Week 17 Waiver Wire: Fantasy Pickups to Help Secure a Championship

December 25, 2012   ·   Donald Wood   ·   Jump to comments

As hard as this is to fathom, it's already Week 17 of the 2012 NFL regular season and the final week of the fantasy playoffs for many leagues.
It’s time to hit the waiver wire hard for that last-ditch effort at a fantasy championship.
All of the following players are worth a look in every standard-scoring league and could be started at a flex position if injuries have decimated your lineup.
You made it this far—just one more week!
 
Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Pittsburgh Steelers
While the waiver-wire hunt for viable starters at this point is futile, there are several players—like Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall—that could be a serious flex option in Week 17.
After outperforming Jonathan Dwyer in his first game back from suspension, Mendenhall will be in a position to regain his starting job and receive the bulk of the workload.
With the Cleveland Browns on the schedule for Week 17, that’s a grea...

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