Pierre Thomas: I'm ready to go

Sep 24, 2009

Pierre Thomas pronounced himself ready after missing most of the past six weeks with a sprained right knee. He played one snap against Philadelphia, losing 4 yards on a swing pass. He also played on kick returns as a blocking back.

"Last week I had a bigger brace, so hopefully I can get into a smaller brace," Thomas said. "It felt a little funny with that brace on. My leg was a little heavy. It kind of fatigued me a little bit. I felt it on special teams. But hopefully I can get it a lot smaller and I can move a lot better, a lot faster and I won't fatigue as much.

"I felt a little rusty (against Philadelphia), especially on special teams, but I feel a lot more comfortable this week, and I'm ready to go."

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.