Fantasy News

The Raiders activated Darren Waller from the reserve/COVID-19 list.

Now, with a win-and-in game coming up to conclude Week 18 this Sunday night, we’ll see if Waller is healthy enough to play for Las Vegas. The star tight end has been out since Thanksgiving with his knee/leg injury.

1/5/22 - 04:42 PM ET

Mohamed Sanu (knee) has been designated to return from injured reserve.

Sanu will hope to show enough to play this week and then into the postseason is San Francisco makes it. The veteran should rotate with Jauan Jennings and Trent Sherfield behind Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk.

1/5/22 - 04:14 PM ET

The Broncos placed Teddy Bridgewater (concussion) on injured reserve.

This is not a surprise, and the Broncos will start Drew Lock again for the regular season finale this Saturday. Bridgewater’s 2021 ends with a 66.9 completion percentage, 3,052 passing yards, 18 passing touchdowns, and seven interceptions in 14 games. Denver is almost certainly heading in another direction at starting quarterback next season.

1/5/22 - 02:27 PM ET

The Broncos activated Jerry Jeudy from the reserve/COVID-19 list.

Jeudy is back after missing one game and will look to help the Broncos upset the Chiefs this Saturday. It’s been a disappointing year overall for the second-year receiver, but he’ll look to finish it strong in Week 18.

1/5/22 - 02:26 PM ET

Justin Fields will start in Week 18.

After missing the past two games with an ankle injury, Fields will start the final game of the season for the Bears this Sunday at Minnesota. This is expected to be Fields’ final game under Matt Nagy before a new coaching staff is brought in this offseason.

1/5/22 - 12:55 PM ET

The Titans designated Derrick Henry (foot) for return from injured reserve.

This move was fully expected, but now it’s official, as Henry will hit the practice field today. The hope is that the Titans will secure a first-round bye this Sunday and get the monstrous runner for their first playoff game in a few weeks, but Henry returning to practice this early in the week could be an indication that he’s closer to playing than anticipated. Putting him out there against the Texans in Week 18 seems unlikely, but Titans team reporter Jim Wyatt did tweet a picture of the all-white uniforms the team will be wearing this week via a picture featuring Henry. All that said, Tennessee has 21 days before they must activate Henry or keep him on IR for the rest of the season. We’ll see how he responds in practice and will hopefully see the superstar runner out there sometime this month.

1/5/22 - 12:31 PM ET

Joe Burrow will not play in Week 18.

Most teams are playing their starters in the regular season finale, but it appears the Bengals will not be one of them after winning the AFC North last week. Playoff seeding is still at stake this weekend, so it’s interesting that the Bengals are not worrying much about that and will instead rest ahead of the postseason. Coming off a serious knee injury as a rookie and returning in time for Week 1 this year, Burrow completed 70.4% of his passes and threw for 4,611 yards, 34 touchdowns, and 14 interceptions along with 40 carries for 118 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns. There was some inconsistency and a stretch with interceptions, but Burrow really came alive over the past two weeks, throwing for 525 yards and 446 yards (with four touchdowns in each game). Burrow will now look to lead the Bengals to a deep playoff run and championship.

1/5/22 - 12:20 PM ET