Cowboys WR Dez Bryant suffers a hamstring injury, but says it's 'nothing major'

Aug 07, 2015

While doing 7 on 7 drills late in Thursday’s practice, Dez Bryant felt some tightness in his left hamstring.

Bryant made a touchdown catch between two defenders during the period and celebrated by dunking on the crossbar. After running a route on the next play, the All-Pro wide receiver sat outside of the end zone and called for wide receivers coach Derek Dooley.

Grabbing his left hamstring, Bryant slowly walked to the other side of the field and had a long chat with an athletic trainer and then coach Jason Garrett. He didn’t participate in the rest of practice.

“I’m OK,” Bryant said as he headed to the locker room to have it checked out. “Nothing major.”

Fantasy Impact:

Hamstring injuries are like opinions this time of year -- everyone's got one. Bryant's injury doesn't sound serious, so hopefully he'll be back on the field soon. Last season, Bryant was the #3 WR in standard formats and #4 in PPR. It was the third consecutive season that he finished in the top 7 in both formats. He is one of fantasy’s most dependable receivers. He may enter the season without a new contract, but should be motivated to perform.

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Bears RB D'Andre Swift, WR Keenan Allen both Questionable for Week 12

Scott Bair

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D'Andre Swift is questionable to play Vikings with a groin injury, though he was limited Thursday and a full participant on Friday.

Keenan Allen is questionable with an ankle injury. He was limited on Friday, his first day on the participation report.

Related Players: Roschon Johnson, Travis Homer, D.J. Moore, Rome Odunze

Fantasy Impact:

Separate reports called Swift "very likely" to play, but this is seemingly a new issue for Allen.

If Keenan were to miss Week 12, it would boost the floor of all pass-catchers, namely Moore, Oduzne, and Cole Kmet. Moore + Odunze would sneak closer to WR2 territory than their low-end WR3 designations they have with a healthy Allen.

Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco officially Out for Week 12

Matt McMullen

42 minutes ago

Charles Omenihu (knee) and Isiah Pacheco (ankle) won’t play on Sunday, per Coach Reid.

“Just taking it day-by-day,” Reid added.

Related Players: Samaje Perine

Fantasy Impact:

It was later reported that Pacheco was "healthy enough" but they're hoping to hold him back one more game with a short week coming up. This makes Hunt a volume-based RB2 in Week 12.

Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb returns to Friday practice

Joseph Hoyt

1 hour ago

CeeDee Lamb practiced today, per Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy. That’s a good sign.

Lamb (back/foot) was limited in a walkthrough on Wednesday and missed practice on Thursday.

Related Players: Jalen Tolbert, KaVontae Turpin, Jalen Brooks, Ryan Flournoy

Fantasy Impact:

Obviously good news for the Cowboys' potential in rolling out an NFL offense in Week 12. The floor is capped for Lamb but we should expect a ton of action funneling his way against the Commanders, which puts him on the WR1/2 fringe.