Written by Jordan Heck at SportingNews.com
While we’re waiting on Doug Martin, Jonathan Stewart, Arian Foster and others to return, Week 4 saw more injuries to other fantasy football stars. Big-name quarterbacks like Cam Newton and Carson Palmer were forced to leave their respective games early, while running backs like Matt Forte and Dwayne Washington suffered injuries, as well. Plus, Rashad Jennings is still questionable leading up to Week 4’s Monday night game. Another week, another round of backup RBs and handcuffs being among the top waiver wire pickups for Week 5.
We’re here to provide you with the latest injury updates so you know whether or not your guys are okay.
Matt Forte injury update
Forte was seen riding by the Jets locker room on a cart toward the X-Ray room after New York’s Week 4 loss to the Seahawks. After the game, coach Todd Bowles said he didn’t have an update on Forte. He was dealing with a knee injury heading into the game but was ultimately removed from the injury report.
As of now, there’s not a lot of information regarding Forte, but it’s something to monitor. If he misses time, expect Bilal Powell to become more involved. The backup rusher caught six passes for 54 yards on Sunday and is a nice PPR add on waivers this week.
What happened to Cam Newton?
Newton took a hard hit while trying to score on a two-point conversion on the goal line, and he was later diagnosed with a concussion. He’s now in the league’s concussion protocol and needs to complete a five-step process in order to play in Week 5 against the Buccaneers, which happens to be a Monday night game.
The Panthers quarterback must first return to a “baseline level of signs and symptoms and neurological examination.” From there, he can begin light aerobic exercise and eventually advance to football activities. If a team doesn’t follow protocol it can be punished, so expect Carolina to take care of Newton. It’s too early to know if he’ll play next week, but his status is in question.
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