NFL Week 9 FTN Staff Bets
FTN Staff
There were plenty of injuries coming out of Week 9, and a lot of fantasy managers felt the loss of a good player to their lineup. A plethora of important players left the game early with various issues, so let’s get into it.
Week 10 Injury Report
Dak Prescott, QB, Dallas Cowboys
CeeDee Lamb, WR, Dallas Cowboys
If the early line for the game in Week 10 against the Eagles is any indication, Dak Prescott may miss some time with a hamstring injury. The Cowboys are currently between 6-7 point underdogs at home against the Eagles, and while Dallas only has two wins on the season, that’s a healthy spread. Prescott missed most of the fourth quarter on Sunday with a hamstring injury, and it doesn’t seem optimistic. Cooper Rush would be the next man in at quarterback, and he’s about as serviceable a backup as one could expect. Still, it would be a significant downgrade to the passing game, and that’s if CeeDee Lamb is available. He’s heading to get imaging done on his shoulder for a potential AC joint injury. If both of those players are out, it’s hard to get excited about anyone from Dallas.
Drake London, WR, Atlanta Falcons
Drake London missed most of the game against the Cowboys with a hip pointer/oblique injury, but at least it doesn’t sound like it is a serious issue. He also at least scored a touchdown before he was out for the game, so it wasn’t a total disaster for fantasy. Darnell Mooney stepped up in the absence of London, but hopefully it won’t be an issue in Week 10.
Chris Olave, WR, New Orleans Saints
This was arguably the toughest injury of the season so far. Chris Olave seemed to be out cold when he went across the middle and Derek Carr gave him a hospital ball that led to a vile hit. Olave has started to pile up concussions, which is always scary, but at least he was able to leave the hospital last night and travel with the team back to New Orleans. Olave has had at least one documented concussion in 2022, 2023 and two this year (and had to be evaluated for a third). Fantasy managers should probably plan on not having Olave this week, and the New Orleans offense as a whole is a mess. I’m not sure how many receivers you’d want to play for fantasy with Rashid Shaheed out and possibly Olave as well.
Caleb Williams, QB, Chicago Bears
We’re likely not going to know much about what injury Caleb Williams suffered until the Wednesday practice report. It happened late in the loss to the Cardinals, and it may wind up being nothing, but he came up from a hit a little bit gimpy deep into the fourth quarter. It’s worth keeping an eye on, but the odds are it won’t be anything that keeps him out of action.
Keon Coleman, WR, Buffalo Bills
We’re not 100% certain about the injury rookie receiver Keon Coleman suffered on a big hit late in the Buffalo game. He was going to catch the ball, and a Miami safety came across to throw a big hit. It just so happened that Coleman had his arm up, so it could have been a wrist, arm or something else up into the shoulder. With Amari Cooper already missing Week 9, the Buffalo receiving corps is banged up right now.
