Fantasy Football Stock Up, Stock Down Players Heading Into Week 1

September 9, 2010   ·   John Zaktansky   ·   Jump to comments

So close, you can almost feel Troy Polamalu’s hair, hear Brett Favre giggle in the huddle like a schoolkid on the playground and smell the fear of anyone trying to keep Jared Allen out of their backfield.
Players have practiced, studied film and ran the minefield-like gauntlet of preseason games. And along the way, certain NFL players made a name for themselves. Others fell out of grace. Below are a few players who have seen their fantasy stock rise or fall considerably leading into Week 1 matchups.  
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Stock up Jabar Gaffney, DEN. A journeyman receiver who seemed destined for mediocrity in the NFL, Gaffney has seemed to find himself in the right place at the right time. He soaked up Josh McDaniels’ offense like a Brawny paper towel absorbs spilled coffee and has developed critical chemistry with Kyle Orton. He finished the regular season with a 14-for-213 per...

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