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Keenan Allen [broken collarbone and ankle injury] is not considered a candidate for injured reserve. He hasn't undergone surgery to repair the bone, and no such procedure is currently planned.

The 22-year-old said Tuesday he's "taking it week by week."

Allen is out for Week 16 at San Francisco, however. Allen said he felt pain, but, having played through a right shoulder injury for much of last season, figured he aggravated an old ailment and continued. When he caught a 7-yard pass on the ensuing snap, his right leg bent awkwardly beneath Harris when tackled. The latter injury forced Allen off and on the field before he exited in the third quarter for good. Allen reported the shoulder pain Monday morning, according to the story.

Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen suffered a broken collarbone along with an ankle injury in Sunday’s loss to the Denver Broncos and is not expected to play Saturday when the Chargers head north to face the San Francisco 49ers.

Allen leads the Bolts in receptions (77) and yards (783), and has hauled in four touchdowns. After a very slow start to the season in terms of fantasy numbers, Allen had picked it up as of late during his sophomore season. There wasn't any more information available, but it would likely take a long playoff run to see Allen back on the field this season. Malcom Floyd, Eddie Royal and Antonio Gates could see more targets, and it's possible the Bolts go to more two TE sets, something they briefly used last year, and bust out Ladarius Green. At WR, Seyi Ajirotutu and Dontrelle Inman are next up on the depth chart.

Chargers WR Keenan Allen was hauled back to the locker room after trainers look him over on the sidelines during the team's game with Denver. There’s no official word on his condition, but his right ankle was taped earlier, and that’s the leg he had elevated before being taken away.

Allen was eventually carted off. It would be a big loss to the Chargers and fantasy owners as Allen was playing well coming into this week's game. Malcom Floyd
Eddie Royal, Seyi Ajirotutu and Dontrelle Inman would be Philip Rivers' targets if Allen is forced to miss time.

Of all the rookies drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars to help the offense, the only one who hasn't made a noticeable impact at some point this season has been wide receiver Marqise Lee.

That's about to change.

With Tuesday's announcement that fellow second-round pick Allen Robinson will miss the final six games because of a stress fracture in his right foot, look for Lee to become more involved in the passing game.

Due in large part to problems with both hamstrings during training camp and early in the regular season, Lee has only 13 receptions for 141 yards and no touchdowns through 10 games.

There's nothing revelatory here, but it gives us a chance to discuss the Jaguar WR corps and how it might look now that Allen Robinson is out of the picture. Cecil Shorts should be the most-targeted player if he can stay healthy, which has been an issue this season. But we believe Allen Hurns will hold the most fantasy value due to his big play ability and status as the #25 fantasy WR this season. In the six games where Hurns has played more than 70% of the snaps, he has averaged 3.8 catches for 65 yards and 0.8 TD (on 7.3 targets), or 11.5 fantasy points, which are strong WR2 numbers. We can't count on the touchdowns, but the yardage is reasonable. The only issue with Hurns at this point is that he was knocked out of Week 10 with a concussion, and his status for Week 12 is unclear. As for Lee, we believe he'll serve as the team's WR3 as he hasn't played more than 40% of the snaps since Week 2. With TE Marcedes Lewis due back in Week 12, we don't see Lee as a major fantasy factor barring an injury to Shorts and/or Hurns.

Jacksonville will get tight end Marcedes Lewis back after the bye week and is counting on him to boost the passing game.

Lewis' last game was Week 2 when he had two catches for 71 yards, including a 63-yard TD pass. Lewis could very well have some fantasy value upon returning to the lineup if you're struggling at the position.

Chargers WR Keenan Allen, while scoreless in seven games, hasn't lacked for impact. Defenses have schemed against him differently in year two, an anticipated trend that's presented opportunities elsewhere in the passing game. The effect for Allen is fewer statistical outbursts like the ones he had in Denver last season.

Defensive coaches had months to game plan for him. Allen and the Chargers aren't surprised what came out of it.

"People, they aren't stupid," wide receivers coach Fred Graves said. "They're not just going to let him run free. They're going to take some things away."

Allen has seen more press coverage this year. That is partly why, despite a team-high 34 catches, he has a modest 354 yards. His average yards after the catch is down from 6 to 2.9.

"They're pretty close to me after I catch the ball," Allen said.

The article goes on to explain that the attention that Allen is getting is opening things up for the other Charger receivers, namely Antonio Gates, Malcom Floyd and Eddie Royal. As those players continue to produce, Allen should receive less attention, which should free him up for more big plays.