Herald Tribune: Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker did n...

Nov 30, 2008

Herald Tribune: Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker did not
return Sunday after being leveled late in the third quarter
by Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark. The Patriots did
not announce the nature or severity of his injury. With
Pittsburgh leading 23-10 during their 33-10 win, Matt Cassel's pass to Welker went incomplete and the receiver
was knocked down by Clark, who was penalized 15 yards for
unnecessary roughness. New England ended up losing a fumble
on that series. "It was not like I was trying to be cheap,"
Clark said. "Anybody that comes across (the middle), it is
my job to tackle them. The ball got tipped, but (the
official) said I should not have left my feet. ... I talked
to Kevin Faulk and apologized." Faulk said, "If Wes Welker
stays down, then it must have been a pretty hard hit."

Fantasy Impact:

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Chargers set to open window for RB J.K. Dobbins (knee)

Daniel Popper on X

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Chargers will be opening J.K. Dobbins' 21-day window today, Jim Harbaugh tells reporters.

Related players: Gus Edwards

Fantasy Impact:

Dobbins has been on IR for the past four games with a knee injury. He's not a lock to play this week and he's not a lock for a safe workload even if he does play. The Chargers travel to New England in Week 17, so the matchup isn't a bad one. It's an early window game on Sunday, so owners should have plenty of notice. We'll also keep an eye on the practice reports this week.

Dolphins unsure of WR Jaylen Waddle's (knee) status for Week 17

Barry Jackson on X

5 minutes ago

McDaniel non-committal on whether Jaylen Waddle (knee) will practice this week: "I'm expecting to get everything from Waddle that he can do... I've [talked to] the trainer to make sure we protect him from himself. We will see how the week progresses. I don't know exactly what it will look like."

Fantasy Impact:

Waddle owners should probably not count on Waddle for Week 17, or at the very least have a backup plan. Waddle and the Dolphins play the Browns in the later window on Sunday so it could further complicate things for owners who were hoping to play him.

Texans WR Tank Dell tore ACL, dislocated knee

DJ Bien-Aime on X

9 minutes ago

DeMeco Ryans says WR Tank Dell tore his ACL along with dislocating his knee.

Fantasy Impact:

No surprises here as it was a terrible injury to watch during the game. While he's obviously out for the season, the bigger question is what will his status be for 2025. It's a huge question mark at this point given the seriousness of the injury. Even if Dell is able to play next season, he may take a while to get back to 100%.