Week 4: Last Minute Moves

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Welcome to Week 4 of last-minute moves to make. This article is intended to give you late-week waiver and free-agent advice based on late-week news and gameday inactives. Injuries and other late-week developments can have a huge impact on lines and rosters, and being up-to-date on these, especially before waivers and free agency locks before kickoff, is a huge advantage.

Stash Emari Demercado

James Conner has been a bell cow for Arizona’s offense through three weeks. Backup running back Keonatay Ingram suffered a neck injury in practice Thursday that is expected to keep him out this week. The true nature of the injury is not known but is something that creates doubt about his upcoming status. Emari Demercado is the next back on the roster and warrants a stash in deeper formats in an offense with a high concentration of his work in the lead back.

Cut Melvin Gordon III

Melvin Gordon was an early week speculative waiver addition after Gus Edwards was evaluated for a concussion in week three and Justice Hill was suffering from a toe injury. Fortunately, Edwards practiced in full all week and did not enter the concussion protocol, while Hill is active for week four. This should relegate Gordon back to the bench and you can cut him for a better stash option.