The Seattle Seahawks lost their starting quarterback Russell Wilson for up to two months after he underwent surgery to repair a ruptured tendon in his middle finger on his throwing hand. Backup QB Geno Smith will start for the Seahawks in Week 6 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. An MRI revealed […]
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Rookie QB Trey Lance Named Week 5 Starter for 49ers
Trey Lance will make his first official start at quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers when the rookie takes over for injured Jimmy Garoppolo in Week 5’s game against the undefeated Arizona Cardinals. On Friday, 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan officially named Lance the starter. Jimmy G continues to nurse […]
Cleveland Browns Injury Update: Baker Mayfield to Play with Torn Labrum
Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield will play the remainder of the season with a torn labrum injury on his left shoulder, or non-throwing shoulder. Mayfield initially suffered a minor shoulder dislocation in Week 2 against the Houston Texans, but the trainer popped the partially separated shoulder back into the socket, […]
Russell Wilson Suffers Finger Injury in Loss on Thursday Night Football
In a fierce NFC West divisional battle, the Los Angeles Rams went on the road to defeat the Seattle Seahawks 26-17, but quarterback Russell Wilson suffered a finger injury that knocked him out of the game. Backup QB Geno Smith took over in relief and did a great job to […]
WFT Injury Report: TE Logan Thomas (Hamstring) Out 4-6 Weeks
It’s another bad beat for the Washington Football team, who are playing without a starting offensive lineman, quarterback, and now tight end after the team announced that Logan Thomas will miss at least four weeks with a hamstring injury. Thomas suffered the initial injury in the first quarter of the […]
NFL Storylines: Unbeaten Cards, Winless Jags, Injured QBs, SB 56 Faves Flip
Four weeks after the start of the NFL season, we have four storylines and compelling narratives to follow in the next month including the undefeated Arizona Cardinals at 4-0, the winless Jacksonville Jaguars at 0-4, a slew of injured starting quarterbacks, and the public still betting on a rematch between […]
Dolphins Injury Update: QB Tua Tagovailoa Eyes Week 6 Return
Even though his ribs haven’t fully healed, the Miami Dolphins expect to have starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa back in the lineup when they fly to London, England, to play the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 6. Tagovailoa initially suffered the injury when he went down in the first quarter of the […]
Broncos QB Teddy Bridgewater in Concussion Protocol
The Denver Broncos lost quarterback Teddy Bridgewater for the second half of their game against the Baltimore Ravens after he suffered a head injury and concussion on the last play in the first half. Baltimore Ravens linebacker Odafe Oweh dinged Bridgewater with a helmet-to-helmet hit late in the second quarter […]
49ers Injury Update: Jimmy G Goes Down, Trey Lance Finishes Game
It only took four games before Jimmy G went down with an injury. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo suffered a calf injury in the first series against the Seattle Seahawks and was replaced by rookie backup quarterback Trey Lance in the second half. The 49ers jumped out to an […]
New York Jets Injury Report: Safety Marcus Maye (Ankle) Out a Month
The New York Jets’ defense incurred a massive blow when they lost safety Marcus Maye for three to four weeks with an ankle injury. Maye sprained his ankle in Week 3 against the Denver Broncos. Despite the injury, Maye didn’t miss a snap for the Jets and notched seven tackles […]
New England Patriots Lose Captain James White (Hip) Indefinitely
The New Orleans Saints defeated the New England Patriots on Sunday, but the Pats might have suffered a bigger loss when running back and team captain James White was carted off the field with a career-threatening hip injury. In the second quarter, White suffered a hip subluxation injury after New […]
Denver Broncos Injury Report: WR KJ Hamler (Knee) Dunzo for Season with Torn ACL
The Denver Broncos were already thin at wide receiver before they got a bit of bad news when they learned their biggest deep threat, KJ Hamler, will miss the rest of the season due to an ACL injury. In Week 3’s blowout victory over the New York Jets, Hamler caught […]
Pittsburgh Injury Report: Diontae Johnson (Knee), TJ Watt (Groin) Out in Week 3
The Pittsburgh Steelers (1-1) meet the Cincinnati Bengals (1-1) in Week 3 during a classic AFC North divisional battle, but wide receiver Diontae Johnson and defensive end TJ Watt are both out according to their updated injury report. The Steelers faded a potential disaster when an MRI on Johnson did […]
Carolina Injury Report: RB Christian McCaffrey (Hamstring), CB Jaycee Horn (Foot)
The Carolina Panthers defeated the Houston Texans 24-9 on Thursday Night Football, but they lost running back Christian McCaffrey to a hamstring injury and corner Jaycee Horn to a broken foot. McCaffrey was the consensus first-round pick in everyone’s fantasy football draft. Fans and gamblers expected big things out of […]
Updated List of NFL Week 3 Starting Quarterbacks and Backup QBs
We’re two games into the NFL season and several starting quarterbacks are out due to injuries. We’ve compiled an updated list of starters and backup QBs for you, with Justin Fields, Davis Mills, Jacob Eason, and Jacoby Brissett named a starting quarterback in Week 3. Let’s run down the injured […]
Rookie Justin Fields Earns First Start for Da Bears, Andy Dalton Out
With quarterback Andy Dalton nursing a sore knee, Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy is turning to rookie Justin Fields to start in Week 3 against the Cleveland Browns. Dalton dinged his left knee against the Cincinnati Bengals and exited the game in the second quarter. Fields played the final […]
AB Down, Tampa Bay Bucs Place Antonio Brown on COVID-19 List
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a COVID-19 outbreak on their hands, which they’re trying to mitigate. Meanwhile, wide receiver Antonio Brown is the latest member of the Super Bowl Champion Bucs to get placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Brown is the third player on the Bucs to test positive for […]
Tua Tagovailoa Out with Fractured Ribs, Jacoby Brissett to Start Week 3
Backup quarterback Jacoby Brissett will start for the Miami Dolphins in Week 3 against the Las Vegas Raiders. After further testing, the Dolphins discovered starting quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has fractured ribs, which originated from an injury during Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills. The Dolphins indicated that Tagovailoa had bruised […]
Tyrod Taylor Out (Hamstring), Texans Rookie Davis Mills to Start Week 3
The Houston Texans will start rookie quarterback Davis Mills against the Carolina Panthers on Thursday Night Football in Week 3 after Tyrod Taylor suffered a hamstring injury during their loss to the Cleveland Browns in Week 2. Taylor initially tweaked his hamstring in the second quarter against the Browns. Davis, […]
Carson Wentz Sprains Both Ankles, Questionable for Week 3 vs Titans
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Carson Wentz had an injury double-whammy when he sprained his right ankle and left ankle in Week 2’s 27-23 loss against the Los Angeles Rams. In my old neighborhood back in the Bronx, someone would refer to Wentz as Carson Two Ankles. That’s not an endearing moniker […]