Who Should I Start? Curtis Samuel or Olamide Zaccheaus

Monday, October 13, 6:21 PM

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Curtis Samuel (neck, ribs) is officially inactive for the Monday night contest on the road against the Atlanta Falcons, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. In addition to Samuel, the Bills' offense will be missing tight end Dalton Kincaid (oblique) against what has been a much-improved Atlanta defense so far in 2025. The 29-year-old Samuel hasn't been on the fantasy radar to begin with, but his absence on Monday means less depth in the wideout corps for Buffalo behind Khalil Shakir, Keon Coleman, and Joshua Palmer. The Bills have their bye coming in Week 7, so hopefully Samuel will be ready to go for a Week 8 contest against the Carolina Panthers. Samuel has only been active for two games so far in 2025 and has caught three of his four targets for 35 yards and one touchdown. He had just one TD in 14 games a year ago for Buffalo and should remain on the waiver wire.

Monday, October 27, 6:23 PM

Chicago Bears wide receiver Olamide Zaccheaus (knee) is considered day-to-day after he was injured in the team's Week 8 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, according to Scott Bair of Marquee Sports Network. Chicago's receiving corps is a bit banged up coming out of Sunday's game, as rookie wideout Luther Burden III (head) is also in the league's concussion protocol. Before getting hurt against Baltimore, Zaccheaus caught a season-high seven passes for 33 yards and also carried the ball once for four yards. It's unclear if the 28-year-old pass-catcher will be able to play in Week 9 against the Cincinnati Bengals this weekend, but if he is active, he could be a sleeper option for fantasy managers as a flex play in deeper leagues if Burden isn't cleared from the concussion protocol. Zaccheaus is still looking for his first touchdown of the year and has 25 receptions for 185 yards on 38 targets through seven games.