Broncos head coach John Fox has said if Willis McGahee ...

Nov 04, 2011

Broncos head coach John Fox has said if Willis McGahee shows this week he can protect himself and the ball with that right hand, he will play against the Raiders.

"Willis will be fine," Fox said following Thursday's practice. "He's obviously getting used to healing a broken hand and still play football. Our medical people take good care of it and he seems to be real comfortable with it and had another good outing today."

McGahee was limited in Wednesday's practice, and coach John Fox said McGahee's playing status for Sunday's game will depend on the running back's pain tolerance.

Fox added it's largely a pain issue at this point for McGahee, who wore a glove, with a wrap, during practice.

"It shouldn't be a factor," Fox said. "There'll be some pain, but like I said before he's a tough player, he's done it before and we have all the confidence in the world he'll be just fine."

Fantasy Impact:

Kickoff is at 4:05 PM ET, so owners may not know whether or not McGahee will be active before starting him. He has a nice matchup with a suspect Raiders rush defense and is RB2 caliber this week.

yesterday

Update on Gardner Minshew: Broken collarbone, out for season

Ian Rapoport

yesterday · 7:57 PM EST

A quick update on Raiders quarterback Gardner Minshew: he suffered a broken collarbone against the Broncos and is out for the season.

Fantasy Impact:

We had just posted the quote from head coach Antonio Pierce, saying it didn’t look good. It turned out it wasn’t good. Minshew looked like he was in a lot of pain after taking the his late in the game. Now we have an understanding of that pain. Desmond Ridder came on in relief and the team is expected to activate Aidan O’Connell this week from injured reserve. The Raiders visit Kansas City on Friday.

Antonio Pierce on Gardner Minshew injury: ‘It doesn’t look good.’

Adam Schefter

yesterday · 7:53 PM EST

Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce said “It doesn’t look good” in regards to the shoulder injury to quarterback Gardner Minshew.

Fantasy Impact:

Minshew went down late in the game against the Broncos after taking a sack and looked to be in quite a bit of pain. He’ll undergo further testing to determine the severity of the injury.

Desmond Ridder came on in replacement. He went 5-of-10 for 64 yards and was sacked twice. If Minshew is to miss time, which looks very likely, the Raiders may look to see what they have in the former Falcons quarterback. Vegas is also expected to have Aidan O’Connell back this week. The Raiders are on a short week as they head to Kansas City on Black Friday.

Romeo Doubs ruled out with concussion

Green Bay Packers

yesterday · 6:48 PM EST

Packers WR Romeo Doubs was ruled out of Sunday’s game against the 49ers with a concussion.

Fantasy Impact:

Doubs suffered the injury while attempting a catch in the end zone and landing hard on the back of his helmet. Doubs will not return tonight and it’s almost certain he’ll be ruled out for Thursday night against the Dolphins. If that’s the case, his next chance to return would be the following Thursday against the Lions.