NFL Week 4 is here, and we have several injuries to dive into. So let’s get to it. Here are Week 4 NFL injury updates as you set your fantasy football lineups. And check out our Are They Playing tool to see an updated probability of an injured player playing this week.
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Week 5 Injury Updates
TBD. Data slightly favors playing without dip.
Is Brian Robinson Jr. Playing Week 5? 
Out. Data slightly favors playing Week 6. Timing of practice return = key.
Lean towards Wk 7-8 return, with Wk 8 slightly more likely. +Dip 1st 2 weeks. +Re-injury risk 1st 6 weeks.
TBD. If LP Saturday, data projects 2/3 chance to play.
Is Alvin Kamara Playing Week 5?
Data projects 60% chance to play. Does also suggest dip in targets. +Re-injury risk if active.
Is David Njoku Playing Week 5?
Out. Practice progression (DNP, followed by LP then DNP x3) suggests a setback. High risk for missing Wk 6. Practice return timing = key.
Out. Week 6 TBD but data favors sitting.
Likely playing. No dip projected.
Suspect Wk 6-7 return. Data suggests ~4 game ramp up.
TBD. Lean towards playing. Data does suggest moderate production dip.
Is George Kittle Playing Week 5?
Likely out. Most likely Wk 6 return.
Is Anthony Richardson Playing Week 5?
Other Injury Updates
Reading between the lines, but suspect:
Scope this week. Most commonly for meniscus. If repair meniscus, season over.
While asleep, they can optimally examine his ACL and PCL (ligaments).
If they’re unstable (particularly the ACL), season likely over. If trim meniscus and ACL/PCL are stable, project ~6 week return.
Likely Wk 7-8 return. Data projects 85% strength initially. Average TE ramp up lasts ~3 games once playing.
Data favors Wk 7-8 return, with Wk 7 more likely. +Dip +Re-injury risk 1st 3 weeks back.
Suspect PUP return window opens in next 1-2 weeks. Data projects 90% strength + full workload after 4 game ramp up.
If no setbacks during ramp up, suspect 3-6 week return timeline. Likely on load management through regular season.
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