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Brissett is slated to start Thursday night's game against the Texans, with Jimmy Garoppolo having been made inactive for the contest by the Patriots.

With Garoppolo out, Brissett is the only quarterback on the Patriots' active roster Thursday, which sets the stage for wideout Julian Edelman, who played quarterback at Kent State, to serve as an emergency option at the position for the team. While Brissett is a speculative fantasy option in his first NFL start, his prospects on that front are boosted by the return of star tight end Rob Gronkowski to the Patriots' lineup.

Garoppolo (right shoulder) is inactive for Thursday night's game against the Texans.

As a result, Jacoby Brissett will start at QB for the Patriots on Thursday, with wide receiver Julian Edelman - a college signal-caller - on hand as an emergency QB option for the team.

ESPN's Mike Reiss suggests that "at this time, the Patriots are not expected to have Garoppolo (right shoulder) in uniform" for Thursday night's game against the Texans.

Previous reports suggested that Garoppolo was in line to serve as the Patriots' backup QB behind Jacoby Brissett on Thursday, but evidently such an outcome is not a lock. Either way, Garoppolo is not expected to start Thursday's game, and unless that expectation changes closer to kickoff, Garoppolo will remain off the Week 3 fantasy lineup radar.

Garoppolo (shoulder) is expected to be active for Thursday's game against the Texans, but is set to serve as the backup behind Jacoby Brissett , Courtney Fallon of NFL Network reports.

The news that Garoppolo will suit up comes as a surprise given his "doubtful" designation, but he is apparently healthy enough to at least suit up Thursday night. The fact the Patriots did not add another quarterback to the roster, however, indicates the team has full confidence in Brissett; so Garoppolo would likely only see the field in an emergency.

Brissett will start at quarterback Thursday against the Texans, Courtney Fallon of NFL Network reports.

Fellow quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (shoulder), despite being listed as doubtful, is expected to suit up Thursday night, but he is apparently not healthy enough to start, and will instead serve as the backup while Brissett makes his first career start. Brissett held his own while filling in for Garoppolo in Week 2, and the news report indicates the Patriots have full confidence in him and will stick to their regular offensive game plan.

The Bears promoted Barkley from their practice squad to the team's active roster Thursday.

Barkley will join the active roster to provide quarterback depth with Jay Cutler dealing with a thumb injury and seemingly trending toward unavailability for Sunday's game against the Cowboys. If Cutler is indeed ruled out for the Week 3 matchup, Barkley will serve as the backup quarterback behind Brian Hoyer.

With Jimmy Garoppolo (shoulder) listed as doubtful for Thursday night's game against the Texans, Brissett appears likely to make his first NFL start in place of Garoppolo in Week 3.

Garoppolo has not been ruled out by the Patriots, and the team has not signed another QB, so nothing is final here with regard to the team's Week 3 starting QB assignment. Still, at this stage, we'd expect Brissett to get the nod, with wideout Julian Edelman (a college signal-caller) a candidate to serve as the team's emergency quarterback Thursday.

The Patriots list Garoppolo (right shoulder) as doubtful for Thursday night's game against the Texans.

Per ESPN's Mike Reiss, Garoppolo was listed as a limited participant in Wednesday's walk-through practice. If Garoppolo -- who is dealing with a sprained AC joint in his right shoulder -- can't start Thursday's game, rookie Jacoby Brissett would be in line to handle the assignment. While Garoppolo's Week 3 status may not be finalized until the release of the Patriots' inactives, the doubtful designation and shoulder injury in play here make counting on him in fantasy lineups this week a very risky roll.

Petty (shoulder) did not participate at Wednesday's practice.

Petty's bruised shoulder continues to give him trouble and he was inactive for the Jets' first two games of the regular season. Given the health of fellow quarterbacks Ryan Fitzpatrick and Geno Smith, it's unlikely Petty will suit up Week 3 against the Chiefs.

Garoppolo (shoulder) was listed as a limited participant at Tuesday's practice.

Though absent for the portion of practice open to the media, Garoppolo apparently did some kind of work. The Patriots haven't officially ruled him out for Thursday against Houston, but it's possible the team is just trying to be deceptive, as Garoppolo's AC joint sprain probably needs more than four days of rest. However, the team still hasn't signed another quarterback, perhaps hinting at optimism Garoppolo will at least be healthy enough to serve as Jacoby Brissett's backup.