Might have been last game as Eagle for Westbrook

Jan 11, 2010

After what might have been Brian Westbrook's final game in an Eagles uniform, a reporter asked rookie Lesean Mccoy if he thought he would be the team's primary back next season.
"I'm not sure," said McCoy, who has been extremely deferential to Westbrook all season.

Here's a wild guess, kid: You will be.

Westbrook didn't carry the ball once in the horrendous 34-14 wild-card round playoff loss to Dallas. He gathered in one garbage-time pass, rambling 27 yards with it, a brief glimpse of what Westbrook used to do when he was becoming the franchise's all-time top pass-catching running back.

"I thought I would be a little bit more involved [in the offense]. It kind of didn't work out that way tonight with LeSean being in the game more often. It was one of those things, I guess," Westbrook said late Saturday night, although he had hinted in his Wednesday news conference that he expected to be back-burnered in a make-or-break game.

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yesterday

Update on Gardner Minshew: Broken collarbone, out for season

Ian Rapoport

yesterday · 7:57 PM EST

A quick update on Raiders quarterback Gardner Minshew: he suffered a broken collarbone against the Broncos and is out for the season.

Fantasy Impact:

We had just posted the quote from head coach Antonio Pierce, saying it didn’t look good. It turned out it wasn’t good. Minshew looked like he was in a lot of pain after taking the his late in the game. Now we have an understanding of that pain. Desmond Ridder came on in relief and the team is expected to activate Aidan O’Connell this week from injured reserve. The Raiders visit Kansas City on Friday.

Antonio Pierce on Gardner Minshew injury: ‘It doesn’t look good.’

Adam Schefter

yesterday · 7:53 PM EST

Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce said “It doesn’t look good” in regards to the shoulder injury to quarterback Gardner Minshew.

Fantasy Impact:

Minshew went down late in the game against the Broncos after taking a sack and looked to be in quite a bit of pain. He’ll undergo further testing to determine the severity of the injury.

Desmond Ridder came on in replacement. He went 5-of-10 for 64 yards and was sacked twice. If Minshew is to miss time, which looks very likely, the Raiders may look to see what they have in the former Falcons quarterback. Vegas is also expected to have Aidan O’Connell back this week. The Raiders are on a short week as they head to Kansas City on Black Friday.

Romeo Doubs ruled out with concussion

Green Bay Packers

yesterday · 6:48 PM EST

Packers WR Romeo Doubs was ruled out of Sunday’s game against the 49ers with a concussion.

Fantasy Impact:

Doubs suffered the injury while attempting a catch in the end zone and landing hard on the back of his helmet. Doubs will not return tonight and it’s almost certain he’ll be ruled out for Thursday night against the Dolphins. If that’s the case, his next chance to return would be the following Thursday against the Lions.