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Brown and Henderson Out; Sanders Starts Sunday
Friday afternoon Week 9 stamps: Vrabel rules A.J. Brown and TreVeyon Henderson out, Hunter Henry questionable, Todd Monken confirms Shedeur Sanders starts, and the Brissett trade is official.
Fantasy Footballin'
The Friday stamps that were still pending this morning just locked in. Here's what changes your Week 9 lineup.
1. A.J. Brown and TreVeyon Henderson are out vs. Green Bay; Hunter Henry is questionable. Mike Vrabel ruled Brown (ankle/knee) out for a second straight game after he missed all of Week 9 practice, and ruled Henderson out with the illness that sent him to the hospital earlier this week (NBC Sports, NFL.com Friday roundup). Sit both. DeMario Douglas has the WR1 path with Brown out. Rhamondre Stevenson stays the RB2 start with Henderson out; Corey Kiner is still the deep-league change-of-pace dart. Henry (foot) is only listed as questionable — wait for inactives before you treat Eli Raridon as a lock start (NBC Sports).
2. Shedeur Sanders starts Sunday; Deshaun Watson is questionable. Todd Monken confirmed Sanders will start vs. New Orleans even though Watson returned limited Friday and remains in concussion protocol. Watson is listed questionable and still needs to clear Saturday; Monken did not commit to him as the active backup if he clears (NBC Sports, NFL.com). Sit Watson. Sanders is a deep-league / superflex dart, not a 1QB must-stream.
3. Brissett-to-Baltimore is official. The Ravens and Cardinals announced the deal Friday: Baltimore gets Brissett plus a 2027 fifth-round pick for a 2027 fourth-round pick and a 2028 seventh-round pick, with Arizona covering more than half of Brissett's remaining 2026 salary (Ravens.com, NFL.com). He's expected to start Week 10 vs. the Chargers — Week 9 is already in the books for Baltimore after Thursday night. ROS bump for Zay Flowers and friends; no Week 9 lineup change.
Quick notes: Bam Knight (concussion) won't play Sunday vs. Seattle, so keep riding Tyler Allgeier (NBC Sports). Emeka Egbuka is questionable (knee) after full practices — monitor inactives (NFL.com Friday roundup).
Still waiting: Official tags for Christian McCaffrey, Mike Evans, and Deebo Samuel; Saquon's final designation; Henry's active/inactive call.