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As always, you can find our full database of injury updates at sportsmedanalytics.com and can hit us up any time on Twitter/X @SportMDAnalysis. Now let’s get to it. Here are our fantasy football injury updates on all the ailments to know as you prepare for your fantasy football draft. Below we dive into a few notable fantasy football injuries.
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Yet another Lion down but not out. Reports suggest a moderate severity hamstring. Data favors playing Week 1 at 90+%, but the concern here is also re-injury risk. If he returns at the end of this week as projected, that rate would be ~25% for the year.
Achilles data heavily favors strength and agility deficits. We’ll probably see that result in a focus on the quick passing game, decreased tolerance for pressure, and possibly some limitations on deep ball throwing power. With a strong O-line and skill players around him, we’d expect Cousins to excel in the short and medium game starting Week 1.
Rodgers has two advantages over Cousins. First, it’s his left leg, which is less critical for push-off strength when he throws. Second, he’s had a few extra months of rehab, which helps greatly with the strengthening process. His rushing production has been declining since ’20, and we’d expect that trend to continue. Similar to Cousins, however, we’d expect a strong showing from the pocket with a focus on the quick passing game.
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