@injury_fantasy: 🏈 Not every training camp injury should move a player down your draft board. Some injury headlines sound a lot worse than what they actually mean for fantasy football. Patrick Mahomes is coming off an ACL + LCL repair — but he’s moving extremely well in camp, the knee looks stable through his throwing motion, and I’m not expecting any meaningful impact on his arm talent. Luther Burden’s groin strain should increase re-injury risk slightly, but WRs generally return from these injuries without a meaningful drop in fantasy production. Puka Nacua’s groin issue appears even milder. At this point, I’m not changing his elite-tier value because of it. Zay Flowers already returned from a quad contusion. A contusion is a bruise, not a muscle tear. Once the soreness resolves, there’s usually very little reason to expect lingering effects. And Sam LaPorta looks healthy after his microdiscectomy. His back history adds some future injury risk, but that is very different from expecting his athletic ability to decline. At his current price, I see value. The point isn’t that these players CAN’T get hurt again. It’s that injury headlines need context. Diagnosis. Severity. Recovery. Re-injury risk. Position. Playing style. Current function. That’s what should actually determine whether an injury changes your draft board. I’m a Doctor of Physical Therapy, and throughout draft season I’m breaking down the NFL injuries that actually matter for fantasy, and separating the legitimate concerns from the noise. If you want that edge before you’re on the clock, follow @FantasyInjuryTeam. The 2026 Fantasy Injury Team Draft Injury Guide is also coming soon with 150+ fantasy-relevant players, complete injury histories, injury risk ratings, risk factors for future injury, and what each injury actually means for 2026. Save this before your draft, because there will be a LOT more injury headlines between now and Week 1. #FantasyFootball #FantasyFootballDraft #DynastyFantasyFootball #BestBall #NFLInjuries

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