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Foot - Probable for start of training camp
(Updated: 05/14/12)

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Date	Traded	Traded For
05/25/2012	LeSean McCoy, RB PHI	Peyton Manning, QB DEN Darren McFadden, RB OAK
05/25/2012	Jimmy Graham, TE NO Shonn Greene, RB NYJ	Darren McFadden, RB OAK Tony Romo, QB DAL
05/23/2012	Peyton Hillis, RB KC Felix Jones, RB DAL Darren McFadden, RB OAK Hakeem Nicks, WR NYG Brandon Pettigrew, TE DET Mike Williams, WR TB	Marques Colston, WR NO Andy Dalton, QB CIN Jermichael Finley, TE GB Ryan Fitzpatrick, QB BUF Matt Forte, RB CHI Sebastian Janikowski, K OAK Steve Johnson, WR BUF Mike Wallace, WR PIT
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McFadden confident, won't play scared: After looking great in his first offseason practice open to the media, Raiders running back Darren McFadden said he feels back to normal and has his sights set on reaching a personal goal of 1,800 yards this season. McFadden is coming off of a Lisfranc foot sprain that cost him nine games last year after he totaled 768 yards and five scores in seven games. Coach Dennis Allen says he'll spare McFadden some reps in an effort to keep McFadden healthy for as long as possible. "I'm just out there playing, going hard," McFadden said according to the Contra Costa Times. "If I get hurt, so be it. I could see it if I was just going down the street, falling over, getting hurt. It's all behind me. If I get hurt going hard, I can't do anything about it. ... I feel like I got my feet wet in the NFL, now I have my confidence, so it's just going out there and playing with confidence. I'm going to go out there and run the ball." (Updated 05/16/2012)

Injury Report
Foot - Probable for start of training camp (Updated - 5/14/12)

Fantasy Analysis
The more we hear about McFadden practicing and doing well, the more likely Fantasy owners will want to gamble a Top 25 pick on him this summer. Potentially, McFadden could evolve into a 20-touch-per-week running back now that there isn't a dedicated or reliable backup behind him on the Raiders roster (Mike Goodson figures to be the guy). But he's also been injury prone over his career -- he's never played more than 13 games in a season. But when he has played, he's been awesome: He's averaged 88.5 rush yards and 33.0 receiving yards over his last 20 starts with 15 total touchdowns (and that's been with Michael Bush playing alongside him). Staying healthy is a major factor, and it's something Fantasy owners will have to consider with him. It's OK to draft McFadden with that Top 20 pick (likely between 13th and 20th overall), but in doing so you must also commit to drafting his backup -- for now that's Mike Goodson -- as a handcuff for if/when McFadden gets hurt. (Updated 05/16/2012).

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