The Bucs might have bigger injury issues. They already...

Sep 18, 2009

The Bucs might have bigger injury issues. They already lost starting center Jeff Faine with a torn triceps muscle, and now two other starters -- wide receiver Antonio Bryant and free safety Jermaine Phillips -- are hurting. Bryant was limited in Wednesday's practice, but didn't do anything on Thursday due to a sore knee. Phillips was added to the injury report with a calf injury and was limited in practice on Thursday.

Bryant is the Bucs' best receiver, setting career highs with 83 catches and 1,248 yards last season. But he has been slowed by surgery in late August to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. He wasn't able to finish the opener against Dallas because of knee fatigue.

Losing Phillips would be troubling because the Bucs are already thin at safety with starter Tenard Jackson serving a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's sustance abuse policy.

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.