 Cooley Not Out For Season? -- Tue Oct 27 9:00 pm --
Second Opinion On Ankle Leads To Optimistic Recovery Time | Chris Cooley is expected to undergo surgery on his fractured ankle on Wednesday morning in Baltimore and it’s possible he could return later this season.
Cooley is expected to be sidelined for 6-8 weeks, but there is hope that the surgery could hasten his recovery. On Tuesday morning, Jim Zorn suggested that Cooley could be a candidate for injured reserve. That prognosis has changed for the moment.
However long Cooley is sidelined, his absence from the offense is “devastating,” Zorn said during his Tuesday press conference. “He is such a good player for us all over the field. He is good for our football team. Much like Chris Samuels, he just wants to be around and he is going to want to be involved in what he can. But his [absence] on the field and the fight that he brings to the field--it’s going to be a big loss.”
Fred Davis replaced Cooley in the lineup. Davis caught a career-high eight passes for 73 yards and a touchdown. (redskins.com)
FF Today's Take: Other sources have Cooley back in as little as four weeks, but that not only sounds unlikely, but also unnecessary for the Redskins in what has quickly become a lost season. Owners in deep leagues may want to hold out hope, but owners in shallow leagues should probably cut the cord. Davis is nowhere near the complete TE Cooley is, but he is a gifted receiver and given Washington's offensive line woes, he may be the most targeted Redskin in Cooley's absence.
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