Saints may be close to extending Alontae Taylor as Week 1 approaches, per Fowler and Graziano. The market is heating up with Luke Goedeke’s extension and Daron Bland’s deal, using the Parsons trade as a benchmark for big contracts. The piece flags Taylor, Lake, Hutchinson, and Meyers as extension targets to watch, while Week 1 urgency could accelerate deals slow-played over the spring and summer. Taylor’s health progress adds fantasy angles to the Saints’ secondary blueprint.

Fantasy managers should monitor whether Taylor lands a new deal, which would shore up the Saints’ boundary defense and stabilize his weekly cornerback upside. The column also points to other extension candidates—Hutchinson, Smith, Lake, Meyers—who could reshape their team’s ceilings and impact instant-matchups in early-season lineups.

Cincinnati’s final 53 will yield a 16-man practice squad focused on WR and OL depth, plus LB, CB, and a QB development lane. Pryor, Njongmeta, Kirkland, McLaughlin, Coker, Johnson III, Williams, Lux, Mayes, Moore, Milton, Ridder, and Thomas headline the group, blending speed, versatility, and special-teams value. Waiver moves will keep shuffling as injuries and matchups dictate.

The squad signals Cincinnati’s plan: gadget and depth plays on offense, heavy emphasis on special-teams roles, and a pathway for Ridder’s development behind Burrow while Milton and Kirkland grow behind the line. Expect further adjustments via the waiver wire through Week 1.

Isaiah Thomas burst onto Cincinnati’s roster conversation with a preseason finale flourish, flashing pressures and racking up two sacks that raise doubt about his final 53-man fate. The Bengals rolled him out alongside Raymond Johnson III, McKinnley Jackson and Howard Cross III, underscoring a fierce depth battle at edge and the risk of a waiver claim if he’s cut. Dynasty and redraft managers should watch how the roster decisions unfold, since a spot could unlock a late-season rush upside or a potential practice-squad stash that teams would chase.

Thomas’s path—from a 2022 seventh-rounder with Cleveland to practice squad detours and a December return to Cincinnati—adds intrigue to the final cuts. If he doesn’t land on the 53, another organization will likely bid, shifting how fantasy rosters value Bengals pass rush depth and special-teams contributors. The next moves in Cincinnati’s depth chart will be a tell for speculative bets and late-round adds in best-ball and dynasty formats.