Zorn: 'Not Good News' on Cooley

Nov 24, 2009

Jim Zorn said at his press conference Monday that tight end Chris Cooley’s injured ankle will remain in a protective boot for another 10 days.

“That is not good news for me,” Zorn said. “That will set us back a little bit with him.”

Zorn said that he had not yet talked to Cooley’s doctor to discuss how long the rehab would take after the boot was removed. He did not rule out putting Cooley on injured reserve.

It was hoped that Cooley would be able to remove the boot after a visit to the doctor Monday. He suffered a broken ankle against the Eagles on October 26 and has surgery to insert three pins into the bone a few days later.

Zorn officially announced what Comcast SportsNet reported this morning—that running back Ladell Betts will miss the rest of the season after suffering torn ligaments in his left knee on Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys.

While Zorn was not yet certain that he would require surgery or if he would be put on the season-ending injured reserve list, he did say that he does think that Betts’ injuries will end his season.

“I’m not going to put him [on IR] today, but I don’t expect to have him back,” Zorn said.

Fantasy Impact:

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.