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Find out if Khalil Mack will play on Sunday night.
The Chargers are about 90 minutes away from kicking off Week 11 against the Bengals.
Here is a look at their inactive players today:
WR DJ Chark
TE Hayden Hurst
RB Kimani Vidal
OL Brenden Jaimes
OL Jordan McFadden
QB Easton Stick (emergency 3rd)
Find out if DJ Chark Jr. will make his Chargers debut on Sunday.
The Chargers are about 90 minutes away from kicking off Week 9 against the Browns.
Here is a look at their inactive players today:
QB Easton Stick (emergency 3rd QB)
CB Kristian Fulton
WR DJ Chark
OL Brenden Jaimes
OL Jordan McFadden
TE Stone Smartt
DL Justin Eboigbe
Despite being activated from injured reserve on Saturday, Chark will not make his Chargers debut today.
The Chargers had three wide receivers who did not practice on Thursday
The Chargers had their second practice in preparation for this Sunday’s game against the Saints, and there were a handful of players who did not participate or were limited.
Wide receivers Quentin Johnston (ankle), Ladd McConkey (hip) and Derius Davis (hamstring) did not practice. Johnston and Davis missed the Week 7 game against the Cardinals due to their respective injuries.
Linebacker Denzel Perryman (toe) and tight end Will Dissly (shoulder) joined the three as non participants.
Los Angeles had five limited participants: edge defender Joey Bosa (hip), WR DJ Chark Jr. (groin), cornerback Kristian Fulton (hamstring), TE Hayden Hurst (groin) and CB Ja’Sir Taylor (fibula).
The final injury report with game designations with be released on Friday.
DJ Chark was placed on injured reserve Sept. 7, and now his 21-day window is open.
The Chargers have designated wide receiver DJ Chark to return from injured reserve.
Chark was back at practice on Wednesday.
Chark was placed on the injured reserve on Sept. 7 with a hip injury. He has missed the last five games.
With Chark’s 21-day window open, he must either be activated to the 53-man roster or placed on season-ending injured reserve by the end of the three-week period.
Chark signed with the Bolts in May. The 28-year-old wideout was a standout during training camp and was projected to be a starter before sustaining the injury.
Now that he’s back in the fold, Chark will inject the offense with the speed and vertical element it desperately needs.
Chark earned Pro Bowl status in his second season in the league, which came in 2019 with the Jaguars. That year, he caught a career-high 73 passes for 1,008 yards and eight touchdowns.
Chark is the only receiver on the Chargers to surpass the 1,000-yard receiving mark.
DJ Chark suffered a hamstring injury, though coach Frank Reich didn’t go into further detail.
Former LSU star [autotag]DJ Chark Jr.[/autotag] has suffered a hamstring injury in practice with the Carolina Panthers. Coach Frank Reich declined to go into further detail, but a team spokesperson confirmed to reporters that Chark had indeed suffered a hamstring injury.
An offseason addition from Detroit by way of Jacksonville, the former second-round pick was expected to play a major role in a passing offense led by rookie Bryce Young. He’s the second former LSU receiver to see a preseason injury with the Panthers as [autotag]Terrace Marshall Jr.[/autotag] was carted off the practice field with a back injury that has held him out since.
Frank Reich indicates DJ Chark is injured, declines to expand on his situation "at this point."
Doesn't sound great.— Joe Person (@josephperson) August 23, 2023
Chark signed with the Lions last offseason and returned to form after a season-ending injury limited him to just four games with the Jaguars in 2021. He made 30 catches for 502 yards and three touchdowns.
Carolina will hope one of its offensive additions will be back on the field sooner rather than later.
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Mims was acquired recently by Detroit, but does it even matter?
An argument can be made that Detroit Lions wide receiver Denzel Mims has been as big a victim of circumstance as a second-round bust from the 2020 draft. To sum up his three years with the New York Jets is brief. He missed the first six games of his career. In his first six games with then-heralded Jets savior Sam Darnold, he caught 19 passes for 325 yards and had at least one catch of 23 or more yards in five of them. When the Jets moved on to Zach Wilson in 2021, in his final six games, Mims was targeted nine times and caught just one of them for four yards. Last season, he played in just 10 games – because he was inactive seven times and caught 11 passes in the 10 he played. It seemed clear he wasn’t a good fit with what the Jets wanted to do.
Make no mistake. Mims isn’t a bum. He has legit 4.38 speed, but the Jets have proved organizationally willing to move on from first-round quarterbacks quicker than most – much less second-round receivers. Loyalty is in short supply with the Jets.
The window of opportunity for Mims was minimal at the end of last season and made worse with the signing of Aaron Rodgers and the arrival of his running buddies Allen Lazard and Randall Cobb to go along with significant franchise investments made in Corey Davis and Garrett Wilson. It was time for Mims to go. He was the WR5, at best, in New York.
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His release was eventual, but the Lions saw enough in him to offer a minimal trade deal – a conditional sixth-round pick in 2025 for a seventh-round pick from the Jets in 2025. If Mims doesn’t make the 53-man roster in 2023, the deal is off and everybody walks away.
In the NFL, once a guy leaves the team facility, those who kept quiet start talking. Mims isn’t immune. The word from Florham Park was that Mims struggled to pick up the offense at an elemental level. He comes to the Lions with a clean slate to prove himself and show he can make an impact.
If Mims wants to reclaim his career, the best thing he has going for him is a Lions offense that is going to throw 600 times or more this season. The suspension of Jameson Williams for the first six games of the season will be critical for Mims to make an impression beyond being a core special teams player.
