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Tucker didn't play any snaps on offense Sunday in the Buccaneers' 26-9 win over the Saints.

Among Tampa Bay running backs, Tucker had logged the second-most snaps behind starter Rachaad White in each of the first three weeks but did little with his playing time, mustering just 23 yards on 15 carries and nine yards on two receptions. Tucker dropped to third on the depth chart Sunday, allowing Ke'Shawn Vaughn (nine carries for 16 yards, one reception for three yards) to see 20 snaps as the No. 2 back, with much of his production coming in garbage time. According to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, offensive coordinator Dave Canales said Monday that the Buccaneers felt more comfortable with Vaughn as their No. 2 back in Week 4 due to his familiarity with the Saints' pressure packages and defensive scheme, so Vaughn may not be necessarily locked in as White's top backup moving forward.

Williams handled one carry for four yards in Sunday's 27-3 loss to the Titans.

Despite operating as Cincinnati's No. 2 running back, Williams was unable to get involved in the game plan Sunday behind starter Joe Mixon. The fifth-year back played on just six of the Bengals' 53 offensive snaps in the contest, while Mixon handled 42 snaps. With such limited involvement, Williams' doesn't hold much fantasy utility, barring injuries. The Bengals are set to visit the Cardinals in Week 5.

Evans failed to record a single snap in Sunday's 27-3 loss to the Titans.

Evans did not see the field Sunday, as the veteran has fallen down the depth chart behind both Trayveon Williams and Chase Brown. With that said, Joe Mixon remains the only reliable fantasy back in this offense going forward, barring an injury. Evans should remain far of the fantasy radar going forward. The Bengals face the Cardinals in Week 5.

Gibson rushed six times for 19 yards while securing his only target for seven yards in Sunday's 34-31 overtime loss to the Eagles.

Gibson's disappointing season continued Sunday, as the veteran failed to produce for fantasy purposes against the Eagles. The fourth-year running back saw his snap percentage drop Week 4, handling a 39 percent snap share after seeing a 63 percent share Week 3. Fellow back Brian Robinson, however, continued to be more involved in the Commanders' offensive scheme. Going forward, Gibson will likely continue to be difficult to trust for consistent fantasy production, barring an injury to Robinson. Nonetheless, the 25-year-old will look to get more involved when the Commanders host the Bears in Week 5.

Demercado carried once for three yards while catching three of his four targets for 21 yards in Sunday's 35-16 loss to the 49ers.

With backup running back Keaontay Ingram (neck) out Sunday, Demercado saw an expanded role behind starter James Conner. The undrafted free agent rookie played 25 of the Cardinals' 71 offensive snaps, his highest snap share by far through four games. Demercado handled just one carry, but quarterback Joshua Dobbs got the first-year running back involved in the passing game with his largest target total of the season. Despite his increased involvement against the 49ers, Demercado should remain off the fantasy radar in a Week 5 matchup with the Bengals.

Dallas didn't record a touch in Monday's 24-3 win over the Giants. He returned one kick for 30 yards and a punt for 23 yards.

Dallas is averaging 16.4 yards per punt return this season, which ranks fourth in the league among players with at least five attempts. He is barely playing on offense, however, as Kenneth Walker and Zach Charbonnet were the only running backs to receive touches Monday.

Charbonnet rushed five times for 31 yards and caught one of three targets for nine yards in Monday's 24-3 win over the Giants.

After handling 31 offensive snaps (44 percent) in Week 3, the rookie running back logged just 11 snaps (22 percent) in the prime-time game. It's encouraging that he saw three targets while Kenneth Walker wasn't targeted at all, but it remains clear that Charbonnet is a distant No. 2 in the Seattle backfield for now.

Pittsburgh cut Bell from its practice squad Tuesday, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.

Bell was cut from and consequently re-signed to Pittsburgh's practice squad just a couple weeks ago, but now he's on the outs again. He's set to become a free agent.

Rodriguez (illness) was a limited participant at practice Tuesday.

His presence at practice at all is a good sign for Rodriguez after he was too sick to play in Week 4 at Philadelphia, but his status for Thursday's game versus Chicago still looks to be up in the air. He'll probably need to practice in full Wednesday to avoid carrying an injury designation into gameday.

The Giants cut Jones from their practice squad Tuesday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Jones was able to find his way onto the field for the Giants as a special teams contributor during the first two weeks of the season, but now he's set to become a free agent. He hasn't handled a regular-season carry since 2019 with Houston.