The Giants have activated LB Blake Martinez off the COVID list. We'll watch for any sign that Martinez is feeling after-effects, but he should be good to go for IDP usage. The team also placed LB Todd Davis on the reserve/retired list. The Giants had just signed Davis late last week.

The Vikings have ruled LB Eric Kendricks (calf) out for Sunday's game against the Lions. It'll be his 5th straight game missed. His absence helps the matchup for Lions TE T.J. Hockenson. LB Todd Davis is back to fill in for Kendricks after missing last week.

The Vikings have ruled LB Eric Kendricks (calf) out for Friday's game against the Saints. It'll be the 4th straight game he has missed. Replacement Todd Davis (ribs) is doubtful. And rookie LB Troy Dye -- a potential fill-in -- has also been ruled out. That leaves Eric Wilson as the only Minnesota LB in play for IDP lineups.

Vikings LB Eric Kendricks still has yet to practice since suffering his calf injury. He remained out for Tuesday's workout, heading toward Friday's game at New Orleans. We'll see about his next couple of days, but don't plan to have Kendricks available for your Week 16 IDP lineup. Todd Davis has been decently productive in Kendricks' place, posting 11, 7 and 8 tackles over his 3 fill-in games. Davis has gone just 3, 3 and 4 in solo tackles but added a sack and a pass breakup in Sunday's loss to Chicago. He'll be in play vs. the Saints if Kendricks sits again.

The Vikings have ruled LB Eric Kendricks (calf) out for Sunday's game against the Bears. It'll be his 3rd straight missed game. Todd Davis has seen full playing time in Kendricks' place each of the past 2 weeks. He's just OK on tackle upside.

The Vikings have ruled LB Eric Kendricks (calf) out for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers. That leaves Todd Davis to start in his place and factor into the LB3 picture.

Vikings LB Eric Kendricks sustained a calf injury during pregame warm-ups for Sunday's win over the Jaguars. Kendricks was on the active roster but didn't play a snap. We'll see about his status heading into Week 14. Todd Davis started in Kendricks' place, played every snap and tallied 11 tackles (3 solo).

The Vikings are expected to sign free-agent LB Todd Davis on Wednesday, according to Mike Klis of 9 News in Denver. Davis got cut by the Broncos as they got down to their 53-man regular season roster. We don't expect Davis to threated the playing time of LB Eric Wilson, who's in for full-time duty with Anthony Barr (pectoral tear) out for the year. We'll see about Davis' role.

The Broncos on Friday released ILB Todd Davis. It's a surprising move, especially because he's reportedly recovered from the calf injury that cost Davis most of training camp. The move leaves Alexander (A.J.) Johnson as a clear starter and Josey Jewell as the presumed other starter. Johnson has been a strong value in our IDP rankings all offseason. Jewell can be a late option in deep leagues, but he played his way out of a starting job last year.

Broncos LB Todd Davis left Thursday's practice with a left calf injury. Davis hurt it bad enough to need help off the field, but HC Vic Fangio had no further info on the injury after the workout. Davis missed nearly all of last year's training camp with a partial calf tear but made it back for Week 3 and then played the rest of the games. We'll see about the severity of this injury.

Update: NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reports that Davis is expected to miss 2-3 weeks. That still gives him a shot at being ready for the regular-season opener.

Broncos LB Todd Davis is active for today's game against the Packers. He missed the 1st 2 games with the calf injury that cost him nearly the whole summer. That makes Davis a risky IDP option for his 1st week back. We'll be quite curious to see his playing time, though, and whether Davis' return affects Josey Jewell's playing time.

Broncos LB Todd Davis (calf) and CB Bryce Callahan (foot) are inactive for today's game against the Bears.

Broncos LB Todd Davis is questionable for Sunday's game agains the Bears. He put in limited practices all week after missing Week 1 with the calf injury that kept him out all summer. We'll see about Davis' status Sunday afternoon, but IDP owners shouldn't plan on using him in most cases.

Broncos LB Todd Davis is doubtful for Monday night's game against the Raiders. Davis missed nearly all of training camp and the preseason with a calf injury that continued to keep him out of practice over the past week. His absence hurts a thin Denver LB depth chart but boosts the IDP upside of fellow ILB starter Josey Jewell. Elsewhere on the defense, slot CB Bryce Callahan is questionable with a foot injury that limited his practice participation all week. That's good news for Raiders rookie slot WR Hunter Renfrow, who sports some deep PPR upside.

Broncos LB Todd Davis expects to be ready for the regular-season opener next Monday night, NFL Network's James Palmer reports. Davis has been out of practice since suffering a calf injury on the 1st day of training camp. We wouldn't plan to use him in IDP lineups for that 1st game against the Raiders. But Davis cracked the top 20 among fantasy LBs last season and is worth rostering in leagues of at least moderate depth.

Broncos ILB Todd Davis suffered a partial tear in his right calf and is expected to miss 3-4 weeks, according to ESPN's Jeff Legwold. That leaves Denver sorting through inexperienced backups to play next to 1st-time starter Josey Jewell. Davis' timeline still puts him in play for the regular-season opener. We'll see how ready he is come late August. Jewell, meanwhile, looks like a potential sleeper for IDP fantasy football drafts. If you've seen our LB rankings, then you already know that's how we view him.

Broncos LB Todd Davis (shoulder) is active for today's game against the Jets. He's a decent flex option for IDP leagues that allow 4+ LBs into weekly lineups.