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White was elevated to the Jets' active roster from the practice squad Saturday, Ethan Greenberg of the team's official site reports.

The 25-year-old signed with the practice squad at the start of the week and will serve as an extra player for Sunday's game against the Cardinals. Starter Sam Darnold (shoulder) is out, but White is still unlikely to see the field with Joe Flacco and James Morgan already on the roster.

Lock (shoulder) and the Broncos won't play the Patriots on Monday after the game was postponed until Week 6 due to a third positive COVID-19 test in the New England organization within the past eight days, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

The Broncos and Patriots are now tentatively scheduled to play Sunday, Oct. 18 in Week 6, which was originally a scheduled bye week for New England. Denver, meanwhile, had been in line to host the Dolphins, but Miami now looks poised to take its bye Week 6. Lock (shoulder) had been listed as questionable heading into Monday's contest and was uncertain to play, but Denver's starting quarterback should be ready to return from a two-game absence if the Patriots are able to host the Broncos next weekend.

Jackson (knee/illness) is expected to play Sunday against the Bengals, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

The 23-year-old is officially considered questionable, though he was able to practice as a full participant Friday and coach John Harbaugh said his quarterback was "good to go." WR Marquise Brown (knee) and TE Mark Andrews (thigh) are also expected to suit up, so Jackson should have his usual complement of weapons for Week 5.

Lock (right shoulder) is listed as questionable for Monday's game.

The extra day of preparation certainly appears to have benefitted the Broncos as Lock registered a second straight day of limited participation in practice. While Monday's matchup is likely a difficult one from a fantasy perspective, star cornerback Stephen Gilmore will not play after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier this week, which could help Lock if he's able to take the field. The Broncos would certainly like the second-year QB to start if he's deemed healthy enough to, though fantasy mangers should still monitor his status ahead of the 5:00 p.m. ET kickoff.

Taylor (ribs/chest) has been ruled out ahead of Monday's contest against the Saints, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports.

Taylor will miss his fourth consecutive game due to the pain-killing injection which accidentally punctured his lung prior to the start of the Week 2 game against the Chiefs. More importantly, coach Anthony Lynn confirmed earlier this week that No. 6 overall pick Justin Herbert would be the starter moving forward once Taylor returned from injury. Easton Stick will act as the primary backup to Herbert on Monday.

Mullens will head into Sunday's game against the Dolphins as the 49ers' No. 3 quarterback after head coach Kyle Shanahan named C.J. Beathard as the top backup to starter Jimmy Garoppolo, David Lombardi of The Athletic reports.

Mullens' two-interception performance against the Eagles in Week 4 has led to his descent on the depth chart, and he may not even end up active versus the Dolphins. The 25-year-old has impressed on the field in the past, particularly back in 2018 when he started eight contests. Mullens could still end up reclaiming the No. 2 role from Beathard at some point later this season.

Beathard will serve as the 49ers' backup quarterback in Sunday's game against the Dolphins, Eric Branch of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Jimmy Garoppolo (ankle) is slated to return from a two-game absence to reclaim starting duties Week 5, but Beathard showed enough in relief of a struggling Nick Mullens in the 49ers' Week 4 loss to the Eagles to move up a rung on the depth chart. Making his second straight start, Mullens committed three turnovers against Philadelphia before being pulled in the fourth quarter in favor of Beathard, who proceeded to complete 14 of 19 attempts for 138 yards. Now that he's dropped behind Garoppolo and Beathard in the pecking order, Mullens will likely be inactive against the Dolphins.

Coach Kyle Shanahan said Garoppolo (ankle) will start in Sunday's game against the Dolphins, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Garoppolo made it through Friday's practice without any setbacks and doesn't have a designation on the 49ers' final injury report. Meanwhile, running back Raheem Mostert (knee) and wideout Deebo Samuel (illness) are listed as questionable, potentially leaving Garoppolo without two of his top weapons at the skill positions. It's possible Garoppolo's mobility is less than 100 percent in his first game back from a high-ankle sprain, but he wasn't providing significant rushing production in the first place. He'll take aim at a Miami defense that's given up the fifth-most fantasy points (23.1 per game) to quarterbacks this year.

The Patriots are expected to go with Jarrett Stidham rather than Hoyer as their starting quarterback for Monday's game against the Broncos in the event Cam Newton isn't cleared to return from the reserve/COVID-19 list in advance of the Week 5 contest, Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports reports.

According to Michael Giardi and Judy Battista of NFL Network, Newton has been asymptomatic since testing positive for COVID-19 on Oct. 3 and could be cleared to practice Saturday, but he'll first need to submit two negative test results separated by at least 24 hours. If Newton isn't able to clear all COVID-19-related protocols in advance of Monday's game, the Patriots are seemingly prepared to break in their third starting quarterback of the season in Stidham, who relieved a struggling Hoyer in New England's Week 4 loss to the Chiefs. Hoyer completed 15 of 24 attempts for 130 yards, no touchdowns and an interception while taking two sacks and losing a fumble before he was pulled from the contest late in the third quarter of the Patriots' 26-10 loss.

The Ravens are listing Jackson (knee/illness) as questionable for Sunday's game against the Bengals, but he's expected to start after practicing fully Friday, Jonas Shaffer of The Baltimore Sun reports.

Jackson missed the Ravens' first two practices of Week 5, sitting out Wednesday with a minor knee issue and Thursday due to a stomach ailment. After Jackson was able to take every rep at Friday's practice with no visible bracing or wrapping on either knee, coach John Harbaugh declared the star signal-caller "good to go" for Sunday's game, according to Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com. In a similar vein, Jackson told reporters at practice he was "100 percent," so his questionable designation is probably more akin to the NFL's old "probable" designation. Jackson's fantasy managers should have no reservations about starting him in a favorable Week 5 matchup.