Vikes WR Sidney Rice eyes Week 8 return

Sep 20, 2010

Wide receiver Sidney Rice is encouraged by his recovery from late-August hip surgery and he is aiming for a Week 8 return.

Rice is a member of the Physically Unable to Perform list, which means he must miss at least the first six games. Rice's injury has a prognosis for a midseason return, but if he heals as fast as he hopes, he'd play against the Patriots on Oct. 31.

Rice on Monday walked without crutches for the first time since the surgery -- with the aid of a pool, of course.

"I feel like I can walk without them anyway on the ground, but it's not the protocol," Rice said. "You've got to follow directions. Hopefully everything will go well. It's feeling great right now. At this point, I'm going to continue to do what they tell me to do and hopefully be out there as soon as possible."

Fantasy Impact:

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Raiders RB Alexander Mattison set to return Week 15, Sincere McCormick still starting

Levi Edwards

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Antonio Pierce stated that Sincere McCormick will remain the team’s starting running back even with Alexander Mattison nearing a return this week.

“He deserves it. … He has run his tail off.”

Related Players: Ameer Abdullah

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.

Giants QB Drew Lock in walking boot, Tommy DeVito set to start Week 15

Adam Schefter

1 hour ago

Giants HC Brian Daboll told reporters that QB Drew Lock is in a walking boot due to a heel injury and Tommy DeVito now is expected to start Sunday vs. the Ravens.

Fantasy Impact:

The Ravens path to an overall D/ST1 finish on the week becomes a little clearer. DeVito can safely be kept on benches in SuperFlex leagues on a week with zero byes.

Bills WR Keon Coleman, TE Dalton Kincaid return to practice ahead of Week 15

Ian Rapoport

2 hours ago

Good news on the way for Buffalo: Bills WR Keon Coleman (wrist) and TE Dalton Kincaid (knee) are expected to practice fully today. A positive step forward in advance of the showdown with the Lions.

Fantasy Impact:

It's probably still best to start other options over Kincaid, as he takes on a Lions defense that ranks 4th in TE aFPA, but there could be a ton of points here, so if you're in a bind he makes sense as a top-15ish option.

As for Coleman, he's more in the boom/bust WR4 range as Shakir should continue standing atop the target share.