Texans QB Schaub back at practice

Sep 09, 2009

Tuesday was a good day for Texans quarterbacks Matt Schaub and Rex Grossman.

Schaub, who suffered a sprained ankle in the third preseason game against Minnesota, returned to practice, and, barring any setbacks, looks as if he'll be able to start Sunday's opener against the New York Jets.

Grossman, who was 9-of-16 for 197 yards and two touchdowns in Friday's 27-20 victory at Tampa Bay, was named as Schaub's backup over Dan Orlovsky.

“He took a big step forward today,” coach Gary Kubiak said of Schaub after practice. “He took half the reps in practice, so he's progressing toward getting ready to go.

“Rex will be our No. 2 going into the game. As I told Dan and Rex, ‘I'm leaning towards Rex's experience and the way he's handled himself and the way he handled the team (at Tampa Bay).'

“I'm just very comfortable with him right now. Matt has been hobbled, so they both need to be ready to go.”

Fantasy Impact:

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.