Stafford likely out "a couple of weeks at least"

Sep 12, 2010

Lions QB Matthew Stafford suffered an injury to his throwing shoulder with 15 seconds remaining in the first half. He likely will be out a couple of weeks at least, but the Lions say it's too early to tell.

"It's not fun,'' said Stafford, who had completed 11 of his 15 passes for 83 yards before getting hurt. In his 11 NFL games, Stafford now has been significantly injured for a third time. He suffered a dislocated right knee in last year's game in Chicago and also suffered an injury to his left shoulder last year.

"I worked hard to come back from the other injuries I had and I felt we were doing pretty good on offense and moving the ball well,'' Stafford said. "So it's not exactly what you want on opening day.''

Stafford didn't want to talk about any specifics of his injury.

"I knew something wasn't right, but didn't know what exactly,'' he said. "We put ice on it real quick so that numbed it up for me pretty good.''

Fantasy Impact:

Shaun Hill will get the starts while Stafford is sidelined, but isn't looking like a fantasy option.

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.