Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Cecil Shorts III is being treated as a game-time decision by head coach Gus Bradley, according to Michael DiRocco of ESPN. Shorts is listed as questionable with a left hamstring injury, which flared up on Thursday. Bradley said that Shorts "has some tightness, so until we get all the facts, we'll [wait to] decide," according to DiRocco.
Cecil Shorts will be a game-time decision for opener; fantasy owners have cause for concern
Cecil Shorts is dealing with a hamstring injury and will be a game-time decision for Sunday’s opener against the Philadelphia Eagles. We break down the fantasy implications.
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Shorts missed practice on Friday due to the injury. Shorts also dealt with a hamstring injury in the early-goings of training camp and ended up missing over three weeks of sessions, including two preseason games. That was a right hamstring injury and was described as a strain, a word Bradley hasn’t used to this point.
Fantasy Impact: Shorts is preparing for Sunday's season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles as though he's going to be play, which is good to see, but this is awfully late for a hamstring injury to spring up. These things can go away in a day or two or they can nag a player for an entire season, so there's definitely cause for concern.
After Shorts there's Ace Sanders, who is suspended for four games, and then not a whole lot else. Shorts owners definitely need to be be on standby until further notice and Chad Henne owners (they do exist) should also be nervous.
