Stevan Ridley (knee/thigh) OUT for Week 5

Oct 04, 2013

Patriots RB Stevan Ridley is officially out for Sunday's tilt with the Cincinnati Bengals. Ridley was not on the field for Friday's practice, according to ESPNBoston.com's Mike Reiss. The team's starting running back hasn't participated all week because of knee and thigh injuries.

Fantasy Impact:

This means LeGarrette Blount and Brandon Bolden (who is dealing with a knee injury of his own) will pick up most of the slack. Blount looks like he'll see the bigger bump, as he plays a similar role -- between the tackles grinder -- as Ridley. Combined, Ridley and Blount have averaged 20.3 carries this season, so don't be surprised if Blount sees 18-22 totes against a Bengals defense that is #23 in RB aFPA. Bolden has additional value in PPR formats, but we'd still lean Blount if given the choice in PPR. We'd be more bullish on Bolden if not for the knee injury, which he re-aggravated against the Falcons on Sunday night. He's still a decent RB3/flex start, especially in PPR.

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.