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It’s not exactly a vote of confidence in the contract-year tight end. Goedert has been the subject of trade rumors throughout the offseason and the team has seemingly been hearing out offers for a while. Still, nothing has come of them yet and the Eagles did not add a tight end at any point during the draft. If Roseman thought Goedert would be gone come Week 1, he would likely have come up with a contingency plan at some point. For now, fantasy managers can pencil in Goedert as the team’s starter and a low-end TE1, but the situation could change at any moment.

Horton is evidently playing well both as a field-stretcher and in the red zone. ESPN’s Brady Henderson reports that Horton “caught a red zone TD pass from Sam Darnold” on Sunday. The fifth-round rookie is making progress in his quest to relegate MVS to a backup role.

The Athletic’s Mike Dugar explains, “Seattle’s offense is built around the idea of making all the run actions look like their passing concepts and vice versa.” The Seahawks need to be able to put No. 1 TE AJ Barner and veteran Eric Saubert “on opposite ends of the line of scrimmage on early downs and make it difficult for the defense to predict which direction the run might go.” Dugar adds, “Barner continues to show he’s a great athlete with soft hands and the ability to make big-time catches,” while curiously abstaining from forecasting Elijah Arroyo’s exact role, beyond emphasizing Arroyo’s demonstrated receiving abilities. Barner appears to be the favorite to lead the position group in early-season snaps. Arroyo will likely need to prove himself as a blocker in order to have a full-time role, though operating in a specialized receiver role at least remains possible.

This is Herbert’s second missed practice. The Indy Star’s Nate Atkins commented on the matter, saying this is a “setback” for Herbert “in the RB3 battle.” Herbert is not worth stashing on fantasy benches at this time.

Lambert-Smith led the Chargers’ wide receiver corps with 30 snaps, and played 5-of-6 on the first drive. The intriguing rookie needs a bounce-back showing next week if he wants to earn an early-season role in the offense.

Not much to go on here. Harris played 28 snaps, including 5-of-6 on the first drive. Harris must make his mark if he wants to lock up the X-receiver role pre-Week 1.

Gadsden and Tyler Conklin both logged three first-drive snaps and Conklin failed to secure his lone target. Gadsden has a long way to go before he becomes re-draft-relevant but he’s getting reps alongside Conklin, which is a good start.

Miller added one kickoff return for 36 yards. It was an uninspiring performance but no one played better. He notably surrendered two snaps on the opening drive to WR-to-RB convert Velus Jones. Jones rushed once for minus-one yards, caught 4-of-4 targets for 16 yards and returned two kickoffs for 73 yards.

Dickerson underwent surgery to fix an injury in his left knee last year. This is unrelated, but it’s not good. Dickerson remained down for some time and was ultimately transported to the locker room via the cart.

Shough bounced back after throwing a bad pick-six by linking up with WR Mason Tipton, streaking down the left side of the field, for a 54-yard touchdown. Shough telegraphed his pass on the interception by staring directly at his intended receiver, which allowed Chargers CB Eric Rogers to easily jump the route. All in all, Shough outplayed Spencer Rattler.

Rattler got the start but did little with it, producing two glaring low points. The Saints’ second drive started on the Chargers’ 17-yard line after the returner muffed the Saints’ punt. The drive stalled out with a turnover on downs at the Chargers’ one-yard line. Rattler later added a lost fumble to the box score when he was sacked.