Daily Notes: Brown among notable injuries; mixed RB news

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The news: ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that Cardinals WR Marquise Brown near the locker country with a footwear connected his near ft on with a noticeable limp.

What it means successful fantasy: Brown caught 5 of six targets for 68 yards against the Seahawks connected Sunday. He injured his limb aft landing awkwardly precocious successful the 4th quarter. Due to the lack of DeAndre Hopkins, who was suspended for violating the NFL's performance-enhancing drugs policy, Brown had taken implicit arsenic the team's No. 1 receiver. The nonaccomplishment of Brown a week earlier Hopkins returns is different devastating stroke to a Cardinals discourtesy that ranks 16th successful full yards (346) and 22nd successful points (19) per game. Tests volition beryllium conducted connected Monday to find the severity of the injury.

Going deeper: Brown averaged 10.6 targets and 18.2 phantasy points per game. A Cardinals receiving country without Brown could marque Hopkins a high-end WR2 successful Week 7.

The news: Ravens RB J.K. Dobbins was held retired successful the 2nd fractional against the Giants connected Sunday.

What it means successful fantasy: In the archetypal half, Dobbins ran 7 times for 15 yards and did not person different transportation aft that. After the game, caput manager John Harbaugh said Dobbins' genu "tightened up," implying it mightiness not person responded decently to the turf astatine MetLife Stadium. While Dobbins has go stronger with each game, the artificial turf astatine MetLife is notorious for being much hard connected players' bodies. The 2nd 4th thrust Dobbins was inactive progressive successful was capped by a 30-yard touchdown tally by Kenyan Drake. Following that, Drake carried the load for 119 rushing yards connected 10 full attempts. Dobbins' presumption should beryllium monitored by phantasy managers arsenic the Ravens hole for their Week 7 crippled against the Browns. He could beryllium enactment connected a transportation number adjacent if progressive arsenic helium continues to heal from past season's injury.

The news: Giants RB Saquon Barkley finished with 95 full yards and 25 touches against the Ravens connected Sunday.

What it means successful fantasy: One play during the crippled sent Barkley to the sideline, wherever helium paced for a spot and past astir doubled over, appearing to person tweaked the sore enarthrosis helium near London with past week. He appeared to beryllium struggling with the wounded passim the 2nd half. The presumption of his presumption for Week 7 against the Jaguars, who fertile seventh successful tally halt triumph rate, volition beryllium absorbing to see.

Going deeper: Barkley has averaged 23.3 touches and 20.6 phantasy points per crippled this season.

The news: Steelers QB Kenny Pickett went down aboriginal successful the 3rd 4th against the Buccaneers with a concussion and was formally ruled retired aboriginal successful the 4th quarter.

What it means successful fantasy: Before going down, Pickett completed conscionable 11 of 18 passes for 67 yards and a touchdown walk to Najee Harris. He added a rushing touchdown, making for a decent phantasy performance. It would beryllium prudent to see Pickett connected the incorrect broadside of questionable for Week 7 versus the Dolphins fixed the concussion clime successful the league. Mitch Trubisky should beryllium connected the radar of phantasy managers who request a streamer successful deeper formats. He completed 9 of 12 passes for 144 yards and a touchdown.

Going deeper: In the 4th quarter, Trubisky completed each 5 of his passes for 108 yards and a touchdown. It was Trubisky's astir passing yards successful a 4th fourth since helium had 112 against the Packers successful Week 12 of 2020.

The news: ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that WR Davante Adams is improbable to beryllium disciplined by the league until the ineligible process plays out.

What it means successful fantasy: It is apt Adams volition beryllium connected the tract for phantasy managers and the Raiders this season, astatine slightest until his ineligible substance is resolved, sources informed of the concern say. Having been criminally charged, Adams' lawsuit present constitutes a imaginable usurpation of the league's personal-conduct policy, which warrants an investigation. Nevertheless, sources informed of the concern accidental that if the lawsuit is resolved, a solution would hap sooner. Adams tin proceed to beryllium utilized arsenic a midrange WR1 successful phantasy leagues.

Going deeper: This season, Adams has averaged 10.8 targets and 20 phantasy points per game. For the remainder of the season, the Raiders person a precise phantasy shot affable schedule.

The news: Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reported that the Rams are expected to tract commercialized calls for RB Cam Akers.

What it means successful fantasy: Akers missed Sunday's crippled against the Rams for idiosyncratic reasons. He has "philosophical and football-related differences with caput manager Sean McVay." Akers and Rams are heading for a separation. The origin of the part is unclear but it led to the Rams asking Akers to enactment location doubly this week. He could person insisted connected showing up; according to the Collective Bargaining Agreement, a squad tin lone support a subordinate distant by suspending him without wage for detrimental conduct. Akers complied with the request. Whether the Rams find a suitable commercialized connection earlier the 2022 commercialized deadline remains to beryllium seen. Darrell Henderson Jr. is abruptly backmost connected phantasy managers' radar arsenic an RB2.

Going deeper: Henderson averages 4.1 yards per carry. It's been a pugnacious play for the Rams' violative line. Los Angeles ranks 26th successful tally artifact triumph rate.

The news: The Panthers sent WR Robbie Anderson to the locker country aft aggregate verbal altercations with coaches.

What it means successful fantasy: Anderson did not person a people against the Rams connected Sunday. He was besides spotted unsocial connected the sidelines. The Panthers person had a pugnacious week with Baker Mayfield's ankle wounded and Matt Rhule's firing. There is rumor that Anderson could beryllium traded arsenic the NFL's commercialized deadline approaches. He had 13 receptions for 206 yards successful 5 games entering Sunday's game. Anderson had 1,096 receiving yards successful his archetypal play with the Panthers successful 2020. Last season, helium had lone 519 receiving yards arsenic Terrace Marshall Jr. replaced Anderson arsenic the starting extracurricular receiver.

Going deeper: Anderson averaged 7.4 targets per crippled from 2020 to 2021.

The news: Panthers RB Christian McCaffrey finished with 158 full yards connected 20 touches against the Rams.

What it means successful fantasy: McCaffrey has 100 oregon much full yards successful 5 consecutive games, the longest progressive streak successful the league. His superb show Sunday lone accrued his imaginable NFL commercialized worth arsenic helium is taxable of commercialized rumors arsenic the Panthers beforehand bureau determine their direction. It would beryllium omniscient for phantasy managers, adjacent without McCaffrey, to stash D'Onta Foreman. Assuming Carolina doesn't person a moving backmost successful instrumentality for McCaffrey, helium would go the Panthers' pb back.

Going deeper: It was McCaffrey's 24th vocation crippled with astatine slightest 50 rushing yards and 50 receiving yards. He present ranks 2nd successful league past successful specified games down lone Marshall Faulk.