Offseason practice began without Waters and Vrabel

May 19, 2009

The Chiefs started offseason practice Monday without two starting players, guard Brian Waters and LB Mike Vrabel. Waters asked to be traded or released after a February meeting with coach Todd Haley. Nor was Vrabel’s absence a surprise since he skipped a minicamp last month. The reasons for his absence aren’t as clear as they are for Waters. “We had 83 guys here, which was excellent considering (the practices) are voluntary,” Haley said. “I’m not going to talk about who’s here and who’s not here. This is all voluntary. "We’d like everybody here, but those who weren’t here are not a surprise to any of us. I feel comfortable with where we’re at with those guys.” Also missing was 4th-round draft pick Donald Washington, who is barred from practicing under NFL rules because his class at Ohio State has yet to graduate. Washington won’t be eligible to join the Chiefs until next month, after a mandatory minicamp.

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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.