Bills have high hopes for TE Nelson

May 06, 2009

Shawn Nelson, the TE Buffalo chose in the 4th round of the NFL Draft last weekend, was one of the primary reasons why ESPN NFL analyst Trent Dilfer thought the Bills had the best draft of any team. "Winners to me are the teams that help themselves next year," Dilfer said shortly after the selection process was complete. "To me the big winner was the Buffalo Bills. I really think that the Buffalo Bills did a great job with helping them win football games next year." First-round picks Aaron Maybin and Eric Wood figure to play right away and 2nd-rounder Andy Levitre also has a good chance to be in the lineup on opening night in New England. Then there's Nelson, who may turn out to be one of the steals of the draft and could become the long-awaited solution to Buffalo's lack of production from the TE position. That's what ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. thinks.

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Bears RB D'Andre Swift, WR Keenan Allen both Questionable for Week 12

Scott Bair

33 minutes ago

D'Andre Swift is questionable to play Vikings with a groin injury, though he was limited Thursday and a full participant on Friday.

Keenan Allen is questionable with an ankle injury. He was limited on Friday, his first day on the participation report.

Related Players: Roschon Johnson, Travis Homer, D.J. Moore, Rome Odunze

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Separate reports called Swift "very likely" to play, but this is seemingly a new issue for Allen.

If Keenan were to miss Week 12, it would boost the floor of all pass-catchers, namely Moore, Oduzne, and Cole Kmet. Moore + Odunze would sneak closer to WR2 territory than their low-end WR3 designations they have with a healthy Allen.

Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco officially Out for Week 12

Matt McMullen

42 minutes ago

Charles Omenihu (knee) and Isiah Pacheco (ankle) won’t play on Sunday, per Coach Reid.

“Just taking it day-by-day,” Reid added.

Related Players: Samaje Perine

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It was later reported that Pacheco was "healthy enough" but they're hoping to hold him back one more game with a short week coming up. This makes Hunt a volume-based RB2 in Week 12.

Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb returns to Friday practice

Joseph Hoyt

1 hour ago

CeeDee Lamb practiced today, per Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy. That’s a good sign.

Lamb (back/foot) was limited in a walkthrough on Wednesday and missed practice on Thursday.

Related Players: Jalen Tolbert, KaVontae Turpin, Jalen Brooks, Ryan Flournoy

Fantasy Impact:

Obviously good news for the Cowboys' potential in rolling out an NFL offense in Week 12. The floor is capped for Lamb but we should expect a ton of action funneling his way against the Commanders, which puts him on the WR1/2 fringe.