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We don’t quite know when Mayfield suffered his injury, as the veteran quarterback was cleated by a defender on one play and had his ankle twisted on another in Sunday’s win over the Buccaneers’ win over the Panthers. Regardless, Mayfield was able to finish the game and appears to be on early track to play in Week 14 against the Raiders. Bowles said he’s unsure how much Mayfield will practice this week, so it’s possible the team gives him some added rest in what will be a pivotal Week 14 matchup for the 6-6 Buccaneers.

The club downgraded him to out hours before game time. Reynolds only has until Wednesday to be activated before his 21-day window closes. The wideout hasn’t played since Week 5. The Marvin Mims and Devaughn Vele show will roll on unimpeded for the Broncos should the club not activate Reynolds.

Lawrence was placed on injured reserve back on October 1st and is eligible to return at any time. Jones noted that while Lawrence is a “long shot” to play on Monday night, that his return is “not out of the question.” The Cowboys are 5-7 and have no real reason to rush Lawrence back onto the field. The team has yet to hope his 21-day return window, which will be the first sign of them planning to activate him from injured reserve.

Alexander was spotted at practice by reporters earlier today for a second-straight day, but the Packers apparently want to do a full assessment of how he looks in practice before they decide if he’ll play on Thursday night. Alexander has missed three of the last four games and only played 10 snaps against the Bears in the game he started before LaFleur sat him back down. It sounds like Alexander has a chance to be a game-time decision for Week 14.

Doubs is still in protocol, but has progressed to the point where he could possibly play against the Lions on Thursday. We’d expect the Packers to do everything they can to field their best team for that game considering the stakes, but you can’t rush someone through the NFL’s concussion protocol just because you want to. Doubs was spotted at practice today and we’d take an optimistic view on him playing at the moment.

According to Fowler, the Jets should know more about the severity of Gardner’s injury later in the week and will wait to see how he responds to treatment. The third-year corner has missed just one game in his career and has earned a PFF coverage grade of 74.4 while playing on 407 coverage snaps. Gardner had one of his best games of the season in the Jets’ Week 13 loss to the Colts. His absence in Week 14 would be good for Tua Tagovailoa and the Dolphins’ passing game.

He will practice this week, per Mike McDaniel. Ditto Cameron Goode. Chubb tore his ACL in Week 17 of the 2023 season and McDaniel has previously referred to this injury as “an ACL plus” because of additional damage. It would be a nice boost to the fading Dolphins hopes if Chubb could come in and be the 2023 version of himself right away. A more likely outcome is that he takes some time to return to form. It’s good to see him on the practice field at all after nearly a full calendar year away.

McCoy did not play off the questionable line in Week 13 and has been hampered by the groin injury all season, as he aggravated the initial groin injury that sent him to injured reserve upon his return to the lineup. It would be a big boost for the Saints if they could get him back for Week 14. The Saints should run all over the Giants regardless of who their starting center is, though.

O’Connell added that the team does not believe Gilmore’s injury is long-term, but he is undergoing further evaluation. The veteran corner has started every game he’s appeared in for the Vikings this season, earning a PFF coverage grade of 62.7 while allowing 45 catches for 428 yards and three touchdowns. Given the nature of these soft tissue injuries, it wouldn’t be surprising if Gilmore missed at least one game, but we’ll have a better sense of his availability when the team releases its first practice report on Wednesday.

When it officially happens, the Saints will open Means’ 21-day practice window. Means had an 8/45/1 line against Tampa during a game Chris Olave left early in Week 6, but otherwise has mostly been fantasy-irrelevant. How he’ll slot in with the Saints probably depends more on Olave’s future status than his own, but deep leagues can consider stashing him ahead of his return freely with no real update on Olave.

Miller went on injured reserve in early November with the hamstring ailment. Of note, Rizzi also had some glowing things to say about Miller as compared to Dennis Allen, as he told reporters: “Kendre Miller is a talented player. There is no one who can sit here and deny that. ... He can produce for the team” as well as “I don’t have a doghouse. My dog house is empty at the moment. I don’t have a dog.” Alvin Kamara rosterers aren’t going to want to hear this, but it is possible the Saints give Miller a crack at a real role down the stretch if they fade completely out of the playoff picture. The first step, of course, is simply getting practices in. Miller’s 21-day-window to return will open as soon as the team officially designates him.