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San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel is active for Week 7, but is dealing with an illness heading into the game.
First quarter update: Samuel is not seeing playing time due to his illness. He was shown on TV wearing an oxygen mask and later talking to a team doctor. Additionally, the 49ers have put a fan behind him to help cool him down, per Tom Rinaldi.

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There’s a saying in the NFL that there’s “no player more popular than the backup quarterback.” 
That’s definitely true for the Atlanta Falcons. The team signed veteran Kirk Cousins to a lucrative contract in the off-season, but Atlanta also drafted Washington quarterback Michael Penix, Jr. with the 8th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. 
Cousins entered the season as the unquestioned starter, but he was coming off a devastating Achilles injury last season. And it showed early in the season.

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Commanders QB Jayden Daniels is getting his ribs checked out in Week 7.
Jayden Daniels has been a rookie star for the Washington Commanders at quarterback. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft has been lighting it up to begin his pro career, and he figured to continue his hot play in a matchup against the pitiful Carolina Panthers in Week 7.
Daniels exited the game in the second quarter with what appeared to be a midsection injury.

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Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton saw his United States Grand Prix come to an early end
AUSTIN — Lewis Hamilton had never spun in Turn 3 before at the Circuit of the Americas.
Until this week.
Earlier this week in practice Hamilton had a spin in Turn 3, something that might have been an indication that he was in for a difficult week here in Austin. In the early stages of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix Hamilton spun off the track and into the gravel at Turn 19, bringing his day to a close on just the third lap of the race.

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