Knee sidelines Fargas for final two games

By Chris Cluff  |   Monday, December 17, 2007  |  Comments( 7 )

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The Oakland Raiders lost their one bright spot when running back Justin Fargas suffered a season-ending knee sprain against Indianapolis on Sunday. Dominic Rhodes and LaMont Jordan will pick up the slack Sunday against Jacksonville and in the final game at San Diego. Coach Lane Kiffin told reporters he hadn't decided how he will use Rhodes and Jordan.

Commentary: Fargas turned into one of the biggest surprises in the NFL this season, rushing for 1,009 yards even though he started only seven games. Since taking over the starting spot on Nov. 4, he is second in the league in rushing (676 yards) behind only San Diego's LaDainian Tomlinson (694). Fargas will be a free agent in the offseason and probably earned himself a new contract from the Raiders, if not someone else.

Fantasy Football Impact: Jordan has been hobbled by injuries throughout his three-year tenure in Oakland, and Rhodes has not been used much ever since he returned from a four-game NFL suspension. So the Raiders probably will use both of them, which means neither likely will do much.
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Chris Cluff spent 10 years as an editor and sportswriter for The Seattle Times. He was a key figure in the newspaper's coverage of the Seahawks, particularly during their Super Bowl run in 2005. He also has written two books on the Seahawks: "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Heart-Pounding,...
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