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Three and out: Charles says he’s ‘coming back stronger’

Posted: Friday, January 6th, 2012 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Three and out, Aaron Hernandez, Chicago Bears, Jamaal Charles, Jay Cutler, Josh McDaniels, Kansas City Chiefs, marion barber, Matt Forte, Mike Tice, New England Patriots, Rob Gronkowski, Tom Brady

Jamaal Charles says his rehab is going well and tells fantasy owners that he’ll be back stronger and faster next season.

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Re-writing the laws of fantasy football for 2012

Posted: Monday, December 26th, 2011 | jasonfsmith1 Tags: Blog Log Blog, Aaron Rodgers, Cam Newton, Christian Ponder, DeMarco Murray, Felix Jones, Jason Hanson, Laurent Robinson, marion barber, Marshawn Lynch, Michael Bush, Mike Nugent, Peyton Manning, Seneca Wallace, Tony Romo

With the fantasy season at an end, Jason Smith looks back at the year and builds a list of rules for fantasy owners to help them succeed in 2012.

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Three and out: Hard to find value in Bears’ offense

Posted: Monday, December 5th, 2011 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Three and out, Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, Jeremy Maclin, Kahlil Bell, marion barber, Matt Forte, Michael Vick, Peyton Hillis, Philadelphia Eagles

With Matt Forte out for the foreseeable future and a mess at QB, there’s little fantasy value to be found on the Chicago Bears roster right now.

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Injury roundup: Lions WR Johnson questionable

Posted: Friday, September 16th, 2011 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Week 2 injuries 2011, Alphonso Smith, Andy Dalton, Anthony Gonzalez, Ben Grubbs, Calvin Johnson, Chris Carr, Chris Hope, Dan Koppen, Danny Amendola, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Dashon Goldson, David Harris, Dez Bryant, E.J. Henderson, Eric Smith, Gary Brackett, Hakeem Nicks, Jacoby Ford, Jason Peters, Jason Smith, Jeff Otah, Jerricho Cotchery, Jimmy Smith, Justin Tuck, Kevin Boss, Kevin Walter, Lance Moore, Lee Evans, Louis Murphy, Luis Castillo, marion barber, Matt Light, Michael Crabtree, Michael Hoomanawanui, Michael Huff, Nate Solder, Nick Fairley, Orlando Scandrick, Richard Seymour, Robert Gallery, Robert Mathis, Sam Bradford, Santonio Holmes, Sebastian Vollmer, Sidney Rice, Steven Jackson, Stevie Johnson, Terence Newman, Tramon Williams, William Hayes

Star receiver Calvin Johnson’s status is in doubt for the Lions’ home opener against the Chiefs.

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Three and out: Dez Bryant not certain to play

Posted: Friday, September 16th, 2011 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Three and out, Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Dez Bryant, marion barber, Seattle Seahawks, Sidney Rice

Dez Bryant isn’t a sure thing to play on Sunday, meaning other Cowboys receivers could benefit against San Francisco.

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Injury roundup: Texans’ Foster still uncertain

Posted: Friday, September 9th, 2011 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Week 1 injuries 2011, Aaron Kampman, Alphonso Smith, Antoine Bethea, Arian Foster, Asante Samuel, Austin Collie, Chris Cooley, Corey Peters, Dashon Goldson, Donte' Stallworth, Eben Britton, James Hall, Javon Ringer, Jeff Otah, Jon Beason, Justin Tuck, LaRon Landry, marion barber, Michael Hoomanawanui, Mike Jenkins, Oshiomogho Atogwe, Phil Costa, Robert Gallery, Sidney Rice, Steve Smith, Terence Newman, Todd McClure, Travis Beckum, Tyron Smith, Vince Young, Zach Miller

The official Week 1 injury reports for all 32 teams are in, so let’s take a lap around the league to look at some of the notable players whose status might be in question this week.

