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After eight weeks of NFL action it is getting harder and harder to field a fantasy football team. Between bye weeks, injuries and suspensions there seems to be a ton of players who are either out or questionable for this week’s action.
As you try and prepare the best possible lineup for your fantasy football team this week, the Bruno Boys are once again here to bring you the latest NFL news and study the potential fantasy football impact for Week 8. This week we will take a look at a litany of injuries around the league and another suspension for Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson.
Andre Johnson suffers lung contusion Week 7, likely to play versus Buffalo
Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson suffered a lung contusion in the second quarter of the team’s Week 7 victory over the San Francisco 49ers after he was hit in the lower back. He remained in the game, but ended up coughing up blood after landing on the ball while making a catch in the fourth quarter. He stayed in the game for one more play before the Texans’ medical staff took him off the field.
Johnson ran with the team, but did not practice on Wednesday. However, he did practice on Thursday. He is listed as day-to-day and he is expected to play against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, unless he suffers a set-back. The Bills who have struggled this season are actually ranked No. 10 against the pass and pose a tough match-up, but if he plays he is a must-start fantasy football wide receiver. Keep an eye on this situation throughout the weekend, but it does appear Johnson will be ready to go this week.
Calvin Johnson still unable to practice Wednesday, limited Thursday, listed as questionable for Week 8
It is a bad week to own a wide receiver named Johnson, as Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson is also banged up and is questionable for the team’s showdown with the winless St. Louis Rams this week. Johnson is suffering from what is believed to be a sprained knee, which he injured during Detroit’s Week 5 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. He missed the Lions’ game Week 6 against the Green Bay Packers.
The Lions’ had a bye last week and were hoping to get their top wide receiver back for this week’s game against the Rams. Johnson sounded optimistic earlier this week about being ready for the St. Louis game, but the fact that he hasn’t been able to practice at all this week has us concerned. Reports out of Detroit are that the Lions are being cautious with him, but if he doesn’t practice on Friday it would seem doubtful that he would be able to play Sunday. We will keep you updated on this situation throughout the week.
If he is able to play, he should be inserted into your starting lineup against the Rams’ who are ranked No. 25 against the pass this season and have given up 11 passing touchdowns.
Kansas Chiefs suspend running back Larry Johnson for two weeks
In what seems to have become an annual thing, the Kansas City Chiefs have suspended running back Larry Johnson for two weeks for conduct detrimental to the team. This time he has spouted off about his head coach Todd Haley and used homophobic slurs on his Twitter account and in the Kansas City media. The suspension means that he is not allowed to report to the team’s headquarters or participate in any team activities before November 9.
Fantasy owners were already going to be without Johnson this week as the Chiefs are on their bye, but they will also lose him for Kansas City’s Week 9 match-up with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He is the teams leading rusher this season with 132 carries for 358 yards, but he has not scored a touchdown and his is only averaging 2.7 yards per carry. Keep Johnson stashed away on your bench if possible, but it is questionable how much value he will have this season. Chiefs’ backup running back Jamaal Charles has some value now as a sleeper in deeper leagues for Week 9.
Brett Favre listed on injury report, expected to play this week at Green Bay
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre was limited in practice Wednesday with a hip injury. He is officially listed as questionable for the team’s game this week against the Green Bay Packers, but he is expected to play in what would be his first trip to Lambeau Field since being traded to the New York Jets in August of 2008.
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