Who Should I Start? Chris Godwin or Hassan Haskins

Thursday, October 9, 12:29 PM

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin (leg) was not seen at Thursday's portion of practice open to the media, according to River Wells of Bucs Gameday. Godwin also sat out the first practice of the week on Wednesday with a fibula injury, putting his status for Sunday's contest against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 6 in question. Mike Evans (hamstring) remains sidelined and is expected to miss another game this weekend, so if Godwin is out as well, Sterling Shepard would be the clear WR2 for quarterback Baker Mayfield behind impressive rookie first-rounder Emeka Egbuka. In addition to Shepard seeing an increased role, Tez Johnson and Ryan Miller would be in line for more offensive snaps if Godwin cannot play in Week 6. Godwin didn't make his 2025 debut until Week 4 after recovering from a dislocated ankle in Week 7 of last year. In his first two games this season, he has caught six of 14 targets for 52 scoreless yards.

Thursday, October 9, 3:38 PM

Los Angeles Chargers offensive coordinator Greg Roman said that he doesn't have a lead back between running backs Hassan Haskins and Kimani Vidal going into Sunday's Week 6 matchup on the road against the Miami Dolphins, according to ESPN's Kris Rhim. "They're gonna be big factors in the game, how it's gonna unfold from a snap-count standpoint ... can go a bunch of different ways in that regard," Roman said. Haskins and Vidal were both waiver-wire pickups this week, with rookie first-rounder Omarion Hampton (ankle) going on Injured Reserve and Najee Harris (Achilles) already out for the season. One of Haskins or Vidal could emerge as the favorite in L.A.'s backfield in the next four games with Hampton out, but for now, fantasy managers should expect more of a clean split in terms of backfield touches and snaps. It makes both Haskins and Vidal nothing more than shaky flex plays in Week 6, even though it's in a nice matchup against Miami.