Andre Brown suffers fractured leg

Aug 29, 2013

Giants running back Andre Brown suffered a fractured left leg in Thursday's preseason finale against the New England Patriots.

Brown broke his fibula in the same leg last season.

As of right now, it is unclear whether or not the injury will keep Brown out for the entire season. He walked off the field under his own power. Nonetheless, the Giants short-yardage back and strongest blocker out of the backfield will be out for a significant period of time.

Fantasy Impact:

We'll know more soon, but for now we're assuming Brown misses approximately eight games, which means David Wilson gets a boost as the clear #1 RB for the Giants. Da'Rell Scott, rookie Michael Cox and Ryan Torain are vying for snaps behind Wilson. We'd confidently take Wilson in the mid-to-late 2nd round. He's not a proven workhorse back like Steven Jackson or Maurice Jones-Drew, but he has a ton of upside. For more on Wilson, be sure to read Senior Editor John Paulsen's A Closer Look.

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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.