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Doug Pederson said during OTAs that the Jaguars want to lean on Etienne less during the 2024 campaign in order to keep him healthy, Michael DiRocco of ESPN reports.

Advice: Pederson said it's "hard to put necessarily a rep count" on Etienne's weekly touches, but that looking ahead to 2024 season the coaching staff is "making sure [Tank Bigsby] gets opportunities to get out there and take some of the pounding off of [Etienne]." As DiRocco notes, Etienne finished 2023 accounting for 76 percent of the running back touches for Jacksonville, a high workload that coincided with a disappointing rookie showing for Bigsby. If either D'Ernest Johnson or Bigsby can emerge as a more consistent backup, fantasy managers shouldn't be surprised if Etienne's total touches do indeed decrease this season. While that would certainly represent a blow to Etienne's fantasy ceiling, the 2021 first-round pick does his damage more with efficiency and speed than grinding out carries between the tackles. Jacksonville picked up Etienne's fifth-year option earlier this offseason, which keeps him under contract through 2025. Rotowire.com Today, 10:19 am

Coach Dan Campbell said Thursday that Williams is "a man on a mission" and has made notable improvements this offseason, Eric Woodyard of ESPN.com reports.

Advice: Williams hasn't yet lived up to his 12th overall draft capital from back in 2022, but he's also faced unique hurdles to begin his NFL career. His big-play ability is undeniable, as is the opportunity for a third playmaker to emerge in Detroit's passing game behind standouts Amon-Ra St. Brown and Sam LaPorta, though plenty of targets should be distributed to running backs Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery. Potential for a year-three breakout is still there, but it depends on Williams truly logging an impressive offseason and earning consistent targets in a crowded offense. Rotowire.com Today, 9:34 am

Giants HC Brian Daboll said Darren Waller has not been attending voluntary OTAs.

Advice: Waller will likely remain away as he continues to contemplate his future. Giants GM Joe Schoen said last month that the team is not giving Waller a deadline to make a decision, but as training camp draws closer, we’d expect things to be finalized one way or another. Waller once again dealt injuries that limited him to 12 games last season and averaged just 10.6 YPR, his lowest total since breaking out with the Raiders in 2019. While he’s still the best tight end on the Giants’ roster, nagging injuries have followed him for three straight seasons, and he will turn 32 shortly after the start of the season. Waller’s uncertain future has made him virtually free to draft in early drafts, making him a low-risk, medium-reward player at a position that lacks upside outside of the top players. Rotoworld Today, 8:01 am

Commanders RB Brian Robinson said the team is planning to run more no-huddle offense in 2024.

Advice: Last season, the Commanders ran no-huddle at an eight percent rate in neutral game scripts, which ranked 10th-highest in the league. New offensive Kliff Kingsbury, who spent four seasons as the Cardinals’ head coach, ran no-huddle at an absurd 34 percent rate from 2019-2022 — the highest of any team in the league over that span. For perspective, second-highest team, the Giants, ran no-huddle on 19 percent of their plays over that same span. Robinson said the offense also plans to play at a faster pace, which could lead to solid fantasy production for multiple assets if everything clicks in year one under Kingsbury and rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels. Kyler Murray finished as a top-10 fantasy quarterback in fantasy points per game in three of his four seasons under Kingsbury, but the offense never finished higher than 11th in points per game. Regardless, it’s an encouraging sign for the Commanders, who are looking to rebound from a 4-13 season, who ranked 25th in points per game and 24th in yards per game in their lone season under Eric Bieniemy. Rotoworld Today, 6:56 am