Tony Romo's lung injury has healed

Sep 23, 2011

The results of a CT scan of a small puncture in Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo's lung shows the injury has healed, which could lead to him playing in the Monday night home opener against the Washington Redskins, a source said Friday morning.

But there are no guarantees Romo will play.

He still has a fractured rib, suffered along with the lung injury in a Week 2 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.

"Tony certainly had his examination [Thursday] and everything is on go as we would hoped it would be and expected it to be relative to his lung status," Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said on ESPN's NFL 32 on Thursday.

"That still doesn't necessarily mean he's going to play Monday night, but still that's on go."

Romo did not practice on Thursday, but the Cowboys have practices on Friday and Saturday plus a walkthrough on Sunday in which he could get ready to play. He could also try to get some work in on Monday night at Cowboys Stadium.

Fantasy Impact:

While this is good news, Romo still has a fractured rib. We'll see how this situation develops over the next two days and whether Romo is able to participate in any part of practice. The feeling is that he'll play, so owners without a comparable option on the bench can probably keep him in their lineups.

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.