Fantasy Football Week 15 Injuries: Joseph Addai and Brandon Jacobs

A couple of important injury notes have broken over the past 24 hours. Let’s run them down right now:

Joseph Addai misses practice with injury on Friday, likely out for Sunday’s game.

Joseph Addai has an injury to his shoulder and did not practice on Friday. According to quotes from Tony Dungy, the Colts are going to hold Addai out if there is any doubt whatsoever. This stinks on many levels for owners of Joseph Addai, with week 15 being the first round of the playoffs in most leagues. Not only will Addai likely not play, but he will miss the cupcake meeting against the Detroit Lions. It looks like it is safe to stash Joseph Addai on your bench, but check on Sunday morning to be absolutely certain.

In the absence of Joseph Addai, Dominic Rhodes will fill in and likely get the majority of the carries. Rhodes his been reasonably productive this season, especially in the 2 games in which he started. Rhodes had 25 carries for 73 yards and a TD against Baltimore, 20 carries for 73 yards and 2 TDs against Green Bay, and 17 carries for 70 yards against the Titants. So Addai has proven he can score some fantasy points when he gets the bulk of the carries. If he is your #2 RB for this week, you are in good shape — and there is upside, as Rhodes is capable of having a huge day against Detroit.

Brandon Jacobs has knee injury and will miss Sunday’s game against Dallas

Brandon Jacobs continues to struggle with injuries as the season wears on. Many owners who rode Brandon Jacobs to the playoffs are not being forced to find fill-ins during the crunch time weeks. Hopefully most of the Jacobs owners picked up Derrick Ward or Ahmad Bradshaw in case of injury to Jacobs. Ward and Bradshaw will likely split the carries this weekend, and both have value as flex fill-ins. If have both and can only start one, go with Ward as he usually gets more carries.

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