NFL Injury Report: Week 1 Updates, Analysis For Fantasy Football Stars
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The first full Sunday slate of the 2021 NFL season is upon us, which means also means it’s the first big day of the new fantasy football campaign.
You likely already have a solid idea of what your lineup is going to look like at this point, but you might be on the fence about a few decisions. These hesitations very well could revolve around injuries, as several notable players enter Week 1 with uncertain statuses.
With this in mind, NESN.com will offer you a hand with live injury updates as they file in. You can follow along here from the hours leading up to the early afternoon contests all the way to the start of “Sunday Night Football.”
1:45 p.m.: The 49ers’ top running back has gone done in Detroit.
Ryan Fitzpatrick’s Washington Football Team debut is off to a less-than-ideal start.
1:20 p.m. ET: If you had Isaiah McKenzie in your lineup, it wasn’t exactly a great start as he exited the game in the first quarter with a shoulder injury. McKenzie did, however, take the opening kickoff 75 yards.
12 p.m. ET: Both San Francisco 49ers running back Trey Sermon and Buffalo Bills running back Zack Moss will be inactive for their respective Week 1 openers.
9 a.m. ET: Odell Beckham Jr., who tore his ACL in late October of last year, is slated to play in the Browns’ season opener against the Chiefs.
Two of fantasy football’s premier running backs, the New York Giants’ Saquon Barkley and the Los Angeles Chargers’ Austin Ekeler, are expected to take the field in Week 1.
The New York Giants are expected to be without top tight end Evan Engram in Week 1.
