Ravens WR continue to miss practice

Dec 17, 2009

Four of the six starters who did not practice Wednesday were absent from the portion of practice open to the media Thursday. Free safety Ed Reed (strained hip/foot), linebacker Jarret Johnson (knee/back), wide receiver Mark Clayton (right hamstring) and left tackle Jared Gaither (lower back stiffness/foot) were missing as was linebacker Terrell Suggs, who was limited Wednesday by a sprained ligament in his right knee.

Wide receiver Kelley Washington (ankle) and defensive tackle Brandon McKinney (back) were also absent for the second consecutive day.

The good news was that defensive tackle Haloti Ngata (sprained right ankle) and center Matt Birk (neck) returned after sitting out Wednesday. And tight end L.j. Smith (sprained left ankle), safety K.J. Gerard (thigh) returned although it appeared that both players took part in just individual drills and some running on the sideline.

Demetrius Williams joined Derrick Mason (finger) on the first offense, and Oniel Cousins lined up at right tackle with Michael Oher in Gaither’s usual position.

Fantasy Impact:

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.