NFL Injury Report: Tracking Week 15 Injuries For Notable Fantasy Football Stars
5:20: The New York Giants may have dodged a bullet with starting defensive back Janoris Jenkins.
Per source, Giants CB Janoris Jenkins is undergoing a battery of tests to rule out any possible damage to organs. Not a back injury.
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) December 18, 2016
3 p.m.: Here are the players that will sit out Patriots vs. Broncos.
Inactives. #NEvsDEN https://t.co/Vk6rxCoj85 pic.twitter.com/oodfiBf44W
— Boston Globe Sports (@BGlobeSports) December 18, 2016
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2:05 p.m.: The Houston Texans just benched quarterback Brock Osweiler midgame in favor of backup Tom Savage. The good news: If you’re playing Brock Osweiler, you’re probably not in the fantasy football playoffs. And if you’re still playing DeAndre Hopkins, anything has to be better than Osweiler throwing him the ball, right?
11:45 a.m.: Here’s a look at some notable actives and inactives.
Cordy Glenn is out, but Kyle Williams is in https://t.co/ExwXJsb1ZG
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 18, 2016
A bit of a surprise: #Steelers RB DeAngelo Williams is not active. More touches for Le'Veon Bell
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 18, 2016
DeAngelo Williams among the inactives for the Steelers. Was a full participant in practice Wed. and Fri and was not listed on status report.
— Ray Fittipaldo (@rayfitt1) December 18, 2016
Guard Brandon Brooks is back after struggling with illness and anxiety https://t.co/XCgEpFKH5m
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 18, 2016
With Theo Riddick inactive, expect to see a lot of Dwayne Washington and Zach Zenner in the Detroit backfield today.
— Michael Rothstein (@mikerothstein) December 18, 2016
Official:
Aaron Rodgers: In
Theo Riddick: Out
AJ Green: Out
Randall Cobb: In
Matt Asiata: In
Alshon Jeffery: In
Chris Ivory: In— Field Yates (@FieldYates) December 18, 2016
9:15 a.m.: Here’s an update on what to expect from Adrian Peterson. It seems there’s reasonable cause for excitement for both Vikings fans and AP’s fantasy owners.
#Vikings have no snap count for RB Adrian Peterson. They just don’t want to run him into the ground his 1st game back. Don’t expect 50 of em
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 18, 2016
#Vikings planned on Adrian Peterson returning week 16. Then they saw him practice. As one person said “He looks like Adrian. He’s amazing.”
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) December 18, 2016
9 a.m. ET: If you’re relying on an injured, questionable fantasy football player to come back and save your season in Week 15, there’s a good chance you’re out of luck.
Several star players reportedly won’t play Sunday in the third-to-last game of the year. Here’s a roundup, according to various reports, of who is rumored to be sitting out or playing.
— Julio Jones, WR, Atlanta Falcons: Out
— Melvin Gordon, RB, San Diego Chargers: Out
— A.J. Green, WR, Cincinnati Bengals: Out
— Adrian Peterson, RB, Minnesota Vikings: Expected to play.
— Matt Asiata, RB, Vikings: Expected to play.
— Michael Floyd, WR, New England Patriots: Out
— Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree, WRs, Oakland Raiders: Expected to play.
— Jordan Mathews, WR, Philadelphia Eagles: Expected to play.
— Donte Moncrief, WR, Indianapolis Colts: Out
— James Starks, RB, Green Bay Packers: Out
— Darren Sproles, RB, Philadelphia Eagles: Out
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