The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have ruled out Jacquizz Rodgers for their Week 9 matchup with the Atlanta Falcons.
Fantasy football start/sit advice, Week 9: Jacquizz Rodgers out vs. Falcons
The Bucs have some serious issues in their backfield ahead of an NFC South clash with the Falcons.
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Rodgers suffered a foot injury during Sunday’s loss to the Oakland Raiders. With the short turnaround for a Thursday Night Football game, Rodgers was unable to get healthy enough to play in this NFC South affair.
In six games this season, Rodgers has 88 rushes for 393 yards and one score to go with nine catches for 58 yards. The Bucs will also be without normal starter Doug Martin (hamstring), who will miss his sixth game this week.
That injury is what allowed Rodgers to take over as the lead back in this offense, so hopefully he will continue to have a big workload whenever he returns.
Fantasy Impact: Martin and Rodgers being out means Peyton Barber, Antone Smith, and Mike James will be getting carries against Atlanta. Whoever gets the bulk of the touches should do well vs. a Falcons unit allowing the 10th-most fantasy points to running backs this season.
