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Surtain is ready to torment the Chargers’ perimeter wide receivers after practicing in full all week. The talented coverage defender infrequently covers the slot, logging just 54 slot snaps to 706 perimeter snaps this season. Chargers slot receiver Ladd McConkey should largely avoid Surtain on Thursday night.

Hurts missed Wednesday and Thursday’s practice after leaving Sunday’s loss to the Commanders, and all signs point to the star 26-year-old missing the contest. Kenny Pickett was also injured in that game, but it looks like Pickett is going to be the starter for the contest against Dallas. Adjust your lineup accordingly.

Brooks has gotten in limited sessions Wednesday and Thursday after missing the Week 16 win over the Buccaneers. Because of a plethora of injuries for Dallas he could see some targets in Week 17 against the Eagles, but fantasy managers should look elsewhere even if he does get the chance to play.

His season is officially over. Jones was a third-round pick but wasn’t able to play at all due to his heel issue. He’ll turn 25 in January, and assuming good health he’ll compete for a spot in the rotation for the 2025 campaign.

Homer will not be able to go for the Thursday Night Football bout against his former team. The 26-year-old sits with DeAndre Swift, Roschon Johnson and Darrynton Evans the active tailbacks for the contest.

Hall will be the emergency third quarterback for the Seahawks for a second straight week, and will only play if there are injuries to Geno Smith and Sam Howell in the Thursday contest vs. Chicago. A reminder that Kenneth Walker III was placed on injured reserve prior to Thursday’s game, so he is not listed among the inactives.

It’s likely just a case of Brown getting some needed maintenance, but the fact that they include the knee in the injury report means fantasy managers need to pay close attention to Brown in the coming days. He’s coming off a Week 16 effort that saw him receive 15 targets that turned into 97 yards and a score, and he’ll likely see that kind of volume again against the Cowboys if he can go.

Tolbert has now been listed as limited for the Wednesday and Thursday sessions. He injured the finger against the Buccaneers during Sunday Night Football and was unable to return, and it sounds like the 25-year-old is far from a sure thing for the Week 17 bout against the Eagles.

That makes back-to-back “LP” designations for the 6-foot-4 tight end. He’s coming off a game where he only received two targets in the blowout defeat to the Packers, and his fantasy value is extremely limited if he does get the chance to go in Week 17 against Las Vegas.