Devonta Freeman close to 100-percent

Sep 01, 2015

Falcons running back Devonta Freeman, who’s battling back from a hamstring injury suffered on Aug. 6, had his most active day in practice on Monday.

“That was encouraging for us,” Falcons coach Dan Quinn said. “To see him go and move. We’ll take it to the next step (on Tuesday.)”

It’s not clear if the Falcons will try to get him some action in the final exhibition game against the Ravens at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Georgia Dome. They may elected to just sit Freeman and have him ready for the season-opener against the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday, Sept. 14 at the Georgia Dome.

“He caught it well out of the backfield,” Quinn said. “He ran it well today. Limited reps, but it was awesome to see him.”

Quinn was clearly excited when discussing Freeman.

“He is a guy who has juice,” Quinn said. “When you feel somebody on the field, he’s got that kind of explosion and ability. It was great to have him out there.”

Fantasy Impact:

Freeman, who appeared headed for the starting running back position, has not played during the exhibition season. Quinn clearly believes that Freeman can be a key cog in the offense, the story said, which has struggled to run the ball in the three exhibition games. We think there's a possibility of a three-headed attack here with rookie Tevin Coleman the main threat. Coleman is the hand-picked guy from the new staff and they usually win out in the end, but Freeman is the current RB1. Antone Smith will also be a factor.

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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.