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Ricky Seals-Jones said his forearm isn’t broken.

The 23-year-old was forced to leave Thursday’s game with an arm injury, but it’s apparently just a bruise, which is great news for a team that needs all the help they can get. Seals-Jones should be good to go for Week 8 against the Niners, but keep an eye on his practice status next week.

10/18/18 - 11:55 PM ET

Chad Williams sees a team-high eight targets in 45-10 loss to Denver.

Williams caught four passes for 34 yards as he tied Larry Fitzgerald for the team-lead in looks. The second-year receiver isn’t a recommended fantasy option on a bad offense with Josh Rosen at quarterback, but he will look to make an impact against San Francisco next week.

10/18/18 - 11:52 PM ET

Larry Fitzgerald scores first touchdown of the season in TNF loss to the Broncos.

Fitzgerald caught four passes for 40 yards, including a four-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter. The future Hall of Famer was targeted a team-high eight times as Arizona trailed the entire game, but it led to the 35-year-old being on the receiving end of a hospital ball from Josh Rosen that fortunately didn’t lead to an injury. It sounds like a change at offensive coordinator could be coming for the Cardinals, but fantasy owners holding onto Fitz have to seriously consider trading him if there’s any nostalgic owners that would give good value back. He won’t be a recommended play in Week 8 against San Francisco.

10/18/18 - 11:50 PM ET

Christian Kirk caught three passes for 57 yards in Arizona’s 45-10 loss to the Broncos.

Kirk led second on the team with six targets, doing most of his damage on a couple chunk plays over the middle which displayed the route-running that people should have been excited about in the pre-draft process. The rookie has worked his way towards weekly FLEX consideration with bye weeks kicking in, and it will be interesting to see if a potential change at offensive coordinator will feature Kirk even more down the stretch. He gets the Niners in Week 8.

10/18/18 - 11:46 PM ET

The Falcons are placing Devonta Freeman on injured reserve, according to FOX Sports’ Jay Glazer.

Given all the injury woes Freeman has dealt with this year—dating back to the offseason with his knee issue from the end of last season—this is not a surprise. Freeman has dealt with knee, foot, and groin injuries through the first few weeks of the season, and the Falcons have opted to place him on IR. There’s a chance Freeman could return after eight weeks as a designated-to-return player, especially if the Falcons are in the playoff mix at the end of the year, but for now it’ll be Tevin Coleman and rookie Ito Smith leading Atlanta’s backfield. Coleman is a high-upside RB1/RB2 for the rest of the season, while Smith can be considered a FLEX option. If Freeman’s season is finished, it ends with 14 carries for 68 yards and five receptions for 23 yards in two games. His loss is a big blow to the Falcons, but they are luckily stacked at the running back position.

Via: Jay Glazer 10/16/18 - 01:57 PM ET

Devontae Booker gets one touch in Broncos’ win.

The Broncos didn’t need to pass much in their 45-10 rout of the Cardinals, so Booker appeared to get less playing time than usual. He had one reception for -1 yards. Booker is only a fantasy option in very deep PPR leagues.

10/18/18 - 11:42 PM ET

The Giants have signed Bennie Fowler.

The former Broncos receiver was with the Bears during the summer and the Patriots for a few days last month. Fowler is a good special-teams contributor, but he might work his way into a role on offense. He’s not on the fantasy radar right now, though.

10/16/18 - 10:48 AM ET