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Pettis was elevated from the practice squad amidst mounting injuries but was largely unable to take advantage of the opportunity. He should revert back to the practice squad Monday and is unlikely to contribute in a meaningful way down the stretch in a lost season for the Saints.

Metchie could see a role increase with Tank Dell out, but he will be hard to trust in fantasy football until we see a big game out of him. Baltimore’s defense has been stellar of late. We’d classify him as a deep-league only play for the moment.

Fuller left in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game against the 49ers and did not return. The ninth-year pro also missed a big chunk of the middle of the season with a concussion. While not as effective as he was with the Commanders the last three years, Fuller has been a positive for the Dolphins, with a 62.4 PFF coverage grade and good run defense marks.

His three-week window expires later this week. McDaniel said that Chubb wasn’t ready to “be the player he expects” after working on his torn ACL, patellar tendon, and meniscus for three weeks. Chubb is due a $29.3 million cap number in 2025 and could be a potential target for a post-June 1 cut if the Dolphins are looking to free up cap space. Releasing him normally would save the Dolphins just $1.9 million.

Rizzi said he wasn’t sure yet if Patrick would need surgery. Patrick started 10 games in 2024 for the Saints after being a dire center for the Bears for a few years. He’ll be a free agent this offseason and, if he wishes to continue his career heading into his age-32 season, should be able to catch on as a reserve lineman somewhere.

Ekeler has been on injured reserve after his second serious brain injury of the season, one that he said caused him to not remember walking off the field. It would be a boost to Washington’s passing game if Ekeler was able to return for Week 18 and the postseason.

The good news, Rizzi offered, is that McCoy avoided major injury and won’t need surgery. McCoy started just seven games this year while dealing with a recurring groin injury, but he was wildly successful when he did play, notching a 94.2 PFF grade in 293 snaps. He left Week 16’s game after just seven plays and did not return. McCoy enters his age-28 season in 2025 as the likely starter for the Saints at center, carrying a $16.38 million cap figure that could be adjusted if the Saints want to continue to push money into future years.

Rizzi said that he was “hoping” Carr would be able to go this week, and that they’ll simulate what a game would be like for him and see how Carr responds. However, the revealing answer was when he told reporters that Rattler will take reps with the 1s until Carr is able to come back. That makes it sound like there’s no firm plan for Carr to be back just yet. Rattler will remain a bottom barrel superflex bench player in Carr’s absence, though a game against the Raiders has the potential to get him to a borderline superflex QB2.

Rizzi also relayed an anecdote of Kamara going into Rizzi’s office and letting him know he wants to play this week. Kamara’s status looks very questionable heading into Week 17, but he’d be a good RB2 play against the Raiders if he can shake the groin injury this week.

Only two more games left of this! Rodgers has been banged up all season and has played like a quarterback who has been banged up all season, and while he’s been good for fantasy football over the last month against some of the league’s worst defenses, he figures to be more of a superflex QB2 this week against the Bills.

The 49ers desperately need bodies with several of their linemen set to miss the final two weeks of the season. Heck played 30 snaps for the Cardinals as a reserve this year and was active in five games. He was a passable backup with the Texans in their Lost Era of 2020-2022, starting 13 games for David Culley’s crew in 2021.