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injury

Jalen Hurts ruled out indefinitely with a blood clot

Eagles QB Jalen Hurts was ruled out for Sunday's game against Carolina after a follow-up ultrasound Wednesday showed movement in a superficial blood clot on his calf. The clot was first found Oct. 10 after he was cleated in the Week 4 loss to the Rams; he played through it last week against Jacksonville before Wednesday's scan changed the plan. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport described his status as "out indefinitely." Tanner McKee starts Sunday; Philadelphia signed QB Joe Milton off Dallas' practice squad Friday as insurance.

Fantasy take

Tanner McKee steps in at quarterback for Jalen Hurts, who ran for a touchdown or kept drives alive with his legs in a way McKee, a pocket passer, does not. The Eagles' backfield behind him remains Saquon Barkley, Will Shipley, and Tank Bigsby, with A.J. Brown, DeVonta Smith, Elijah Moore, Marquise Brown, and Johnny Wilson at wide receiver. Joe Milton was added as the third quarterback behind McKee and Andy Dalton while Hurts is out.

Jalen Hurtsinjury update

QB · PHI

Out indefinitely with a superficial blood clot on his calf

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Tanner McKeenext man up

QB · PHI

Starts Sunday vs. Carolina

Joe Milton IIIdepth signing

QB · PHI

Signed off Cowboys practice squad Friday as 3rd QB

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injury

Lamar Jackson ruled out for a second straight week

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson was ruled out Friday for Week 6 against Cleveland, his second straight missed game with the ankle sprain suffered in Baltimore's Week 4 win over Tennessee. He hasn't practiced in the two weeks since. Tyler Huntley, who threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns filling in during last week's overtime win over Atlanta, starts again Sunday.

Fantasy take

Lamar Jackson's absence has now stretched past a single missed start, with Baltimore declining to put a return timeline on the ankle. Through Huntley's first start last week, the run and passing-game shares around him held steady — Henry's workload (24 carries, 102 yards) and Andrews' target share (6 targets) tracked in line with the Jackson-led weeks rather than spiking to cover for the change at quarterback. A second straight Huntley start gives Baltimore a clearer in-season data point on how much the passing offense actually depends on Jackson's legs versus his arm.

Lamar Jacksoninjury update

QB · BAL

Ruled out Week 6 vs. Browns, 2nd straight missed game

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Tyler Huntleynext man up

QB · BAL

Starts again; 201 yards, 2 TD last week vs. Falcons

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A.J. Brown back at practice; Henderson limited

Patriots WR A.J. Brown (high-ankle sprain, missed Weeks 2-5) returned to practice this week for the first time since September, going through drills with receivers coach Todd Downing and logging a limited (ankle) designation ahead of Sunday's game against the Jets. He was designated to return from IR. RB TreVeyon Henderson, who left last week's game with his own ankle injury, is listed as limited rather than sidelined this week.

Fantasy take

Rhamondre Stevenson has carried the primary early-down and third-down workload in the backfield since Brown and Henderson went down. Brown logged his first practice reps since September this week, limited with the ankle, and Henderson was limited rather than sidelined after missing practice entirely last week.

A.J. Browninjury update

WR · NE

Returning from IR; limited practice, first reps since September

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TreVeyon Hendersoninjury update

RB · NE

Limited practice (ankle), upgrade from missing practice entirely

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Barkley trending out, Smith trending in for Week 6

Eagles RB Saquon Barkley (hamstring) was not spotted at Friday's practice, while WR DeVonta Smith (hamstring) practiced Friday and appears to be trending toward availability for Sunday's game against Carolina — the same game Philadelphia plays without Jalen Hurts.

Fantasy take

Barkley's absence from Friday's practice list puts his workload behind Will Shipley if the hamstring keeps him out Sunday, with Tank Bigsby and Dameon Pierce next in line. Smith's return to practice moves him back toward a lead role in the passing game, now operating in an offense that starts Tanner McKee instead of Jalen Hurts. Both are still trending-direction notes rather than confirmed availability — Friday's practice report is the first real signal of the week, not the final word before Sunday.

Saquon Barkleyinjury update

RB · PHI

Not spotted at Friday practice (hamstring)

DeVonta Smithinjury update

WR · PHI

Practiced Friday (hamstring), trending toward availability

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transactions

Three weeks from the deadline, names start crystallizing

With the Nov. 10 trade deadline three weeks away, reporting has sharpened around the candidates named Monday. Titans RB Tony Pollard, who has topped 1,000 rushing yards in each of his two seasons in Tennessee, is seen as expendable with the team at 0-5. Browns WR Jerry Jeudy has been pushed down Cleveland's depth chart by three 2025-26 draftees and is through the guaranteed money on his extension. Chargers edge rusher Khalil Mack, 35, is on a one-year deal and on pace for his most sacks since 2023.

Fantasy take

Pollard remains Tennessee's clear early-down back in practice — he outsnapped Tyjae Spears in Week 2 (55% to 36%) and kept touches lopsided even in a near-even Week 3 split (17 carries/4 targets to Spears' 3 carries/0 targets). A trade would hand a new offense a back still producing on a league-average workload rather than a committee piece. Jeudy's context is sharper: he's a clear trade chip precisely because Cleveland has already moved past him on the field, with rookies Denzel Boston and KC Concepcion playing 86-89% of snaps in recent weeks against Jeudy's 37-51%, pushing him to a third-receiver role even before any deal. Mack's situation is a single-year rental with no roster complications attached — Los Angeles just has to decide whether to cash in an edge rusher producing his best sack pace since 2023 or keep him for a playoff push.