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Deshaun Watson expected to return after bye week
Deshaun Watson is expected to return after Cleveland’s bye week in Week 5.
Fantasy Impact
Watson wasn’t able to play in Week 4’s loss to the Ravens because of a shoulder injury, but the team is now heading into a bye week and the QB is expected to be ready to go after that. Their next game comes in Week 6 against the San Francisco 49ers, and fantasy managers can expect him to be close to full health for that matchup.
Leo Sells
Pat Freiermuth (hamstring) ruled out Sunday
Steelers TE Pat Freiermuth has been ruled out for the remainder of Week 4 with a hamstring injury.
Fantasy Impact
Freiermuth will finish Sunday’s game with three receptions for seven yards on four targets. Fantasy managers can expect the Steelers to release more information about the severity of the hamstring injury either after the game or after further testing Monday.
Jesse Garcia
Mike Evans (hamstring) won’t return Sunday
Mike Evans (hamstring) won’t return to Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints.
Fantasy Impact
Evans injured his hamstring in the first half and has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday’s game. He came back to the sideline and tried to work out his hamstring, but it ultimately wasn’t good enough and he was ruled out shortly after. Chris Godwin and rookie Trey Palmer will be the top-two receivers for QB Baker Mayfield with the veteran sidelined for the rest of the game.
Leo Sells
Juwan Johnson (calf) won’t return Sunday
Juwan Johnson (calf) won’t return to Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Fantasy Impact
Johnson suffered a calf injury early on in Sunday’s game and won’t be able to return. It’s unclear how serious it is, and he wasn’t able to log even a single catch before he left the game. New Orleans is already without Foster Moreau (ankle), so Jimmy Graham and Taysom Hill will both get more work in a banged-up Saints’ tight end room for the remainder of Week 4.
Leo Sells
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