2026 Week 8 Fantasy Football Breaking News: Jeremiyah Love Suffers New Ankle Injury

Cardinals running back Jeremiyah Love suffered a new ankle injury Sunday and did not finish the game, according to ProFootballTalk (NBC Sports). Love had missed the previous two games with a separate ankle injury, making his return short-lived — he exited at halftime and never came back. Head coach Mike LaFleur confirmed Monday that this is a distinct injury, not an aggravation of the earlier one, and said he'll have more clarity on the severity and Love's timeline on Wednesday.

Jeremiyah Love

Love is listed as Out, and with no timeline yet, he's unplayable in redraft leagues until LaFleur's Wednesday update at the earliest. In dynasty, this is the second ankle injury in a short stretch — a real concern for a player whose value is built on carrying a workload. Sit and monitor; don't make any moves based on speculation before Wednesday's press conference.

Tyler Allgeier

This is Allgeier's backfield now, and Sunday's performance made the case loud and clear: he ran for 147 yards and a touchdown on just 11 carries after taking over as the lead back, per ProFootballTalk (NBC Sports). He was already averaging 11 touches per game this season across 51.3% snap share — a real role even before Love went down. If Love misses additional time, Allgeier becomes a locked-in starter and a must-add in any format. He's the primary beneficiary here, and you should be adding him before your leaguemates catch up to this news.

The Cardinals also lost Bam Knight to a concussion Sunday. Zonovan Knight (depth chart No. 3) is listed as Out, and Evan Hull (No. 6) is also Out, leaving the backfield extremely thin behind Allgeier. That scarcity only reinforces his value — there's no obvious handcuff worth stashing behind him at this moment.