Jeremy Maclin Injury: Updates on Eagles Star's Week 13 Status and Fantasy Value

Philadelphia Eagles star WR Jeremy Maclin missed his team's game against the New England Patriots in Week 12 with shoulder and hamstring injuries.

UPDATE: Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 11:40 a.m. EDT by Mike Chiari

As expected, it looks as though Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Jeremy Maclin will miss his third consecutive game with shoulder and hamstring injuries, and the same can be said for quarterback Michael Vick who will sit out Thursday night's game against the Seattle Seahawks with a rib ailment, according to the EaglesInsider Twitter page.

This means that the likes of slot receiver Jason Avant and tight end Brent Celek will increase in fantasy value this week as quarterback Vince Young looks to additional targets.

Update: Tuesday, Nov. 29 at 11:53 p.m. EST by Michael Dixon

Reuben Frank is reporting that Maclin and quarterback Michael Vick will be held out of Tuesday's practice.

Fantasy owners of Maclin need to keep an eye on Vick's status, as well. If Vick doesn't play, Maclin's value also goes down. But in this case, it's not looking great that Maclin will even play.

Update: Monday, Nov. 28 at 5:00 p.m. EDT

Geoff Mosher reported that Maclin did not attend walk throughs today.

This makes me doubt his status for Thursday against the Seahawks. Stay tuned here throughout the week for more updates on Maclin and his practice status. 

He was declared inactive after suffering a setback during Wednesday practice last week and was unable to get back on the field over the next two days.

Riley Cooper filled in opposite DeSean Jackson and had three receptions for 71 yards but failed to score a TD against the unusually stingy Patriots defense. You can count on him to start again if Maclin has to miss anymore time.

But the team needs to return Maclin to the field as soon as possible to have any chance of salvaging their season.

The Eagles are 4-7 and tied with the Washington Redskins at the bottom of the NFC East. Ahead of them are the 7-4 Dallas Cowboys and 6-4 New York Giants, who play the New Orleans Saints on Monday Night Football.

Philly’s chances of making the postseason are extremely slim and practically nonexistent without Michael Vick and Maclin being active.

It gets even worse for Philadelphia after the brutal 38-20 loss.

They have to play the Seahawks in Seattle on Thursday night. That gives them just one practice day to evaluate Maclin and Vick and a much shorter time for them to recover from injuries by Week 13.

Maclin has a decent chance of suiting up since he was nearly ready to go last week trying to recover from a Grade 2 separated shoulder.

There have been no new reports on his status for this week, but we will list any and all updates as soon as they break throughout the week, so keep checking back.