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Friday, August 28, 2009

Injury News August 28th

Tom Brady hurt his throwing shoulder after being crushed to the ground by Albert Haynesworth in the Patriots preseason game on Friday. Haynesworth big ol body fell on top of Brady on a hit and he did not return to the game in the second half. The Patriots said that he has a sore shoulder, Brady didn't speak to the media, and if you follow the NFL at all you shouldn't expect to hear any sort of real injury news out of New England.

Greg Jennings left his team's preseason game in the first inning after taking a shot in the head. Jennings was on the ground for a few minutes before leaving the field under his own power. All head blows are always a concern, but the fact that he walked off under his own power makes you think that he will be OK to start the regular season.

Roy Williams shoulder injury has been diagnosed as just a contusion, and more x-rays continued to come back negative. Owner Jerry Jones said that he didn't expect this to linger very long, and speculation is that he will be fine to start the season.

Terrell Owens said on his Twitter account that his toe is fully healed. He is supposed to still be out for his team's fourth preseason game. But for you tweeters out there, Owens says he is goo.

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Injury News August 27th

Anquan Boldin tweaked a hammy in practice on Tuesday and he missed his workouts on Wednesday. He still could play Friday in the preseason, but my guess is he will be out for that game. The good news is it doesn't seem like any chance that this will linger into the season. Continue to draft Boldin in the first few rounds as you would before this slight injury.

Roy Williams injured his shoulder/collarbone in an open practice today and at least will be out for the rest of the preseason. Thankfully for Dallas the x-rays were negative so there is no break. The team naturally wasn't sharing too much information, but if the collarbone isn't broken, he shouldn't miss much time in the regular season if any at all. The Cowboys are supposed to give an update on Friday, hopefully there isn't any other damage to the shoulder.

Pierre Thomas will miss the rest of the preseason with a lingering MCL problem in his knee. The Saints aren't saying that they are overly concerned about this, but a running back with a ligament problem in his knee makes me nervous. He could take a couple of weeks to get back in the groove, but I guess it isn't going to effect him too much.

Terrell Owens did some drills and ran a few routes in practice, but he is still out for the upcoming preseason game. The fact that he is practicing is definitely a good sign, and given T.O.'s history of playing hurt my guess would be that he would be playing if it was a regular season game. I would not drop him down your draft board if you haven't picked yet.

DeAngelo Williams missed Wednesday's practice with a sore knee, but was back out there on Thursday. He did have a sleeve on his knee, but it didn't appear to be bothering him much. He hasn't been ruled out for this weekend's game, but I would assume they will keep him out. This should not effect him into the season at all.

Shaun Hill returned to practice from a lower back injury, and said that he would play this weekend against Dallas. He is a backup at best in fantasy, and it appears he will be fine to start the season.

Monday, August 17, 2009

Injury News August 17th

Carson Palmer will miss the next preseason game with an injured ankle that he suffered in the first game. Palmer was wearing an ankle covering, but not boot, and it doesn't appear that this is anything too serious. Continue to draft Palmer among the top ten quarterbacks unless you hear something new and worse.

Dallas Clark is still not back at practice with the post concussion syndrome effects. The team is still saying that this shouldn't effect him into the regular season. Clark is among the top five or six at his position and you shouldn't let this stop you from drafting him as such.

Marc Bulger fractured his pinkie and will miss the next two weeks. Not that he is a highly sought after fantasy quarterback, but will this even cost him the starting job? If Kyle Boller is able to perform well, perhaps he would get the start over Bulger. You shouldn't ever think about starting Bulger, but this could drop him back even further.

Terrell Owens and his sprained toe returned to practice but on a very limited basis. Owens stretched, ran some routes, and caught some passes, but that was about it. This is the Bills just being incredibly cautious with their new addition, don't drop Owens down your cheat sheet at all.

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Injury News August 16th

Knowshon Moreno suffered a sprained MCL in his knee in the preseason game the other night. He is certainly out for the next couple of weeks, but hopefully he will be ready for the regular season. This could hurt him in the beginning of the year because he could lose carries to Correll Buckhalter and Lamont Jordan until he can prove that he is better than those two guys. Moreno might drop down a slot or two on your rankings, but he is still one of the better, if not the best, rookie running back to own.

Beanie Wells is back doing individual drills in practice, but is still not a full participant as he tried to recover from a ankle injury. The Cardinals seem to be handling this overcautiously with their young runner. Coach Ken Whisenhunt said that Wells still could play in the next preseason game even if he is limited in practice this season. Wells is still a good 3rd running back option as he should be able to fly past Tim Hightower on the depth chart when he is healthy.

The X-ray on Roy Williams' wrist came back negative and it seems that he is just day-to-day. Williams fell hard on the wrist in practice the other day and he has missed a couple days of practice. It doesn't seem that they Cowboys are entirely all that concerned about this, and since there are over three weeks left until the regular season starts, you probably shouldn't worry too much either.

Bernard Berrian hurt his hamstring in the preseason game on Friday and hasn't been back to practice just yet. There hasn't been much reporting about this injury, so I can't say how long he will be out, but since it hasn't been a big deal, I would imagine he will be back soon.

Sage Rosenfels suffered an ankle injury in the game over the weekend, but his coach said he is ok, and I would say he is very close to winning the quarterback job.

