{"id":259578,"date":"2025-12-19T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T13:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=259578"},"modified":"2026-03-19T20:22:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T00:22:06","slug":"nfl-key-injuries-heading-into-week-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/12\/19\/nfl-key-injuries-heading-into-week-16\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Key Injuries Heading into Week 16"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each week, I\u2019ll discuss players with key injuries you should be aware of as the fantasy playoff season unfolds.<\/p>\n

Key NFL Injuries that Affect Fantasy Football in Week 16<\/h2>\n
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1. Marvin Harrison Jr., Arizona Cardinals<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Heel injury): Was limited at Wednesday\u2019s walkthrough.<\/p>\n

2. Tee Higgins, Cincinnati Bengals<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Concussion Symptoms): Still in concussion protocol, but was limited at practice on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

3. Drake London, Atlanta Falcons<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(PCL): Practiced in a limited fashion on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

4. Rashee Rice, Kansas City Chiefs <\/a><\/strong>(Concussion): He got rocked in Week 15, needs a limited practice by Thursday to have a chance to play Sunday.<\/p>\n

5. CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Illness): Didn\u2019t practice on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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For more help with your fantasy football playoff lineups, check out our Week 16 Start’Em Sit’Em<\/a>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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6. Christian Watson, Green Bay Packers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Chest\/Shoulder): Said Wednesday he\u2019s feeling pretty good and expects to be alright for Saturday\u2019s matchup.<\/p>\n

7. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Illness): Jackson missed Wednesday\u2019s practice.<\/p>\n

8. Woody Marks, Houston Texans <\/a><\/strong>(Ankle): Didn\u2019t practice on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

9. Devin Neal, New Orleans Saints<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Hamstring): Already ruled out for Week 16.<\/p>\n

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10. Quentin Johnston, Los Angeles Chargers <\/a><\/strong>(Groin): Was a limited participant at Wednesday\u2019s practice.<\/p>\n

11. Alvin Kamara, New Orleans Saints<\/strong>\u00a0(Knee\/Ankle): Didn\u2019t practice on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

12. Mike Evans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Collarbone): Limited at Wednesday\u2019s practice.<\/p>\n

13. Josh Jacobs, Green Bay Packers<\/strong>\u00a0(Knee\/Ankle): Didn\u2019t practice Wednesday<\/p>\n

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14. Javonte Williams, Dallas Cowboys<\/strong>\u00a0(Neck): Practiced on a limited basis on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

15. D\u2019Andre Swift, Chicago Bears<\/a><\/strong> (Groin): Was limited at Wednesday\u2019s practice.<\/p>\n

16. Davante Adams, Los Angeles Rams<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Hamstring): Is very questionable for week 16.<\/p>\n

17. Rome Odumze, Chicago Bears<\/strong>\u00a0(Foot): Didn\u2019t practice on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

For more great fantasy football analysis, check out DrRoto.com<\/a>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Each week, I\u2019ll discuss players with key injuries you should be aware of as the fantasy playoff season unfolds. Key NFL Injuries that Affect Fantasy Football in Week 16 1. Marvin Harrison Jr., Arizona Cardinals\u00a0(Heel injury): Was limited at Wednesday\u2019s walkthrough. 2. Tee Higgins, Cincinnati Bengals\u00a0(Concussion Symptoms): Still in concussion protocol, but was limited at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5637,"featured_media":259600,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[59,33917,34308,36],"tags":[32048,2320],"class_list":["post-259578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fantasy","category-advice","category-injuries","category-nfl-news","tag-nfl-injuries","tag-nfl-schedule"],"modified_by":"Michael Kovacs, ADMIN","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5637"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259578"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":259602,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259578\/revisions\/259602"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/259600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}