A player's injury status can have a significant effect on fantasy football — it can alter draft strategy, roster construction and, most importantly, it can determine start-or-sit decisions for your fantasy team.
Each week, I will review the positional players’ injuries from Thursday's and Sunday’s games. Injuries are fluid, so make sure to stay up to date by following @mario_pilato on Twitter.
Thursday, Oct. 8
Tampa Bay Buccaneers:
RB Ke’Shawn Vaughn, PFF Week 5 Consensus Rank: RB36 — Chest injury
Vaughn suffered a chest injury in the second quarter and did not return.