Fantasy Football News

Malik Nabers exited practice on Sunday with a foot injury. At this point, the Giants are not overly concerned with the injury. (Source: Jordan Raanan on X)

Fantasy Impact: Nabers has had several highlight-worthy plays in training camp, garnering lots of hype from fantasy managers everywhere. Although he was not targeted in his eight routes run in his NFL debut, Nabers' talent still leaves fantasy managers drafting him as a WR2. Assuming this injury isn't serious, Nabers should be ready for his regular-season opener versus the Vikings.

Hollywood Brown suffered a sternoclavicular joint dislocation on his first play with the Kansas City Chiefs in the preseason opener versus the Jaguars. Brown was taken to the hospital for further evaluation. (Source: Ari Meirov on X)

Fantasy Impact: Head coach Andy Reid said in a post-game interview that he believes Brown will miss some time, including regular season play. In his absence, speedy rookie wide receiver Xavier Worthy should see increased first-team reps for the Chiefs as they look to improve on their wide receiver room from last year.

Ambry Thomas suffered a broken forearm during the 49ers' preseason loss to the Titans. (Source: Ari Meirov on X)

Fantasy Impact: Thomas started six games for the NFC champs last year and was looking to expand on his starting role in the 2024 season. While the timeline is unclear, it seems that this will be a long-term injury. In his absence, veteran Isaac Yiadom should see an increased snap share.

MarShawn Lloyd suffered a hamstring injury in the preseason opener against the Browns. (Source: Adam Schefter on X)

Fantasy Impact: Before Lloyd's departure in the third quarter, he only had one carry for eight yards and one target that produced a one-yard catch. The severity of Lloyd's injury is still unclear, and the timeline for return is unknown, but in the meantime, second-year player Emmanuel Wilson should see more reps as Green Bay's third-string running back.

Denver Broncos QB Zach Wilson will serve as the third quarterback in the team's preseason opener in Indianapolis. (Source: DenverBroncos.com)

Fantasy Impact: The 2021 second overall pick had an underwhelming first three years for the New York Jets. He will hope to revive his career this season on a new team on the final year of his rookie contract.

Denver Broncos Rookie QB Bo Nix will play in 'Phase two' of the team's first preseason game, HC Sean Payton says. (Source: DenverBroncos.com)

Fantasy Impact: It will be interesting to see which Denver quarterback shines the most throughout the preseason, as the 2024 12th overall pick will be anticipated to start at some point this year.

QB Jarrett Stidham will be under center for the first set of snaps on Sunday in Indianapolis. (Source: DenverBroncos.com)

Fantasy Impact: HC Sean Payton noted Stidham's 'experience' as the reason he will be starting in the team's preseason opener. Stidham (28) is the oldest QB on the roster, with Bo Nix (24) and Zach Wilson (25) set to be taking snaps after him.

Pittsburgh Steelers RB/KR Cordarrelle Patterson has been placed on the active roster from the Active/NFI List. He was placed on this list at the beginning of camp. (Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact: The ageless veteran will be playing for his sixth different team this year. He is a four-time Pro Bowler as a return specialist and is hoping to add to his impressive resume this season.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have placed LB Markus Golden on the Reserve/Retired List. (Source: Steelers.com)

Fantasy Impact: Golden served a nine-year career in the NFL, spending time with the Cardinals, Giants and Steelers. He recorded 343 combined tackles, 51 sacks and 11 forced fumbles during his professional career.

Pittsburgh Steelers DT Keeanu Benton suffered an eye injury during Friday night's game against the Texans. (Source: Burt Lauten on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact: The second-year DT started in nine games last season for the Steelers, recording 36 total tackles and one sack. The team will hope to have him return soon to provide support for the interior line.

