A lot unfolded in Week 8 of the 2025 NFL season , leaving even more to digest ahead of Week 9 for fantasy football managers. The waiver wire situation is practically a crapshoot at this point in the season, but it is becoming clearer which players fantasy football managers can feel safe dropping.

With six teams on bye in Week 8, the returning players will resurface atop the waiver wire. Perhaps nobody of value was dropped, but managers might have forgotten about players like , or , who should all be rostered ahead of Week 9.

Four more teams go on bye in NFL Week 9. The Cleveland Browns, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will all be out of commission.

Then comes the injury situation, which only continues to get worse. The New York Giants' injury curse cont

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