Jamaal Charles

Chiefs' Jamaal Charles (knee) is closer to doubtful in Week 7

The Kansas City Chiefs doubt that running back Jamaal Charles (knee) will play against the New Orleans Saints, NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport reports.

What It Means:

Charles showed up as questionable on Friday's injury report with swelling in his surgically-repaired knee. Kansas City is being extremely cautious as their star running back continues to recover from his second ACL tear. Spencer Ware will have a huge workload against a bad run defense.

Our algorithms project Ware for 66 rushing yards and 0.42 touchdowns on 15 carries, plus 3 receptions for 30 receiving yards. He's our 10th-best fantasy back this week, and the Saints' defense is 32nd in adjusted Defensive Rushing Net Expected Points per play.