Jeff Janis' return is open-ended

Aug 14, 2016

All coach Mike McCarthy would say about Green Bay Packers receiver Jeff Janis is that Janis won’t play in Thursday’s preseason game against the Oakland Raiders.

Beyond that, the timeline for Janis’ return from his fractured right hand remains open ended.

“He won’t practice this week,” McCarthy said before Sunday’s practice. “I really haven’t talked to [team physician Dr.] Pat [McKenzie] as far as the specifics of his timeline and so forth. He will not be available this week.”

At the very least, it means Janis will miss half of the Packers’ preseason games. He did not play in Friday's opener against the Cleveland Browns, two days after he was injured in a practice drill.

Fantasy Impact:

Considering Janis has a broken bone in his hand, the expectation is that he will miss much more time, perhaps even the entire preseason, putting in question whether he would be available for the Sept. 11 regular-season opener at Jacksonville.

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Bears RB D'Andre Swift, WR Keenan Allen both Questionable for Week 12

Scott Bair

33 minutes ago

D'Andre Swift is questionable to play Vikings with a groin injury, though he was limited Thursday and a full participant on Friday.

Keenan Allen is questionable with an ankle injury. He was limited on Friday, his first day on the participation report.

Related Players: Roschon Johnson, Travis Homer, D.J. Moore, Rome Odunze

Fantasy Impact:

Separate reports called Swift "very likely" to play, but this is seemingly a new issue for Allen.

If Keenan were to miss Week 12, it would boost the floor of all pass-catchers, namely Moore, Oduzne, and Cole Kmet. Moore + Odunze would sneak closer to WR2 territory than their low-end WR3 designations they have with a healthy Allen.

Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco officially Out for Week 12

Matt McMullen

42 minutes ago

Charles Omenihu (knee) and Isiah Pacheco (ankle) won’t play on Sunday, per Coach Reid.

“Just taking it day-by-day,” Reid added.

Related Players: Samaje Perine

Fantasy Impact:

It was later reported that Pacheco was "healthy enough" but they're hoping to hold him back one more game with a short week coming up. This makes Hunt a volume-based RB2 in Week 12.

Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb returns to Friday practice

Joseph Hoyt

1 hour ago

CeeDee Lamb practiced today, per Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy. That’s a good sign.

Lamb (back/foot) was limited in a walkthrough on Wednesday and missed practice on Thursday.

Related Players: Jalen Tolbert, KaVontae Turpin, Jalen Brooks, Ryan Flournoy

Fantasy Impact:

Obviously good news for the Cowboys' potential in rolling out an NFL offense in Week 12. The floor is capped for Lamb but we should expect a ton of action funneling his way against the Commanders, which puts him on the WR1/2 fringe.