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| Detroit Injuries | |||||
| Date | Pos | Player | Injury | NFL Status | Fantasy News |
| 02/05/13 | WR | Ryan Broyles | Knee | Ryan Broyles is rehabbing from his second torn ACL in as many seasons. But the difference in this year from last year is that he knows what to expect from the rehab and he feels he's already an established receiver on the Lions, alleviating some pressure to prove himself. As for his timeline for when he can get back on the field, Broyles is taking it slowly but surely. "There are milestones and you set out a timeline of where you want to be and I feel like I’m in the right direction right now," he told the official website. "... I feel like I did a good job last year when I got on the field, so this time around, I can hone my skills and not have to go out there and press. I’m still hungry and I still have a lot to prove, but it’s a different aspect of it." (Updated 05/08/2013) | |
| 02/05/13 | WR | Nate Burleson | Leg | The Lions' official website reports that the starting outside receiver's role is Nate "Burleson's job to lose." The veteran is healthy after fracturing his leg last season and has the trust of the coaching staff. (Updated 05/07/2013) | |
| 01/24/13 | WR | Titus Young | Knee | After a tumultuous couple of seasons in Detroit, the Lions released receiver Titus Young in February, and it's telling that there hasn't been much, if any, interest in the talented, yet troubled receiver. Getting arrested twice in a 15-hour span probably won't help. But that's where Young found himself Sunday, according to the Oakland Press, when he was handcuffed a little after midnight for suspicion of DUI and again at about 2:22 p.m. when Young allegedly was trying to retrieve his black Mustang from a tow company yard. He has been charged with burglary in his second arrest after police say he was trying to take back the car that was impounded after his first arrest. (Updated 05/08/2013) | |
| 01/03/13 | RB | Jahvid Best | Concussion | Lions general manager Martin Mayhew said running back Jahvid Best could spend the 2013 season on the Physically Unable to Perform list if he is still not cleared to practice after suffering multiple concussions in the 2011 season. Best is still holding out hope that he can play football again. (Updated 03/19/2013) | |
| Minnesota Injuries | |||||
| Date | Pos | Player | Injury | NFL Status | Fantasy News |
| 02/07/13 | RB | Adrian Peterson | Hernia | In an interview with CBSSports.com, NFL Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson said he "watched a little bit" last season as Vikings running back Adrian Peterson came within 9 yards of his single-season rushing record set in 1984. "When he got so close, I had to watch some of it," Dickerson said. "But it was good. It’s always good when somebody gets close but not break. Close but not break. ... I asked him, you want that record don’t you? He said yeah, you know I want it. But it was good for the league, it was good for me, it was good for him. He’s a great player, a great guy and I hope he gets close again -- without breaking it." Dickerson said Peterson could again challenge for the record this season, but it will be tough. "Now that he got so close, the defense is going to really be after him," Dickerson said. "They’re going to really scheme for him." (Updated 04/15/2013) | |
| 02/05/13 | WR | Greg Childs | Knees | Vikings receiver Greg Childs has indeed suffered two torn patella tendons in his knees, ending his rookie season prematurely. Surgery is expected soon. Childs appeared to sustain the injury while going up for a pass near the endzone and landing hard toward the end of Saturday's practice. He was carted off the field. “You hate to see any player go down for any reason, and Greg has struggled with injuries, as we know, in college,” said Frazier on Saturday. (Updated 08/05/2012) | |
| 01/10/13 | WR | Percy Harvin | Ankle | While speaking at the introductory press conference for new Seahawks receiver Percy Harvin, head coach Pete Carroll spoke glowingly of his new player's versatility and promises to take advantage of it. "He is such a threat," Carroll said. "As a wide receiver, he can run and catch the football as well as anybody. But he has a knack for running with the football after the catch that very few players have. It’s because he's so aggressive and he’s such a tough football player. He’s just a gifted ballplayer, and he understands and feels the game so well you can play him where you can hand the ball to him. Percy played in the backfield in college. He played in the backfield for the Vikings. … That's a tremendous spread of talent that he brings to our club. He will get the ball in his hands a number of ways and he's going to return kicks for us, too." (Updated 03/13/2013) | |
