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Cardinals RB Andre Ellington's hip injury not serious, could play in Week 14
After exiting in the second quarter and not returning to Sunday's 29-18 loss to Atlanta, running back Andre Ellington was diagnosed with a hip pointer. Early reports on Monday state that the injury isn't as serious as it could be and that he could potentially return for the team's Week 14 game against Kansas City.Ellington has run for 660 yards on the season, caught 46 balls for an additional 395 yards and totaled five touchdowns. If he can't return for Week 14, expect the recently signed Michael Bush, Stepfan Taylor and Marion Grice to share the running back responsibilities.
Ellington's injury and subsequent absence from the Week 13 game are likely to have cost some fantasy owners a playoff spot. He had only run for 12 yards and had not caught a pass before leaving a game against one of the worst defenses in football.Despite averaging just 3.3 yards per carry, Ellington has still been an effective fantasy running back this season, especially in PPR leagues. Prior to Sunday, he was averaging just less than 95 total yards and just more than four receptions per game, so he's practically a lock for 12 to 14 PPR points each week.If you're still alive in your league and have Ellington, monitor his status this week. With a struggling quarterback in Drew Stanton, the Cardinals are likely to lean heavily on the running game next week against a Chiefs defense that just gave up 168 rushing yards to the Broncos' C.J. Anderson.
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