Per Greg Auman of The Athletic, Tampa Bay TE O.J. Howard (ankle) returned to practice on Thursday. (Greg Auman on Twitter)
Fantasy Impact
With Rob Gronkowski (ribs) still unavailable for Tampa, Howard's ability to practice on Thursday is a good sign for the team as the Bucs also face the possibility of being without WR Antonio Brown. Howard is coming off his best game of the season and should continue to see some opportunities as long as Gronkowski is out. For fantasy football purposes Howard should be treated as a boom or bust option that will likely be touchdown dependent due to the large number of other weapons offensively.