Willie Snead making his mark in New Orleans

Oct 10, 2015

Willie Snead quickly is losing his anonymity around New Orleans, a process that only may be rivaled by the speed with which he’s losing his status as an unknown commodity for the Saints.

The first-year receiver leads the team in receiving yards (240), is second in yards per catch (15), is third in receptions (16), has the Saints’ second-longest reception this season (63 yards) and is one of four Saints with a touchdown reception in the first four games.

It’s a gargantuan leap for a player who might’ve needed binoculars to see a roster spot when the Saints began organized team activities in the offseason, but who arguably has been the team’s most productive receiver as New Orleans (1-3) enters Sunday’s game against the Eagles (1-3) at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

“I’m just really humbled and blessed to be where I am right now,” Snead said. “Coach (Sean) Payton has definitely given me an opportunity, ever since I stepped in the door, to prove myself. That’s basically what I’m doing, I’m just taking advantage of every opportunity that’s given to me and trying to help this team win games and better myself.

Fantasy Impact:

If you watched the Sunday night game, you may have noticed the crew mentioned the Saints were looking for a second WR to step up aside of Brandin Cooks, and so far that's been Snead they said. As a result, he's been a popular wire pickup this week. And, it's at least temporarily put some cold water on Brandon Coleman's fantasy outlook and perhaps even Marques Colston's. With Drew Brees still proving to be a solid QB, Snead is at least worth a stash on rosters if you're looking for help at WR.

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

Ian Rapoport

45 minutes ago

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

49 minutes ago

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.

49ers RB Isaac Guerendo, Nick Bosa, and Dre Greenlaw active for Week 15

Lindsey Pallares

1 hour ago

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.