It appears Chad Henne will get a second chance to make ...

Nov 28, 2010

It appears Chad Henne will get a second chance to make a favorable impression as the starting quarterback for the Miami Dolphins.

Miami head coach Tony Sparano is leaning toward starting Henne against the Oakland Raiders on Sunday. Henne, who is recovering from a left knee injury he suffered on Nov. 14 in the 29-17 win over Tennessee, has been medically cleared to play.

Henne, who was demoted and replaced by Chad Pennington for the Tennessee game, will likely start his 22nd NFL game unless he suffers a medical setback before Sunday's 4 p.m. kickoff, or Sparano's confidence in the offensive line's ability to protect him diminishes.

Henne, who has an 11-10 career record as a starter, has completed 63.9 percent of his passes this season, throwing for 2,140 yards with nine touchdowns and 11 interceptions. This week he practiced on a limited basis because of his knee injury, which involves an unstable knee cap.

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Buccaneers TE Cade Otton, WR Sterling Shepard are Out for Week 17

Jeremy Fowler

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TE Cade Otton, S Antoine Winfield Jr. and WR Sterling Shepard are all OUT for Bucs in Week 17.

Related Players: Payne Durham, Ko Kieft, Devin Culp, Trey Palmer, Ryan Miller

Fantasy Impact:

Shepard shouldn't impact the rest of the team's target share too much, while none of these tight ends need to be considered.

Bengals WR Tee Higgins on track to play Week 17

Jeremy Fowler

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Bengals WR Tee Higgins (questionable, ankle/knee) improved every day in practice and there's optimism he can play Sat. vs. Broncos, barring new development, per sources.

Related Players: Ja'Marr Chase, Andrei Iosivas, Mike Gesicki

Fantasy Impact:

Iosivas is a fine deep-league WR5 if Higgins misses, and Gesicki would be firmly in the TE streaming streets, but Higgins typically plays when "questionable" this season. Consider Higgins a WR2 if he's on the field.