In terms of fantasy value, Mims will be drafted by friends and relatives only. That said, he is a player to watch – the Lions open the 2023 season in the Thursday opener. Depending on what you see in snap counts and production, he could be the first roster pickup in your league, but having never shown any semblance of sustainability, he doesn’t have fantasy value until he’s shown it. He’s a reactive fantasy commodity, not a proactive one.
The most important fantasy football news updates from camp.
Too busy to sift through all of the news from NFL training camps? Here’s a spin around the league for a look at the most notable fantasy football news through Tuesday, Aug. 2.
A retooled receiving corps leaves plenty of unanswered fantasy questions heading into training camp.
Heading into last season, the Detroit Lions had arguably the saddest collection of talent at the receiver position in the NFL with wide receivers Kalif Raymond, Quintez Cephus, and Tyrell Williams (currently a free agent) atop the depth chart.
Much has changed since then. Unheralded fourth-round pick Amon-Ra St. Brown put together a strong rookie campaign, emerging as a reliable target for quarterback Jared Goff, and Josh Reynolds arrived via the waiver wire, reuniting him with Goff from their days together with the Los Angeles Rams.
This offseason has brought even more reinforcements, highlighted by the selection of Alabama wide receiver Jameson Williams (knee) with the 12th overall selection — that’s the earliest the Lions have drafted a wideout since Hall of Famer Calvin Johnson in 2007. Detroit also took a one-year flier on former Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver DJ Chark Jr., who had a 1,000-yard season in 2019 but is coming off a fractured ankle that limited him to four games this past year.
In what must be considered something of a surprise, Goff will again steer the ship in 2022 as the Lions chose to sit out one of the busiest offseasons in league annals in terms of quarterback movement, despite not having an obvious heir apparent at the position. While Goff had some good years in LA, much of that credit has been given to Rams head coach Sean McVay, and the team’s decision to move on from Goff leading to an immediate championship certainly supports that statement.
Still, Goff is an experienced pro who shouldn’t hold the offense back too much. On paper, this looks like the finest collection of weapons he’s had since 2018 when the offense included Cooper Kupp, Robert Woods (Tennessee Titans), Brandin Cooks (Houston Texans), and running back Todd Gurley (free agent).
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#Jaguars WR DJ Chark recently showed off the progress he’s making in terms of his return from a broken ankle he sustained Week 4.
The Jacksonville Jaguars had a rough season, and it was partly due to some of their key players getting placed on the injured reserve. Among them was DJ Chark Jr., who sustained a broken ankle Week 4 against the Cincinnati Bengals and missed the remainder of the season as a result.
However, just last week interim coach Darrell Bevell said that both running back Travis Etienne and Chark weren’t fully running yet, but neither was no longer getting around on a scooter. But it appears Chark has continued to make progress since that moment and provided fans with a preview of how he’s coming along on social media as he shared footage of him running on an anti-gravity treadmill.
Darrell Bevell hinted at it yesterday and not sure if it was posted yet but: @DJChark82 is back up & running, per his IG 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼#Jaguars | @FCN2go pic.twitter.com/dT8VPnegSI
— Mia O'Brien (@MiaOBrienTV) January 12, 2022
Chark will be an important player to watch heading forward as he is a pending free agent, but one the Jags would be wise to keep. The Jags lacked speed this season on offense, and it affected things for Trevor Lawrence, so many expect the Jags to heavily attack the receiver position in the offseason.
It’s hard to say what would be the best route to go with Chark in terms of retaining him because he’s coming off a big injury. However, with a projected salary cap figure of $61.4 million set to be available, they have the room to take a gamble over some others (or franchise tag him) if they would like.
The Jacksonville Jaguars only ruled out one player for their season finale against the Indianapolis Colts in receiver Michael Walker (hamstring), but there were several starters ruled questionable. On the offensive side, Gardner Minshew II …
The Jacksonville Jaguars only ruled out one player for their season finale against the Indianapolis Colts in receiver Michael Walker (hamstring), but there were several starters ruled questionable. On the offensive side, Gardner Minshew II (shoulder) and Leonard Fournette (neck) will be game day decisions, while A.J. Bouye (wrist) will be one on the defensive side.
6 players are QUESTIONABLE for Sunday, 1 player is OUT.
Full @farahandfarah Injury Report ⤵ pic.twitter.com/FFI4CwOdSt
— #DUUUVAL (@Jaguars) December 27, 2019
Fournette and Walker didn’t practice Friday, however, Bouye and Minshew were limited. That’s likely not a good sign for Fournette, who has played in all of the Jags’ games this year and has done a good job staying healthy. If he’s unable to play, rookie Ryquell Armstead and Devine Ozigbo are the only two other tailbacks on the roster, while Nick Foles would replace Minshew and Brandon Watson or Parry Nickerson would get an opportunity in Bouye’s place.
Another key player who surfaced on the injury report was receiver Dede Westbrook (neck/shoulder), who didn’t practice Friday after fully participating Wednesday and Thursday. If he can’t play, the Jags will have DJ Chark Jr., Chris Conley, Keelan Cole, C.J. Board available at the receiver position.
As for the Indianapolis Colts, they ruled two players out in cornerback Quincy Wilson and tailback Jordan Wilkins. However, it hasn’t been revealed as to what players have been ruled questionable, but we’ll provide an update on their full report when it becomes available.
