if Njoku is your seam stretcher. He now has 11 days to rest up for a Week 13 Monday night date with the Broncos’ tough pass defense.

The 59 yards were actually a new season high, which tells you all you need to know about how fantasy un-friendly Freiermuth’s 2024 has been. He still drew four-or-fewer targets for the seventh consecutive contest, and ninth time in 11 games. It just isn’t happening for the seam man as the Steelers try to limit Russell Wilson’s attempts and the quarterback focuses on down-field moon balls to his wideouts. Especially with all 32 teams active for Week 13, Freiermuth will be a weak TE2 despite a plus Bengals matchup.