Atlanta Falcons QB Kirk Cousins (Achilles) says he expects himself to be on the field for Week 1 vs. the Steelers on Sept. 8. (Source: NFL.com)

Fantasy Impact: The four-time Pro Bowler suffered a torn Achilles tendon on Nov. 1 last season against the Green Bay Packers. The Falcons handed him a four-year $180 million contract this offseason, hoping to provide a major upgrade to their offense.

Baltimore Ravens CB Nate Wiggins left Friday night's game with a shoulder injury, and there is no update yet in terms of the extent of this injury. (Source: Morgan Adsit on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact: The Ravens selected the Clemson corner with the 30th overall pick in the 2024 draft. They will hope to have him back on the field soon as he shined in the team's first preseason game against the Eagles.

Pittsburgh Steelers HC Mike Tomlin said he expects QB Russell Wilson to play next weekend against the Bills. (Source: Ray Fittipaldo on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact: Wilson sat out of the Steelers' first preseason game, with only quarterbacks Justin Fields and Kyle Allen receiving snaps. The 35-year-old veteran will look to make his debut in a Steelers uniform next Saturday.

Logan Thomas has been released by the 49ers after signing with them in early June. (Source: Ari Meirov)

Fantasy Impact: Prior to his release, Thomas was dealing with a hamstring injury that caused him to miss practice. Thomas will likely look to sign with another team and provide a veteran presence, but he won't be much more than a waiver wire pick-up in case of emergencies.

JuJu Smith-Schuster has been released by the Patriots after spending one year with them. (Source: Jordan Schultz on X)

Fantasy Impact: After his sophomore season breakout in 2018 with the Steelers, Smith-Schuster faded into an unreliable fantasy asset, finishing as the WR66 in half-ppr or worse overall in three of the last five seasons. Smith-Schuster is still only 27 years old and will likely find another landing spot. However, due to his inconsistency week to week and year to year, Smith-Schuster will likely not be fantasy relevant.

Anthony Richardson will be playing a 'series or two' in the preseason opener against the Broncos, according to head coach Shane Steichan. Richardson has not seen any live game action since Week 5 of the 2023 NFL season. (Source: Ari Meirov on X)

Fantasy Impact: Richardson's return to the field will likely be more about getting him first-team reps in a game scenario, not necessarily about his production. After missing most of the 2023 season, fantasy managers will see a brief glimpse of what the offense will look like with Richardson at the helm. Assuming he can stay healthy, the former fourth pick has the upside to finish the 2024-2025 season as the QB1 overall.

Ashton Dulin (hamstring) was absent from Friday's practice. (Source: Nate Atkins on Twitter )

Fantasy Impact: Dulin has also missed practice sessions earlier this week, and it is now know that he has been dealing with a hamstring issue. Dulin most recently factored into the Colts' passing game back in 2022, making 15 grabs fro 207 yards and a touchdown that season.

DeForest Buckner not taking part in Friday's practice session. (Source: Joel A. Erickson on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact: Buckner was on the sidelines at Colts' practice Friday, though there has not been a specific indication as to why just yet. The veteran defensive lineman, who inked a big two-year extension with the Colts this off-season, earned his third trip to the Pro Bowl after recording eight sacks and 81 total tackles over 17 games last season.

JuJu Brents (undisclosed) is not taking part in Colts' practice Friday. (Source: Nate Atkins on Twitter )

Fantasy Impact: Brents was seen in street clothes on the sidelines of Friday's practice. An injury has not been made public for the second-year corner. Brents, a second-round pick in 2023, played in nine games (eight starts) as a rookie for the Colts last season, recording 43 total tackles and one interception.

Justin Jefferson won't play in Minnesota's preseason opener against the Las Vegas Raiders on Saturday. (Source: Andrew Krammer)

Fantasy Impact: Jefferson won't suit up for Minnesota's preseason opener on Saturday. That shouldn't come as much of a surprise, as he is well established as one of the best receivers in the entire NFL at this point. It's also worth noting that the team is being cautious with his recovery from last year's hamstring injury, but it doesn't look like it's still affecting him at all.