Filed under: NFL Injury Report
One of Week 6's enduring images -- for all the wrong, grisly reasons -- was Philadelphia's DeSean Jackson lying motionless on the field after being knocked out by Dunta Robinson's helmet-to-helmet hit. The NFL fined Robinson $50,000, but fantasy owners, who now stand to lose at least that much in total winnings as their top receiver sits out with a concussion, will see none of it. Concussions are always tricky to predict -- there are degrees and recovery lengths that vary from one to the next -- but the general consensus is that Jackson is definitely out for this week, then has a huge question mark hanging over his head for the November 7 game against Indianapolis after their bye on Halloween weekend. Just to put things in perspective, Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau suffered a concussion after sliding into the knee of Toronto's John McDonald on July 7 of this year; he didn't play another game the rest of the season, even missing the playoffs. And that was baseball, where you don't get pounded by a defender running full steam at you every time you catch a ball. Bottom line: Jeremy Maclin moves to the WR1 position and his value goes up, and Jason Avant, who is always good for a random game of 100-plus yards each season, becomes the second target in the Philadelphia offense.
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