Reporting Monday, Schefter relayed that Stevenson is dealing with a knee tendon issue that could “sideline him for a short period of time.” While the report is about as vague as possible, fantasy managers will want to begin exploring alternatives for a running back that has outperformed his preseason draft capital through the first half of the season. TreVeyon Henderson remains sidelined indefinitely with what is being called an illness, which could leave Corey Kiner atop the depth chart in the backfield in the immediate future. The Patriots next play the Lions in Week 10, where Kiner would be a viable FLEX play, should Stevenson and Henderson miss. Schefter adds that the tendon issue is not expected to require surgery.

An MRI on Monday revealed a sprained MCL and PCL for Nacua, who also suffered a turf toe injury on the Rams’ final offensive play in Sunday’s win over the Commanders. Nacua caught 14 passes for 150 yards and a touchdown in the win, drawing a target on 44.2 percent of Stafford’s pass attempts. It goes without saying that this creates a massive problem for a Rams’ passing game that has failed to find a serviceable WR2 sans Davante Adams (hamstring). Now, McVay and company will be faced with a new challenge as they try to replace Nacua with the likes of Tutu Atwell, Jordan Whittington, Konata Mumpfield, or a player not yet on the roster. Long believed to be buyers ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline, it seems like a foregone conclusion that GM Les Snead will do what he can to acquire a playmaker for Matthew Stafford with whatever draft picks he still has at his disposal. The Rams currently only hold own one pick in the first three rounds of the 2027 NFL Draft but still hold their first-round picks in 2028 and 2029, per Spotrac.com.

While the rest of the league waits to make moves ahead of Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline, the Jaguars have spent Monday wheeling and dealing to improve the defensive side of the ball. Davis is the latest to join the Jaguars, who also acquired S Jessie Bates and DT Davon Godchaux in hopes of shoring up their top-10 defense. Davis signed a three-year, $78 million contract extension with the Eagles earlier this offseason and has been a staple along their defensive line since being drafted 13th overall by them in 2022. Davis has totaled 31 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and two TFLs this season and posted a career-high 4.5 sacks in 2025.

According to The Ringer’s Tom Pelissero, the NFL has granted the 49ers a two-week roster exemption for Aiyuk as the two sides continue to negotiate his impending release. The 49ers will have until November 23rd to make a roster move, but once released, Aiyuk will be free to sign with any team. The 28-year-old receiver last played in 2024 and hasn’t taken a snap since tearing his ACL in Week 7 of that season. While there is a chance Aiyuk could suit up for a new team at some point this season, fantasy managers hoping to stash him shouldn’t expect anything meaningful until the fantasy playoffs at the earliest, as it could take him several weeks to find a new team and get up to speed with the season more than halfway over.

It’s a tough and unexpected loss for the Cardinals, and Wilson, who was not reported to have suffered any injury after the game. Wilson was on track for another solid season after breaking out for 76-1,006-7 last season. He was averaging a solid 9.8 targets per game this season, and never saw fewer than seven targets in any game. Wilson signed a three-year, $75 million contract extension earlier this offseason and will hopefully recover in time to be back for the start of training camp next season. Now without the top three receivers they opened the season with, the Cardinals will likely lean on the trio of Harrison Wallace III, Reggie Virgil, and Simi Fehoko for the remainder of the season.

LaFleur confirmed previous reports that Jacobs will undergo surgery, but it sounds like he could be at risk of missing more than the three-week “maximum” that was reported. LaFleur not only said a stint on injured reserve was possible, but also noted that Jacobs playing through the injury was never an option, saying he “had no grip strength.” We don’t yet know when Jacobs will undergo his surgery, but LaFleur did confirm that it will be some time this week. With Jacobs now sidelined for the foreseeable future, Green Bay will look to MarShawn Lloyd, Pierre Strong, and Kaleb Johnson to lead the backfield heading into Week 10 against the Vikings.

The Ravens wasted little time in trading for Brissett after he lost his starting job with the Cardinals. The 33-year-old journeyman is familiar with Ravens QB coach Israel Woolfork and was acquired in part because the team believed he could quickly become the starter. Brissett threw for 1,719 yards, 10 touchdowns, and seven interceptions in his eight games with the Cardinals this season, and will now look to save the Ravens’ season after they fell to 4-5 last week. With Lamar Jackson (finger) hoping to come back in the next six to nine weeks, if Baltimore can string together a few wins, it’s possible he will be back in time for the playoffs should they make the postseason. Brissett being under center should also provide some stability to Zay Flowers’ and Derrick Henry’s fantasy stocks after a rough few weeks sans Lamar.

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported earlier in the day that Deshaun Watson was expected to return as the starter, but Monken didn’t rush to name a starter when questioned on Monday. Monken praised Shedeur Sanders for his performance in Sunday’s start against the Saints, but said he hasn’t really “thought through” who will start in Week 10 against the Texans. It’s hard to imagine Monken handing the job over to Sanders after a start that was mostly forgettable until the final five minutes of regulation, even if Watson hasn’t been overly impressive this season. We would still expect Watson to get the nod against Houston, but Sanders’ late-game performance won’t do anything to quiet those looking/hoping for a change.

This news comes less than 24 hours after NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that an MRI “did not reveal a major injury” to Mahomes, who was able to finish out the game in Sunday’s win over the Jets. Reid said Mahomes is dealing with some soreness that he will have to rehab a bit, but it doesn’t sound like he’s at risk of missing any time. Mahomes threw for 242 yards and two touchdowns against the Jets and will be on the QB1 radar next week against the Falcons.

Macdonald said Darnold will need at least one more week to recover from the quad injury that sidelined him in Week 9. While Drew Lock (oblique) is dealing with his own injury, Macdonald said he believes the team can manage it and expects him to start next week against the Raiders. The Seahawks will have their bye in Week 11, so hopefully three straight weeks off will give him enough time to recover before Week 12’s game against the 49ers.