Odell Beckham could be suspended if he threw punches

Oct 06, 2015

The Buffalo Bills are calling New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. a "prima donna" and saying he threw punches at them during Sunday's game.

The Bills don't have to submit a formal complaint or accusation to the NFL about Beckham if they believe he threw punches. And for purposes of discipline, it doesn't matter that Beckham wasn't called for a penalty during the game. The NFL reviews every play of every game for the purposes of potential discipline, and based on that review, NFL VP of Football Operations Merton Hanks can issue a fine or even a suspension. The league acknowledges that its officials can't catch everything that goes on, so a play does not have to have been flagged for a penalty during the game in order to result in discipline.

Fantasy Impact:

The good news for owners, the story pointed out, is a suspension for Beckham is highly unlikely unless the league uncovers something truly egregious. Even then, history indicates that they would start with a series of escalating fines and only resort to suspension once the player has been warned and fined several times. But on-field fighting is an officiating point of emphasis this year, and players have been warned that they can be ejected for doing it.

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

Ian Rapoport

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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.

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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.

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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.