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Greenfield initially signed on with the Seahawks but was waived in August 2024. He later joined the Buccaneers but logged no snaps.

Jefferson described the decision to depart early as “just taking precaution.” It sounds like there are no concerns here. Fantasy managers can continue drafting him as an elite WR1.

Per Woodyard, Williams “has noticed Morton’s aggressiveness in his approach to taking deep shots down the field,” and “this is one of the major areas that Williams feels that he has improved since last season.” Williams described his diversified downfield route tree as being “more polished,” as he gets “better with cuts and angles.” While more deep shots do appear to be incoming, fantasy managers should note that Jared Goff downplayed the number of changes being made from last year to this year, and “remains confident the Lions can continue to execute at the highest level.” Maintaining the status quo to some degree would be a smart move for Morton, with the Lions having led the league in points per game (29.0) over the last three years.

Butler plays plenty on defense but special teams is his strength. His eight special teams tackles last year tied for eighth-most on the team. In coverage, he’s a liability, having allowed 14.5 yards per reception through three NFL seasons.

It’s possible that the backboard and cart were just precautionary, given Russell’s ability to move his limbs. We wish him a speedy recovery. Russell totaled a career-high 21 tackles with the Buccaneers last year.

Cook knows that his status as an early-down rusher hurts his ability to negotiate a long-term deal, and he aims to change that, telling The Athletic’s Joe Buscaglia that he hopes to “get more involved in the pass game instead of the run game.” The Bills’ three-player rotation “led to Cook receiving under 50 percent of offensive snaps in his games played, despite his breakout statistical season.” Both Ray Davis and Ty Johnson are heavily involved in the offense, and Johnson, specifically, out-snapped Cook on third down, 149-to-27. “Just being out there on third downs” would go a long way toward proving his value. Cook faces an uphill battle in this endeavor, but should he successfully unseat Johnson for the role, both his future salary and projectable fantasy output would stand to benefit.

King played well on special teams last year and will likely find a spot on a 53-player roster elsewhere. The journeyman cornerback turned 30 this offseason. The Falcons also placed CB Cobee Bryant, S Malik Verdon and DE LaCale London on the non-football injury list.

Both players lined up with the first-team offense, but Warren got the start. We expect both players to remain involved all year, but following the competition to see which player at least gets the 1A designation is worthwhile. For now, the veteran is in the driver’s seat.

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said Ford has been “dealing with something from the last couple weeks,” adding only that “he’ll be OK.” It would be nice to know what Ford is dealing with, but in the meantime, fantasy managers can continue monitoring rookie Dylan Sampson’s development.

It sounds like this could be a matchup-specific tactic, in the event that Mitchell “might need to travel with wide receivers or play receivers on different sides of the field.” In his breakout rookie season last year, Mitchell logged 1,080 snaps on the defensive right side of the field and zero on the defensive left. If he can handle it, this would make the Eagles’ top-tier defense even stronger.