NFL News NFL News, Reports and Updates
At this point in the season, all 32 NFL teams are dealing with injuries. Even some of the best players in the world. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is nursing an ankle sprain that has his availability in question, Eagles running back and MVP candidate Saquon Barkley is “dealing with a little something,” and then the Lions currently have a whopping 21 players on injured reserve.
The Seahawks also received a positive update on Geno Smith, but still have a rash of injuries on offense. The Rams got another star skill-position player back while the Dolphins had Tua Tagovailoa and the Bengals had Joe Burrow pop up on their respective injury reports.
Who is trending in the right direction this week, and who do we have to worry about? Below, we will break down the midweek injury reports from around the NFL, and reveal the final injury report for Thursday night’s matchup between the Broncos and Chargers.
Odds courtesy of SportsLine consensus
The Broncos will not have their backup running back in McLaughlin for Thursday’s showdown against the Chargers. Audric Estime will be the backup running back behind Javonte Williams. Defensive lineman John Franklin-Myers (ankle) was a full participant Wednesday and was not given an injury designation.
The Chargers had quarterback Justin Herbert (ankle) on the injury report all week, but he’s good to go as he was not given an injury designation. With Dissly out, Hayden Hurst is TE1 this week.
The Texans still had running back Joe Mixon on the injury report after a rest day on Tuesday. Mixon was a limited participant with an ankle injury while linebacker Del’Shawn Phillips was also added to the injury report (foot). Phillips was also limited.
For the Chiefs, the focus is on Mahomes — who was a full participant in practice for the second straight game. Mahomes appears to be set to play on Saturday. Wide receiver Marquise Brown (shoulder) also…
Source link : https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-week-16-injury-tracker-latest-on-geno-smith-patrick-mahomes-joe-burrow-t-j-watt-tua-tagovailoa-more/
Author : Jeff Kerr
Publish date : 2024-12-19 01:00:00
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
