Newark Star Ledger: For weeks, no one wanted to say it....

Jan 11, 2009

Newark Star Ledger: For weeks, no one wanted to say it. Not even
Tom Coughlin after Sunday's crushing playoff loss to the Eagles
ended the Giants' season in a manner they never expected. But GM
Jerry Reese was blunt after the game when asked if the Giants'
offense missed beleaguered WR Plaxico Burress. "Obviously, it's
hard to replace that," Reese said in a nearly-empty locker room.
"The guy has a presence out there and when you lose that, teams
play you differently. We made some adjustments, but today we had
opportunities. We just didn't make enough plays." The big
question, then, is whether the Giants' struggles without Burress
have nudged the team toward bringing him back, provided he doesn't
get sent to prison for illegal gun possession. Before Burress'
suspension, Eli Manning had completed 62% of his passes and had a
passer rating of 91.3. In the 5 games after Burress' season was
ended by the team's placing him on the non-football injury list,
Manning completed only 54% of his passes and had a dreadful rating
of 63.6. "If everything goes all right, yeah," Reese said when
asked if Burress could return next season. "Absolutely."

Fantasy Impact:

yesterday

Seahawks RB Kenneth Walker listed as DNP; RB Zach Carbonnet full

Adam Schefter on X

1 hour ago

Seahawks listed RB Kenneth Walker III as a Did Not Practice today while RB Zach Charbonnet was upgraded to full practice ahead of Thursday night’s game at Chicago.

Fantasy Impact:

Walker is dealing with an ankle injury and as we get closer to Thursday his status really seems to be in doubt. Charbonnet would be the team's lead back and looks to be good to go despite dealing with an elbow injury. He'd once again be a great option if Walker is unable to go.

Charger RBs Gus Edwards, J.K. Dobbins listed as limited

Pro Football Talk

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Gus Edwards is listed as a limited participant due to an ankle injury. Edwards ran 14 times for 68 yards and two touchdowns in last Sunday’s win over the Broncos.

J.K. Dobbins (knee) was also limited in his first appearance on the injury report since being designated for return from injured reserve.

Fantasy Impact:

The story said if Dobbins is going to play against the Patriots, the Chargers will have to activate him by Friday. It could be a tricky situation depending on each back's status. Owners will want to pay close attention to this situation leading up to game time.

Bengals QB Joe Burrow, WR Tee Higgins listed as limited

Pro Football Talk

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Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow told reporters on Tuesday that he feels like he’s totally past his right wrist injury, but it still landed him on the team’s injury report.

Burrow was listed as limited due to the wrist and his knee

Wide receiver Tee Higgins (ankle, knee) was listed as limited as well,

Fantasy Impact:

The story said Burrow's injury shouldn’t create much cause for concern about his availability against the Broncos on Saturday since he was listed as limited all of last week before playing without issue in the team’s win over the Browns. Burrow added there are still things he does to help with it but he's pretty much past it. The story added Higgins also played without incident last Sunday after being on the report all week.