Is Calvin Ridley playing today? Latest injury update, fantasy tip for Titans WR vs. Cardinals in Week 5

Billy Heyen

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The Tennessee Titans have been unable to get their offense truly rolling.

No. 1 overall pick Cam Ward has shown promise, but it hasn't resulted in consistent output yet.

One guy who hasn't helped much thus far is Calvin Ridley, who would've been viewed as the top wideout heading into the season.

Now heading into a Week 5 matchup with the Arizona Cardinals, Ridley's injury status is shaky.

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Is Calvin Ridley playing today?

Ridley is officially questionable for Sunday's matchup with the Cardinals due to knee and elbow injuries.

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Ridley "is likely to play vs. the Cardinals, but the team still needs to see how he feels pre-game first."

The Titans kick off at 4:05 p.m. ET, meaning inactives will drop about 2:35 p.m. ET.

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Calvin Ridley injury fantasy tip

It's hard to play Ridley in fantasy football at this point even if he's active.

And if he's out, it might give a slight boost to Elic Ayomanor, but probably not enough to change what you were going to do with Ayomanor already.

Ridley has been getting dropped in a substantial number of leagues. He could be a sneaky waiver wire add in the hopes that Ward figures things out sooner rather than later, so it's not a bad idea to check if Ridley is out there, not to play today but to hold for later.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle