NFL Week 2 is here, and we have several injuries to dive into. So let’s get to it. Here are Week 2 NFL injury updates as you set your fantasy football lineups.
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TBD. True game-time decision. Data slightly favors playing (55%) based on his practice progression. The concern here is that returning too soon results in high MCL re-injury risk + elevated ACL risk. The Packers just elevated a backup QB from the practice squad, so it really wouldn’t be surprising to see this go the other way. If active, expect very limited mobility from Love.
Out. Avg = 2 weeks. Data favors return Week 4, but practice reports are the key. High re-injury risk upon return.
TBD. Data projects 60% chance of sitting. He does have history of playing through extreme injuries previously. We’d lean towards return Week 4.
Playing. Data suggests pre-injury efficiency but 15% drop in targets, along with a high re-injury risk.
Likely out. Average = 2 weeks, so data slightly favors sitting Week 4 and returning Week 5.
Out. Trending towards Week 4 return without limitations.
High ankle avg = 2-3 weeks. Practice status = key. Lean towards sitting Week 4.
Avg = 2-3 weeks. WR calf re-injury risk = high. Week 5 = possible, but data suggests Week 6 return as more likely.
Data favors Week 5 return at 85% efficiency, but only 50% snap-count. By Week 9, Brooks projects for 90% efficiency + full workloads. Think Breece Hall ’23.
Out. Data favors Week 5 return, but practice = key to predicting this outcome.
Average = 4-6 weeks. Lean towards return ~Week 7 w/high production, but also high re-injury risk.
Plantar fasciitis = high in-season re-injury risk. Lean towards Week 5 return.
Average = 3 weeks. Week 4 = possible, but Week 5 = most likely. Practice reports will be the key on this one.
Lean towards ~Week 7 return with a slow ramp up and load management basically the whole way. Likely not full workload expected here until late season because of the elevated re-injury risk this will carry.
Data favors playing w/~20% production dip.
TBD. If he hits an LP Saturday, data projects 60% chance of playing but with high re-injury risk.
Data slightly favors return next week to practice, followed by a game-time decision for Week 4.
8 week timeline is realistic (similar to Mark Andrews ’23), but we should expect ~20+% strength dip for the rest of ’24.
And that’s a wrap for the moment. Catch the rest of the updates on Twitter/X, and let us know which other players are still on your mind. Good luck in Week 3!
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