Eric Ebron spotted walking without crutches or boot

Aug 08, 2016

Eric Ebron missed practice Monday morning. That's the bad news. The good news: His injury appears to be a lot less severe than originally believed.

Ebron attended Lions practice, and did so without crutches, a boot, or any other kind of obvious walking aid on the right leg that he injured during Saturday's mock game at Ford Field.

The tight end had to be carted to the locker room after crumpling to the ground while run blocking in the fourth quarter. He was clutching at the back of his right leg, which suggested it could be an Achilles injury, and NFL Network reported shortly thereafter that the injury was precisely that.

That cast serious doubt of Ebron's season. A rupture or tear would have ended his season, and even something less severe could have endangered his availability for the season opener on Sept. 11 against Indianapolis.

Fantasy Impact:

The story said Ebron was walking fine at practice, only slightly favoring the right leg. He had a long chat with coach Jim Caldwell, and later went through his steps during a blocking drill. The report said Caldwell will speak to reporters after practice, at which point more could be known. But at this point, Ebron seems to have side-stepped the worst fears about his injury. With Ebron and Brandon Pettigrew sidelined, rookie Cole Wick operated as the team's top pass-catching tight end.

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

Ian Rapoport

45 minutes 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

49 minutes 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

1 hour 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.