P. Johnny Hekker -Carolina Panthers
-> In Carolina’s 26-23 loss to Tampa Bay, Hekker threw five times for 192 yards. He averaged 38.4 yards per punt and had a long punt of 49 yards on the afternoon…Hekker attempted the 7th most punts in the NFL this season with 54…
W.R. Anthony Gould -Indianapolis Colts
-> Gould saw his first action since Week 3 as he recorded a snap on special teams, a punt return that went for three yards.
OL Issac Seumalo – Pittsburgh Steelers
-> Seumalo made his eighth straight start at left guard for the Steelers in their 44-38 win over Cincinnati. He saw 66 snaps in the victory…
OL Taliese Fuaga – New Orleans Saints
-> Fuaga started at left tackle for the Saints (12th of the year) and played 70 snaps in the 21-14 loss to the Rams.
W.R. Brandin cooks -Dallas Cowboys
-> Cooks made a splash in his first return from short-term IR on Thanksgiving Day against the Giants. He had three receptions for 16 yards and a touchdown in the 27-20 victory…
S Jordan Poyer -Miami Dolphins
-> In Miami’s 30-17 loss to Green Bay, Poyer started at free safety and played 54 snaps. He finished with nine tackles, the third on defense…
S Kitan Oladapo -Green Bay Packers
-> Oladapo saw his first action since Week 9 against Detroit in the Packers’ win over Miami, playing seven snaps on kick return and kick coverage.
OL Blake Brandel – Minnesota Vikings
-> In Minnesota’s 23-22 win over Arizona, Brandel started at left guard (12th in a row) and saw 53 snaps at left guard and six more on special teams.
ILB Omar Speights -Los Angeles Rams
-> In the Rams’ 21-14 win over New Orleans, Speights started at middle linebacker and played 45 snaps. He finished with the second-most tackles on defense with 10 and also added a pass deflection. Additionally, he was the Rams’ highest-rated defender with a rating of 94.1…
Database Alex Austin – New England Patriots
-> After returning to action after IR last week in a special teams role, Austin returned to the secondary in the Patriots’ 25-24 loss to the Colts. He played 26 snaps off the bench at cornerback and saw 13 snaps on special teams.
W.R. Isaiah Hodgins – New York Giants
-> After having a brief stint on the active roster and getting his first stats of the season, Hodgins remains on the Giants’ practice squad…
Database Ryan Cooper Jr. -Seattle Seahawks
-> After being released from Baltimore’s practice squad, Cooper was recently picked up by the Seattle Seahawks and is on their practice squad.
RB Jermar Jefferson -Detroit Lions
-> After suffering numerous injuries early in his professional career, Jefferson is healthy to start the year with the Lions and is currently the practice squad third-string RB. He didn’t make the initial 53-man roster, but the Lions kept him and have done so since he was a seventh-round pick several years ago, so they’re still invested in the young fullback.
Database Nahshon Wright – Minnesota Vikings
-> After struggling to break into the Cowboys DB rotation in recent years, Wright was traded to the Minnesota Vikings, where he currently resides as the practice squad’s top cornerback. We’ll see if the Vikings perhaps like Wright’s third-round grade better than the Cowboys…
Database Rejzohn Wright – New Orleans Saints
-> Wright was placed on injured reserve by the Saints with an undisclosed injury. It is not yet known whether he will play this season.
D.L. Kyle Peko -Detroit Lions
-> Peko suffered what is expected to be a season-ending pectoral injury in the Lions’ win over Dallas…
YOU Teagan Quitoriano -Houston Texans
-> Quitoriano recently played on IR due to a knee injury – it is unclear how long he will be out
YOU Luc Musgrave -Green Bay Packers
-> After suffering an ankle injury in the Week 4 loss to Minnesota, Musgrave did not see action recover in Week 5. The injury turned out to be potentially more significant than initially thought as the Packers placed Musgrave on IR before last weekend’s games. He is expected to miss about a month…
