Cleveland Browns wide receiver Marquise Goodwin (knee) returned to a full practice on Thursday and was removed from the final injury report before Saturday's playoff contest against the Houston Texans. Goodwin was held out of the Week 18 regular season finale against the Cincinnati Bengals but will return and could have an expanded role with rookie Cedric Tillman (concussion) already ruled out. Still, fantasy managers playing DFS during wild-card weekend should avoid Goodwin, as Amari Cooper (heel), Elijah Moore and David Bell will operate in three-wide sets alongside tight end David Njoku. It would be a pretty big surprise if Goodwin did much of note for fantasy managers to get excited about this weekend.
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Marquise Goodwin (knee) was limited in practice for the second straight day on Wednesday. A full practice on Thursday would put Goodwin on track to play on Saturday in the wild-card playoff contest against the Houston Texans after he was held out of action in the Week 18 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. It looks like Amari Cooper (heel) will play for the Browns on wild-card weekend, but rookie Cedric Tillman (concussion) could be out. Even if Tillman is inactive on Saturday, Goodwin faces an uphill battle for much playing time and would be the No. 4 behind Cooper, Elijah Moore and David Bell. Goodwin has been a fantasy afterthought in his first year in Cleveland, catching just four passes for 67 yards and carrying the ball four times for 33 yards in 12 games.
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Marquise Goodwin (knee) was listed as limited for the team's first practice session of the week on Tuesday. The Browns gave Goodwin the week off for a meaningless Week 18 regular season finale against the Cincinnati Bengals. A limited tag to begin the week suggests that the 33-year-old should be active for the first playoff game of wild-card weekend this Saturday against the Houston Texans. Even if Amari Cooper (heel) misses his third straight game, it will be hard to recommend Goodwin to fantasy managers after he caught just four passes all year for 67 yards in 12 games in his first year with the Browns. If Cooper is out on Saturday, Elijah Moore, rookie Cedric Tillman (concussion) and David Bell would all be better DFS dart throws than Goodwin.
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Marquise Goodwin (knee) is officially inactive for the Week 18 regular season finale against the Cincinnati Bengals, while Elijah Moore (concussion) is active on Sunday. Both players came into the season finale as questionable to play. Moore suffered a concussion in last Thursday's win over the New York Jets but was able to clear the concussion protocols. The Browns are already locked into the No. 5 seed in the AFC for the postseason, so even though Moore is officially active for this one, there's a good chance he won't play the entire game, especially coming off a head injury just last week. Top wideout Amari Cooper (heel) will miss a second straight game as well, so fantasy managers should expect rookie Cedric Tillman and David Bell to get more playing time on Sunday with quarterback Jeff Driskel leading Cleveland's offense.
Cleveland Browns wide receivers Elijah Moore (concussion) and Marquise Goodwin (knee) are both listed as questionable to play on Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. Amari Cooper (heel) has been ruled out for the second straight game. The Browns are locked into the No. 5 seed in the AFC for the postseason, so Moore and Goodwin probably won't play all that much if they are actually active on Sunday morning. Moore suffered a concussion in last Thursday's win over the New York Jets, while Goodwin popped up on this week's injury report on Thursday. Fantasy managers in season-long leagues or DFS contests would be wise to stay away from Moore. Expect rookie Cedric Tillman, David Bell and James Proche II to get a lot of playing time this weekend as the Browns play out the string of the regular season.
Cleveland Browns wide receivers Elijah Moore (concussion) and Marquise Goodwin (knee) were both listed as limited in practice on Thursday. Moore was also limited on Wednesday after suffering a concussion in last Thursday's win over the New York Mets. Goodwin, meanwhile, was added to the injury report Thursday. The 23-year-old Moore is headed in the right direction to be available for the Week 18 regular season finale against the Cincinnati Bengals, but with the Browns being locked into the No. 5 seed for the playoffs, Moore is a candidate to be limited on Sunday or held out entirely. And if he does play, he'll be taking passes from quarterback Jeff Driskel with Joe Flacco being rested. Goodwin hasn't been anywhere near the fantasy radar in his first year in Cleveland.
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Marquise Goodwin (knee), who was listed as questionable to play on Thursday night, is officially active and will suit up to face the visiting New York Jets. Top wideout Amari Cooper (heel) will sit out just days after setting a franchise record with 265 receiving yards in the win over the Houston Texans. Cooper's absence means that Goodwin could have a bigger role in the passing game, but he'll still likely be behind wideouts Elijah Moore, rookie Cedric Tillman and David Bell and tight end David Njoku. The 33-year-old Goodwin has caught four of his 13 targets on the year for 67 yards and has also carried the ball four times for 33 yards in 11 games in his first year in Cleveland. He's been completely off the fantasy radar.
Amari Cooper, Marquise Goodwin Questionable For Thursday
Cleveland Browns wide receivers Amari Cooper (heel) and Marquise Goodwin (knee) are listed as questionable to play on Thursday night in Week 17 against the New York Jets. Cooper is coming off a franchise-record 265 receiving yards and two touchdowns on 11 receptions in the Week 16 win over the Houston Texans. The Browns have been resting Cooper in practices early in the week almost all year, so hopefully they were just giving him more time off on a short week. The 29-year-old has become a much more reliable fantasy wideout since quarterback Joe Flacco took over. If he's active, he needs to be in all starting fantasy lineups, even though he's facing a tough matchup this week and is unlikely to go off like he did in Week 16. If Cooper is out, Elijah Moore, rookie Cedric Tillman and David Bell are likely to operate in three-receiver sets.
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Marquise Goodwin (knee) was limited in Tuesday's practice. It appears Goodwin suffered the knee injury in the Browns' win last week after logging nine offensive snaps. The 33-year-old wideout saw just one target in his nine snaps in Week 16. The veteran will have one more chance to upgrade his practice status before Thursday's game against the New York Jets. However, even if he suits up, he should not be on any fantasy radars in Week 17. Goodwin has just four catches for 67 yards this season.
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Marquise Goodwin (concussion) practiced in full on Friday and was removed from Friday's final Week 14 injury report. Goodwin will make his return on Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars for the first time since suffering a concussion in Week 9. The 33-year-old speedy deep threat could be asked to pick up some downfield slack if top wideout Amari Cooper (concussion) is unable to clear the league's concussion protocol and play on Sunday. However, fantasy managers should be looking to avoid Goodwin, as he's caught just three passes on 11 targets for 10 yards in eight games in his first year with the Browns. Goodwin will be working with either rookie quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson or veteran Joe Flacco, too, which shouldn't inspire much confidence.
