NFL Injury Report: Tracking Week 5 Fantasy Football Injuries For Notable Stars
Tom Brady makes his much-anticipated return Sunday when the New England Patriots visit the Cleveland Browns.
The veteran quarterback missed the first four games of the season because of his Deflategate suspension, and people are expecting him to return with a vengeance and dominate all competition.
That would be good for fantasy football owners, especially those who own Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman and tight end Rob Gronkowski. Both players have battled lower body injuries this season, but they’re apparently ready to go for Week 5.
Keep it right here throughout the day for all the latest injury news involving key players.
10:48 p.m.: Giants cornerbacks Eli Apple and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie both suffered groin injuries in Sunday night’s game against the Packers. Rodgers-Cromartie initially was ruled out for the remainder of the contest but ended up returning. Apple wasn’t as fortunate.
3:06 p.m.: The Cowboys have announced their inactives.
3 p.m.: Here are more late game inactives.
2:50 p.m.: Two players who won’t return to today’s games.
2:40 p.m.: Here are the Broncos’ inactives.
2:35 p.m.: The inactive lists for the late afternoon games are starting to come out.
1:45 p.m.: A crisis averted for Washington.
Also, Browns quarterback Cody Kessler has left his game against the Patriots with a shoulder injury.
1:15 p.m.: Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett was on the ground for a few minutes and jogged off the field under his own power.
12:35 p.m.: Here are some more inactives.
11:37 a.m.: Here’s a good recap for fantasy owners.
11:35 a.m.: Here are more inactives for the 1 p.m. ET games.
11:32 a.m.: No surprises among the Eagles inactives.
11:30 a.m.: Good news for the Texans.
10:15 a.m.: Trevor Siemian suffered an injury last week and won’t start at quarterback for the Denver Broncos in Week 5.
8:20 a.m.: Here are some updates from ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
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