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Colts' fire sale: Taylor stays, Downs wants out

Jonathan Taylor said Thursday he has not requested a trade from the Colts — "I'm always proud to wear the horseshoe, proud to be here," he told reporters, per The Athletic's James Boyd. ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reports "heavy interest" around the league in Taylor, but says teams "aren't totally sold" and he "isn't a slam dunk" to be moved. The Colts have already traded G Quenton Nelson to Seattle and DT DeForest Buckner to San Francisco this week as part of a broader roster reset. Separately, WR Josh Downs has requested a trade of his own, per ESPN; he has 26 catches for 307 yards through seven games this season. The deadline is Nov. 10.

Fantasy take

Downs's trade request comes with real usage attached — a 16.6% target share for Indianapolis in 2025, the extension of a role he's held each of the past three seasons. Taylor's situation hasn't moved: he carried the ball 323 times on an 80% snap share in 2025, and none of the roster churn around him touches that workload. His own denial, paired with reporting that he isn't "a slam dunk" to be dealt, puts him further from a trade than Downs is right now.

Jonathan Taylortrade speculation

RB · IND

Denies requesting a trade; league says he isn't a slam dunk to be moved

Josh Downstrade subject

WR · IND

Requested a trade from the Colts

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injury

Lamar Jackson practices in full, trending toward Sunday return

Lamar Jackson returned to full practice participation Wednesday for the first time since spraining his left ankle 24 days ago, working with the ankle taped — throwing to Zay Flowers and handing off to Derrick Henry, though he didn't run during the media viewing portion. Baltimore has gone 1-2 with Tyler Huntley starting at QB over the last three games. Full practice participation is considered a strong signal he plays Sunday against Buffalo.

Fantasy take

Jackson's only previous significant leg injury — the 2025 hamstring — came with a quieter return than the box score suggested: designed rush rate dropped from 16% to 7% after he was back, and his completion precision fell to 48.7%, the lowest mark since his rookie year. The current ankle issue traces to a Week 4 sack where his foot twisted under him, and as recently as last week the team still noted pain when planting to run. A full practice session with no running drills shown is a meaningfully better data point than that report, but it leaves open whether the mobility that defines his game returns at full tilt right away.

Lamar Jacksoninjury update

QB · BAL

Full practice Wednesday, first since ankle sprain 24 days ago

Ripples

Tyler Huntleybackup reverts

QB · BAL

Started the last three games; 1-2 as Jackson's fill-in

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injury

Dameon Pierce lands on IR; Eagles RB room thins as Barkley's back lingers

The Eagles placed RB Dameon Pierce on injured reserve Thursday — a minimum four-game absence — after he left Monday night's loss to Dallas with an undisclosed injury in the fourth quarter. He is the fourth Eagles running back placed on IR this season. Philadelphia signed RB Jaydon Blue off the practice squad to the active roster to fill the spot. Saquon Barkley did not practice Wednesday as he continues to deal with the back injury that cut short his workload Monday night — he opened that game with a 29-yard run and a touchdown before his back tightened.

Fantasy take

Pierce landing on IR is the fourth Eagles running back lost to injury this season, leaving Barkley as the only established back in the room while his back issue plays out. Philadelphia replaced Pierce with Jaydon Blue off the practice squad rather than elevating from its own RB depth chart, which puts Blue, Elijah Mitchell, and Tank Bigsby in a thinner, more fluid rotation behind Barkley if his back keeps him limited. Barkley's workload Monday was interrupted mid-game by the same injury that's now kept him out of practice, and his participation this week is what will determine the early-down and passing-down snap split in Philadelphia's backfield against Washington. None of Mitchell, Bigsby, Will Shipley, or Blue has an established role yet — the IR move just removed one body competing for those snaps.

Saquon Barkleyinjury update

RB · PHI

DNP Wednesday (back); workload cut short Monday vs. Dallas

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Dameon Pierceinjury update

RB · PHI

Placed on IR Thursday; 4th Eagles RB on IR this season

Jaydon Bluedownstream beneficiary

RB · PHI

Signed off the practice squad to the active roster

Elijah Mitchelldownstream beneficiary

RB · PHI

RB3 on Philadelphia's depth chart behind Barkley

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injury

DeVonta Smith sits again Wednesday; 10% chance to play per model

DeVonta Smith did not participate in Wednesday's walkthrough practice — his third absence in the last four games with a hamstring injury. FantasyPros' injury model put his odds of playing Sunday against Washington at 10% as of that report.

Fantasy take

Three absences in four games with no setback or progression reported marks a shift from Smith's established durability profile — he missed only two games in his first four NFL seasons before this stretch. A Sunday inactive would push extra routes to Marquise Brown, Dontayvion Wicks, and Makai Lemon in an already thin Eagles WR room.

DeVonta Smithinjury update

WR · PHI

DNP Wednesday; 10% chance to play per FantasyPros model

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Marquise Browndownstream beneficiary

WR · PHI

Next in line for routes if Smith sits

Dontayvion Wicksdownstream beneficiary

WR · PHI

Next in line for routes if Smith sits

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injury

A.J. Brown's knee flares up in New England

Patriots WR A.J. Brown did not practice Thursday because of a knee issue that NFL Network's Ian Rapoport said "flared up" this week; it was added to the injury report Wednesday. Brown has also been listed as limited for three straight weeks on a high ankle sprain suffered in the season opener, which cost him four games on IR before he returned. The Patriots acknowledged after acquiring Brown from Philadelphia that he had "a knee that has some wear and tear that we were aware of." His status for Sunday against Miami is undecided.

Fantasy take

A.J. Brown's knee is now an active variable layered on top of the ankle he's been managing since Week 1. The Patriots flagged wear and tear in that knee at the time of the trade, and it surfacing now, three weeks into a run of limited ankle-related practice listings, puts two separate issues on the same body region at once. Sunday's Miami game is a game-time read rather than a given.