For now, no surgery for Jason Witten

Aug 15, 2012

Cowboys HC Jason Garrett says they'll reevaluate TE Jason Witten (spleen) next week, after that 8-10 day period, no surgery now.

Fantasy Impact:

This is good news from the standpoint that the Cowboys want to avoid surgery. If the spleen heels on its own, Witten could be ready for Week 1. However, if the team waits 8 to 10 days and then he has the surgery, then he would return Week 3 at the earliest.

yesterday

Cowboys TE Jake Ferguson officially Out for Week 12

Adam Schefter

yesterday · 4:12 PM EST

Cowboys list TE Jake Ferguson as out for Sunday’s game vs. Washington due to his concussion.

Related Players: Luke Schoonmaker

Fantasy Impact:

This puts Schoonmaker more or less in TE streaming consideration, but there are far better options this week, which puts him low on the totem pole.

Eagles WR DeVonta Smith officially Out for Week 12

Mike Garafolo

yesterday · 4:04 PM EST

Eagles ruled out WR DeVonta Smith (hamstring) for Sunday against the Rams.

Related Players: A.J. Brown, Jahan Dotson, Johnny Wilson, Dallas Goedert

Fantasy Impact:

It's a bit of a crapshoot as to who the "WR2" on the offense will be, but now that he's ruled out, Brown and Goedert should get a nice boost to their bottom line. That would lock Goedert into a no-doubt TE1 role in Week 12.