Jimmy G believes he can play Week 17

Dec 29, 2021

49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo told reporters Wednesday that he believes he can play Week 17 despite a torn thumb UCL and fractured bone in his throwing hand. Garoppolo does not need surgery at this time.

Related Player: Trey Lance

Fantasy Impact:

Jimmy G is not stupid and knows an open door for Lance means his starting gig could go away in San Francisco. It is admirable that he wants to play, but we have seen multiple times this season that an injury to a QB's throwing hand is a major issue and he could do more damage with one hit. This is a situation to monitor heading into Sunday.

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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.