Fantasy Football Challenge - Football Fanatics Articles Archive

Enclosed in this archive is every bit of the action and updates that occurred in September 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 - September 2003 Fantasy Football Articles

Fantasy Football Challenge - September 2003 Fantasy Football Articles Archive

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if he doesnt play this weekend, theres a better likelihood that we would be available (against Chicago, Sept. 29)."','9/20/2003','5:55:00 AM','Saturday'5237,2003,139 5712,20,3,'Shockey Still Suffering Effects Of Fractured Rib...','According to New York Newsday beat man Neil Best, Jeremy Shockey said Friday he still is suffering from the effects of the rib he fractured Aug. 15, an injury that has made it difficult for him to breathe deeply and thus has caused him to fatigue easily.

"Its still sore when I breathe in and out," Shockey said. "I can find myself not going as hard as I was a year ago when I was healthy. ... Its healed, really, but when I breathe in real deep, it still hurts. So when I run as hard as I can every play, I start getting real tired."

Shockey said his breathing problems are "no excuse for any of the things that happened last week," a reference to his two dropped passes -- a key third-down pass and what would have been an easy touchdown reception.

Still, getting winded does not help, especially when the Giants go to the spread offense they used late in the Cowboys game and might deploy at times against the Redskins Sunday.

"Its like when you have a stuffed-up nose and cant breathe as fast as you want to," said Shockey, who has five catches for 44 yards in two games. "Its just kind of a nagging injury."

One other note of interest this week. ...

Fullback Jim Finn told Pro Football Weekly the team is experimenting with different combinations in the backfield in order to find more ways to get Dorsey Levens on the field.

For the record. ... Levens was active for Monday nights loss to Dallas, but never set foot on the field.','9/20/2003','8:20:00 AM','Saturday'14035,2003,140 5713,30,3,'McNair Likely To Wear Splint On Sore Finger...','According to Nashville Tennessean staff writer Jim Wyatt, Steve McNair will probably wear a splint on the ring finger of his throwing hand in tomorrows

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