The Training Room: Week 8 Injury Updates

Oct 21, 2018

Week 8 brings some more injuries to some prominent players that can directly affect how your fantasy team performs heaidng into Week 9. We'll continue to update the exiting issues that players have been dealing with over the last two weeks to see if they are trending in the right direction to potentially return to the field.

Updated 10/28/18

Player	Position	Team	Injury	Timetable For Recovery	Potential Replacement	Comments
Sony Michel	RB	Patriots	Sprained Knee	DOUBTFUL FOR WEEK 8	James White	Michel has been able to return to practice, but the expectation still is that he will not suit up against the Bills on Monday night.
Rob Gronkowski	TE	Patriots	Low Back Injury	Questionable for Week 8	Jacob Hollister, Dwayne Allen	Gronk is making the trip to Buffalo, which is a good sign considering he didn't travel with the team last week. He'll still need to test out his back before the game, but the expectation is that he will play Monday night.
Cam Newton	QB	Panthers	Strained Shoulder	Removed from injury report	Taylor Heinicke	We knew this was a minor issue when Cam popped up on the injury report, so it is all systems go for Newton against the Ravens.
Geronimo Allison	WR	Packers	Strained Hamstring	Expected to play Week 8	Randall Cobb, Marquez Valdes-Scantling	Allison is set to make his return after dealing with hamstring issues over the past three games. Randall Cobb's status shouldn't affect Allison too much so I would say Allison is a safe play this week.
Allen Robinson	WR	Bears	Strained Groin	NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY WEEK 8	Taylor Gabriel, Anthony Miller	Robinson has been dealing a groin strain all week and it looks like the Bears will hold him out in hopes that they don't cause further irritation. Groin strains can be multi-week injuries, so keep an eye on his status early next week to see if he's trending in the right direction.
Randall Cobb	WR	Packers	Strained Hamstring	Questionable for Week 8	Geronimo Allison, Marquez Valdes-Scantling	Cobb will test out his hamstring in warm-ups to see how he is feeling, but the expectation that he will return barring any setbacks. Aaron Rodgers will have his full compliement of weapons back for Week 8.
Chris Thompson	RB	Reskins	Knee/Rib Injuries	Questionable for Week 8	Adrian Peterson, Kapri Bibbs	After being able to practice in full on Friday, Thompson is going to return this Sunday against the Giants. He'll test things out before the game, but barring any setback should be good to go.
LeSean McCoy	RB	Bills	Concussion	Questionable for Week 8	Marcus Murphy	McCoy has yet to be cleared from the concussion protocol, but Adam Schefter reports that he his expected to play on Monday. Not a great situation to be in, so if you have a backup plan, make sure you keep an eye on McCoy's status as it should be updated today at some point.
Josh Rosen	QB	Cardinals	Sprained Toe	Limited practice	Sam Bradford	There shouldn't be much concern here about Rosen, he should be ready to go on Sunday when the Cardinals face the Broncos.
Marlon Mack	RB	Colts	Sprained Ankle	Questionable for Week 8	Nyheim Hines	Mack was able to return to a full practice on Friday, so even though he is listed as questionable, he should be good to go against the Raiders.
Keke Coutee	WR	Texans	Strained Hamstring	RULED OUT FOR TNF	Will Fuller, Bruce Ellington, Vyncint Smith	Coutee suffered a hamstring injury to the same leg that he was dealing with prior to the start of the season. There's a chance that he could potentially miss a few weeks given the injury history, but hopefully we'll get a better idea over the next few days.
Quincy Enunwa	WR	Jets	High Ankle Sprain	RULED OUT FOR WEEK 8	Jermaine Kearse, Rishard Matthews	Enunwa is still recovering from a high ankle sprain he suffered last week. He may need at least another week or two before returning to the field.
Royce Freeman	RB	Broncos	Sprained Ankle	RULED OUT FOR WEEK 8	Phillip Lindsay	Freeman hasn't been able to recover quick enough to even return to practice yet, so Lindsay will be in the RB1 conversation against the Chiefs this weekend.
Albert Wilson	WR	Dolphins	Strained Hip	RULED OUT FOR TNF	Danny Amendola	Wilson hurt his hip against the Vikings and was ruled out shortly there after. The fact that they are already discussing whether or not he's available for the Thursday night game is not a great sign and sounds like it could be a multi-week injury.
Robby Anderson	WR	Jets	Sprained Ankle	DOUBTFUL FOR WEEk 8	Jermaine Kearse, Rishard Matthews	As expected, Anderson did not return to practice this week and is considered doutbful for Week 8. The Jets and Sam Darnold are going to have to piece together a receiving crew against the Bears and makes it hard to recommend anyone on the Jets offense at this point.
Jack Doyle	TE	Colts	Hip Injury	Removed from injury report	Eric Ebron	Doyle is set to make his return in Week 8 after being out since Week 3. The Colts may look to scale his workload in his first game back, but it's a good sign for the Colts offense and Andrew Luck.
Bilal Powell	RB	Jets	Strained Neck	PLACED ON IR	Isaiah Crowell	The lack of information after this injury is what made it concerning and now we know why. Powell underwent season ending neck surgery and although he's supposed to make a full recovery, neck surgeries for position players usually cause them to retire due to the risk of returning and re-injuring themselves.
Matt Breida	RB	49ers	High Ankle Sprain	Questionable for Week 8	Raheem Mostert	Breida has been able to practice in a limited fashion and the fact that he is still going to play when he clearly didn't look close to 100% last week is a bit surprising. Adam Schefter reports that Breida will be limited, which means that

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The Training Room: Week 8 Injury Updates

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