Steelers RB Le'Veon Bell to miss Week 1

Sep 05, 2018

According to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, LeVeon Bell is not expected to suit up for Week 1. His teammates aren't pleased, with Fowler quoting Steelers' offensive lineman Maurkice Pouncey as saying, "Obviously it's Le'Veon over the Steelers and we are the Steelers."

Fantasy Impact:

The concern around Bell has already caused Director of Forecasting John Paulsen to drop him from the number two running back slot down to ninth in our season-long rankings. That would certainly change for the better if Bell were to report before Saturday when the deadline hits for him to save a game check. For this week, the primary beneficiary of Bell's absence is likely to be sophomore back, James Conner. Paulsen speculates he will be in consideration as a flex play/RB2 until we have more information on how much of a role Stevan Ridley will play.

yesterday

Cowboys TE Jake Ferguson officially Out for Week 12

Adam Schefter

yesterday · 4:12 PM EST

Cowboys list TE Jake Ferguson as out for Sunday’s game vs. Washington due to his concussion.

Related Players: Luke Schoonmaker

Fantasy Impact:

This puts Schoonmaker more or less in TE streaming consideration, but there are far better options this week, which puts him low on the totem pole.

Eagles WR DeVonta Smith officially Out for Week 12

Mike Garafolo

yesterday · 4:04 PM EST

Eagles ruled out WR DeVonta Smith (hamstring) for Sunday against the Rams.

Related Players: A.J. Brown, Jahan Dotson, Johnny Wilson, Dallas Goedert

Fantasy Impact:

It's a bit of a crapshoot as to who the "WR2" on the offense will be, but now that he's ruled out, Brown and Goedert should get a nice boost to their bottom line. That would lock Goedert into a no-doubt TE1 role in Week 12.