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Fantrax Injury Report – Week 8

Each week during the NFL season Fantrax collects all the latest NFL injury news from every available source and then brings it to you in one neat little package. Then with a little help from the rest of our full slate of analysts at Fantrax, you’ll be armed with all the knowledge you need to weather the storm of injuries on your own teams, and maybe even take advantage of those on other teams. Welcome to the NFL Injury Report for Week 8 of Fantasy Football!

NFL Injured Reserve

The following players are out of action for an extended period of time and will not be helping fantasy football managers in the near future.

Arizona Cardinals

  • RB James Conner is OUT until at least Week 10 with a knee injury: Tom Pelissero
  • TE Zach Ertz is OUT for at least four weeks, but the plan is for him to return later in the season: Mike Garofalo

Baltimore Ravens

  • RB J.K. Dobbins is OUT for the season with an Achilles injury: Clifton Brown

Buffalo Bills

  • TE Dawson Knox is OUT for at least four weeks with a wrist injury: Buffalo Bills PR

Chicago Bears

  • RB Khalil Herbert is OUT for at least four weeks with an ankle injury: Tom Pelissero

Cleveland Browns

  • RB Nick Chubb is OUT for the season, but the worst-case scenario seems to have been avoided: Adam Schefter

Indianapolis Colts

  • QB Anthony Richardson is OUT for the season, but had successful surgery this week: Jim Irsay

Los Angeles Chargers

  • WR Mike Williams is OUT for the season with a torn ACL, but is expected to be ready at the start of next year’s training camp: Ian Rapoport

Los Angeles Rams

  • RB Kyren Williams is OUT and he won’t be eligible to return until at least Week 12: Adam Schefter

Miami Dolphins

  • RB De’Von Achane is OUT for at least four weeks with a knee injury, but is likely to be activated prior to the Dolphins’ Week 11 game: Adam Schefter

Minnesota Vikings

  • WR Justin Jefferson, who is OUT for at least four weeks with a hamstring ailment, will have imaging done in the middle of November to help determine if he can return this season: Adam Schefter

New York Jets

  • QB Aaron Rodgers is OUT for the season with an Achilles injury, but he did throw some passes without crutches before the Jets’ game last week: Ryan Cimini

Pittsburgh Steelers

  • TE Pat Freirmuth is OUT and won’t be eligible to return until at least Week 12: Teresa Varley

NFL Injury Report

Arizona Cardinals

  • QB Kyler Murray is OUT for Sunday’s game, as he was not activated: Josh Weinfuss

Baltimore Ravens

  • RB Keaton Mitchell is QUESTIONABLE for Sunday’s game, though he was a full participant at practice on Friday: Jeff Zrebiec

Chicago Bears

  • QB Justin Fields is OUT for this week’s game with a dislocated thumb: Adam Schefter

Cleveland Browns

  • QB Deshaun Watson is OUT for this week’s game against Seattle, and his absence is considered to take less than four weeks without an Injured Reserve designation: Adam Schefter
  • RB Jerome Ford is QUESTIONABLE for Sunday’s game after being a limited participant at practice on Friday: Kelsey Russo

Detroit Lions

  • RB David Montgomery is QUESTIONABLE for Week 8 after sitting 0ut of practice on Friday: Colton Pouncy

Green Bay Packers

  • TE Luke Musgrave is QUESTIONABLE after being in a walking boot for most of the week, but is likely a game-time decision: Rob Demovsky

Houston Texans

  • WR Robert Woods is OUT for this week’s game, and is expected to miss the next two to three games as well: Adam Schefter

Indianapolis Colts

  • RB Zack Moss is QUESTIONABLE for Week 8 with a pair of injuries, and will test them out in pre-game warmups to determine whether or not he can play: Adam Schefter

Jacksonville Jaguars

  • QB Trevor Lawrence is QUESTIONABLE for Sunday’s game against Pittsburgh, as he was limited all week long at practice: Jacksonville Jaguars
  • WR Zay Jones is OUT yet again for Week 8, which will be his fifth game of the season missed: Jacksonville Jaguars

Las Vegas Raiders

  • PK Daniel Carlson is QUESTIONABLE for Monday night’s game, as he has yet to practice this week: Raiders.com

Los Angeles Chargers

  • WR Joshua Palmer is QUESTIONABLE for Week 8, as he will be a game-time decision, though there is some optimism that he will in fact play: Ian Rapoport
  • TE Gerald Everett is QUESTIONABLE for Sunday’s game, as he is a game-time decision, though there is less optimism that he will in fact play: Los Angeles Chargers

Miami Dolphins

  • RB Raheem Mostert is QUESTIONABLE for this week’s game, but it is expected that he will indeed play: Ian Rapoport

New Orleans Saints

  • TE Taysom Hill is QUESTIONABLE for Sunday’s game, but it is expected that he will play: Ian Rapoport

New York Giants

  • TE Darren Waller is QUESTIONABLE for Week 8, though there is some belief that he will be able to play: Jordan Raanan
  • QB Daniel Jones is OUT for this week, but new reports show that he could return in Week 10: Adam Schefter

San Francisco 49ers

  • WR Deebo Samuel is OUT for Week 8, but was seen running on the field on Friday: Nick Wagoner

Seattle Seahawks

  • WR Tyler Lockett is QUESTIONABLE for this week, but it is expected that he will in fact play: Adam Schefter

Washington Commanders

  • WR Curtis Samuel is QUESTIONABLE for Sunday’s game, as he will be a game-time decision, though there is some internal optimism that he will play: Ian Rapoport

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