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Happy Wednesday, good people! I hope everyone’s doing okay surviving this massive heat wave that’s at least hit the Midwest. We’ve had back-to-back days of 98 degrees and I’ve groaned every single time that I’ve had to go outside. In today’s Substack, I’m giving you the latest news from the past two days, but also giving you open access to one of my Premium Tools here for just 24 hours! Come check it out. This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. The Latest Fantasy Football News Baker Mayfield — QB (TB) Mayfield Played with Sprained MCL and PCL Last Season Speaking on the Netflix series Quarterback, Baker Mayfield revealed he played with a sprained MCL and PCL after Week 2 of last season, in addition to a bad biceps contusion that affected his velocity and a left shoulder injury suffered in Week 12. The 31-year-old QB enters the final year of his deal with the Buccaneers and has expressed interest in signing a long-term extension. Charlie Kolar — TE (LAC) Kolar Viewed as Potential Breakout Candidate for Chargers The Athletic’s Daniel Popper believes Charlie Kolar could be a breakout candidate for the Chargers this season. Kolar has been seen as the team’s TE1 because of his complete skill set and has a ton of untapped potential as a pass catcher after spending four years with Baltimore. Geno Smith — QB (NYJ) ESPN’s Rich Cimini reports Geno Smith’s assault allegations case has been declared ‘inactive’ by police. No charges are being brought and future action is contingent on new information or evidence being brought forward, per a police spokesman. Police were reportedly unable to determine the primary aggressor in the physical altercation. Smith’s home camera did not show any physical altercation occur between Smith and a woman. George Kittle — TE (SF) The Athletic’s Vic Tafur reports George Kittle (Achilles) is ahead of schedule. Kittle did some light cutting a few weeks ago in workouts and says he’s running over 16 miles an hour. The story also quotes Kyle Juszczyk as saying he thinks ‘there’s a real chance’ Kittle is back for Week 1. Not sure if I’d go that far just yet, but it sure sounds like Kittle has a chance to be back in September despite tearing his Achilles against the Eagles in the playoffs. Tyler Badie — RB (DEN) The Denver Post’s Luca Evans believes Tyler Badie and Jaleel McLaughlin are battling for one roster spot in training camp. Badie probably has the edge given his versatility on special teams and third-down work. McLaughlin’s path to a roster spot ‘looks dicey’ per Evans. The winner of this competition figures to be Denver’s primary backup running back behind J.K. Dobbins. Jonah Coleman — RB (DEN) The Denver Post’s Luca Evans believes Jonah Coleman could spell J.K. Dobbins for short-yardage touches in the early going. Coleman has been noted to be a passing-down consideration instantly - he’s essentially ticketed to fill Tyler Badie’s role from last year per Evans - but the idea that he could get in on short-yardage work is pretty interesting. It’s hard to believe that Coleman will have major fantasy value right away - if at all - this season. Jaxson Dart — QB (NYG) Giants coach John Harbaugh said with Jaxson Dart ‘can live in a lot of different worlds’ and ‘we can run RPOs, we can run quarterback-driven runs.’ The gist of what Harbaugh is saying is that Dart is able to play in many scheme configurations, but what fantasy managers will l…