Houston TE Owen Daniels Makes Progress

Aug 07, 2010

After a full-team practice on Friday afternoon, Texans coach Gary Kubiak updated reporters on the progress of injured tight end Owen Daniels.

"He's doing pretty good," Kubiak said. "He's upped his rehab on his sore (right) knee. He's taken some steps forward. Like I said before, it will probably be a good week-and-a-half before we know where he stands. Right now, it's very positive."

Daniels is currently on the active/Physically Unable to Perform list as he continues to recover from the torn right ACL he suffered on Nov. 1 at Buffalo. The 2008 Pro Bowler said last week that he expects to be ready to go for the month of September and could see himself playing in a game with only a couple of weeks' worth of practices.

"The whole plan all along was just to be ready for Week 1," Daniels said. "The more time we can have before that, the better. We're still taking it kind of week-to-week listening to the doctor. I'm going to see him here in probably the next week or two and if he gives me the go-ahead, then we're good to go."

Fantasy Impact:

We have Daniels as our number seven tight end in our regular rankings, although he is a little lower on our PPR board. Daniels offers some risk because he's still recovering, but he can be a very productive player. If you take him, grab another adequate tight end to cover yourself.

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Steelers call WR George Pickens doubtful, outside chance to play

Pro Football Talk

2 hours ago

The Steelers did not have receiver George Pickens for their Week 14 victory over the Browns and they are likely to be without him again against the Eagles on Sunday.

Head coach Mike Tomlin said in his Tuesday press conference that Pickens could be characterized as doubtful for Week 15, but there is still an outside chance he’ll play.

Fantasy Impact:

The Steelers thought Pickens would play last week but was eventually ruled out. After Sunday’s contest, Pickens underwent an MRI, which revealed the injury was more significant than initially believed, the story said. Reports from those who follow the team on Monday mentioned it was unlikely Pickens would play, and that's certainly looking like the case.

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Pro Football Talk

4 hours ago

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Fantasy Impact:

The story said Jones has been resistant to playing Lance and that he hasn't changed his mind about who will start against the Panthers in Week 15. Jones added in a quote he thought the team "did some good things out there" against the Bengals, and that he believes Rush "gives us our best chance." Unless things change over the final couple of weeks, it doesn't look like Lance is going to get any kind of chance in Dallas.

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The Athletic

5 hours ago

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Fantasy Impact:

The author said O'Connell is the best bet to be in the mix, but it's only because he hasn't really played much. Minshew is under contract for next season, but hasn't played well in his time this season. The Raiders are on pace to have one of the top picks in the NFL Draft, but also could opt to go another direction and take the best player, much like they did last draft with Brock Bowers at TE. The author said the Raiders could once again explore the available veterans: Sam Darnold, Russell Wilson, Justin Fields and Jameis Winston are scheduled to be free agents. Either way, it appears the Raiders will probably have a new starting QB in 2025.