3 years agoCincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon (illness) is absent from practice for the third consecutive day this week. Although official injury statuses have not been released yet, the expectation is that Mixon's availability this weekend will be far from a guarantee. If he suits up, fantasy managers should treat him as a high-end RB1. However, if he isn't able to go, Samaje Perine would be the next man up and fall into the high-end RB3 range against the 49ers. Mixon hasn't missed a game all season, but during the one game in which he saw a limited workload, Perine notched 83 scrimmage yards and a touchdown.--Andersen Pickard - RotoBaller
Source: Charlie Goldsmith