WR Austin earns his way onto field for Cowboys

Oct 13, 2009

Miles Austin owns the most prolific performance by a receiver in Cowboys history.Now, it appears he owns a spot in the starting lineup.

Wade Phillips stopped short of declaring Austin a starter. But the Cowboys’ head coach did say the receiver will be on the field against Atlanta as much as he was Sunday afternoon against Kansas City.

“He’s going to play,” Phillips said. “I mean, he played 58 plays in this game and I’m saying he’s going to play 50-something plays in the next game, too. We’re going to get him on the field.”

Austin started for the injured Roy Williams and responded with a spectacular afternoon. Austin had 10 receptions in his first NFL start and scored from 59 and 60 yards out in the fourth quarter and overtime. His 250 yards receiving broke the club record of 246 yards set by Bob Hayes in November 1966.

“It would be foolish to say, ‘OK, he’s second team, he’s behind everybody else, so he’s going to play however many plays he’s been playing before,’” Phillips said.

“His run after the catch is so strong that you get him the football and he’s liable to make a big play. We’ve got to get him in the game.”

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Broncos waive TE Greg Dulcich

Pro Football Talk

yesterday · 6:46 PM EST

The NFL’s transaction report for Monday shows that the Broncos have waived Greg Dulcich off the 53-man roster.

Fantasy Impact:

Dulcich was a 2022 third-round pick and he caught 33 passes for 411 yards and two touchdowns in 10 games during his rookie season, the story pointed out. Those numbers made him a hot prospect for a while, however, hamstring injuries have caused him to fall off the fantasy radar. He's been inactive for the team's last eight games, the story added.

49ers QB Brock Purdy does light throwing with no issues

Pro Football Talk

yesterday · 5:18 PM EST

49ers quarterback Brock Purdy did some light throwing without issue Monday, coach Kyle Shanahan said.

Purdy, who missed Sunday’s game with right shoulder soreness, will rest Tuesday.

“We’ll see how it feels on Wednesday,” Shanahan said, via KNBR. “Hopefully, it responds better this week than it did last week with the rest.”

Fantasy Impact:

Purdy appeared to injure the shoulder when his hand hit the arm of Seahawks cornerback Devon Witherspoon as he released a pass early in the fourth quarter in Week 11, the story said. The story added the 49ers, though, don’t know specifically when Purdy injured it as he not miss time in that game with the injury.
An MRI showed no damage but after experiencing soreness Purdy got a second MRI last week. The Niners will need Purdy in Week 13 when they travel to the Bills in a Sunday night game. Those counting on Purdy may need to have a backup plan in place this week.

QB Daniel Jones clears waivers and is a free agent

Pro Football Talk

yesterday · 4:33 PM EST

Quarterback Daniel Jones cleared waivers as expected Monday, making him a free agent.

Jones now is free to sign with any team.

Fantasy Impact:

The story said a team claiming him off waivers would have had to pay Jones $11.83 million for the rest of the year and assume $23 million in injury guarantees. The Giants now are responsible for the $11.83 million. The story also added, 10 teams reportedly already have reached out to Jones. The story suggested Jones' best move would be to sign to a contender’s practice squad because it would allow Jones to sign to the active roster of a different team if a starter gets injured. The Ravens, Vikings and Raiders have been rumored to be interested in Jones.