Giovani Bernard Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

TBB RB Giovani Bernard (ankle) has been activated off IR.

Julio Jones had a veteran rest day as well.

TBB RB Giovani Bernard has been activated to the 53-man roster from IR ahead of Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Bernard should slot back in as the third running back behind Leonard Fournette (if available) and Ke'Shauwn Vaughn. At this time Bernard is not expected to see enough work to be considered in DFS contests.

As expected, Gronk will not be able to make his return against the Miami Dolphins this week, as he's still dealing with the rib injury that caused him to miss last week's game. Meanwhile, Bernard is listed as questionable due to a knee injury; he also missed last week's game, but has a chance to return this Sunday. Coach Arians called him "good to go", and he did have a full practice, so it appears that he'll be available. With no Gronk, Cameron Brate will be the top tight end and will be a viable option, as his salary is pretty low across the industry. O.J. Howard will also play a few snaps, but hard to trust on a 12-game main slate. As for Bernard, he'll likely reclaim his role as the occasional third down back. Still, as 10 point favorites against the Dolphins, it'll likely be more of Leonard Fournette and Ronald Jones, but Bernard will lower the ceiling of those two.

Bernard was ruled out due to a knee injury he suffered last week, and will miss the battle between Brady and Belichick. Coach Bruce Arians said Gronk would be a game-time decision, but nearly all beat reporters expect Gronk to play his usual TE 1 role against his former team. With no Bernard, Leonard Fournette should soak up a few more snaps on third and passing downs, while Ronald Jones and Ke'Shawn Vaughn will also chip in. Since it's a showdown slate, both players' status will need to be monitored.

Rob Gronkowski and Giovani Bernard both logged DNPs Thursday after missing practice on Wednesday as well. It was believed earlier in the week that Gronk will be good to go by Sunday to make his return to New England as a member of the Buccaneers. However if he is unable to go the snaps at the tight end position would be split between Cameron Brate and O.J. Howard. If Bernard were unable to go it is likely that both Leonard Fournette and Ronald Jones would see an uptick in snaps with Fournette handling most of the passing down work.