Only two running backs were active in more ESPN standard leagues than Gore, while his backup, former Philadelphia Eagles and fantasy great Brian Westbrook, entered Monday night with just 9 rushing yards on the season. But after Gore injured his hip early in the game, it was Westbrook "goring" the Cardinals for one of the top five performances by any running back in Week 12.
To see the fantasy repercussions of Frank Gore's hip injury, and whose fantasy value is rising and whose is falling heading into Week 13, you must be an ESPN Insider.
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Eric Karabell
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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