Andrew Bogut, the Australian bigman for the Milwaukee Bucks, could miss up to a month due to a strained leg muscle. The injury occurred on Wednesday in the game that saw the Bucks beat the New Jersey Nets by a final score of 99-85. For Bogut fantasy owners, this is bad news for a player who is having arguably the best season of his career. The 24-year-old former number one overall pick is averaging 16.1 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.44 blocks while shooting 56.5% from the field. Bogut has had a history of injuries so while this news isn’t horribly surprising, it is unfortunate for fantasy owners. With Bogut sidelined, that will put even more pressure on rookie point guard Brandon Jennings. The good news for the Bucks is that Jennings has... [Read more]

Ronnie Brown was on his way to have the best season of his career. However, that all changed after he hurt his foot in Week 10. Further tests determined that Brown will miss the remainder of the 2009 fantasy football season. For fantasy owners, this is devastating news. Brown was undervalued heading into fantasy drafts and has been a very consistent players so far this season. Now the main running back on the Miami Dolphins will be Ricky Williams. The good news for the Dolphins is that Williams has arguably been the best backup running back in the NFL this season. He’s averaging a career-high 5.3 yards per carry and has 558 yards and six touchdowns. If you had Brown, hopefully you handcuffed him with Williams. In that scenario, you’ll... [Read more]

When involved, Dwayne Bowe is one of the most explosive wide receivers in fantasy football. But Dwayne Bowe fantasy owners are sad right now after it was announced that the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver will miss the next four games due to violating the NFL’s policy on performance enhancing drugs. Bowe will miss Week 11 against the Steelers, Week 12 against the Chargers, Week 13 against the Broncos and Week 14 against the Bills. Considering that many fantasy football leagues have their playoffs scheduled to begin in Week 14, this is devastating news in the fantasy world. On the season, Bowe has 33 catches for 466 yards and 4 touchdowns. While he hasn’t quite lived up to expectations, he’s definitely a player who is capable... [Read more]

According to multiple sources, Larry Johnson is close to signing with the Cincinnati Bengals. The former Kansas City Chiefs running back is expected to be signed by the end of the day on Tuesday. For fantasy football owners, it would be tempting to believe the hype and go hard after Larry Johnson. But once you look at the situation closely, you’ll realize that Johnson shouldn’t hold much value right now. First of all, Cedric Benson has been great for Cincinnati this season. As long as he’s healthy, he’ll get the vast majority of the carries. The Bengals also have Bernard Scott, a rookie running back who the team will want to keep in the mix. Then, just look at what LJ did while on the Chiefs. When he was causing drama... [Read more]

This weekend, a ton of fantasy football players went down injured. When you are hitting he waiver wire, there should be plenty of backups to pickup that will help your team. Check your fantasy football waiver wire for these players heading into Week 11: QB Chris Simms, Denver Broncos Kyle Orton hurt his ankle and Chris Simms played the second half. Although he was bad, Simms has a decently high ceiling going forward. He has good receivers and a coach that seems to know what he’s doing. Chris Simms could turn out to be a valuable waiver wire pickup (Image: Zuma Press) RB Justin Forsett, Seattle Seahawks Julius Jones has a broken rib that is causing bleeding in his lung. Justin Forsett, a fan favorite among Seahawks fans, will step in while... [Read more]