{"id":248231,"date":"2025-12-18T12:25:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T17:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/props.com\/?p=248231"},"modified":"2025-12-18T15:12:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T20:12:57","slug":"fantasy-football-news-today-thursday-12-18-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/props.com\/fantasy-football-news-today-thursday-12-18-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Fantasy Football News Today: Injury News, Updates For Thursday, December 18th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The season is winding down, and it&#8217;s tough to keep track of the most important fantasy football news. NFL teams are jockeying for playoff position, while fantasy football managers are in crunch time, figuring out the best way to set their lineups for the playoffs. 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Let me break down everything you need to know right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-thursday-night-football-injury-updates-rams-vs-seahawks\">Thursday Night Football Injury Updates: Rams vs Seahawks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Davante Adams (Rams WR) \u2014 DOUBTFUL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adams aggravated his hamstring injury late in Sunday&#8217;s game vs. Detroit and did not practice all week. Listed as DOUBTFUL for Thursday Night Football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2025 stats (14 games):<\/strong>&nbsp;60 receptions, 789 yards, 14 TDs on 114 targets \u2014 LEADS THE LEAGUE in receiving TDs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adams has been dealing with a left hamstring issue since Week 13 at Carolina. He played through it in Week 15 but pulled up lame running a route late in the game and immediately grabbed his hamstring. Rams HC Sean McVay said the injury &#8220;didn&#8217;t look good.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ian Rapoport&#8217;s update: Adams is considered &#8220;week-to-week&#8221; and is &#8220;almost certainly&#8221; going to miss Thursday&#8217;s game. It&#8217;s an aggravation of what he was dealing with, not a new injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fantasy Football Impact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Davante Adams:<\/strong>&nbsp;SIT IF YOU HAVE ALTERNATIVES \u2014 Even if he&#8217;s active, he&#8217;ll likely be limited or used only in red zone packages. Too risky to start with a doubtful tag.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Puka Nacua:<\/strong>&nbsp;SMASH PLAY \u2014 With Adams likely out, Nacua becomes Stafford&#8217;s undisputed WR1. Expect 10+ targets and 100+ yards. High-end WR1 tonight.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Colby Parkinson:<\/strong> High TD upside as major factor without Adams. Has seen seen massive red zone volume<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Charles Cross (Seahawks LT) \u2014 OUT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Status:<\/strong>&nbsp;Seahawks starting left tackle Charles Cross is OUT with a hamstring injury for Thursday Night Football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fantasy Football Impact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Jaxon Smith-Njigba:<\/strong>&nbsp;SLIGHT DOWNGRADE \u2014 Without Cross protecting Darnold&#8217;s blindside, the Seahawks&#8217; pass protection is compromised. 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Tagovailoa threw his NFL-worst 15th interception in that loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tua&#8217;s 2025 numbers: 67.7% completion rate, 6.9 yards per attempt, 88.5 passer rating, 36.7 QBR (30th among 33 qualifying QBs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The contract nightmare: Miami signed Tua to a 4-year, $212.4 million extension in July 2024 with $167.1 million guaranteed. He&#8217;s due $54 million in guarantees in 2026, making it nearly impossible to move on from him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fantasy Football Impact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tua Tagovailoa:<\/strong> He&#8217;s done for the season. Zero fantasy value rest of season.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Quinn Ewers:<\/strong>&nbsp;AVOID \u2014 Late-round rookie making his first NFL start against a middle-of-the-pack Bengals defense. Massive downgrade from Tua.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jaylen Waddle:<\/strong>&nbsp;DOWNGRADE \u2014 Same situation as Hill. 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