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Another week in the NFL and another one filled with a lot of injuries, so let’s round them up …

The hope was Malik Nabers would be back from his concussion, which he sustained two weeks ago, though Nabers has been ruled out for Week 6.

Jonathan Taylor will miss his second straight game with an ankle injury.

Brian Robinson hasn't practiced all week with a knee injury and is a game-time decision (be sure to check back here tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. ET for official inactive.)

Rachaad White is doubtful with a foot injury.

Rhamonde Stevenson didn't practice all week with a foot injury and is reportedly out.

James Cook didn't practice Friday with a foot/toe injury. The Bills play Monday, and Saturday will determine if Cook can play. Khalil Shakir didn’t practice with an ankle injury, after missing Week 5.

Devin Singletary was limited in practice all week and is listed as questionable after missing last week with a groin injury. Evan Engram is listed as questionable and could return after missing the last four weeks. Anthony Richardson is a game-time decision and is expected to play. 

There was some good news. A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith are back for the Eagles. Michael Pittman went from likely being out and possibly on the injured reserve to being a full participant Friday and might play.

Josh Downs returned to practice Friday, and Chase Brown and Zack Moss have no injury designation, so all three are trending toward playing. Joe Mixon practiced on Friday and could play. Tucker Kraft was added to the injury report with a groin injury Thursday, but he's good to go. Jaylen Warren put in a full practice and is questionable.

Make sure you check the latest rankings and player projections at Fantasy Life to make the best decisions and see who benefits the most from these potential absences.

What else is in today’s newsletter?

  1. Week 6 Roundtable: The State of the TE Position
  2. Watercooler: This QB’s Time Is Up

Week 6 Expert Roundtable: Rookie Spotlight, WR2s, and More

by Cooterdoodle

In this week's roundtable, we bring in DLF's Mike Faiella (aka @daddyshomeff); the man behind this piece of art, Jake Trowbridge; and our resident kicker ranker, Linda Godfrey. 

Let's get into it. 

Can we officially call it? Is Brock Bowers the onlyyyy TE that was advertised as promised?

  • What are we doing at the position moving forward?
  • Will streaming TEs against matchups become the new meta again?

Mike: I have four TEs I am rolling out on a weekly basis in Bowers, McBride, LaPorta, and now Kelce with the Rice injury.

Other than that, it is hard to get excited about any of them. Lucky for us, you have teams like the Colts that are basically just not covering tight ends, giving up an average of 8 receptions and 1 TD to the position over the last 3 weeks (and I’ll save you from looking, it was to bad teams and not the TEs mentioned above). So this is a good time to familiarize yourself with teams that are consistently getting gashed by the tight end and get a piece of that offense in your lineup if you can!

Linda: What are we doing at the position moving forward? Excellent question. My current strategy is to cross my fingers that the tight end I started scores five points. I like to look at matchups, but also depleted pass-catching corps. Like in Week 5 with Malik Nabers and Devin Singletary missing the game with injury, rookie Theo Johnson had his highest target total to date. 

Jake: If you don’t roster one of the guys Mike already mentioned, maybe you’re lucky enough to have George Kittle keeping that tight end slot nice and warm. He’s put up at least 45 yards and a touchdown in his last four starts (including Thursday night's game), which is the tight end equivalent to LITERAL GOLD. And although his finishes were benefited by some injuries to his teammates, he should still retain massive upside going forward. And hey, with Nico Collins moving to IR and Tank Dell looking a little rough, maybe Dalton Schultz can finally crack double-digit fantasy points.

What advice would you give to those 0-5 or 1-4 teams out there this week? (Be gentle, Mike)

Mike: There are a lot of hobbies out there. Pickleball is fun, hiking, karaoke. Don’t beat yourself up just because you are a total embarrassment in one area. Now go apologize to your family for ignoring them all offseason just to draft a team that can’t get the job done—like me when someone walks up next to the urinal next to me (pee fear is a real and very normal thing).

Linda: Give up. Alternatively, you could just talk a lot of trash regardless of the outcome. Lash out at leaguemates, they’ll understand.

Jake: The thing about being 0-5 is that it makes you dangerous. Very dangerous. Because your team is no longer governed by some compulsion to “play it safe” and you must operate like there is no tomorrow, use this to your advantage when making roster moves. Go send some left-field trade offers to your leaguemates! Get those boring Wan’Dale Robinson types out of your lineup and replace them with the cathedral ceiling that is Alec Pierce! Whatever you do, at least go down swinging.

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