The Washington Commanders play the first game of Week 17 when they kick off at 1 p.m. ET on Christmas Day against the Dallas Cowboys.
Chris Rodriguez is no sure thing to take part.
Everyone who has notifications set for Adam Schefter's posts got one on Thursday morning pointing out that there'd been a late addition to the Commanders' injury report.
The add: Rodriguez, questionable, illness.
Well that's not good.
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It's fantasy football championship week, and Rodriguez has been pretty reliable when he plays, and the Cowboys defense is a matchup worth exploiting.
If Rodriguez ends up being active, it probably means it was just a bit of a scare and nothing more. In that scenario, he's probably safe to deploy as usual in fantasy lineups.
Inactives will come out about 11:30 a.m. ET.
If Rodriguez is out, that pushes Jacory Croskey-Merritt into a much bigger role. He'd be a worthwhile replacement for Rodriguez if he's on the waiver wire.
In a particularly deep fantasy league, Jeremy McNichols would also be looking at increased action if Rodriguez is out.
For now, we wait.
But it's looking like there's at least a chance that Rodriguez doesn't bring us any Christmas presents today.
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