It really depends on the type of injury and in some cases the player. Even if they are an “Iron man” and play through the injury, there will be some degradation. There is a clear relationship between a player’s age and his injuries. As he ages he gets more injuries and his ability to recover from those injuries decreases. Likewise, if a player was previously injured, his chances of playing a full 16-game season are less than a player who has never been hurt. Bottom line in my mind, if a player has been hurt before, chances are he will be hurt again. But this does not mean I pass on them, I just move them down my cheat sheet; if I can get them later then I will jump on their value.
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Sam Hendricks is the author of Fantasy Football Guidebook, Fantasy Football Tips and Fantasy Football Almanac 2009, all available at his website, http://www.ffguidebook.com/ , at all major bookstores, and at http://www.amazon.com/. He is a 19-year fantasy football veteran who regularly participates in the World Championship of Fantasy Football (WCOFF), National Fantasy Football Championship (NFFC) and finished 7th overall in the 2008 Fantasy Football Players Championship (FFPC).
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