LeGarrette Blount Injury: Assessing Week 6 Fantasy Football Status for Bucs RB

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back LeGarrette Blount is doubtful for today's contest against the New Orleans Saints, suffering from a grade-two sprain of his left MCL, which he suffered in the team's Week 5 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

This is bad news for his fantasy owners, who were already frustrated with his feast-or-famine performances so far this season.

It's likely Blount won't return before Tampa's Week 8 bye, meaning that he's going to either take up a valuable bench spot on your roster or might be a candidate for a trade, depending on your overall situation at running back.

Regardless, you are going to need another option this Sunday, because Blount is not going to be taking the field. Fellow back Earnest Graham will be his replacement, with Kregg Lumpkin relieving Graham on a situational basis.

If you'd like to replace Blount with another Buccaneer, then Graham is your guy; that's doubly true if you're in a PPR league. So far this season, Graham has 18 rushes for 84 yards playing behind Blount, but leads the team in receptions with 23 for 143 yards.

Either way, prepare to be without Blount for the next few weeks. A contingency plan will be necessary, whether that means plumbing the depths of your roster, orchestrating a trade or scouring the waiver wire for an adequate replacement.