NFL Week 1: Injury Wrapup

Here are all the fantasy-relevant injuries from week 1. I mentioned most of them in my game wrapups, but I know it'll be easier to keep track of them with a list. This was a brutal week for injuries...I don't remember one this bad before.

QB

Eli Manning - Sprained AC Joint. This injury was originally rumored to be a separated shoulder, but the doctor's report that came out this evening stated that it was a sprained AC joint instead. Marc Bulger missed several games with this injury in both 2004 and 2005, but apparently Manning can play as long as he can tolerate the pain. If I remember correctly he continued playing for a bit Sunday night, so there's a chance that he can play this week. I'll report if he practiced or not during the week.

Chad Pennington - High ankle sprain. He's out 1-2 weeks. Kellen Clemens will start if he can't go.

Josh McCown - Cracked finger. He's questionable for week 2, and Daunte Culpepper would start if McCown can't go. Just another reason not to waste a roster spot on him.

RB

Brandon Jacobs - Sprained MCL. He's out 3-5 weeks. It looked like he probably tore his ACL from the play, so he's lucky that it's not worse. Hang onto him, and pick up backup Derrick Ward if you can from waivers this week.

Cadillac Williams - Bruised ribs. He's out for week 2, and week-to-week after that. Michael Pittman will start for him, and it seems like Earnest Graham will see action as well. Pittman is a decent flex option.

Chester Taylor - Oblique contusion. His status for week 2 is questionable. Adrian Peterson owners need to keep an eye on this.

WR

D.J. Hackett - High ankle sprain. He's out indefinitely and worth dropping in fantasy leagues.

K

Josh Scobee - Strained quad. He's out for a few weeks. Drop him in fantasy leagues.

OL

Orlando Pace - Torn labrum/rotator cuff. He's out for the season. The Rams offense don't have Todd Steussie available right now to back him up, so their offensive line definitely takes a hit here.

Jonathan Ogden - Hyper-extended toe. He's out indefinitely. This is a huge blow to the Ravens offensive line who lack a quality replacement for Ogden. Downgrade McGahee and the passing game a bit.

Jon Jansen - Broken ankle. He's out for the season. The Redskins have a viable alternative in Todd Wade, but he's definitely not on the same level that Jansen is.

Defense

Ray Lewis - Torn right tricep. He's likely out for the year. There's a lot of varying reports coming out about this, but this appears to be the case. If this is true, downgrade Baltimore's defense with Lewis gone. Don't do anything until it's made official, however.

Lito Sheppard - Sprained right MCL. He's out for week 2, and week-to-week after that. Santana Moss and Randle El get an easier time of it this weekend.

Mike Brown - Torn ACL. He's out for the season. The Bears defense is not the same without Brown, especially the run defense. Daniel Manning will start, but downgrade the Bears D a bit. They suffered a decent dropoff when he got hurt last year, but don't panic.

Dusty Dvoracek - Torn ACL. He's out for the season. He was a young run stopper who was starting, but the Bears D has a quality alternative in Darwin Walker.

Osi Umenyiora - Torn MCL. He's out 4-8 weeks. This hurts the pass rushing ability of the Giants defense, although after watching the game against Dallas Sunday night, it's not like you'd want to use them anyways.

Jason Ferguson - Torn right bicep. He's out for the season. The Dallas defense was thought of highly headed into the season, but with Ferguson gone and Newman on the mend, they are hardly a good play right now.

B.J. Sams - Torn ACL. He's out for the season. Not a big name, but he's been a solid returner for the Ravens when healthy.