NFL Injury Report: Tracking Week 6 Fantasy Football Injuries For Notable Stars
It’s mid-October, and that means NFL players are starting to feel the effects of new injuries and ones that have been nagging them throughout the season.
That’s not good for fantasy football owners, especially those who aren’t doing so well in their leagues. Injuries have the potential to ruin your chances of winning in fantasy football, and several important players enter Week 6 with some sort of ailment.
Keep it right here throughout the day for all the latest injury news involving key players.
9:59 p.m.: Indianapolis Colts tight end Dwayne Allen left Sunday night’s game against the Houston Texans with an ankle injury and was ruled out. His status for Week 7 is up in the air.
6:57 p.m.: Ben Roethlisberger fans and fantasy owners aren’t in the clear yet. The Steelers quarterback played the entire second half of the team’s 30-15 loss to the Miami Dolphins, but he’ll have to get an MRI on his left knee, which the team doctor believes Roethisberger hyperextended, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
4:02 p.m.: We have more inactives.
#Chiefs inactives today vs. #Raiders
QB – T. Bray
CB – K. Acker
RB – K. Davis
LB – S. Moore
OL – B. Witzmann
OL – J. Devey
TE – R. Travis— Chiefs Reporter (@ChiefsReporter) October 16, 2016
Today's Inactives: Connor Cook, Dexter McDonald, Latavius Murray, Antonio Hamilton, Menelik Watson, Matt McCants, Vadal Alexander.
— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) October 16, 2016
4:01 p.m.: Bad news for the Baltimore Ravens defense.
Terrell Suggs sacks Manning, but Suggs walks off field with what looks like some type of arm injury, #RavensTalk
— Clifton Brown (@CliftonGBrown) October 16, 2016
3:32 p.m.: Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant is inactive today.
#Cowboys inactive:
Dez Bryant
Orlando Scandrick
Chaz Green
Lance Dunbar
Darius Jackson
Kyle Wilber
Tony Romo#DALvsGB— NFL Injury News (@NFLInjuryNws) October 16, 2016
2:28 p.m.: Another update on OBJ.
#Giants Injury Report: WR Odell Beckham Jr. (Hip pointer) is questionable to return
— New York Giants (@Giants) October 16, 2016
2:27 p.m.: Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy left the field with an apparent knee injury. He’s being looked at by trainers on the sideline.
2:13 p.m.: Beckham is back in the Giants locker room. He was banged up on a recent pass attempt, went to the locker room and initially returned to the game.
2:12 p.m.: Roethlisberger is questionable to return, per the Steelers.
2:11 p.m.: Good news on OBJ.
Beckham sits out 1st down, completion to Donnell, and Beckham immediately returns to the game
— Pat Leonard (@PLeonardNYDN) October 16, 2016
2:10 p.m.: Trainers came onto the field to tend to New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.
Also, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has gone to the locker room after suffering a left knee injury.
12:07 p.m.: Most of the inactive lists for the 1 p.m. ET games now are out.
#Ravens inactive:
WR/RS Devin Hester
LB C.J. Mosley
OLB Elvis Dumervil
DT Willie Henry
G Marshal Yanda
T Ronnie Stanley
WR Steve Smith Sr.— NFL Injury News (@NFLInjuryNws) October 16, 2016
#NYG inactive:
CB Eli Apple
QB Josh Johnson
WR Tavarres King
S Darian Thompson
S Nat Berhe
LB Deontae Skinner
OT Marshall Newhouse— NFL Injury News (@NFLInjuryNws) October 16, 2016
#Redskins inactive #PHIvsWAS pic.twitter.com/URm9ftekIN
— NFL Injury News (@NFLInjuryNws) October 16, 2016
#Dolphins inactive #PITvsMIA pic.twitter.com/YTPAWf7laD
— NFL Injury News (@NFLInjuryNws) October 16, 2016
#Steelers inactive #PITvsMIA pic.twitter.com/sf69uii6Ue
— NFL Injury News (@NFLInjuryNws) October 16, 2016
#Patriots inactive #CINvsNE pic.twitter.com/zIGC1a0SCe
— NFL Injury News (@NFLInjuryNws) October 16, 2016
#Bengals inactive #CINvsNE pic.twitter.com/wAUjxH3OOs
— NFL Injury News (@NFLInjuryNws) October 16, 2016
#Jaguars inactive #JAXvsCHI pic.twitter.com/OPP7uCe2pw
— NFL Injury News (@NFLInjuryNws) October 16, 2016
#Bears inactive #JAXvsCHI pic.twitter.com/K1Lbqs4kHW
— NFL Injury News (@NFLInjuryNws) October 16, 2016
#Lions inactive #LAvsDET pic.twitter.com/sbrGpe7mHg
— NFL Injury News (@NFLInjuryNws) October 16, 2016
#Rams inactive:
WR Cooper
QB Mannion
CB Johnson
OT Murphy
TE Hemingway
WR Spruce
DE Quinn#LAvsDET— NFL Injury News (@NFLInjuryNws) October 16, 2016
#Bills inactive #SFvsBUF pic.twitter.com/ZSNz65E2BL
— NFL Injury News (@NFLInjuryNws) October 16, 2016
#49ers inactive #SFvsBUF pic.twitter.com/jBNbhOf254
— NFL Injury News (@NFLInjuryNws) October 16, 2016
#Titans inactive:
CB Riggs
DB Riley
OLB Wallace
G Tretola
WR Douglas
TE Amaro
NT Woods #CLEvsTEN— NFL Injury News (@NFLInjuryNws) October 16, 2016
#Browns inactive #CLEvsTEN pic.twitter.com/W9gshaX1Lv
— NFL Injury News (@NFLInjuryNws) October 16, 2016
#Saints inactive #CARvsNO pic.twitter.com/8AsuYjzv0k
— NFL Injury News (@NFLInjuryNws) October 16, 2016
#Panthers inactive:
Bradberry
McClain
Soliai
Butler
OherHealthy scratch: RB Cameron Artis-Payne & LB Jeremy Cash.#CARvsNO
— NFL Injury News (@NFLInjuryNws) October 16, 2016
10:55 a.m.: This is great news for the Dolphins.
Here in Miami, the #Dolphins get a boost. Told both Arian Foster, S Reshad Jones to play. Secondary needs all help it can get vs #Steelers
— Aditi Kinkhabwala (@AKinkhabwala) October 16, 2016
9:33 a.m.: Good news for owners of New England Patriots players.
#Patriots weapons TE Rob Gronkowski (hammy, sick), Martellus Bennett (ankle), LeGarrette Blount (hip), Julian Edelman (foot) all good to go
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 16, 2016
Some good news for the New York Giants offense.
#Giants RB Rashad Jennings (thumb) is expected to return after missing 3 games, though NYG wants to do one final check pre-game.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 16, 2016
8:55 a.m. ET: Here are some recent updates from ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Steelers WR Sammie Coates will test fractured finger pregame to see if he can play. Steelers promoted WR Cobi Hamilton from PS as precaution
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 16, 2016
Questionable Patriots expected to play today: LeGarrette Blount, Martellus Bennett, Julian Edelman.
Not expected to play: Jamie Collins.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 16, 2016
Texans' WR Will Fuller is unlikely to play tonight vs Colts due to a hamstring injury, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 16, 2016
Patriots' TE Rob Gronkowski has been battling the stomach flu but is expected to be well enough to play today vs Bengals, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 16, 2016
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