Roddy White Injury: Atlanta Falcons WR will ‘absolutely’ play this week

Atlanta Falcons star wide receiver Roddy White injured his hamstring and missed the team’s Week 3 drubbing of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football, so it ended up being a nice week of rest for the veteran wideout. Managing his injury is of paramount importance to the Falcons, because they know they need him to be healthy for them to have a shot at making the playoffs again. White nursed nagging injuries throughout the 2013 season before finally showing off his talent down the stretch of the regular season, and the Falcons certainly don’t want him to aggravate his hamstring injury and land on the shelf for longer than just a week.

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That said, White looks to be just about fully healthy right now, as the former 115-reception receiver practiced on Wednesday and Thursday without any issues and has always expected to suit up for Week 4. According to 92.9 The Game’s Mike Conti, Falcons head coach Mike Smith stated on the radio that White will “absolutely” be in the starting lineup this week, thus confirming that his hamstring woes are well past him.

White has a terrific matchup on tap against the Minnesota Vikings, and he, Julio Jones, and Matt Ryan could have a feast against a defense that allowed the New England Patriots to score 30 points before the New Orleans Saints eased up on them in Week 3. Drew Brees had an efficient day despite only leading the team to 20 points, so White’s day will depend on his targets. That said, he’s just about always must-start in fantasy whenever healthy.