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The Friday before week seven is upon us and the Pickle is here with some injury news and updates for this weekend's upcoming games. How much is Crabtree expected to play, are Bob Sanders and Troy Polamalu going to suit up this weekend, find out which Bears defensive stalwart may miss this week, how is Boldin doing, and more.

Week seven of the NFL season is upon us and it is time to dish out the fantasy tips for this week's games. This week's match ups feature the Vikings traveling to Pittsburgh, Peyton and co. going to St. Louis, the Aaron Rodgers aerial show touching down in Cleveland, and more.

The NFL is full of underrated players that most casual fans may not even know unless they play for the home team. These players are the backbone of the team and play critical parts in winning a championship. Sometimes they are underrated because of the market they play in and receive no national attention or because their fans build up unattainable expectations that the players can never achieve. Here are those five underrated players NFL teams should be lucky to have. Donovan McNabb - Philadelphia Eagles Despite the fact McNabb plays in the city of Brotherly love, there seems to be no love lost when it comes to McNabb's performance. Since he was drafted in 1999, McNabb has completed 58% of his passes for 29,320 yards with 194 touchdowns and 90 interceptions. McNabb boasts the third best touchdown to interception ratio in the history of the NFL behind Tom Brady and Steve Young. During his ten years in the NFL, McNabb has led the Eagles to five NFC championship games. Even though McNabb was only able to lead his team to one Super Bowl appearance, his playoff performance out performs others, like future Hall of Fame quarterback, Peyton Manning. With Manning under center, the Colts have an overall record of 8 -7, whereas the Eagles with McNabb at the helm, have a 7 - 4 record with less offensive firepower. Yes, McNabb may have not won the big game yet, but he has shown leadership and the ability to bring success to the team he plays for. There is no telling what type of career McNabb would have had if he had more offensive weapons at his disposal. Though he will never go down as one of the top ten quarterbacks of all time, McNabb deserves some consideration when you expand the list to twenty five. Owen Daniels - Houston Texans The moment the you being to discuss the topic of top tight ends in the NFL, names like Tony Gonzalez, Jason Witten, or Dallas Clark come to mind. One name that should be on the tip of everyone's tongue is the Texans, Owen Daniels. In 2008,

It will be one for the ages today as the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, led by star quarterback Jimmy Clausen, continue a rivalry against the USC Trojans that has been incredibly one-sided in recent years. Winners of the last seven games against the Irish, the Men of Troy enter today's match-up against Notre Dame riding the shoulders of true freshman phenom, Matt Barkley.

Trojans in the NFL focuses on USC Trojans, who were drafted into the National Football League this past NFL Draft, in an effort to follow the blossoming professional careers of some of your favorite players.