T.Y. Hilton out three weeks with calf injury

Nov 01, 2019

Colts WR T.Y. Hilton will miss three weeks with a calf injury, head coach Frank Reich said on Friday.

Fantasy Impact:

The injury occurred during practice Wednesday. Hilton will miss games against the Steelers, Dolphins and Jaguars. The Colts play a Thursday night game against the Texans in Week 12, so it will be interesting to see if he returns then, on a short week, or if the team waits until Week 13 against the Titans.

Here's the spin from our John Paulsen:

"Hilton is expected to miss 3-4 weeks, so this is a big blow to the Colts and to Jacoby Brissett. When Hilton missed Week 4, here is how the routes broke down among the Colts' receivers (per PFF): Deon Cain (42), Chester Rogers (42), Zach Pascal (38), Jack Doyle (33), Parris Campbell (32) and Eric Ebron (22). Campbell and Doyle led the way with 8 targets apiece, Pascal saw 7, Rogers and Nyheim Hines had 6, while Ebron and Cain saw 5. Cain was a healthy scratch in Week 8, so it seems that he has fallen down the depth chart. Pascal, Rogers and Campbell seem like the best bets for snaps and targets at receiver, while both Doyle and Ebron would see a bump as well. Devin Funchess can come off IR next week so he could quickly assume a WR1-type role if he's fully healthy."

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Lions WR Jameson Williams faces concealed weapon charge

Pro Football Talk

yesterday · 8:39 PM EDT

Embattled Lions receiver Jameson Williams has another issue to deal with.

Currently serving a two-game PED suspension, Williams faces a charge for carrying a concealed weapon in a motor vehicle.

Via WXYZ.com, the Detroit Police Department is looking into why Williams wasn’t formally arrested at the time of the incident.

Fantasy Impact:

On October 8, Williams was a passenger in a car his brother was driving. The vehicle was pulled over, for speeding. Two guns were in the car; one was registered to Williams’s brother, and one was registered to Williams, the story said. The story added, Williams will be facing both prosecution by authorities and a potential suspension by the league.

Texans Beat: Expectation is WR Nico Collins (hamstring) good to go for Week 10

USA Today

yesterday · 4:48 PM EDT

According to KPRC 2 Sports’ Aaron Wilson, Nico Collins is trending upward entering Week 9’s matchup against the New York Jets. While he can’t be cleared off the injured reserve until Nov. 4, the expectation is he’ll be good to go when the Detroit Lions arrive in Week 10.

Fantasy Impact:

Collins was placed on the injured reserve following Week 5’s win over the Buffalo Bills after tweaking his hamstring in the first quarter. Week 9 will be his fourth game missed. The timing couldn't be better for the Texans, who have now lost Stefon Diggs for the season with a torn ACL.

Panthers have no plans to trade RB Chuba Hubbard

Pro Football Talk

yesterday · 4:44 PM EDT

Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports, though, reports the Panthers have no plans to trade cornerback Jaycee Horn or running back Chuba Hubbard.

Fantasy Impact:

Hubbard has played very well at RB and has been a pretty consistent player for his fantasy owners this season. He's averaged over 17 touches per game. However, owners need to remember that Jonathon Brooks is lurking on the IR and should be back sooner than later. It only makes sense for the Panthers to give Brooks work as the season goes on. He'll likely be eased into thing at first, but it seems like it's always been expected Brooks would at the very least split work, if not take on the lead back role for the Panthers.