Vikings LB Blake Cashman is active for today's game against the Eagles. That marks his return from a Week 1 hamstring injury that landed Cashman on IR. It's not certain we'll get a full-time role, but Cashman put in full practices all week and should be ready for such duty. A positive scoring matchup with Philly makes him easier to get back into IDP lineups. Cashman's return also knocks LB Eric Wilson back to a reserve role.

The Vikings are placing LB Blake Cashman on IR for the hamstring injury that knocked him out of Monday night's game. That means he'll miss at least the next four contests. That span runs directly into Minnesota's Week 6 bye, which should give Cashman a pretty good chance of returning as soon as he's eligible.

Vikings LB Blake Cashman left Monday night's win over the Bears with an injury to his right hamstring. Ben Goessling of the Minnesota Star Tribune reports that the "initial expectation" is that Cashman will miss "several weeks." The LB's headed for a Monday MRI to determine the extent of the damage.

The Packers have ruled LB Quay Walker (ankle) out for Sunday's regular-season finale against the Bears. It'll be the third straight game he's missed with the injury, locking in Eric Wilson and Edgerrin Cooper as the lead LBs in playing time for the game. Both have moved up our Week 18 rankings, with Cooper a particularly high-upside option. Green Bay has also ruled out CB Jaire Alexander (knee), S Evan Williams (quad), and S Zayne Anderson (concussion). Those absences should boost playing times for DB Javon Bullard, CB Carrington Valentine, and CB Eric Stokes. The Packers defense doesn't take a meaningful fantasy hit from these absences.

The Packers have ruled LB Quay Walker out for Monday night's game against the Saints because of the ankle he sprained last week.

Packers LB Quay Walker is inactive for today's game against the Jaguars with the concussion he suffered last week. Walker entered Sunday questionable, which likely puts him on track to return for Week 9 against the Lions. Eric Wilson led Green Bay LBs in playing time after Walker left last Sunday and leads the group in our Week 8 LB rankings.