NFL Player News
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Derrick Henry RB | BAL
Titans' Derrick Henry: Officially in concussion protocol
Henry was placed in the league's concussion protocol following a Week 13 loss to the Colts, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Henry departed Sunday's 31-28 overtime loss to be checked for a concussion, and he's indeed been placed in the NFL's five-step protocol. He won't be eligible to suit up for game action until gaining full clearance, which puts the veteran running back's status for the Titans' upcoming Monday Night Football matchup against Miami in jeopardy. If Henry misses any time, rookie Tyjae Spears would get his first opportunity to start. Spears rushed the ball 16 times for 75 yards and added four receptions on six targets for 13 yards Sunday.
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Kyren Williams RB | LAR
Rams' Kyren Williams: Gets into end zone again
Williams carried the ball 21 times for 88 yards and a touchdown and caught three of five targets for 24 yards in Sunday's 36-19 win over the Browns.
The second-year RB continues to show a nose for the end zone, and Williams has 10 total TDs (seven rushing, three receiving) in only eight games this season. He's also topped 100 scrimmage yards in three straight contests, although he spent four games on IR in the middle of that streak due to an ankle injury. Despite the time he's missed, Williams is just 123 scrimmage yards shy of reaching 1,000 for the first time in his career heading into a Week 14 clash with the Ravens.
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Kareem Hunt RB | KC
Browns' Kareem Hunt: Leading rusher in loss
Hunt carried the ball 12 times for 48 yards and caught his only target for zero yards in Sunday's 36-19 loss to the Rams.
The 28-year-old back actually led the Browns in carries and rushing yards, but Jerome Ford made the biggest impact with a receiving touchdown in the first quarter. Hunt has seen double-digit touches in seven of the last eight games while working in a timeshare with Ford, but he hasn't reached 50 scrimmage yards in five straight, leaving him a TD-dependent fantasy option heading into a Week 14 clash with the Jaguars.
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Jerome Ford RB | WAS
Browns' Jerome Ford: Finds end zone in Week 13 loss
Ford carried the ball nine times for 19 yards and caught all three of his targets for 33 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 36-19 loss to the Rams.
He and Kareem Hunt essentially switched roles in this one, as Hunt led the Browns with 12 carries but it was Ford who made an impact through the air. How much of that usage was due to Joe Flacco being under center rather than rookie Dorian Thompson-Robinson (concussion) isn't yet clear, but the backfield duo figures to remain in some sort of timeshare heading into a Week 14 clash with the Jaguars' stout run defense.
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Rachaad White RB | WAS
Buccaneers' Rachaad White: Tops 100 scrimmage yards again
White carried the ball 20 times for 84 yards and a touchdown and caught three of five targets for 22 yards in Sunday's 21-18 win over the Panthers.
The second-year back's resurgence continued with a one-yard TD plunge in the first quarter. White has five touchdowns (four rushing, one receiving) over the last five games while also racking up 491 scrimmage yards, including back-to-back contests in triple digits. He'll look to keep rolling in Week 14 against a Falcons defense he hit up for 99 combined yards in their Week 7 meeting.
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Miles Sanders RB | DAL
Panthers' Miles Sanders: Role shrinks under new coach
Sanders carried the ball eight times for 23 yards and caught one of two targets for six yards in Sunday's 21-18 loss to the Buccaneers.
Deposed head coach Frank Reich had been using a timeshare in his backfield the prior two games, as Sanders saw 27 touches to Chuba Hubbard's 31, but that got tossed out the window under interim coach Chris Tabor. Instead, Hubbard got treated as a bell cow, seeing a career-high 25 totes and turning them into 104 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Sanders' first season in Carolina has been largely disappointing, but he had at least been seeing solid touch volume while healthy. That appears to no longer be the case heading into a Week 14 clash with the Saints.
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Chuba Hubbard RB | CAR
Panthers' Chuba Hubbard: Carries offense in Week 13 loss
Hubbard carried the ball 25 times for 104 yards and two touchdowns in Sunday's 21-18 loss to the Buccaneers.
Facing a stout Tampa Bay front seven, Hubbard punched home a pair of one-yard TDs en route to his first 100-yard game of the season and the third of his career. The 25 totes were also a career high for Hubbard, while Miles Sanders managed only 29 scrimmage yards on nine touches, a clear sign that interim head coach Chris Tabor isn't interested in maintaining the backfield timeshare Frank Reich had been deploying. Hubbard figures to see a big workload again in Week 14 against the Saints.
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AJ Dillon RB | CAR
Packers' AJ Dillon: Generates 87 yards in start
Dillon rushed 18 times for 73 yards and caught his lone target for 14 yards in Sunday's 27-19 win over Kansas City.
Dillon got another start in place of the injured Aaron Jones (knee) after being cleared of his own knee issue earlier in the week. The bruising backup produced 87 yards from scrimmage on 19 touches after going for 81 on 17 combined touches in his spot-start against Detroit last week. Dillon would be in line for a similar workload should Jones remain sidelined for next week's matchup against the Giants on Monday Night Football.
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De'Von Achane RB | MIA
Dolphins' De'Von Achane: Logs 20 touches in return
Achane rushed 17 times for 73 yards and two touchdowns and brought in three of four targets for 30 yards in the Dolphins' 45-15 win over the Commanders on Sunday.
Making his return from a near two-game absence due to a reoccurrence of the knee injury that had led to a four-game stint on injured reserve, Achane was sparingly used early but saw his opportunity ramp up as the Dolphins expanded their lead. Achane ultimately garnered eight more touches than backfield mate Raheem Mostert, although that appeared to be the byproduct of game script. Nevertheless, Achane's electric speed is difficult to keep off the field, so he'll enjoy a solid complementary role, at minimum, in a Week 14 Monday night home matchup against the Titans on Dec. 11.
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Isiah Pacheco RB | DET
Chiefs' Isiah Pacheco: Tossed after strong performance
Pacheco rushed the ball 18 times for 110 yards and one touchdown in Sunday's 27-19 loss to Green Bay. He added three receptions on four targets for 13 yards.
Per Matt Derrick of ChiefsDigest.com, Pacheco was ejected for throwing a punch in the final moments of the game. However, he managed a strong performance prior to his exit by ripping off long runs of 26, 13 and 11 yards. The end result was his second 100-yard performance of the season, and he supplemented that with a one-yard touchdown plunge early in the third quarter. Pacheco now has six rushing scores on the campaign, half of which have come in his last two games.