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Source: San Francisco 49ers shut facility after WR Kendrick Bourne tests positive for COVID-19
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — One day before they are scheduled to play the Green Bay Packers on Thursday Night Football, the San Francisco 49ers shut down their facility because of a positive COVID-19 test Wednesday morning. The Niners confirmed the positive test after a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that wide receiver Kendrick Bourne […]
Continue readingBiggest Week 9 injury questions for all 32 NFL teams: Matthew Stafford, Ezekiel Elliott, Joey Bosa and more
The status of some big-name players is in doubt entering Week 9 in the NFL, including Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, who was put on the reserve/COVID-19 list, and Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott, who was a limited participant in Wednesday’s practice because of a hamstring strain. They join Los Angeles Chargers defensive end […]
Continue readingSan Francisco 49ers put 4 on COVID-19 list ahead of Green Bay Packers game
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers, already reeling from injuries, placed four players on the reserve/COVID-19 list on Wednesday and declared all four of them out for Thursday night’s home game against the Green Bay Packers. A league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that wide receiver Kendrick Bourne tested positive for COVID-19, a […]
Continue readingGreen Bay Packers without Jamaal Williams, Kamal Martin as high-risk contacts
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers’ game Thursday at the San Francisco 49ers remains on as scheduled, but they will be without two more players — running back Jamaal Williams and linebacker Kamal Martin — because of the league’s COVID-19 protocols. Both Williams and Martin were deemed to be “high-risk close contacts” of […]
Continue readingGreen Bay Packers’ Matt LaFleur says team ‘on same page’ not trading for receiver
“I don’t know if anything ever got that serious,” LaFleur said after Tuesday’s trade deadline. Multiple media reports indicated the Packers offered the Texans a fourth-round pick, but Houston wanted no less than a second-rounder. ESPN’s Dianna Russini reported that there was a disagreement within “the highest levels of the organization” over whether adding a […]
Continue readingFantasy football waiver wire for NFL Week 9: J.K. Dobbins, Corey Davis among top pickups
The goal of the weekly waiver-wire column here on ESPN is to look forward and advise our loyal readers of the best and most important pickups of the week. I’ll start the Week 9 column with a lesson gleaned from Week 8: The waiver wire is a weeklong process. We spent the entire week — […]
Continue readingGreen Bay Packers rookie AJ Dillon tests positive for coronavirus, out Thursday
“The Packers were informed today that a player has tested positive for COVID-19,” the team said in a statement on Monday. “Our organization has entered the NFL’s intensive protocol and the player has self-quarantined. We will continue to work with the league on contact tracing as we follow the guidelines of intensive protocol. All player […]
Continue readingBiggest Week 8 injury questions for all 32 NFL teams: Aaron Jones, Dalvin Cook, Chris Carson and more
It’s Week 8 in the NFL, and running backs are predictably getting the bumps and bruises (and worse) that could keep them out or limit their effectiveness. Aaron Jones missed the Green Bay Packers’ win at Houston and his calf injury could linger into Sunday’s matchup against Minnesota. The Seattle Seahawks might have to get […]
Continue readingFantasy football intel for all 32 NFL teams ahead of Week 8
The Fantasy 32 analyzes the NFL from a fantasy football perspective, with at least one mention of each of the league’s 32 teams. Though efficiency will be discussed plenty, the column will lean heavily on usage data, as volume is king (by far) in fantasy football. Use these tidbits to make the best waiver-wire pickups, […]
Continue readingFantasy football waiver wire for NFL Week 8: Gio Bernard, Carlos Hyde among top pickups
It is often said that running back is the most difficult position to find in fantasy football. This year has put that to the test, as the two top drafted backs (Christian McCaffrey and Saquon Barkley) have appeared in a total of four games this season, and this week has put this to the test […]
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