Patriots RB Fred Taylor Officially Out for Monday

Oct 02, 2010

In an anticipated move, the Patriots downgraded veteran running back Fred Taylor to out for Monday's game against Miami. Taylor has missed the week of practice with a toe injury.

This thrusts third-year running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis into the top spot, and also is likely to mean Thomas Clayton - signed to a two-year contract Thursday - is active for the game.

The Patriots would have Green-Ellis as the lead back, followed by Sammy Morris, Clayton and Danny Woodhead.

In addition, offensive lineman Nick Kaczur (back) and cornerback Terrence Wheatley (foot) have been ruled out for Monday's game. Neither player has practiced during the regular season.

Fantasy Impact:

It's naturally scary to start a New England running back, but you could do a lot worse than Green-Ellis this week.

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.