Tom Brady feeling better, expected to play

Dec 19, 2015

The Patriots got a small scare on Friday when Tom Brady missed practice due to an illness. However, that illness shouldn't keep Brady from playing on Sunday against the Titans.

CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora has reported that Brady's feeling better and that the Patriots are "not concerned about his ability to start on Sunday."

Fantasy Impact:

Brady's absence from practice raised some eyebrows on Friday, not necessarily because he missed practice, but because his illness was serious enough that the Patriots decided to list him as questionable on their final injury report. That label means the team only felt there was a 50 percent chance that Brady would play when they turned the injury report in on Friday afternoon, the story said.

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.