The second full weekend of preseason NFL action looked much like the first, with most of the top fantasy options getting precious little playing time, but injuries emerging as the main story. Just like the preceding weekend, the San Diego Chargers fell victim, but unlike running back Ryan Mathews, who could still return by the first regular-season game, it will be a while before anyone sees sleeper wide receiver Vincent Brown helping a fantasy lineup.
Brown broke his left ankle on an 18-yard touchdown catch Saturday night, and is expected to miss at least eight weeks. A 15th-rounder in ESPN average live drafts, Brown's stock was rising over the past week, as he had 81 receiving yards and a touchdown a week earlier. In fact, as of Sunday night only Austin Collie of the Indianapolis Colts had seen his seven-day snake draft ADP rise more among wide receivers; Collie has been held back by concussions in the past and unfortunately he left Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers after a particularly high hit. Stay tuned.
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Eric Karabell is an ESPN.com senior writer. He has worked at ESPN since 1997 and covered fantasy sports for ESPN since 2001, specializing in baseball and football. Eric appears several times per week on SportsCenter, NFL Live and other ESPN shows, contributes to ESPN Radio and ESPN The Magazine and is the host of the Baseball Today Podcast. He has been honored twice as fantasy sports writer of the year by the Fantasy Sports Writers Association, his blog was named best fantasy baseball series for 2007 and he was inducted into the inaugural FSWA Hall of Fame class in 2010.
Eric grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs, and accordingly, favors Philly teams first, his fantasy teams second. He previously served as ESPN.com's lead NBA editor, and is a former Washington Post and Philadelphia Inquirer sports writer. Eric is also the author of "The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments," published by Source Books and available in bookstores and online.
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