What It Means:

Thomas is dealing with a turf toe injury he picked up late in training camp, but the reports so far have been optimistic about his availability for Week 1. Turf toe injuries can be difficult to play through and can linger throughout the season, so this will be an issue to monitor for the possible breakout tight end.

Even if he's healthy, Thomas is likely to be fourth or fifth on the Panthers in targets this season behind D.J. Moore, Christian McCaffrey, Curtis Samuel, and offseason addition Robby Anderson. He's $5,100 for Week 1 on FanDuel and is projected to score 6.8 fantasy points.