Fantasy Injury Assist

About Fantasy Injury Assist

Fantasy Injury Assist is a free tool that watches the NFL's injury reports for the players on your fantasy teams and tells you, right away, which lineup spot to change.

Why it exists

Most fantasy losses to injuries aren't bad luck; they're missed news. A starter gets ruled out on a Saturday, or a questionable player shows up on the inactives list while you're at the grocery store, and a locked-in zero sits in your lineup all afternoon. The information is public. The problem is being there when it comes out.

Fantasy Injury Assist does the watching. You add your team, by hand or by linking an ESPN or Sleeper league, and it checks every official injury report, practice report and inactives list for your players. When something changes, you get a short alert that names the bench player who can take the spot. It also follows the players your starters depend on, like the quarterback throwing to your receiver or the back ahead of your handcuff, and it sends a Tuesday waiver report covering injuries and the next week's byes.

Who runs it

The site is built and run by John Kline in Arizona. John is a physical therapist (DPT, CSCS) whose clinical work centers on sports medicine and returning athletes to play, and he competed in Division I track and field at Arizona State. He has also played fantasy football for years and built this tool after losing one too many weeks to a late scratch.

The guides on this site are written from that mix of experience: what the NFL's reports actually say, and how to turn them into a lineup decision. They describe public information and general patterns, not medical advice about any player.

Where the information comes from

Injury designations, practice participation and inactives come from public NFL team reports and depth charts, checked every 2 minutes within three hours of a game and every 15 minutes otherwise. Player news excerpts in the app come from ESPN's fantasy news feed and credit their source. Fantasy Injury Assist isn't affiliated with the NFL, any team, ESPN, Sleeper or Yahoo.

How it's paid for

Every feature is free. The website shows a small ad from Google AdSense, and there's an optional Buy me a coffee link for anyone who wants to chip in. Your information is never sold; the privacy policy explains exactly what's collected and how to delete it.

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