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Week 2 Fantasy Football Injury Report: Michael Thomas, Le’Veon Bell, James Conner

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Week 1 in the NFL was a harsh reminder to fantasy football players that no NFL player is safe from injury. Michael Thomas, Le’Veon Bell, James Conner, George Kittle, Marlon Mack, Phillip Lindsay, DeVante Parker and a handful of others all suffered injuries in the first game of the season. Some players like Marlon Mack are out for the rest of the season while others like Michael Thomas and Le’Veon Bell are out the next few weeks. How should fantasy football players manage their rosters when factoring in these injuries? That’s what we asked Sports Illustrated’s fantasy football analyst Ben Heisler and the editor of All49ers editor of ALL49ers, Grant Cohn.

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