Posted by Eric Karabell
Unfortunately, we could turn this weekly Stock Watch into Concussion Watch, because head injuries are playing a large role in football and thus fantasy football. Until recently, it was just a pair of NFC East running backs --
Brian Westbrook of the
Philadelphia Eagles was joined on the sidelines by
Clinton Portis of the
Washington Redskins -- that owners were watching closely. It was pretty obvious those players would miss games, and fantasy owners had ample time to prepare for their absences.
However, the same can't be said about a pair of top-10 quarterbacks, as Ben Roethlisberger and Kurt Warner practiced leading up to Sunday, and their fantasy owners didn't figure to be scrambling at the last minute. Instead, Roethlisberger's situation became more questionable Friday, during a holiday weekend, and he was announced as out Saturday. It was noteworthy that even Roethlisberger's Pittsburgh Steelers teammates questioned his absence. As for Warner, a full participant in the Arizona Cardinals' practices, he woke up Sunday morning feeling sick and was a surprise inactive for his afternoon game.
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Eric Karabell
