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WEEK 3 INJURY BOARD: THE FANTASY TIMELINE

Your lineup needs a date. The medical report does not always have one.
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Achane is the clear season long loss with a reported torn ACL. In NFL backs and receivers who returned after reconstruction, the average was 13.6 months. That is a study average, not a forecast for him. Burns has a believed ACL tear, not a confirmed diagnosis, so his clock has not started on the facts we have.

Mayfield has the firmest short window: Bowles says at least three weeks after the throwing thumb dislocation. No fracture or torn ligament or tendon was found, but grip and throwi

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