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Bears QB Mitchell Trubisky was listed as a non-participant on Monday with a right shoulder issue. This might just be a rest day, but the fact that it's Trubisky's throwing shoulder makes the situation worth monitoring. We'll get another update tomorrow.

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Cowboys TE Geoff Swaim will undergo surgery after fracturing his wrist in Sunday's win over the Falcons, HC Jason Garrett announced Monday. The team isn't yet ruling Swaim out for the rest of the season, but he figures to miss multiple weeks. When Swaim was sidelined for Week 9, TEs Blake Jarwin, Dalton Schultz and Rico Gathers all played between 31% and 46% of the offensive snaps. This is a situation to avoid in fantasy lineups for now.

Update: Jerry Jones expects Swaim to miss 3-4 weeks, meaning he'd return in Week 15 or 16. Swaim isn't worth stashing on fantasy benches.

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Chiefs WR Sammy Watkins (foot) is active for tonight's game against the Rams. It's a mild surprise after he didn't practice on Friday or Saturday. Watkins comes with elevated risk in fantasy lineups but packs plenty of upside in this likely shootout.

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Raiders HC Jay Gruden talked up RB Jalen Richard on Monday, comparing him to Charlie Garner. "He could run for 1,000 yards and catch for 1,000 yards someday," Gruden said (very optimistically) of Richard. "He is tough, hard to tackle. And he can line up in the slot or outside." The comments are especially noteworthy after Richard carried a season-high 11 times for 61 yards in Sunday's win over the Cardinals. With RB Doug Martin dealing with an ankle injury, Richard might be the most productive Raiders RB the rest of the way.

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Packers HC Mike McCarthy told reporters Monday that TE Jimmy Graham plans to play through the broken thumb he suffered in Thursday night's loss to the Seahawks. We'll watch his participation this week to see whether that'll work out. We'll hope to get word on whether Graham will play well before the Sunday night kickoff at Minnesota. If Graham can't go, then Lance Kendricks would be next up among Green Bay TEs -- if you're desperate.

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Bucs HC Dirk Koetter refused to name his Week 12 starting QB at Monday's press conference, but the Tampa Bay Times' Rick Stroud reports that it'll be Jameis Winston. That's what we expected after Ryan Fitzpatrick was yanked from yesterday's game against the Giants and Winston played well in relief. Winston, of course, made it just 2 full games before getting benched earlier this season. That adds some risk to his fantasy profile, but there's also lots of upside here. Winston racked up 760 passing yards and 4 TDs -- plus 84 rushing yards and another score -- in those 2 full games this year.

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Titans HC Mike Vrabel said Monday that QB Marcus Mariota suffered a stinger in the loss to the Colts, rather than an aggravation of his elbow injury. Mariota did experience some numbness after taking a hit to the head, though. Vrabel added that he's "hopeful" Mariota will be able to play against the Texans on Monday night. We'll monitor his progress throughout the week, but don't plan on using Mariota in Week 12 fantasy lineups.

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Lions RB Kerryon Johnson is "week to week" with a sprained knee, ProFootballTalk.com reports. Hopefully we get more details, but this is what we have for now. Johnson is a long shot to be ready to face the Bears on Thanksgiving. We'll see if he's able to return for Week 13.

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Bills HC Sean McDermott said Monday that QB Josh Allen (elbow) will be a full participant in practice this week and is on track to return for Sunday's game against the Jaguars. The rookie will end up missing 4 games. He's flashed at time this season -- mostly with his legs -- but can't be trusted in fantasy lineups down the stretch.

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