Zorn: 'Not Good News' on Cooley

Nov 24, 2009

Jim Zorn said at his press conference Monday that tight end Chris Cooley’s injured ankle will remain in a protective boot for another 10 days.

“That is not good news for me,” Zorn said. “That will set us back a little bit with him.”

Zorn said that he had not yet talked to Cooley’s doctor to discuss how long the rehab would take after the boot was removed. He did not rule out putting Cooley on injured reserve.

It was hoped that Cooley would be able to remove the boot after a visit to the doctor Monday. He suffered a broken ankle against the Eagles on October 26 and has surgery to insert three pins into the bone a few days later.

Zorn officially announced what Comcast SportsNet reported this morning—that running back Ladell Betts will miss the rest of the season after suffering torn ligaments in his left knee on Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys.

While Zorn was not yet certain that he would require surgery or if he would be put on the season-ending injured reserve list, he did say that he does think that Betts’ injuries will end his season.

“I’m not going to put him [on IR] today, but I don’t expect to have him back,” Zorn said.

Fantasy Impact:

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

Scott Bair

33 minutes ago

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.