LaDainian Tomlinson has carried the ball 3,003 times, r...

Nov 12, 2010

LaDainian Tomlinson has carried the ball 3,003 times, rushed for 13,089 yards and scored 143 touchdowns in the National Football League over the last 10 seasons. Thursday, he was granted a first: a mid-week reduction in repetitions not due to injury.

"I can definitely tell the difference," Tomlinson said after going through a full day's workout. "More pop, fresher. I appreciate it."

Rex Ryan is hoping that a lightened load will result in more productive Sundays. Ryan maintained that his plan to limit Tomlinson and veteran fullback Tony Richardson one day per week as the season goes on was not due to Tomlinson's slight dip in yards per carry over the past four games.

"If you're going to back off at all, back off in practice," said Ryan, whose backfield ranks No. 4 in rushing yards. "You just want to keep them fresh for games."

Fantasy Impact:

yesterday

Cowboys TE Jake Ferguson officially Out for Week 13

Adam Schefter

yesterday · 7:52 PM EST

Cowboys ruled out Jake Ferguson for the Thanksgiving game vs. the New York Giants due to his concussion. His replacement, once again, will be Luke Schoonmaker.

Fantasy Impact:

This was expected, but it could have been a nice matchup for the No. 2 pass-catcher. Schoonmaker is a little less exciting but is worth a TE stream for desperate managers.

Seahawks WRs DK Metcalf, Tyler Lockett miss Wednesday practice

Brady Henderson

yesterday · 7:48 PM EST

The Seahawks list DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett as non-participants in practice today. These appear to be new injuries (though Lockett was also listed with a knee injury in Week 7). Leonard Williams has been playing through his foot injury the past few weeks.

Related Players: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jake Bobo

Fantasy Impact:

This is obviously not a great sign for Geno Smith or the general offensive environment for the Seahawks. We would have to imagine that JSN would be seeing his fifth double-digit target game of the season if either of the two were forced to miss Week 13, which catapults him into solid WR2 territory. We'll keep an eye on the reports through the rest of the week.

Giants QB Tommy DeVito officially Questionable for Week 13

Ian Rapoport

yesterday · 1:24 PM EST

Giants QB Tommy DeVito (right forearm) is listed as questionable for tomorrow against the Cowboys. Drew Lock, his backup, took some first-team reps just in case.

Fantasy Impact:

What a treat this game will be. Whether DeVito or Lock is back there on Thanksgiving, they both need to remain firmly on waiver wires.