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Payton (coach's decision) is inactive for Monday's game against the Cowboys but will serve as the team's emergency quarterback.

Payton will serve as the emergency signal-caller. However, unless Tanner McKee and Joe Milton exit the game due to injury, illness or ejection, Payton won't be on the field.

Pierce is welcoming back Barkley (hamstring) to the Eagles backfield in Week 7 due to the latter being active Monday versus the Cowboys.

With Barkley out of the lineup the last two games, Pierce accounted for 27 touches for 62 yards from scrimmage and one rushing TD. In Barkley's two healthy outings this season, he averaged 16.0 touches per game, and if he takes on such a role Monday, Pierce will have to fight for scraps in the Eagles offense. Elijah Mitchell also is on hand for RB reps.

Demercado (coach's decision) is inactive for Monday night's game against the Eagles, Patrik Walker of the Cowboys' official site reports.

Demercado remains firmly behind Tyler Goodson as the Cowboys' RB2 behind Javonte Williams.

Washington caught all three targets for 27 yards in Sunday's 28-25 win over the Jets. He rushed two times for eight yards.

Greg Dulcich ended up leading the Dolphins in targets (five), catches (five) and yards (86) on a day Malik Willis attempted just 21 passes and spread the ball around to eight different pass catchers. Washington will look to bounce back next Sunday against the Patriots, where he'll have some WR4 appeal in fantasy.

Barkley (hamstring) is listed as active Monday against the Cowboys.

Barkley is available to power the Eagles' backfield for the first time since Week 4, ending a two-game absence due to a hamstring injury. Considering he practiced fully Saturday, he may be ready to operate as a workhorse as he did in his two healthy games (Weeks 1 and 3) this season. In those games, Barkley combined for 32 touches for 160 yards from scrimmage and no TDs.

Samuel (hamstring) has a chance to return following the 49ers' Week 8 bye, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

All three of Mike Evans (Achilles), Samuel and Demarcus Robinson (ankle) are eyeing a Week 9 return against the Raiders, so the 49ers' wide receiver depth chart could look vastly different coming out of the bye. Samuel would likely go back to his part-time role, handling short-area passes and an occasional handoff or two. He's not a particularly exciting fantasy play when Evans, George Kittle and Christian McCaffrey (hamstring) are all healthy.

Head coach Mike LaFleur stated he's "not too sure" if Reiman (ankle) will play this season, Dani Sureck of the Cardinals' official site reports.

Reiman hasn't played this season and is currently on the reserve/PUP list. While there haven't been any updates on when the 25-year-old will be back on the field, it appears the door isn't fully closed regarding his return before the end of the 2026 campaign. Reiman has appeared in 21 regular-season games for the Cardinals since being drafted in the third round in the 2024 NFL Draft, amassing nine catches for 55 yards.

49ers coach Kyle Shanahan reiterated Monday that Robinson (ankle) has a chance to return following the team's Week 8 bye, David Lombardi of SFStandard.com reports.

Shanahan said the same thing 11 days ago, so the timeline appears to remain in place for Robinson, who suffered a high-ankle sprain way back in Week 2 against Miami. The Niners are expected to get plenty of reinforcements following their open date, and all three of Mike Evans (Achilles), Deebo Samuel (hamstring) and Robinson could be among those returning for Week 9 against Las Vegas.

Phillips (hamstring) was listed as a non-participant on Monday's practice estimate.

Phillips aggravated a hamstring injury in the Week 6 victory over Philadelphia and was subsequently ruled out for Sunday's loss to Tampa Bay. If Phillips can't suit up for a second consecutive game, Princely Umanmielen should continue to receive more snaps.

Stribling (ankle) remains on track to return in December, David Lombardi of SFStandard.com reports.

Stribling was injured in the 49ers' Week 1 win over the Rams in Australia and remains on injured reserve. He missed a big opportunity for snaps and targets with the team dealing with so many injuries at the wide receiver position, but all indications are Stribling will be back for the stretch run and a possible trip to the playoffs.