With the fourth weekend of NFL action about to kick off and the first of the bye weeks just around the corner here’s a look at some injury notes and player updates of use to owners in Individual Defensive Player leagues. – San Diego Chargers inside linebacker Donald Butler had an excellent statistical outing in Week Three, racking up eight solos in the Chargers win over the Kansas City Chiefs, but there’s cause for IDP concern behind that nice stat [...]

The Miami Herald reports that Indianapolis Colts middle linebacker Gary Brackett, who injured his shoulder in the Colts first game of the year, has undergone surgery and been placed on injured reserve, ending his season. the 31 year old Brackett finishes 2011 with six tackles and an interception. The Ball Says: This news comes as something of a surprise as there hadn’t been any indications that the injury was this serious, but it come as music to the ears to [...]

As we gear up for the third weekend of NFL action in 2011 here’s an update on some injury situations and personnel changes of particular interest to folks playing in IDP Leagues. – After a number of reports suggested that New England Patriots strong safety Patrick Chung would miss this week’s game against the Buffalo Bills after undergoing surgery on his injured thumb Wednesday the third year pro returned to practice Friday sporting a black cast and is officially listed [...]

For the third time in as many seasons Carolina Panthers outside linebacker Thomas Davis has suffered a season-ending ACL injury in his right knee, according to the 28 year old linebacker’s Twitter page. The seventh year veteran had 12 tackles in two games for the Panthers this season. The Ball Says: This is a crushing blow to a Panthers defense already reeling from the loss of starting linebacker Jon Beason, and you have to wonder if this spells the end [...]

Here’s a look back at some of the important IDP happenings from around the National Football League during the second week of the 2011 season. – A few linebackers that had disappointing outings in Week One from an IDP standpoint bounced back in Week Two, hopefully convincing their fantasy owners to take their hands of the panic button. Buffalo Bills inside linebacker Nick Barnett racked up 14 total tackles and forced a fumble in Buffalo’s thrilling come-from-behind win over the [...]

As we head into the second weekend of the 2011 NFL season let’s take a look at the injury status of some Individual Defensive Players and how it affects their fantasy football fortunes for week two. – The status of Minnesota Vikings middle linebacker E.J. Henderson for Sunday’s game with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is very much up in the air after Henderson missed practice Friday with a knee injury. X-rays on the knee taken Thursday showed no structural damage [...]

The Indianapolis Star reports that Colts head coach Jim Caldwell has ruled out starting middle linebacker Gary Brackett for Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns with a shoulder injury, thrusting third year pro Pat Angerer into the starting lineup at MLB. Angerer, 24, had 88 tackles and a sack for Indianapolis in 2010. The Ball Says: Looks like IDP owners who drafted Angerer late believing that Gary Brackett wouldn’t be able to stay on the field may have gotten their [...]

In light of the season-ending knee injury suffered by Kansas City strong safety Eric Berry one of the Chiefs top priorities as they try to erase the memories of their drubbing at the hands of the Buffalo Bills will be to get strong safety Jon McGraw ready to step into the starting lineup for Sunday’s game at the Detroit Lions, according a report in the Kansas City Star. The 32 year old McGraw, who is a 10 year veteran, logged [...]

With all but the Monday night twin bill in the books let’s take a look at some of the IDP happenings around the National Football League in week one, focusing on several signifiacnt injuries that struck some prominent Individual Defensive Players. – Carolina Panthers middle linebacker Jon Beason‘s string of consecutive starts may have extended by one when the fifth year pro took the field against the Arizona Cardinals in week 1 despite a foot injury that had nagged him [...]

The first full weekend of NFL Action is just around the corner kiddies, so for all you IDP enthusiasts out there I’ll take a moment to spare you Gary’s drivel (people actually pay him for that s**t, can you believe that? Like Don King said, Only in America) and lay down some IDP injury info of use to folks headed into week one. – New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck participated in practice Friday, and while the stinger he [...]