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Three and out: No clarity on Peyton Manning

Posted: Thursday, September 8th, 2011 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Three and out, Arian Foster, Ben Tate, Chicago Bears, Derrick Ward, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Kerry Collins, Khalil Bell, marion barber, Peyton Manning

Peyton Manning’s status gets even more mysterious after Indy’s owner tweets that the quarterback will be “out for awhile”.

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Injury roundup: Foster re-aggravates hamstring

Posted: Sunday, August 28th, 2011 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Preseason Week 3 injuries 2011, Antoine Winfield, Arian Foster, Byron Leftwich, D.J. Williams, Dan Connolly, Desmond Clark, Major Wright, marion barber, Martellus Bennett, Maurkice Pouncey, Rashad Jennings, Wes Welker

Here’s a quick roundup of the notable player injuries from Saturday’s preseason games

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Three and out: Tebow’s stock in danger

Posted: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011 | Michael Fabiano Tags: Three and out, Atlanta Falcons, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Emmanuel Sanders, Jacquizz Rodgers, Kyle Orton, marion barber, Pittsburgh Steelers, Ryan Mathews, Ryan Torain, San Diego Chargers, Tim Tebow, Washington Redskins

Two potential fantasy sleepers are already starting to lose some of their luster in training camp. Find out who’s draft value is falling.

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Three and out: Burress’ stock rising with Jets

Posted: Sunday, July 31st, 2011 | Michael Fabiano Tags: Three and out, Chicago Bears, marion barber, Mike Sims-Walker, Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets, Plaxico Burress, St. Louis Rams, Visanthe Shiancoe

Time for our fantasy takes on the NFL news of the day …

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Ten quotes that could help fantasy owners

Posted: Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011 | Michael Fabiano Tags: Carson Palmer, Cedric Benson, Chad Ochocinco, Darren Sproles, Donovan McNabb, Felix Jones, Jason Garrett, Jay Gruden, Jeremy Shockey, Jerome Simpson, Jim Schwartz, Jimmy Graham, Joe Webb, John Elway, John Fox, Josh McDaniels, Knowshon Moreno, Kyle Orton, Leslie Frazier, marion barber, Mark Ingram, Marvin Lewis, Matthew Stafford, Mike Brown, Mike Tomlin, Percy Harvin, rashard mendenhall, Ricky Williams, Ronnie Brown, Sean Payton, Tashard Choice, Tim Tebow, Tony Sparano

Based on the current state of things around the NFL, it’s tough to find any news that has major fantasy significance (sigh). So when several coaches and other organizational leaders discussed the state of their teams during the annual Owners Meetings, you can only imagine how quickly I jumped on the information.

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Barber could be the fantasy Scrooge this week

Posted: Thursday, December 23rd, 2010 | Michael Fabiano Tags: Felix Jones, marion barber, Tashard Choice

If Marion Barber is active this week, it could mean bad things for the value of Tashard Choice.

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McNabb is Redskins’ No. 2 QB vs. Cowboys

Posted: Sunday, December 19th, 2010 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Carlos Rogers, Dallas Cowboys, Donovan McNabb, John Beck, marion barber, Rex Grossman, Roy Williams, Washington Redskins, Week 15 inactives

It’s officially on paper: Donovan McNabb is the Redskins’ backup QB.

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Cowboys’ Barber sidelined with calf injury

Posted: Thursday, November 25th, 2010 | Frank Tadych Tags: Dallas Cowboys, marion barber, Week 12 injuries 2010

Cowboys RB Marion Barber suffered a calf injury late in Thursday’s game against the Saints.

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Felix Jones could see increased role for Cowboys

Posted: Monday, October 11th, 2010 | Adam Rank Tags: Dallas Cowboys, Felix Jones, marion barber, Wade Phillips

This has been a solid year for the Cowboys — a 1-3 start and whispers of them being overrated. While the casual, Cowboys-hating fan rejoices over this, fantasy enthusiasts with Felix Jones or Marion Barber on their roster continue to be baffled by the most befuddling running back situation outside of Kansas City and San Diego.