Fantasy Football Injury Updates: Pat Freiermuth, Mark Andrews, Christian Watson

Welcome to the Week 1 edition of the most important injuries to know for this week’s waivers. I will be going over what to expect for each player’s injury and if there is a fantasy-relevant potential waiver wire add. Keep in mind that it’s early in the week, so we don’t have any official practice reports or diagnoses, so a lot of this will be based on educated guesses from my experience as a physical therapist.

A lot of big names suffered injuries this week, so it’s important to consider what positions you need for your specific team. Continue to monitor practice reports throughout the week. Ideally, we like to see at least one full practice before putting a player into your starting lineup.

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Fantasy Football Injury Updates

Pat Freiermuth (TE – PIT)

Freiermuth suffered an injury on a huge hit to the chest. He returned to the game and caught a touchdown before coming out for the rest of the game. Assuming there’s no rib fracture and just bruising, he probably won’t miss any time due to it being a pain-tolerance injury. If there’s a fracture, expect him to miss at least three weeks.

Waiver considerations: There are probably better TE options on waivers than Darnell Washington

Mark Andrews (TE – BAL)

Mark Andrews missed Week 1 due to a quadriceps injury. With him trending up all week in practice, I expect he will continue to make progress this week in practice and will likely play next week, although Isaiah Likely remains a good stash, especially if you have Andrews.

Waiver considerations: Isaiah Likely

Christian Watson (WR – GB)

Suffered a hamstring strain last week in practice. He said that he expects to play next week, but I still think that’s a little optimistic. If he plays, I expect he will be limited and have a very high risk of re-injury. More likely, he will return in Week 3. I don’t expect an IR stint.

Waiver considerations: Luke Musgrave, Romeo Doubs, Jayden Reed

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