With Tim Hightower done for the season, the running back rotation in Washington has been simplified by one.

LeGarrette Blount has been ruled out, Antonio Gates is still on track to play and Joe Theismann casts his lot with Ryan Torain in today’s edition of Three and Out.

In this week’s Fantasy Faux Pas Monday blog, fantasy owners found themselves crossed up over the Tim Hightower versus Ryan Torain conundrum.

Few players in the history of football are as universally beloved as the late Chicago Bears running back Walter Payton. Enjoy the legendary skills and grace of the man called “Sweetness” in the premiere of “A Football Life: Walter Payton” Thursday at 10 p.m. ET on NFL Network.

Andre Johnson’s injury might not be as serious as first thought, but it could still be enough to keep him out for a time.

With Frank Gore ending his holdout, fantasy owners should be much more secure in selecting him in 2011 drafts.

The Cardinals backfield could be a major headache for fantasy owners in Week 11.

Titans QB Vince Young (ankle) is a true game-time decision (a decision that will be brought to you on NFL.com Fantasy LIVE on Sunday morning) against the Dolphins.

The old cliche says that you can never go on ‘the list’ because of injuries. Or maybe the saying was that you can never lose your job because of an injury. Those cliches get tough to manage.

I was in a theater many years ago watching a trailer of the movie “Planes, Trains and Automobiles,” when one of the guys in front of my leaned over to his friend and said, “If John Candy could ever get the right role, he would be a superstar. He just needs the chance.”

Beanie Wells is seeing more carries in Week 5, but it’s not equaling more fantasy production.

One member of the Cardinals not worried about a budding quarterback controversy is Beanie Wells. He has his own situation on his mind.

Cardinals RB Beanie Wells had a minor scope on his knee according to Darren Urban of the team’s official site (via Twitter).

Want to impress your pals when you gather to watch the Week 3 action Sunday? As we pored through the voluminous stack of notes prepared this week by the crack NFL Network staff for the NFL GameDay Morning crew to use, we pulled out a few nuggets you can use as fun facts or tough trivia:

Beanie Wells is expected to be back in Week 3, but he’ll be a risky option for fantasy owners.