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Love goes to IR. Allgeier gets more than a one-week opening.
Arizona has placed Love and Bourne on IR. Allgeier is the immediate backfield answer; the receiving vacancies need more care.
FHFantasy Homepage desk · · 2 min read
Start planning around Allgeier. Keep Love in an IR slot and don't assume Bourne's replacement inherits his targets.
Both IR moves confirmed by Arizona on Tuesday.
Tyler Allgeier now has a clearer route into your next lineup. Arizona placed Jeremiyah Love on injured reserve Tuesday, turning yesterday's injury concern into an absence of at least four games. The club expects Love back this season, but that isn't a return date.
The same announcement put Kendrick Bourne on IR. These are two different fantasy problems: one has an obvious immediate replacement, while the other leaves several receivers chasing an opening.
Allgeier is the practical answer
If Allgeier is still available, prioritise him over a bench stash you couldn't start this weekend. A manager short at RB2 has a stronger reason to act than one with three healthy backs already in place. Use your actual lineup gap to decide how aggressively to bid.
Bam Knight remains in concussion protocol and James Conner won't return this week, according to the Cardinals. That makes Allgeier the immediate option. It doesn't settle how the work will be divided once the others are available.
His place in your lineup should still depend on the alternative. Compare him with your weakest starter in the start/sit tool, rather than benching a reliable producer simply because Arizona has the newest headline. The useful gain is access to work over several games, not an expectation of another career afternoon.
Keep Love, clear the starting slot
Use IR space for Love wherever your league permits it. In dynasty, a lost month is a reason to find cover, not to abandon a rookie you intended to keep for years. In redraft, bench space is tighter: check your other absences before deciding which reserve has to go.
Don't set a countdown to his first eligible game and treat it as a promise. Your next checkpoint is a return-to-practice announcement and a fresh assessment of his workload.
Bourne's absence doesn't create an automatic starter
The club also confirmed Bourne's IR move, while Michael Wilson continues to manage broken ribs. That puts more pressure on the receiving room. It doesn't tell us which reserve will earn dependable targets.
Keep Trey McBride in your plans. For the reserve wideouts, wait for evidence of routes and involvement before surrendering a useful bench player. An empty depth-chart spot alone won't score points for you.
Recheck the final practice report and the inactive list before the next game.
Sources: Cardinals: Love and Bourne placed on injured reserve.