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Wild list of returnees includes CMC, Dez, AB

You'd be hard-pressed to find a day in NFL history with a more fascinating group of (one-time) impact players returning to NFL fields than should happen today, as the tentative list of Week 9 returnees includes: Panthers RB CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY, the reigning fantasy football king, who will reportedly rotate with fill-in extraordinaire Mike Davis in his return from a multi-week ankle injury at Kansas City this afternoon; new Ravens WR DEZ BRYANT, elevated from the practice squad and now set to make his first appearance in an NFL game since 2017; new Buccaneers WR ANTONIO BROWN, back from the eight-game suspension that followed his amazingly tumultuous 2019; and possibly Saints WR MICHAEL THOMAS, whose fantasy status is nearly on par with McCaffrey's and who could return from an ankle injury (and hamstring injury, and teammate-punching suspension) of his own. The first three guys sound certain to play in some capacity or other. Thomas will not be confirmed until shortly before tonight's Saints-Bucs kickoff, so have a late pivot in mind in case you need it.

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