Titans WR Kenny Britt charged with DUI

Jul 20, 2012

Titans receiver Kenny Britt was taken into custody early Friday morning at Fort Campbell (Ky.) and charged with driving under the influence. Fort Campbell officials say Britt was attempting to enter the Army post at approximately 3:30 a.m. through Gate 4. He was administered a field sobriety test, which showed indicators of intoxication. Britt later refused a Breathalyzer test and was charged with DUI and implied consent. It’s Britt’s eighth incident involving police since he was drafted in the first round in 2009.

Britt has been rehabbing both his knees this offseason, most recently a procedure on his left knee. After suffering a torn ACL and MCL in his right knee last September, Britt had a second procedure on the knee in May. Then, last month, Britt had arthroscopic surgery on the left knee.

The Titans on Friday morning released a statement: “We are aware of the situation and are in the process of gathering more facts.”

Fantasy Impact:

Britt has certainly had his issues since coming into the league. When you factor in his recent knee surgeries (three of them), and now possible discipline, it's probably time to lower him on your draft board even further. We already had him at 29 based on his health. He has now slid to WR33 in standard scoring and WR31 in PPR formats. Rookie Kendall Wright has a chance to be a mid-to-late round success story this year if Britt misses time. We currently have Wright ranked WR48, behind Titans WR2 Nate Washington who is at WR41. At this point, Wright's upside is dependent on Kenny Britt being off the field.

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49ers RB Isaac Guerendo (foot) listed as DNP Tuesday

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yesterday · 6:31 PM EST

49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan shared his team’s pre-practice injury report at a Tuesday press conference and it was the same as Monday’s estimated one, so several key players are on the sideline ahead of Thursday’s game against the Rams.

Among them was RB Isaac Guerendo.

Related players: Patrick Taylor, Israel Abanikanda

Fantasy Impact:

Guerendo had a great game in Week 14, but left with a sprained foot. Guerendo said afterward he felt great and it was just precautionary. However, we know by now we can't always trust when a player talks about his status for the following week. The DNPs for both Monday and Tuesday are not a great sign for Guerendo's chances to play in Week 15, which is a short week against the Rams on Thursday Night Football. Guerendo's practice status for Wednesday will hopefully will give us a better idea. Taylor would likely be next up for the 49ers if Guerendo can't go.

Moore: Eagles want to 'increase the likelihood' WR A.J. Brown gets the ball

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yesterday · 4:49 PM EST

Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown’s comment that the team’s passing offense needs to improve in the wake of Sunday’s 22-16 win over the Panthers has been the biggest topic of conversation of the week in Philadelphia and offensive coordinator Kellen Moore got his chance to weigh in on it Tuesday.

Moore said he speaks to Brown and other members of the offense every week and said “the flows of seasons” call for weekly conversations about how to get the most out of the passing offense. Part of that process for this week is working on ways to get the ball to Brown after he was targeted four times against Carolina.

“I’m going to focus more on trying to find different ways of increasing the likelihood of the ball going to him,” Moore said, via a transcript from the team.

Fantasy Impact:

Brown came out and criticized the passing game after just getting by the Panthers in Week 14. The Eagles, thanks to Saquon Barkley, have been a run-first team this year, and it's largely worked, thanks also to an improved defense. DeVonta Smith has also voiced frustration recently. The Eagles aren't likely to stop giving Barkley the ball, but we've had a few stories in the news this week featuring unhappy WRs, and there can often be a bit of a change in the game plan to keep players happy. The Eagles host the Steelers this week, so things may not come easy again for the offense.

Steelers call WR George Pickens doubtful, outside chance to play

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yesterday · 12:37 PM EST

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.