A vital part of fantasy football is knowing who is injured so you can adjust your lineup accordingly. Here is the Week 1 injury report for fantasy football 2008.
Out – These players won’t play in Week 1.
Deion Branch, Seattle Seahawks
Kevin Curtis, Philadelphia Eagles
Bobby Engram, Seattle Seahawks
Jerry Porter, Jacksonville Jaguars
Ryan Torain, Denver Broncos
Doubt – These players likely won’t play in Week 1.
Reggie Brown, Philadelphia Eagles
Benjamin Watson, New England Patriots
Questionable – These players are 50/50 to play in Week 1.
Joey Galloway, Tampa Bay Bucanners
Jamal Lewis, Cleveland Browns
Javon Walker, Oakland Raiders
Probable – These players will likely play in Week 1.
Antonio Gates, San Diego …read more

Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts
In the offseason, Peyton Manning underwent a relatively serious surgery on an infection in his knee. While he didn’t play in any of the preseason games, everyone with the Colts expects Manning to be ready once the real games start.
Tom Brady, New England Patriots
Tom Brady has been suffering from an unspecified leg injury for much of training camp and preseason. While the Patriots are being secretive of his health status, expect him to be ready to go when the games begin to count.
Antonio Gates, San Diego Chargers
Perhaps the most mysterious injury of them all, Antonio …read more

Jack Delhomme is traveling in uncharted waters right now. Delhomme is attempting to return from Tommy John surgery after he blew out his elbow last year in Week 3. The Carolina Panthers are hoping that their starting quarterback will be able to come back healthy, but it’s difficult to project how Delhomme’s elbow will react to the stress of an NFL season.
The good news is that Delhomme is already practicing and the team expects him to be able to go once training camp starts. Delhomme will get a few extra days of rest along the way but …read more

In an under the radar acquisition, the Carolina Panthers have signed DJ Hackett to a two year contract. Hackett is a player who had much success last season with the Seattle Seahawks when he was healthy. In Carolina, he’ll be placed next to Steve Smith to help spread the field.
In 2007, Hackett had 32 catches, 384 yards and three touchdowns in only six games. Extended over a season, that extrapolates to 86 catches, 1035 yards and eight touchdowns. If the Panthers get anything close to that level of production, they will be ecstatic.
Hackett fits the mold of players who have …read more

Are you looking on the waiver wire for an emergency starter for Week 9? Here are some names you should consider.

QB JP Losman, Buffalo Bills – Losman is up against the Cincinnati Bengals this week in what looks to be a great matchup. While Losman isn’t a very good quarterback usually, he could put in extra effort to try to win back his job from Trent Edwards. Two touchdowns and 250 yards passing isn’t too unrealistic given this matchup.
RB Justin Fargas, Oakland Raiders – With LaMont Jordan struggling and Dominic Rhodes seemingly out of the picture, Fargas could be …read more