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The Bills have released Herron.

With fellow running backs LeSean McCoy and Karlos Williams healthy these days, Herron was deemed expendable by the Bills. He'll now look to catch on with a team in need of some backfield depth at this time.

Randle was reportedly arrested Tuesday night and charged with one felony and five misdemeanors, stemming from what the Dallas Morning News describes as "a dust-up at the Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane, Kansas."

The 23-year-old has seemingly been allergic to positive press over the last two years, and this latest brush with the law won't help his cause as he looks for another opportunity in the NFL. If Randle ends up signing anywhere in the offseason, he'd have to serve a four-game suspension stemming from his violation of the league's Personal Conduct Policy, a ban that was handed down by the league shortly after he was released by the Cowboys earlier in November.

Sims played on 28 offensive snaps in the Week 11 victory over the Eagles, Greg Auman of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Sims played a clear second fiddle to Doug Martin on a day in which the Bucs starting tailback tallied 235 yards on the ground. Despite Martin's extraordinary day, Sims still received his second-highest number of carries in a game this season (10), and also posted his second-longest run of 2015 (17 yards). The second-year pro figures to continue receiving 5-8 carries a game most weeks, as well as a handful of looks in the passing game.

Martin was in on 50 snaps in the Bucs' Week 11 victory over the Eagles, Greg Auman of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

The Bucs' starting tailback put together his most remarkable performance in three seasons and the second 200-yard outing of his career. Martin should have a clear and unquestioned hold on the majority of backfield snaps over the last six games of 2015 after sharing a significant load of playing time with backup Charles Sims in a handful of games this season.

McKinnon caught two passes off of three targets for 15 yards in Sunday's loss to Green Bay.

McKinnon tallied 10 total touches with Adrian Peterson feeling under the weather in Week 7, but has just seven touches since. The second-year player split carries with Matt Asiata last season, but has been relegated to just 2.5 carries per game in 2015. Posing as a limited threat in the passing game, McKinnon provides little to a fantasy team so long as Peterson is healthy.

Asiata caught one pass on two targets for nine yards in Sunday's loss to the Packers.

Sunday was Asiata's second game of the season without a carry. While he has caught a pass in seven of 10 contests, he has failed to top 35 total yards in a game or score a touchdown this season. Asiata scored 10 total touchdowns with Adrian Peterson out of the lineup in 2014. There was some hope that he could at least take a series or two per game and a handful of touchdown from the aging Peterson in 2015, but that has not worked out. He is best served in the free agency pool.

McFadden (groin) was a limited participant at Tuesday's practice.

McFadden didn't seem to aggravate his injury during Sunday's win over the Dolphins, finishing with 129 yards on 29 carries and 20 yards on three receptions. Assuming he practices in some capacity Wednesday, he should be fine to handle his usual massive workload in Thursday's game against a tough Carolina defense.

Mathews (concussion) was a non-participant at Tuesday's practice.

Mathews reportedly hasn't made much progress in the NFL's concussion protocol, making him a long shot to suit up for Thursday's game against the Lions. Assuming Mathews misses another game, his snaps and touches will go to some combination of DeMarco Murray, Darren Sproles and Kenjon Barner. None of the three gets a big boost.

Bolden, who carried four times for 15 yards in Monday's win over the Bills, was on the field for 12 of the Patriots' 67 snaps on offense in the game, ESPN's Mike Reiss reports.

Bolden's versatility and special teams presence are valuable to the Patriots, but he's probably a LeGarrette Blount or James White injury away from fantasy relevance.

Mathews has not cleared concussion protocol, Martin Frank of the Delaware News Journal reports.

It seems increasingly likely Mathews will miss a second consecutive game due to a concussion stemming from a Week 10 matchup against the Dolphins. Darren Sproles was able to capitalize in Mathews' absence last Sunday, catching three passes for 38 yards and a touchdown, as well as carrying the ball six times for 21 yards, but it's likely DeMarco Murray could be the biggest beneficiary if the 28-year-old is unable to play. Murray recorded a 4.9 yards-per-carry average last Sunday against the Buccaneers, his second highest figure of the season, and he could see additional work on the ground in what projects to be a relatively even Thanksgiving matchup against the Lions.