NFL Injury Report: Week 4 Injury Updates For Notable Fantasy Football Stars

by abournenesn

Oct 1, 2017

7:53 p.m.: The Oakland Raiders appear to have dodged a bullet with quarterback Derek Carr’s back injury.

6:40 p.m.: The Oakland Raiders can ill-afford to lose quarterback Derek Carr for an extended period of time.

5:05 p.m.: Tough news out of Minnesota, as rookie running back Dalvin Cook could be sidelined for the season with a torn ACL.

3:10 p.m.: The injuries are starting to pile up in Week 4.

Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota has been ruled out with a hamstring injury, while Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook suffered a nasty-looking leg injury and also has been ruled out.

2:48 p.m.: Running back Carlos Hyde is good to go for the San Francisco 49ers.

2:45 p.m.: More bad news for the Falcons, as both Julio Jones and Mohamed Sanu have been ruled out with injuries.

2:10 p.m.: So, this isn’t good: Atlanta Falcons star receiver Julio Jones just exited with a hip injury.

11:45 a.m.: Carolina Panthers wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin is active against the New England Patriots today despite a knee injury.

11:37 a.m.: A note for all of you Joe Mixon fantasy owners out there: The Cincinnati Bengals running back could have a big day against a banged-up Cleveland Browns defense.

11:35 a.m.: The inactives for the 1 p.m. games have been released, and there are a few surprises at wide receiver: Detroit Lions rookie Kenny Golladay is out, while the Houston Texans’ Will Fuller is in.

Here are the notable actives and inactives, courtesy of ESPN’s Field Yates.

8:30 a.m.: A few updates from overnight: Oakland Raiders wide receiver Michael Crabtree looks doubtful, while Doug Baldwin’s status still is up in the air.

8:25 a.m.: The inactives for Dolphins-Saints are out, and there’s one name to note: Saints wide receiver Willie Snead, who is eligible to return from his three-game suspension this week, is out.

Running back Jay Ajayi and wide receiver Jarvis Landry both are active for Miami.

8:20 a.m. ET: Rise and shine, America!

NFL football once again gets an early start this Sunday, as the Miami Dolphins and New Orleans Saints kick off at 9:30 a.m. ET from London’s Wembley Stadium. That means fantasy football owners must set their lineups early, taking into account the usual rash of injuries.

Among those we’ll be monitoring Sunday include San Francisco 49ers running back Carlos Hyde, Los Angeles Chargers running back Melvin Gordon and Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin, so keep it here for up-to-the-minute pregame injury updates, followed by any notable in-game injury news throughout the day.

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