The average NFL fan understands injuries are a part of the game.
A fantasy football owner should understand injuries can make or break your season. See, no matter how great your draft goes, the wrong injury can unravel your entire team.
That's why I preach vigilance when you comb through the waiver wire on a weekly basis. We are two weeks in and injuries to Adrian Peterson, Keenan Allen, Ameer Abdullah, Jonathan Stewart, Doug Martin and Danny Woodhead have already created opportunities for others. (Do I even have to mention Arian Foster?)
This happens every week. An awareness of most teams depth charts can pay dividends in the end.
Each week I'll list the best widely available free agents for fantasy football _ I define "widely available" as being owned in around half of all ESPN or Yahoo leagues _ and some guys who are probably better off in the free agent pool than collecting dust on your roster.
Here's my best bets for Week 3:
