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Sean Tucker had a career day in Week 11.
The concern for those relying on Tucker in fantasy football, though, was that it seemed likely Bucky Irving would be back in Week 12 from his injury. That would quickly siphon value from Tucker.
On Thursday, veteran beat reporter Joe Bucs Fan broke the news that Irving is expected to miss Sunday Night Football against the Los Angeles Rams.
That's a twist, and it's big news for Tucker.
The Sunday night aspect of things was always going to make things difficult here. Do you leave Tucker in your lineup not knowing Irving's status until 90 minutes before kickoff, after most players will have already played?
This helps. It'd help more if a couple other reporters shared the same Irving news just to make it feel particularly firm.
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The implication of a number of recent press conference answers in Tampa Bay is that Irving wouldn't get a full workload to begin with, anyway. But it does get tricky at that point if you have Irving, Tucker and Rachaad White all trying to get RB snaps.
With no Irving, though, the Bucs will likely just rely on the guy who ran all over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
Tucker may have been an undrafted player, but that was due as much as anything to health issues he had right before his draft.
At Syracuse, Tucker was a college superstar. And he may get another chance this week to prove he's good enough for the NFL, too.
In fantasy leagues, Tucker is an RB2 or FLEX with Irving out.
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