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Fantasy football Week 8 injury report: Ja’Marr Chase and Deebo Samuel headline list of NFL players who won’t play this week

Injuries suck, but they are a part of professional sports. Of course, they’re also part of fantasy sports and betting. In both instances, they can be the difference between wins and losses on a weekly basis.

As a fantasy football manager, you’ll need to know which players are in and which are out. We’re here to help you keep a tab on all of the important ones.

Many of the NFL’s biggest names are going to miss Week 8 with injuries. For fantasy football managers and DFS players, you’re going to want to pay attention to this list.

Here’s a quick look at who will and won’t play, and whose status will be decided on game day.

RB Chuba Hubbard - Carolina Panthers

AP Photo/Matt Patterson)

WR Ja'Marr Chase - Cincinnati Bengals

(AP Photo/Aaron Doster)

Bummer. The Bengals’ offense was beginning to hit its stride. On the bright side, at least Chase isn’t headed to the IR.

QB Russell Wilson - Denver Broncos

(Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports)

The airplane stretches surely did the trick. Wilson is back as the Broncos QB1 for their London Matchup with the Jaguars.

WR Amon-Ra St. Brown - Detroit Lions

(AP Photo/Lon Horwedel)

St. Brown entered the concussion protocols last Sunday. He appears to be on track to play in Week 8.

WR Allen Lazard - Green Bay Packers

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Lazard is out for Sunday night’s game against the Bills after suffering a shoulder injury. Check out his take on what happened to his shoulder last week when suffering the injury.

RB Ezekiel Elliott - Dallas Cowboys

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It sounds like Zeke will not eat in Week 8. He’s officially listed as doubtful.

WR Brandin Cooks - Houston Texans

(Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)

Interesting. Cooks was a full participant in practice all week long but appears on the injury report. Trade coming?

TE Darren Waller - Las Vegas Raiders

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Waller will either play for the first time since Week 4 or miss his third straight game. Hammy injuries are tough to deal with.

WRs Tyler Lockett, D.K. Metcalf - Seattle Seahawks

(Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports)

Truly a “wait and see” approach when it comes to Seattle’s two receivers.

WR Devante Adams - Las Vegas Raiders

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All signs are pointing to Davante Adams playing on Sunday. Of course, he is listed as questionable. So, we’ll see what happens.

RB James Conner - Arizona Cardinals

(Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

Make that three missed games in a row for Conner.

WRs Jarvis Landry, Michael Thomas - New Orleans Saints

(Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports)

Injuries continue to do a number on the Saints this season. Thomas will miss his 5th consecutive game. Landry will miss his fourth.

TE David Njoku - Cleveland Browns

(Scott Galvin-USA TODAY Sports)

It’s probably going to be a little while before we see Njoku on the field again. A calf injury will keep him from playing on Monday night against the Bengals.

WR Corey Davis - New York Jets

(Scott Galvin-USA TODAY Sports)

Corey Davis is OUT.

WR Deebo Samuel - San Francisco 49ers

(Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)

Deebo usually cooks the Rams. He won’t be able to do so this Sunday due to a bad hammy.

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