Marty

Booker

No official prognosis, but Booker is likely to miss a few weeks. With Miami heading into a bye week, it’s safe to drop Booker in most re-draft leagues.

He should be ready to play next week.

The deal hinges on defensive end ‘Wale Ogunleye’s ability to reach a long-term contract agreement with the Bears. As of now, it looks like the trade may fall through. Chicago’s willingness to move thier “primary” receiver is proof that Booker isn’t meshing with the new Chicago coaching staff. If traded, his fantasy value would remain about the same. David Terrell and Justin Gage would get a nice boost.

We want to see how Booker fits in the new Chicago offense. So far, he’s had a quiet camp.

He’s listed as questionable, but it’s not a high ankle sprain. Expect him to start.

If he cannot start Sunday, Derrius Thompson would be expected to take his place.

“I thought you take it easy on the vets, but it’s a different demeanor around here, I guess. They don’t care, so you just got to fight back. I can get aggressive, too. It goes both ways.” Booker says he’ll be fine for the next Bears mini-camp.

This is a shaky start for the injury-prone veteran. Justin Gage and Bobby Wade have been taking playing across from David Terrell at the No. 1 receiver role.

Curry has caught three of his 13 targets for a 23% catch rate. After him, Todd Heap (27% of 11 targets), Ashley Lelie (28% of 18 targets), Marty Booker (30% of 10 targets), and Justin McCareins (31% of 26) bring up the rear.

Booker has battled nagging injuries for a while, so keep an eye on his health this month.