RJ Harvey's Hamstring Taps Out Ahead of Broncos-Jaguars Matchup
Adam Schefter reported: 'Broncos RB RJ Harvey is inactive today.'
Adam Schefter just dropped the hammer on anyone holding out hope for the backfield, reporting that running back is officially inactive today.
A questionable tag in the NFL is basically a coin flip weighted by how much pain tolerance a guy has on a Sunday morning. In 's case, the hamstring issue that kept him out of practice on Wednesday and limited him the rest of the week finally won the argument.
This is exactly the kind of news did not need right now. The are already limping into tonight's matchup against the after getting absolutely dismantled 31-10 by the last week.
Taking away a key piece of the rotation only makes things harder for an offense that is already missing wide receiver Marvin Mims Jr. to a foot injury. When your injury report starts looking like a CVS receipt, keeping up with an NFL defense becomes a math problem you cannot solve.
For the fantasy managers and the folks staring at the prop markets, this completely scrambles the board. You now have to figure out which backup is going to absorb those missing touches, which is the kind of guessing game that ruins a perfectly good Sunday evening.
The will have to patch together a ground game tonight against and hope they can keep the chains moving. As for , he gets a front-row seat in street clothes while trying to get that hamstring right for next week.