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Gibbs described his training camp hamstring injury as a “little tweak” and that he’s feels about 98-100%. This is great news for fantasy managers as the second-year player says he feels more confident heading into year two. While Gibbs will continue to share the backfield workload with David Montgomery, expect Gibbs to be more involved overall with the offense.

Daboll had taken on a bigger role in playcalling during OTAs and minicamp, but he confirmed on Tuesday that he will be calling plays and not offensive coordinator Mike Kafka. It’s not a surprising development since Daboll got the Giants’ head coaching job primarily because of his playcalling in Buffalo as the team’s offensive coordinator. With a lot on the line for the Giants and Daboll following a poor 2023 season, the head coach clearly wants to make sure the offense succeeds or fails with him calling the shots.

After practicing the last two days, Lloyd was relegated to the stationary bike during practice on Tuesday. Lloyd himself said he “was taking things day by day” and needs to “just play it smart” in regards to getting back on the field with his teammates. The rookie claims he’ll be ready when his number is called, but his practice status on Tuesday makes it seem less likely that will happen this week.

While McCaffrey has sat out the whole preseason nursing a calf strain, this news comes as little surprise. It’s been known that CMC would likely be ready for the season as he started working out on the side (during practice) a couple of weeks ago. The consensus top-pick in fantasy will be ready to go for Week 1 against a Jets’ defense that ranked as a top-five unit in 2023.

Ben Sinnott, meanwhile, is listed as the TE3 behind Ertz and John Bates. Taken in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft, Sinnott appears to have a ways to go before he works as Washington’s primary pass-catching tight end. Ertz, 33, who has a long history with Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, should do most of the tight end route running to start the season.

Warren is practicing this week after picking up a hamstring injury on August 17 against the Bills. The original prognosis seemed to suggest Warren could miss opening day, leaving Najee Harris as the Steelers’ workhorse back. It wouldn’t be entirely surprising if Warren’s snaps and touches were somewhat limited against Atlanta. Cordarrelle Patterson could mix in alongside Harris against his former team more than many expect.

One of the few remaining NFL teams without much press coverage, the public heard precious little about the new Falcons offense and how Pitts would be used in the system alongside Drake London. Patrick reports that Pitts was not deployed strictly as a seam-busting threat, as he was in Arthur Smith’s offense over the past few seasons. More short area and intermediate involvement would make Pitts a far more reliable fantasy option in 2024. Douglas added that Pitts was the most “impressive” Atlanta pass catcher during summer practices, though he still struggled at the point of the catch. As recently as early August, Kirk Cousins was reportedly offering tips to Pitts on how to properly catch the football.

Entering his age-36 season, Williams held out all offseason, demanding more guaranteed money from the Niners. The two sides, reportedly far apart as of last week, came to terms just six days before the 49ers kick off the regular season against the Jets. The Niners, according to Pro Football Focus, were the sixth worst pass blocking team in 2023.

Speaking to media Monday, veteran wide receiver Tyler Lockett stated that he was “feeling pretty good, running pretty good” as the team prepares for its Week 1 game against the Broncos. Lockett missed practice last week with what was being called a leg injury but said his focus was on “learning the offense like it’s the back of my hand” currently. It never appeared as if Lockett was in danger of missing any regular season time, with his comments Monday all but confirming as much. Expect Lockett to continue to be a primary contributor to an offense that is expected to have a heavier vertical component under new offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb.

With Brown already ruled out for Thursday’s season-opener against the Ravens, it doesn’t come as much of a surprise that he wouldn’t practice this week. It’s possible he will ramp things up at the start of next week before the Chiefs play the Bengals, but don’t be surprised if Brown sits out this full week of practice.