Fantasy Football: 5 waiver-wire targets before Week 2

• Cleveland Browns backup RB Jerome Ford could see a decent workload in Week 2: Coming off an inefficient week, there will be some opportunity for Ford to bounce back against a Cameron Heyward-less Pittsburgh Steelers defensive line. 
• Roschon Johnson is an add in PPR leagues: Though the Chicago Bears running backs split snaps fairly evenly to start the year, rookie Roschon Johnson saw involvement as a receiver that could make him a viable flex play.
• Kendrick Bourne might be Mac Jones’ new favorite target: The New England Patriots offense looked much better under OC Bill O’Brien, and Bourne seems to be the biggest beneficiary of that.

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To put it kindly, Week 1 was a mitigated disaster for fantasy football. There were a number of key injuries and even more highly drafted duds. Just in case you find yourself in desperation mode heading into the weekend, I have some “in case of emergency, break glass” options to provide your fantasy football lineups the best chance of success to squeak by with a win, even if your rosters are already looking gimpy. Here are five players to consider adding from the waiver wire heading if you’re in a pinch due to injury as a potential flex play heading into Week 2.

RB Jerome Ford, Cleveland Browns