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Green Bay Packers running back James Starks has been surprisingly absent from practice this week, and now we know why. The team revealed on Wednesday that Starks is sitting out with a concussion, but there were no signs that he sustained a head …
There may be something of a running back by committee in the Green Bay Packers backfield this season. ESPN’s Rob Demovsky appeared on SiriusXM’s Next Level Fantasy Football show and told host Mike Clay that the Packers could use Eddie …
The Green Bay Packers have made a change atop their depth chart, as James Starks will supplant Eddie Lacy as the team’s starting running back going forward. Packers coach Mike McCarthy announced the change on Wednesday. “He’s played …
Fantasy football owners who drafted Eddie Lacy in the first round are likely beyond frustrated, and understandably so. But the savvy ones should already have help sitting on their bench in the form of veteran back James Starks. According to Rob …
There were a number of significant injuries on Sunday that could change the outlook for several NFL teams, and they will have a tremendous impact on the fantasy football world as well. One of the players who went down is Green Bay Packers running …
It didn’t take long for Green Bay Packers running back Eddie Lacy to remind his fantasy owners that they should have handcuffed him with James Starks. Lacy, whose bruiser running style makes him susceptible to injuries, suffered another …
Johnathan Franklin saw his first action of the season on Sunday, and he looked good until fumbling away the game for the Green Bay Packers in the final four minutes of a 34-30 loss at the Cincinnati Bengals. Franklin, a fourth-round pick out of UCLA, …
Unlike the relatively quiet opening week we began with this NFL season, Week 2 was littered with injuries. Ray Rice is dealing with a hip flexor strain that is not considered serious, but everyone needs to be adding Ravens backup running back Bernard …
James Starks was hardly on the fantasy football radar prior to Sunday, but he is the top player to keep your eye on entering Week 3. Starks came in for the Green Bay Packers after rookie running back Eddie Lacy left with a concussion suffered on his …
The reports throughout Packers training camp said James Starks looked significantly better than Ryan Grant. On Thursday night, that assertion was evident for anyone who watched the game. The Packers let Ryan Grant carry the ball their first two …
Rookie running back James Starks was drafted out of Buffalo with the 193rd pick by the Green Bay Packers, only after he was shafted at the last second by the Chicago Bears. According to the Chicago Tribune, the Bears had decided they were going to …
The first time we wrote about James Starks, we cautioned fantasy owners not to get too excited about adding him. That was after the rookie running back broke out with 73 yards on 18 carries in week 13 against the 49ers. Turned out we were right, as …
With most leagues heading into the playoffs this week, we didn’t do our typical weekly fantasy waiver wire column; those of you who have made the postseason probably have a good idea of what you’re doing. Still, that doesn’t mean we …
