This Given Sunday is examining the biggest injury questions before each week of the NFL season. Here are the top-five health-related storylines entering Week 14.
Ben Roethlisberger
All signs point to Big Ben returning to the Steelers' lineup after missing three games with that shoulder injury. He "made all the necessary throws" in Wednesday's practice, according to head coach Mike Tomlin and he'll be eager to get back for a home game against San Diego considering that the Steelers are now back in the AFC North race. Pittsburgh hosts the Bolts at 1 p.m. ET so unless Carson Palmer is your handcuff Thursday night, there's really not a lot of risk from a fantasy perspective.
Cecil Shorts
Shorts has scored in four straight games and has become a fantasy football difference-maker in the process. But he suffered a concussion against the Bills and wasn't ready to return to practice at the start of the week. There aren't any viable handcuffs ...
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Ben Roethlisberger,
Mike Tomlin,
Carson Palmer,
Cecil Shorts,
Terrell Suggs,
Alfred Morris,
DeAngelo Hall,
Cedric Griffin,
Joe Flacco,
Anquan Boldin,
Torrey Smith,
Robert Griffin III
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Steelers, Oakland Raiders, Jacksonville Jaguars, Baltimore Ravens, Washington Redskins
TEAMS: Pittsburgh Steelers, Oakland Raiders, Jacksonville Jaguars, Baltimore Ravens, Washington Redskins
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