The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast on Sam LaPorta

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On last week's late-round fantasy football show, my co-host and COO, David Kitchen, read a news item about Sam Laporta recovering from a microdissectomy.

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Laporta recovering from microdissectomy; injury update acknowledged.

Laporta recovering from a microdissectomy; JJ Zachariason acknowledged he failed to respond substantively to this injury news on the previous episode, citing illness and distraction as reasons for the oversight.

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Sam LaPorta holds 15.2 trade value in Week 2.

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LaPorta's expected target share will limit opportunities for secondary receivers

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