Saints HC Sean Payton confirmed on Wednesday that QB Drew Brees will play against the Panthers this weekend. Of course, that doesn’t mean he’ll play the whole game. New Orleans still has a shot at the #2 seed, but only if the 49ers lose to …
Saints HC Sean Payton confirmed on Wednesday that QB Drew Brees will play against the Panthers this weekend. Of course, that doesn’t mean he’ll play the whole game. New Orleans still has a shot at the #2 seed, but only if the 49ers lose to …
Packers TE Jermichael Finley was held out of Wednesday’s practice with a knee injury. Finley appeared to make it out of last Sunday night’s game unscathed, so he’s likely just getting some rest here. Regardless, he’s unlikely to play more t…
Titans RB Chris Johnson (ankle) did not practice on Wednesday. He did say that his ankle is "feeling much better" though. Johnson is fully expected to play against the Texans on Sunday, but he’ll be tough to trust as anything more…
Texans HC Gary Kubiak is hoping to get 15-20 snaps out of WR Andre Johnson (hamstring) this weekend. That’d equate to about 1 quarter of action. A.J. obviously won’t be a fantasy option on that limited snap count.
The Bills have signed K Brandon Coutu. He’ll kick Sunday against the Patriots after the team placed K Dave Rayner on IR. There figure to be plenty of point scored in Foxboro this weekend, but there are safer fantasy options out there than C…
Giants WR Hakeem Nicks was held out of Wednesday’s practice after tweaking his hamstring last weekend. Nicks made it through that game, though, and HC Tom Coughlin confirmed that the team is fully expecting him to play in a must-win game against …
Steelers HC Mike Tomlin says QB Ben Roethlisberger (ankle) has "a shot" to play against the Browns this weekend. Beat writer Gerry Dulac hears that the team wants to get Big Ben "about 25-30 snaps" so that he’s not rusty headi…
Matt Maiocco of CSNBayArea.com reports that Niners ILB Patrick Willis should be healthy enough to play Sunday, "barring a setback." Willis should start the game if he’s ready, because the Niners have yet to lock down the 2-seed. It’s not hard…
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones confirmed that RB Felix Jones (hamstring) will play against the Giants on Sunday night. "We think by limiting Felix to about 8 or 10 plays the other night we’ve got him in good shape," Jones said. Felix e…
The Bears have placed QB Jay Cutler (thumb) on IR. The move is a mere formality — Cutler was never going to play in a meaningless Week 17 game. His rehab has reportedly gone smoothly, and he’s expected to have the pins from his surgically-…
