Bears believe Matt Forte has MCL injury

Nov 02, 2015

The Chicago Bears lost their offensive workhorse during a Week 8 defeat at the hands of the Minnesota Vikings. Before the Bears fell 23-20 on a last-second field goal, Pro Bowl running back Matt Forte went down with a knee injury and did not return to the game.

Forte was injured after colliding with Vikings safety Harrison Smith. Any damage to the ACL would likely end his season, but FOX Sports' Jay Glazer and Mike Garafolo report that the Bears believe it's an MCL injury.

Forte put up 69 yards of offense on 14 total touches against the Vikings, before leaving the game. He was one of the NFL's leading rushers before the Bears' bye in Week 7. Now, he's eighth on the leader board with 548 rushing yards this season.

Fantasy Impact:

Forte, 29, is in a contract year, so this injury will be a detriment to his free agency stock if he can't make full recovery in 2015. Jeremy Langford and Jacquizz Rodgers are next up on the depth chart and would likely somehow split up Forte's workload.

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Chiefs WR Hollywood Brown's practice window to open "Friday or Monday"

Ian Rapoport

2 hours ago

Chiefs WR Hollywood Brown has received final clearance to practice, paving the way for him to play before the regular season ends.

Brown, who is recovering from surgery to repair his SC joint, should have his window opened Friday or Monday. The team will be cautious.

Fantasy Impact:

If Brown were cleared by Week 17, he would be incredibly tough to start in pretty much any sort of fantasy league with Championships on the line. However, he could be an interesting click for Playoff-only leagues if he can ramp up in time.

Seahawks RB Kenneth Walker misses second straight practice

Adam Schefter

2 hours ago

For a second straight day today, Seahawks RB Kenneth Walker III didn’t practice due to his calf injury.

Related Players: Zach Charbonnet, Kenny McIntosh

Fantasy Impact:

Looks like things should be cleared out for Charbonnet once again in what could be a very close game against the Packers. If Walker misses Week 15, fire Charbs up as a high-end RB2.

49ers RB Isaac Guerendo, Nick Bosa, and Dre Greenlaw active for Week 15

Lindsey Pallares

3 hours ago

In Week 15, the red and gold have defensive lineman Nick Bosa and linebacker Dre Greenlaw active and ready for the team's second meeting with their NFC West rival, the Los Angeles Rams.

On the other side of the ball, the 49ers will have rookie running back Isaac Guerendo available against the Rams. He was listed as questionable on Wednesday on account of a foot sprain but was given the green light to play ahead of "Thursday Night Football."

Fantasy Impact:

We do expect Guerendo to handle the majority workload for TNF, but you do have to wonder if he gets the same type of workload he would have, had he avoided the injury report all week. Consider him closer to an RB3 than a locked-in RB2 he otherwise would have been.