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ESPN’s wording is a little unclear, but it appears the ban will begin immediately, meaning Williams will miss games against the Titans and Packers. The third-year pro seems to have copped to the crime, telling ESPN he has “no choice but to take it on the chin.” He also said he is “in good spirits just ready to get back with the my brothers ASAP soon as possible.” Williams’ snaps had been down ever so slightly the past two weeks, while his targets have been dwindling for a month. It’s fair to wonder if the Lions have known for a week or two. This is a major rupture of trust between team and player after coach Dan Campbell in particular displayed unwavering public faith in Williams following his gambling ban. It’s possible his role could be decreased upon his return, but he still does things role players like Kalif Raymond and Tim Patrick can’t. Despite the headache and uncertainty, we would keep Williams around on our fantasy benches.

Smith took some friendly fire while trying to tackle Justice Hill near the end of the second quarter. Christian Izien took over at nickel. The Bucs safety was having a nice rookie year and is another big loss for a defensive secondary that has been gotten used to losing big pieces this year.

Humphrey’s knee got banged on his second interception of the game, he was checked out in the blue medical tent and walked to the locker room just before halftime. He seemed to be walking just fine, and given Baltimore’s lack of cornerback depth, he would surely have returned if he could have. He was later ruled out.

Evans had one 25-yard touchdown catch and hit the turf hard on a second end zone target that hit him directly in his hands, writhing in agony before being helped off by trainers. He was already laboring to play through the hamstring and was clearly only a priority target for Tampa Bay in the red zone. This has the look of an injury that could have Evans miss multiple weeks.

That means rookie wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. will officially return after leaving the team’s Week 6 contest with a concussion after just eight offensive snaps. Rookie wide receiver Xavier Weaver, who was active last week and played 41 offensive snaps after Harrison Jr. departed, is inactive.

All three of Johnston, Bosa, and Hurst came into Monday listed as doubtful and will ultimately miss the team’s Week 7 contest against the Cardinals. The Chargers are deep at linebacker but losing a player as talented as Joey Bosa is a significant hit. The Chargers are chasing the lone remaining undefeated team in the Chiefs in the AFC West, likely hunting for a wildcard spot out of the division.

The Raiders were put in a bind at quarterback after Aidan O’Connell hit injured reserve with a thumb injury. Ridder is likely to serve as the primary backup behind Gardner Minshew while O’Connell is on injured reserve. Ridder was signed to the Arizona practice squad after Clayton Tune beat him out this offseason for the primary backup role behind Kyler Murray.

This makes sense considering the team then goes to their bye in Week 9. The 49ers have been bitten hard by the injury bug this season, notably missing McCaffrey to this point in the season and losing wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk to a torn MCL and wide receiver Deebo Samuel to pneumonia in Week 8. That could leave the team extremely thin for the team’s Sunday Night Football matchup against the Cowboys.

No major surprises here as the Ravens remain one of the healthier teams in the league. The biggest absence is DT Broderick Washington, normally a starter off the edge for the Ravens.

This was though to be the case after White logged a full practice on Saturday, with his status now confirmed with the release of the Week 7 inactives list. The Tampa backfield situation remains unclear after rookie Bucky Irving and Sean Tucker performed well in White’s absence, with head coach Todd Bowles indicating the team would ride the hot hand moving forward. Also active in Week 7 is DT Vita Vea, who was added to the injury report late in the week. Inactive for the Buccaneers are DL C.J. Brewer, P Jake Camarda, TE Payne Durham, OG Royce Newman, and LB Jose Ramirez.