John Bates Fantasy Football News | Shark Bites

Washington TE Ricky Seals-Jones (hip) is out for Sunday's game vs. the Panthers. TE Logan Thomas (hamstring) isn't ready to return yet, leaving 4th-round rookie John Bates as Washington's lead TE. Bates caught just 47 balls across 4 seasons at Boise State and is a below-average athlete. But he ran a route on 85% of pass plays in the 2nd half of last week's game. That type of usage puts him on the radar as a cheap DFS flier.

Washington TE Ricky Seals-Jones (hip) did not practice on Wednesday. TE Logan Thomas (hamstring) still isn't listed on the injury report because he hasn't been activated from IR, but he reportedly was working off to the side of practice with trainers. If both guys are out vs. the Panthers this weekend, Washington would be down to rookie TE John Bates.

Washington HC Ron Rivera labeled TE Ricky Seals-Jones "day to day" with the hip injury that knocked him out of yesterday's loss to the Bucs. We'll keep an eye on him this week, leading up to Sunday's game vs. the Panthers. TE Logan Thomas (hamstring) is also uncertain for Week 11. Rookie TE John Bates is the next man up for The Football Team.