Ravens 'very hopeful' Steve Smith returns Week 6

Oct 12, 2015

There's a shot that injured Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith will play Sunday at San Francisco and miss only one game with four micro fractures in his back.

Coach John Harbaugh doesn't know whether Smith will practice this week, but he indicated that the Ravens' leading receiver has been training hard.

"I'm hopeful," Harbaugh said Monday. "Very hopeful."

Smith hasn't practiced since injuring his back in Pittsburgh on Oct. 1. He was listed as doubtful for this past Sunday's game, meaning he had a 25 percent chance of playing. After not participating in pregame warm-ups, he was declared out, ending his streak of 20 straight games played.

"There's always a chance with Steve Smith. Always," Harbaugh said. "Never rule Steve Smith out."

Fantasy Impact:

Without Smith on Sunday, Baltimore wide receivers totaled three catches for 6 yards after the first quarter. Smith still leads the Ravens with 29 catches, which are 13 more than any other player on the team.

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Cowboys TE Jake Ferguson officially Out for Week 12

Adam Schefter

yesterday · 4:12 PM EST

Cowboys list TE Jake Ferguson as out for Sunday’s game vs. Washington due to his concussion.

Related Players: Luke Schoonmaker

Fantasy Impact:

This puts Schoonmaker more or less in TE streaming consideration, but there are far better options this week, which puts him low on the totem pole.

Eagles WR DeVonta Smith officially Out for Week 12

Mike Garafolo

yesterday · 4:04 PM EST

Eagles ruled out WR DeVonta Smith (hamstring) for Sunday against the Rams.

Related Players: A.J. Brown, Jahan Dotson, Johnny Wilson, Dallas Goedert

Fantasy Impact:

It's a bit of a crapshoot as to who the "WR2" on the offense will be, but now that he's ruled out, Brown and Goedert should get a nice boost to their bottom line. That would lock Goedert into a no-doubt TE1 role in Week 12.