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Pittsburgh Steelers WR George Pickens (hamstring) @ Philadelphia Eagles
Date/Time: Sunday, 4:25 pm Eastern
Pittsburgh Steelers X-wide receiver George Pickens reportedly suffered a Grade 2 hamstring strain during Week 14’s Friday practice. Fantasy managers should expect him to miss Week 15 and remain a high re-injury risk if he returns in Week 16. Per Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Edwin Porras’ 2024 Injury Prone Draft Guide, hamstring strains carry a 30.0 percent weekly recurrence rate for wide receivers.
Pittsburgh’s pass-catching corps offers no clear positional pivot though tight end Pat Freiermuth should be heavily involved in the offensive game plan. The Philadelphia Eagles defend the position well allowing the fewest yards per tight end-coverage snap (5.18) among NFL teams.
Players like Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Rashod Bateman (knee) and/or Denver Broncos wide receiver Devaughn Vele can be used as boom/bust replacements.
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New York Jets RB Breece Hall (knee) @ Jacksonville Jaguars
Date/Time: Sunday, 1:00 pm Eastern
Thanks to an exhaustive piece from ESPN’s Stephania Bell, actionable information regarding New York Jets running back Breece Hall’s recent knee injury is readily available. Backup running backs Isaiah Davis and Braelon Allen are must-adds. Hall is not guaranteed to play again in 2024.
In Week 11, “Hall suffered a hyperextension …stressing the soft tissues that protect the back side of the knee” and an MCL injury, “the ligament that protects the medial or inner aspect of the knee joint,” per Bell. Hall was able to return in-game, indicating “the injury was not severe enough to threaten joint stability but his post-game soreness persisted through the Jets’ subsequent bye week.”
“The combined nature of Hall’s latest injury…
Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/top-five-nfl-injuries-contingency-021322292.html
Author : NBC Sports
Publish date : 2024-12-13 02:13:00
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