Fantasy Football Challenge - Football Fanatics Articles Archive

Enclosed in this archive is every bit of the action and updates that occurred in November 2003 within the world of fantasy football. You may want to read these articles for research on players in the coming year, or just check to see if we were way off base with our reporting. Whatever the reason, it's all here for your enjoyment.

Fantasy Football Challenge - November 2003 Fantasy Football Articles

Fantasy Football Challenge - November 2003 Article Archives

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up on me and I just had to take it light [Wednesday]. Ill see how it feels in the morning."

Falcons trainer Ron Medlin and team orthopedist Andrew Bishop both said that Vick did not sustain additional damage to the injured area.

Vick was limping for a while after the injury. And when he threw some passes during the afternoon in work away from the teams practice, Vick was not striding into his throws in a normal fashion.

Asked if Vick did not practice because he couldnt, or if it was a precautionary move, head coach Dan Reeves said, "Im sure its because he cant. I dont know; I hadnt talked to [Medlin]. He was going to practice if he could, and apparently he cant."

Vick has said that he will always wear an ankle brace in future practices and games, but did not have a brace on during the walk-through, nor was his ankle taped for extra support, according to team officials. Few players bother to tape their ankles for walk-throughs, which are like half-speed practices without contact.

At the time, Vick was running the scout team, which is generally comprised of second-string players in order to give the first- and second-string defenses a look at the upcoming opponents plays.

Neither Reeves nor Vick said who stepped on Vicks foot. "I forgot to get his number," Reeves said. "He was speeding. It was at the end of the work with the [starting] defense."

Vick said, "I dont know. Ill have to go back and watch the film. All I know is I caught it up in there pretty good. It was my first bit of contact, and I didnt anticipate my first piece of contact on it. It happened early, and it wasnt a good feeling. So I can imagine what its going to feel like if I take a hit on it."

Also of interest. ...

The Falcons signed rookie wide receiver John Lewis off the practice squad Tuesday to fill the roster spot created when three-year veteran Quentin McCord was waived Monday.

Lewis was undrafted out of Oklahoma State and went to training camp with the Falcons. He was waived after the

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