NFL Player News
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Justice Hill RB | BAL
Ravens' Justice Hill: Misses another practice Thursday
Hill (toe) remained sidelined at practice Thursday, Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic reports.
Hill also missed Wednesday's session, so what the running back does Friday will loom large in terms of his Week 11 status. If Hill is limited or out Sunday against the Browns, Keaton Mitchell likely would see added snaps behind lead back Derrick Henry, provided he's able to play through the knee issue that limited him Wednesday.
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Ollie Gordon II RB | MIA
Dolphins' Ollie Gordon: Still limited Thursday
Gordon (knee) remained limited at practice Thursday, Travis Wingfield of the Dolphins' official site reports.
Gordon also was limited Wednesday, so he may need to work fully Friday in order to head into the weekend without an injury designation. In the Dolphins' Week 10 win over the Bills, Gordon logged just three snaps on offense and one carry, while Jaylen Wright was out there for 10 snaps and recorded five carries. Neither back is a high-percentage fantasy lineup option as long as De'Von Achane (22 carries versus Buffalo) remains healthy.
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Woody Marks RB | HOU
Texans' Woody Marks: Elevated workload not part of plan
Houston offensive coordinator Nick Caley said Wednesday that giving Marks a greater workload in last week's win over Jacksonville was not part of the plan entering the game, Sam Warren of the Houston Chronicle reports.
Marks got into a rhythm early against the Jaguars, and Caley abandoned a plan for backfield balance with Nick Chubb. "You go into a game and you sit there and try to have balance in the variety of ways for all the right reasons," Caley said. "Sometimes, you get into a rhythm. And he played well and he was playing well down the stretch." Marks and Chubb have been co-lead backs since Week 3, but the rookie was given a resounding 80 percent of the offensive snaps last week compared to Chubb's 13 percent. While it looks to the naked eye that Marks has moved ahead of Chubb, Caley is leaving wiggle room by saying "it's hard to say how every game's going to go." It's likely that both backs will get their opportunities going forward, but the slight playing time edge that once favored the veteran Chubb may be leaning Marks' way for the rest of the season.
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Trey Sermon RB | PIT
Trey Sermon: Let go by Pittsburgh
The Steelers waived Sermon on Wednesday.
Sermon was signed off the Steelers' practice squad to the active roster Saturday, but the fifth-year running back has been let go by Pittsburgh just four days later. He should garner interest on the waiver wire from teams looking for another contributor on special teams who can provide depth out of the backfield.
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Zonovan Knight RB | ARI
Cardinals' Bam Knight: Limited at walkthrough
Knight (ankle) was a limited participant at Wednesday's walkthrough, Bo Brack of GoPHNX.com reports.
Knight and Emari Demercado have been splitting the majority of the RB snaps since the Cardinals' Week 8 bye, with both players earning 22 touches over the last two games. Demercado has been far more effective with those reps, accruing 182 yards from scrimmage to Knight's 80 total yards. Knight exited this past Sunday's loss at Seattle with an ankle injury in the fourth quarter, and he likely will need to log a full session Thursday and/or Friday in order to avoid a designation ahead of Sunday's contest against the 49ers.
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Aaron Jones RB | MIN
Vikings' Aaron Jones: Remains limited in practice
Jones (shoulder/toe) was limited at practice Wednesday.
Jones is dealing with an AC joint sprain in his right shoulder and also a toe injury for a second week in a row, but he was able to play through them this past Sunday against the Ravens and turn 12 touches into 69 yards from scrimmage and one TD. Meanwhile, Jordan Mason played second fiddle to Jones en route to five touches for 31 total yards. Friday's injury report will reveal whether or not Jones again enters the weekend with a designation ahead of Sunday's game versus the Bears.
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Keaton Mitchell RB | BAL
Ravens' Keaton Mitchell: Limited by knee injury
Mitchell was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice due to a knee injury.
Mitchell has impressed in a small role the past few weeks, including by logging four carries for 31 yards during Sunday's 27-19 win at Minnesota. He might even have a chance at a larger role Week 11 at Cleveland with backfield mate Justice Hill (toe) missing Wednesday's practice while Mitchell at least managed limited participation.
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Justice Hill RB | BAL
Ravens' Justice Hill: No practice Wednesday
Hill missed Wednesday's practice with a toe injury.
Fellow running back Keaton Mitchell (knee) was a limited participant, and he'd likely take on a larger role if Hill were to miss Sunday's matchup with Cleveland. Mitchell's emergence as a change-of-pace back in recent weeks has sapped some of Hill's fantasy value, though Hill still dominates snaps in clear passing situations (and scored a TD on his lone carry last week).
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J.K. Dobbins RB | DEN
Broncos' J.K. Dobbins: Not practicing
Dobbins (foot) didn't practice Wednesday, Zac Stevens of TheDNVR.com reports.
Neither player nor team has said much about the injury, but Dobbins' absence comes as no surprise after Chris Tomasson of The Denver Gazette reported that the running back is a candidate for injured reserve. Dobbins was injured during the second half of a 10-7 win over the Raiders last Thursday, leaving RJ Harvey and Tyler Badie as Denver's healthy RBs. Jaleel McLaughlin could also have a role this Sunday against the Chiefs if Dobbins isn't available.