Brian Westbrook practiced fully with the team for the first time all year, and apparently isn't questionable just yet. Westbrook will surely suffer another injury or two before the season starts, but will likely be ready for the start of the season. He is always dealing with some nagging injury or another, but for now he is healthy it appears.

Steve Breaston is still out of practice after injuring his knee in the preseason game over the weekend. They are saying it is a bone bruise, but should be a day to day thing and he should be fine once the swelling goes down. He hasn't been ruled out of the next preseason game, so it doesn't appear that this will have any effect on his regular season. Breaston is entrenched as the number three receiver in Arizona.

Monday, August 10, 2009

Injury News August 10th; Wide Receiver News

Carolina's Steve Smith injured his shoulder in a practice collision with cornerback Chris Gamble. X-rays came back negative, but there is concern that he might have torn his labrum. If that is the case, Smith will miss a significant amount of time, and it could end up costing him some regular season time. The amount of time he might miss is speculation at this point, and shouldn't be moved on your cheat sheets until you know for sure how long he might miss.

Antonio Bryant will miss the entire preseason with a torn miniscus in his left knee. This injury dates back to last year, but he will now undergo arthroscopic surgery to fix it right. The Bucs are saying that this will cost him the entire preseason, but SHOULD be ready for the season opener. This should drop him a few notches down your rankings, but given the fact that he won't miss regular season time, it shouldn't be more than five or six places. He is 38 years old, so it might take him longer to recover from such surgery, but as of right now he should be ready for Week 1.

Calvin Johnson has been walking around with a cast on his thumb, but the team is saying that nothing is broken and it is just for precautionary reasons. They are admitting that the thumb is sore, but the cast is just to be sure that nothing further happens to their franchise player. Continue to rank Calvin as one of the top three receivers in all of fantasy.

Donnie Avery will miss four to six weeks with a stress fracture in his foot, and he looks to be back before the season starts, but could be out until the end of September. He is in a walking boot, and will miss significant time, which is a huge blow to the Rams offense. Avery is more of a third receiver for you, or perhaps a great flex option, but this will certainly take him down a notch.

DeSean Jackson is back at practice and running with the first team after hyperextending his knee on Saturday. I thought he would miss a decent amount of time with this injury, but it appears he is well on his way to a full recovery and should be fine going forward.

Chris "Beanie" Wells is doing some drills on the side, but has still been missing some practice time with his sprained right ankle. It now appears unlikely that he will play in the first preseason game on Thursday, but it should have no impact on his regular season. Wells is trying to take time away from Tim Hightower, and if he is healthy at all that shouldn't be a problem. Hopefully this won't take a good deal of practice time away from Wells and he will be able to impress his coaching staff and be the starter when the regular season opens.

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Injury News August 8th

Eagles WR DeSean Jackson hyperextended his left knee in practive today, and was able to put pressure on it as he walked around the field, and again after practice. It is still early enough that this shouldn't have any effect on his regular season, but he could miss some time going forward.

Eagles middle linebacker Stewart Bradley has reportedly torn his ACL and will miss the season. He is a mid level IDP player as a guy who can rack up the tackles, but doesn't really do too much else. Truth be told, he won't be doing anything in 2009.

Willie Parker missed practice today with back spasms, but the team isn't acting like it is any kind of big deal. Parker has plenty of competition with Rashard Mendenhall and Mewelde Moore, so it isn't good for him to miss much time during training camp.

Matt Hasselbeck has been icing his elbow due to "precautionary reasons". The good news is he missed most of last season due to back problems, so this is unrelated. Hopefully this will go away over time, but keep tuned to this blog for further details.

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Monday, August 3, 2009

Injury News August 4th

Vikings' QB Tarvaris Jackson has been doing some throwing in practice and is wearing a protective brace to help his knee sprain. He is still thinking that he will be ready for the first preseason game, but I think he will enter the season as the backup with or without this injury. This is definitely a setback for a guy trying to win a job.

Braylon Edwards missed his fourth day of practice with an injury the team won't talk about. Eric Mangini is doing his best (yet pathetic) attempt to be the Patriots and not talk about injuries so there is no timetable for his return. Rumors are the Braylon hurt his ankle playing basketball, but no one will confirm that.

Reggie Bush went back to practice today wearing a sleeve on his surgically repaired left knee. He missed two days of practice, but was back at it today and apparently looked fine. There is apparently still some swelling, but it seems that the Saints are optimistic wh will be OK.

Kurt Warner is still having some pain in his surgically repaired hip, which is a little cause for concern. He had the surgery in March and the timetable was six to twelve months. Don't be surprised if Warner doesn't play a ton in the preseason, but he has the weapons and he has the experience so he still should be fine.

Albert Haynesworth returned to practice on Tuesday after missing two days with some left knee trouble. Haynesworth received an injection of fluid in his knee, which apparently has become routine for him. Jim Zorn has said that this is not a big deal and Haynesworth should have no problem playing a full schedule.

Texans CB Jacques Reeves broke his leg in practice today, and likely will miss six to eight weeks which will run into the beginning of the season. Reeves is a decent fantasy play in IDP leagues, but should obviously be ignored now until he is able to return.