If you own Davante Adams in fantasy football and you haven’t already, run — don’t walk — to your waiver wire and find some reinforcements for Sunday.
The Green Bay Packers on Friday ruled out their star receiver for their Week 5 game against the Dallas Cowboys as he recovers from turf toe. Adams injured the toe more than a week ago in Green Bay’s Week 4 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on “Thursday Night Football.”
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The announcement has to be welcomed news for the Cowboys, who have had problems stopping Adams in the past. The wideout had his coming-out party vs. Dallas in the 2015 playoffs when he caught seven passes for 117 yards and a touchdown at Lambeau Field, and he followed it up two years later with a five-catch, 76-yard showing at Dallas in the playoffs. He returned months later to torch the Cowboys for seven more receptions, 66 yards and a pair of touchdowns in Week 5 of the 2017 season.
As for the Packers, Aaron Rodgers and Co. now must go the “next man up” route. Adams’ team-high 25 receptions is nine more than the second-closest wideout, Marquez-Valdez Scantling. After that, Packers wideouts have combined for just 10 catches through four weeks. Expect Geronimo Allison — who scored a touchdown last week vs. the Eagles — to take on a far greater role in the passing offense, and if you’re looking for a deep fantasy sleeper, you might want to keep an eye on Jake Kumerow who was a full participant in practice all week after missing time with a shoulder injury.
Green Bay also will be without backup running back Jamaal Williams (concussion), and could be missing starting right tackle Bryan Bulaga, who is dealing with a shoulder injury. He’s listed as questionable.
