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Josh Jacobs is dealing with a groin injury that has kept him out since last Thursday, and Packers head coach Matt LaFleur now says the veteran running back is expected to miss at least a week.

That makes Jacobs one of the more important offensive injuries currently on the board.

There is still no indication that Green Bay expects this to become a significant regular-season absence, but a multi-day groin issue involving a starting running back deserves attention — particularly this close to fantasy draft season.

Jacobs remains the clear centerpiece of Green Bay's backfield, so there is no reason to react aggressively yet.

The concern is the timeline.

If Jacobs returns on schedule and resumes normal work, this likely becomes little more than a preseason interruption. If the absence extends beyond the current projection, the risk calculation begins to change.

The early news on J.K. Dobbins is encouraging.

After leaving the previous practice with what was described as a soft-tissue injury, Dobbins returned to individual drills Tuesday.

Reports continue to indicate that the injury is minor and that Dobbins is expected to be fine.

For fantasy managers, the return to individual work is considerably more important than the original practice exit.

Soft-tissue injuries always deserve some attention with running backs, but there is currently nothing here that changes our evaluation of Dobbins or his expected role in Denver.

Luther Burden III remains listed with a groin injury, with his Week 1 status currently considered questionable.

The important update is what hasn't happened.

There has been no new evidence that the injury has significantly escalated overnight.

Burden's situation was already concerning because missed camp time matters for a young receiver trying to establish his role.

The injury does not need to become season-threatening to affect fantasy value. Every missed practice reduces his opportunity to build timing, earn snaps and establish himself within Chicago's receiving rotation.

That makes this different from an established veteran simply missing precautionary camp work.

Michael Pittman Jr. is now appearing with a leg issue and is listed as questionable for Week 1.

At this point, there is not enough reliable information about the severity or expected recovery timeline to treat this as a ranking-changing injury.

But Pittman is too fantasy-relevant to ignore.

Until Pittsburgh provides additional information, the biggest issue is uncertainty.

A vague injury designation should not automatically cause fantasy managers to move a player down the board. What matters next is whether Pittman practices, remains limited or receives a more specific diagnosis.

Pittsburgh suddenly has another receiver to monitor.

DK Metcalf is also appearing as questionable with an undisclosed issue.

There currently isn't enough verified information regarding the injury or its severity to justify changing his fantasy valuation based specifically on this development.

But having both Michael Pittman Jr. and DK Metcalf carrying injury questions at the same time makes the Steelers' passing game worth watching closely.

The concern here is less about making an immediate move on Metcalf and more about understanding Pittsburgh's overall receiver availability.

If either situation develops into an extended absence, the opportunity distribution throughout the Steelers offense could change quickly.

For now, we don't have enough evidence to make that call.

Training camp is where fantasy managers can get themselves into trouble by reacting to every missed practice.

That's not what we're doing here.

Josh Jacobs is the injury to watch most closely because Green Bay has already established a multi-day recovery timeline and because his workload makes any prolonged groin issue important.

J.K. Dobbins is moving in the right direction, and his return to individual drills gives us no reason to downgrade him today.

Luther Burden remains a risk, primarily because missed developmental time matters for a young receiver trying to establish his role.

And in Pittsburgh, Michael Pittman Jr. and DK Metcalf belong on the watchlist, not the panic list, until we receive better information about what they're actually dealing with.

The rule stays simple:

Monitor the injury. Measure the impact. Don't move the player until the evidence tells us to.