This article is part of our Training Camp Notes series.
We start with good news coming out of Dallas, as Dak Prescott (shoulder) threw about 30 passes, with most being at the short-to-intermediate areas of the field while working on the side in Tuesday's practice. Since the team doesn't have him shut down completely, the reports that he'll be ready for Week 1 look increasingly optimistic. Of course, nothing is certain, and fantasy managers need to assess their personal level of risk when placing the QB on their draft boards.
Sticking with the Cowboys, it certainly isn't a major surprise that Amari Cooper (ankle) was activated from the PUP list, and although he may not practice immediately, it's excellent news as the veteran WR expects to be fully ready to function as a weapon in the team's high-octane offense in Week 1. Even before Cooper's activation, fantasy managers were drafting him as a top-16 WR in average drafts, so his ADP is unlikely to change much.
Moving to Las Vegas, Darren Waller has now missed eight-straight practices without the team providing a reason. With no firm report as to his status, risk-averse fantasy gamers may choose to avoid spending a top-36 pick on the veteran TE, but when healthy, he showed the ability to be the next-best thing to Travis Kelce at tight end.
After an injury-plagued rookie season, Zack Moss left Tuesday's practice with a hamstring injury, though no report is available at this time as to the potential severity. If he misses time, Devin Singletary will likely handle the lead role while Moss could miss valuable time as he hopes to become the Bills' backfield leader.
Even though Kenny Golladay has missed much of training camp with a hamstring injury, he was working off to the side of the field on Tuesday, catching passes from Daniel Jones, though beat reporters don't expect Golladay to run any routes for the next few days before eventually graduating to individual drills next week. Obviously, the lack of practice time as he learns a new offense while missing reps with his QB could cause the receiver to start the season slowly, and that's assuming there are no setbacks to the injury. Fantasy players will need to make a decision as to whether Golladay needs to have more risk baked into his positioning on personal draft boards.
Ravens rookie Rashod Bateman suffered a groin injury and is considered week-to-week, meaning he'll miss valuable reps with the offense and Lamar Jackson. Not only was Baltimore the run-heaviest team in the league last year, but Bateman will potentially share targets with Mark Andrews, Marquise Brown and Sammy Watkins, so it's fair to question how many targets he'll see this year, but the injury potentially slows his development a bit.
After suffering a shoulder injury at practice, Hunter Henry's MRI showed no serious injury, and the Patriots expect him to be sidelined a couple weeks. Should this injury news play out as planned, Henry should be fine as the team prepares for the season, and he's expected to be nearly a full-time player along with teammate Jonnu Smith with New England expecting to use multiple tight ends as their primary personnel grouping.
Although we know that official team depth charts are not always a true reflection of the team's plans, rookie WR Jaylen Waddle is listed behind veteran receivers DeVante Parker, Will Fuller and Albert Wilson. At the very least, Fuller's suspended for Week 1, so it would be stunning if Waddle wasn't lined up with the starters. In any case, for now, this is the report that's being presented, and fantasy managers can decide whether this is coaches using veteran deference in the preseason or if this is an indication of the team feeling the need to move the rookie along at a slower pace than fantasy GMs may have expected.
On the rare occasions that Rashaad Penny has been on the field, he's been a very explosive runner, but the oft-injured player is dealing with a thigh injury that's cost him practice time and cast doubt as to whether he'll suit up for the preseason opener. Aside from using an endgame pick on Penny in deeper leagues, fantasy managers may be taking on significant risk by selecting him sooner, as there always seem to be some type of injury keeping him from being on the field.
