Report has Julian Edelman out 6-8 weeks

Nov 17, 2015

According to NFL Network's Albert Breer, Julian Edelman underwent surgery on Monday to have a screw inserted into his foot. Following the procedure, Edelman is expected to be out six to eight weeks.

Edelman joins Dion Lewis and Nate Solder as key offensive players suffering long-term injuries for the Patriots. Lewis and Solder have been placed on injured reserve, ending their seasons, but Edelman is eligible to return upon recovering. The Patriots aren't expected to place him on injured reserve, which brings hope that he can come back for a postseason run.

Fantasy Impact:

This falls right in line with another report we had Monday that it's a similar timetable to Dez Bryant, who returned after six weeks. That would possibly bring Edelman back around the Week 16-17 time frame. It seems like Edelman will safely be back for the NFL playoffs, but the rest of the fantasy regular season and fantasy playoffs is very much in doubt at this point. WRs Danny Amendola and Brandon LaFell and TE Scott Chandler should all see more targets.

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.