ESPN: Steelers fans were concerned when Ben Roethlisber...

Jan 12, 2009

ESPN: Steelers fans were concerned when Ben Roethlisberger went
down against the Browns in the final regular season game. Turns
out, they had reason to worry. The team said then that their
franchise QB suffered a concussion, but the Pittsburgh Post-
Gazette reported on Monday that the injury was more serious.
Roethlisberger suffered a spinal cord concussion, and he called it
"scary" when he could not feel team doctors sticking a pin into
his arm on the field. The quarterback was tackled by two Browns
defenders and appeared to hit his head on the turf. His face mask
was removed, he was placed on a spinal board and carted off the
field. At Presbyterian Hospital, he quickly regained feeling in his arms and was
later released. The newpaper reported that he never lost feeling in his legs.
Roethlisberger passed all of his follow-up tests for concussions. He returned to
the field for a playoff game on Sunday and passed for 181 yards and a touchdown,
without an interception, in the Steelers' 35-24 win over the Chargers.

Fantasy Impact:

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.