Bucs WR Bryant will miss the entire preseason

Aug 10, 2009

Buccaneers receiver Antonio Bryant will have surgery on his ailing left knee and will miss the entire preseason, Bucs coach Raheem Morris said Monday.

Bryant hurt his knee early in camp and has missed several days of workouts. Plans call for him to have the knee scoped and "cleaned out," according to Morris.

"We're going to scope it and clean it out and get him ready for the Dallas," Morris said, referring to the Bucs' Sept. 13 regular-season opener. "It's kind of been lingering with him so we decided to get in there and fix it up."

Morris said the knee is the same one Bryant hurt a year ago. He said Bryant has been battling through the pain in his meniscus and is hopeful the surgery will allow him to return to top form.

Fantasy Impact:

today

Buccaneers WR Mike Evans practices for second straight day

Greg Auman

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Cooler weather for Bucs practice today -- Wirfs and Evans practicing again. Still no Zyon McCollum, but Troy Hill and Greg Gaines were practicing today.

Related Players: Sterling Shepard, Jalen McMillan, Trey Palmer

Fantasy Impact:

Fantastic news for fantasy managers hanging on to Mike Evans: he should be considered a WR1 option immediately.

yesterday

49ers TE George Kittle "good to go" for Week 12

KNBR

yesterday · 5:34 PM EST

“I will be playing on Sunday. Very excited, can’t pass up playing the Packers. I will be out there for sure.”

George Kittle says he’s good to go for Sunday

Related Players: Eric Saubert

Fantasy Impact:

Kittle returns to a great matchup against a Packers defense that ranks 26th in TE aFPA. He should be fired up as a high-end TE1 once again.

Bears RB D'Andre Swift misses Wednesday practice

Kevin Fishbain

yesterday · 1:29 PM EST

Per Bears head coach Matt Eberflus: Ryan Bates remains in the concussion protocol. Elijah Hicks (ankle) and D'Andre Swift (groin) won't practice.

Teven Jenkins will be limited.

Related Players: Roschon Johnson, Travis Homer

Fantasy Impact:

This is definitely a situation to keep an eye on, as Johnson would have a huge workload if Swift were to miss Week 12. Homer has three rush attempts and zero targets on the year.