Eagles WR Riley Cooper 'fairly confident' in playing Week 1

Aug 15, 2014

Although Eagles WR Riley Cooper is feeling better, his answer to whether or not he would play in Week One did not exactly ooze with confidence.

"I'm pretty confident," Cooper said after a long pause. "I'm fairly confident."

Cooper has been sidelined from team drills a little under two weeks with a foot injury, but he has been taking part in some individual work. It is not clear exactly how serious the injury as, as the team as been coy when asked about when they expect Cooper back.

"Its just what we thought," Cooper said when asked if he expected to be out this long. "Slowly getting back into it."

Fantasy Impact:

Cooper is doing some individual work, which is encouraging, but one would think that he would be more confident in his ability to play Week 1, given that it is still three weeks away. Given Cooper's foot injury and Jeremy Maclin's hamstring tweak, Jordan Matthews may be pressed into action sooner rather than later (though it should be noted that Brad Smith is still playing ahead of the rookie in the slot).

today

Jaguars TE Evan Engram out for the remainder of the season

J.P. Shadrick

1 hour ago

TE Evan Engram out for the season. Surgery coming on labrum in shoulder.

Related Players: Brenton Strange, Luke Farrell, Josiah Deguara

Fantasy Impact:

Bummer for Engram, who will finish the season as the TE16 with 7.3 half-PPR PPG in nine weeks.

It's unlikely that Strange pops up as a TE streamer through the remainder of the season, with no more byes on the horizon.

yesterday

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

Ian Rapoport

yesterday · 7:56 PM EST

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

yesterday · 7:53 PM EST

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.