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Eagles keep Jalen Hurts off IR despite blood clot

Eagles are not placing Jalen Hurts on injured reserve despite the superficial blood clot in his calf that will keep him out Sunday against the Panthers, ESPN reported Saturday citing Adam Schefter and Ian Rapoport. The clot was first found on an ultrasound in London before Week 5 at Jacksonville; a follow-up ultrasound Wednesday showed movement, prompting Thursday's call to sit him. Tanner McKee starts at quarterback for a second straight week.

Fantasy take

Hurts has taken a career-low rushing workload already this season, with his designed-run usage down from 2024 levels before the clot even surfaced. The pause doesn't change that trendline, it just extends the sample of Eagles football without it. McKee's regular-season résumé before last week was mop-up duty — a touchdown, an interception, 274 yards across spot appearances — so Sunday is still the larger data set on him than anything that came before it.

Jalen Hurtsinjury update

QB · PHI

Blood clot in calf, not being placed on IR

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Tanner McKeedownstream beneficiary

QB · PHI

Makes a 2nd straight start

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Saquon Barkley out again; Dameon Pierce leads Eagles backfield, DeVonta Smith returns

Saquon Barkley (hamstring) is ruled out for a second consecutive week after missing all practice this week; Dameon Pierce is expected to lead the Eagles backfield in his absence. DeVonta Smith is cleared to return Sunday after missing the last two games — he'll be catching passes from Tanner McKee rather than Hurts.

Fantasy take

Pierce's one game of action came against a shorthanded Jaguars secondary and produced 14 yards on 11 carries, so last week's workload came with no efficiency to back it up. Smith's absence has cost the offense its highest-volume target getter — in his last appearance he ran every offensive snap and drew a team-high eight targets — and he returns catching passes from a backup quarterback instead of Hurts. The results through two weeks of change still leave a clean read on target competition once Smith and the regular QB are both back on the field together.

Saquon Barkleyinjury update

RB · PHI

Out 2nd straight week, hamstring

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Dameon Piercedownstream beneficiary

RB · PHI

Leads Eagles backfield again

DeVonta Smithinjury update

WR · PHI

Returns from hamstring/toe absence

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A.J. Brown officially questionable for Patriots' Week 6 game vs. Jets

A.J. Brown (ankle) is officially questionable for Sunday; he must be activated off injured reserve by 4 p.m. ET Saturday to play. He's been out since suffering a high-ankle sprain 30 snaps into his Patriots debut in Week 1. Brown said Friday: "It's one step at a time with me. It's definitely still up in the air." TreVeyon Henderson (high-ankle sprain) is also questionable after being limited in all three practices; Christian Gonzalez is expected back at cornerback after missing two games.

Fantasy take

Brown's activation window closes Saturday at 4 p.m. ET, one day before New England's ruling becomes final. His one game this season ran 31 snaps (44% of the offense) before the ankle injury ended it, with 4 targets, 3 catches and 26 yards in that span — the sample is too short to read as his current role, just the last data point before five weeks out. Henderson's own questionable tag adds a second game-day variable in the backfield mix alongside Stevenson, who has carried the higher snap share in the weeks since Henderson's injury.

A.J. Browninjury update

WR · NE

Questionable, must be activated off IR by 4pm ET Saturday

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TreVeyon Hendersoninjury update

RB · NE

Questionable, high-ankle sprain

Rhamondre Stevensondownstream beneficiary

RB · NE

In the mix if Henderson sits

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Chiefs rule out Rashee Rice (hamstring) for Week 6 vs. Chargers

Rashee Rice is ruled out for Sunday after sitting out all three practices this week; he was hurt in Kansas City's Week 4 comeback win over the Raiders and didn't return. With Rice and Tyquan Thornton both out, Xavier Worthy and Jalen Royals are the top wideout options left for Patrick Mahomes.

Fantasy take

Rice's target share this season sits at 14.2 percent, barely ahead of Worthy's 13.3, so the absence removes a near-equal rather than a clear WR1. Royals has taken just three targets all year, meaning the added volume almost certainly concentrates on Worthy rather than splitting across the room. A one-week miss at that usage level is a short-term redistribution, not a role change for anyone involved.

Rashee Riceinjury update

WR · KC

Out, hamstring

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Xavier Worthytarget share riser

WR · KC

Top option left for Mahomes

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David Montgomery out (groin); Woody Marks takes over the Texans backfield

David Montgomery is ruled out for Sunday vs. the Jaguars and didn't travel with the team; coach DeMeco Ryans called the timeline "week to week." Woody Marks played 45 of 46 snaps after Montgomery exited last week's game, and Ryans said Marks "will carry the load" while Montgomery is out.

Fantasy take

Montgomery's absence hands the Texans backfield to a player who was already splitting carries close to even — Marks logged a 50% snap share across his 2025 season workload before this week's 45-of-46 game. Houston rebuilt its offensive line this offseason and said it would lean on between-the-tackles running, a plan built around Montgomery's inside-zone profile rather than Marks'. With Montgomery week-to-week, that run-game identity now rests on a back who hadn't carried a lead role before this stretch.

David Montgomeryinjury update

RB · HOU

Out, groin, week-to-week

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Woody Marksdownstream beneficiary

RB · HOU

Takes over Texans backfield

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Caleb Williams questionable again vs. Falcons, disputes injury reporting; Michael Penix Jr. clear to start

Caleb Williams (hamstring) is officially questionable for Sunday vs. Atlanta despite a third straight full practice. Williams pushed back on media characterizations of the injury — ESPN's Adam Schefter and NFL Network's Ian Rapoport had called it a Grade 2 strain — saying: "There's nothing that has come out that has been right about what it is and what it has been." Michael Penix Jr. (ribs) carries no injury designation and is expected to start for Atlanta, in what would be his first career matchup against fellow 2024 first-round pick Williams.

Fantasy take

Williams' hamstring injury came scrambling for extra yards in Week 2, the kind of exposure that comes with a run profile that produced 383 yards on 77 carries across his healthy 2025 season; missing last week's start was his first in two years as a pro. Three straight full practices argues against the severity implied by the Grade 2 characterization he's now disputing, though the Bears have kept the questionable tag either way. Penix starting on turf for Atlanta closes the loop on his own rib issue without changing anything on the Chicago side of the ledger.