Tonight the New York Jets visit the Cleveland Browns. Will the Browns finally get that elusive win? The Jets certainly hope that won't be the case. For fantasy players, there are two players of note on the injury report and they are discussed below.
For reference, players may be classified on the final injury report of any given week as Questionable, Doubtful or OUT. Besides the obvious designation of a player being ruled out, "Questionable" indicates a player is uncertain to play while "Doubtful" means a player is unlikely to play. Since the NFL did away with the "Probable" designation two years ago, players who are expected to play on Sunday (or Monday) are simply removed from the injury report by the reporting deadline (Friday evening for Sunday games, Saturday afternoon for Monday night games).
For the purposes of this injury-related game preview, players will be grouped by position. Below their name, team, injured body part (as listed on the official NFL injury report) and official game status designation, the following elements are included: any known relevant details about the injury, the player's involvement in practice that week and any additional notes to provide context around the player's status.
For anyone seeking more specific detail about certain types of injuries, there is an illustrated injury glossary on the ESPN fantasy home page.
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Wide receivers
Jarvis Landry, Cleveland Browns, knee (Q)
Additional injury details: none
Practice report: Limited Mon-Wed
Notes: Last week, Landry was listed on the practice injury report with a thigh ailment, but he practiced in full leading up to the Week 2 contest and was ultimately removed from the pregame injury report. This week, it is his knee that kept Landry limited in practice and resulted in the questionable designation. Sometimes on a short week, teams will be more cautious than usual in limiting a player's exposure in practice, knowing there is a game following limited rest. While Landry's game status has never appeared to be truly in jeopardy, it helps to have reports -- such as the one from ESPN's Dianna Russini -- saying Landry is indeed expected to play.
Cleveland's Jarvis Landry who is listed as questionable with a knee injury, is expected to play tonight against the New York Jets. #Jets #Browns
- Dianna Russini (@diannaESPN) September 20, 2018
Fantasy players should still confirm Landry's status before kickoff.
Quincy Enunwa, New York Jets, thumb (off of game status injury report)
Additional injury details: right thumb injury, Aug. 2018
Practice Report: Full Monday-Wednesday
Notes: Enunwa's injured thumb kept him out of practice for nearly two weeks during the preseason, but it hasn't been an issue since and clearly is not impacting his productivity. He put in full practice sessions, even during this limited week (which has been his pattern the past two weeks) and once again was removed from the pregame injury report.