The ninth season in the NFL is underway, with a full slate of games taking place on Sunday along with a primetime event between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas Town Chiefs on Monday night. As always, unfortunately, injuries are a big story to follow, and that is the case once again.
The Texans lost offensive lineman Kenyon Green for the day due to a shoulder bruise he suffered during Thursday’s loss to Untouched York.
As for Sunday’s action, Saints big receiver Chris Olave was pulled after suffering a collision at the top in the first quarter against the Panthers, and was taken to a hospital. Meanwhile, Falcons wide receiver Drake London was downgraded to out with a hip shock, and Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott left Atlanta with a hamstring shock.
Below is an updated, team-by-team list of all the other key injuries in the NFL.
Warning: Pittsburgh and San Francisco are free on Pace 9.
- Drake London (hip): The Falcons wide receiver has been downgraded to out for a bruised hip he suffered in the first half. London was initially listed as questionable.
- Grady Jarrett (Achilles tendon pressure): The Falcons ruled out the defensive lineman with a bruised Achilles tendon.
- Casey Toohill (knee): Costes’ defensive shot came off due to a blow to the knee.
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- Xavier Legette (hand): The Panthers receiver returned to the field after suffering a bruise to his hand that initially listed him as questionable to return.
- Erick All Jr. (right knee): The Bengals tight end didn’t back down later suffering a bruised knee. At first he thought he was in doubt.
- BJ Hill (rib): The Bengals defense has been ruled out with a blow to the ribs.
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- Dak Prescott (hamstrings): The Cowboys quarterback was ruled out later in the third quarter due to a hamstring strain. Prescott also appeared to be dealing with a bruise on his right hand, but the team officially ruled it a hamstring issue. Cooper Hurry switched him at quarterback.
- CeeDee Lamb (shoulder): The Cowboys wide receiver returned for Sunday’s loss to Atlanta after suffering a bruised shoulder. Lamb was slow to recover and then didn’t get sick again with a landing catch in the fourth quarter. Replay video appeared to show Lamb favoring his shoulder, and the staff later showed it to begin listing him as questionable to return. He reportedly has a sprained AC joint.
Houston Texans
- Green Kenyon (shoulder): The Texans defensive back suffered a bruised shoulder Thursday night, which kept him out of the game. Green has since been placed on injury hold, ending his season.
- Will Anderson Jr. (ankle): The Texans running back was thrown out in the first quarter of Thursday’s loss to the Jets.
- Kolton Miller (ankle): The Raiders’ offensive attitude was officially listed as questionable due to an ankle crash suffered in the first phase against Cincinnati. It was once discarded.
- Nate Hobbs (ankle): The corner was listed as questionable, but did not reappear.
- Andrus Peat (ankle): The defense was once questionable, but did not regress.
- Harrison Bryant (ankle): The tight finish did not back down.
- Cody Whitehair (ankle): The defender suffered a blow to his ankle and did not turn back.
- Youth Colson (ankle): The Chargers linebacker was questionable to return against Cleveland due to an ankle injury.
- Simi Fehoki (elbow): The receiver suffered a blow to the elbow and did not return.
Miami Dolphins
- Alec Ingold (calf): The Dolphins fullback suffered a calf shock and exited the loss to Buffalo early.
- Mars Mapu (neck): The Patriots defense returned to the game later and was initially listed as questionable to return due to a neck injury. The intact England are already short on space and fellow defender Kyle Dugger is lazy.
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- Chris Olave (concussion): The Saints wide receiver was pulled from Sunday’s Speed 9 matchup against the Carolina Panthers. Olave crashed without juice when passing through the center of the field. Xavier Logs, who caused the collision, was flagged once for vital roughness. Olave was evaluated at the Atrium Fitness Carolinas Clinical Center before being released from the hospital. He has movement in all extremities.
- Cedrick Wilson Jr. (shoulder): The Saints receiver did not return after suffering a bruised shoulder.
- Lucas Patricio (calf): The left defender did not turn back after suffering a blow to his calf.
Philadelphia Eagles
- AJ Brown (knee): The big name receiver left the field in the third quarter and then injured his knee. In the past he had a hard time getting his second catch of the month. He was initially considered questionable to return, and the closest he came was being downgraded to out in the fourth quarter.
- Lloyd Cushenberry (ankle): The Titans offensive lineman has been ruled out due to a bruised ankle.
- Quandre Diggs (lower structure): The Titans have ruled out security due to an infrastructure issue.
