Marcus Mariota hopes to be less susceptible to injury

Jul 29, 2016

For about a month early in the offseason, and then again in July, Marcus Mariota spent time with San Diego strength and conditioning coach Ryan Flaherty.

Their mission: Work to make the Titans' second-year quarterback less susceptible to injury.

Mariota had a fine rookie year but played in only 12 games as two separate knee injuries knocked him out of action.

Bad luck and bad timing can make some injuries unavoidable.

Fantasy Impact:

Flaherty said Mariota worked hard on improving muscle groups that are important in stabilizing knees that might take lateral hits: Hips, gluteus medius (the muscle that’s on the outside of both sides of the pelvis) and VMOs (vastus medialis obliques), the tear-drop muscles above the kneecap. Mariota is a guy to target has a mid QB2 option in drafts this year.

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Fantasy Impact:

At 2-11, the Raiders would be silly to not see what they have in McCormick, with 31-year-old Abdullah and Mattison, who is on a one-year contract, only there to give the former UDFA a breather. Consider McCormick a volume-based RB3.

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Fantasy Impact:

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Fantasy Impact:

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