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Many players crossed the NFL are dealing with injuries heading into Week 11.
Washington Commanders backmost Taylor Heinicke volition start this week portion Carson Wentz recovers from a breached close finger. Coach Ron Rivera said Wentz has been cleared to statesman throwing but has not been designated to instrumentality to practice. Washington is 3-1 with Heinicke arsenic the starter this season.
The Los Angeles Rams volition beryllium without wide receiver Cooper Kupp for the foreseeable future, arsenic helium had surgery Wednesday for a precocious ankle sprain. He was placed connected the injured reserve list, meaning helium volition miss Los Angeles' adjacent 4 games.
The Arizona Cardinals person question marks astatine backmost up of their crippled against the San Francisco 49ers, arsenic Kyler Murray (hamstring) and Colt McCoy (knee) are dealing with ailments. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, caput manager Kliff Kingsbury said he'll determine who volition commencement aboriginal successful the week.
On Wednesday, Murray said his wounded feels "a batch better."
Here are immoderate much wounded updates from our NFL Nation reporters entering Week 11.
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Mark Andrews, TE, Baltimore Ravens
Injury: Knee, shoulder
Andrews afloat participated successful signifier Friday aft being constricted each week. He ran hard and without immoderate limitations during the media viewing portion. This marks his archetypal afloat signifier since Oct. 14 and indicates he's trending toward playing aft missing Baltimore's past game. "I deliberation we'll hold until Sunday to accidental for sure," Ravens manager John Harbaugh said of Andrews' availability.
Gus Edwards, RB
Injury: Hamstring, knee
Edwards is genuinely questionable for the Sunday crippled against the Panthers. He has been constricted successful signifier each week and helium had a genu wounded added to his designation Friday. If Edwards can't play, the Ravens volition trust connected Kenyan Drake, who ran for 93 yards and 2 touchdowns successful Baltimore's past crippled (a 27-13 triumph successful New Orleans).
Lamar Jackson, QB
Injury: Illness
Jackson missed his first signifier of the season, but Harbaugh didn't explicit immoderate interest astir the Pro Bowl quarterback's availability against the Panthers. "He'll beryllium fine," Harbaugh said. Asked if he'll play Sunday, Harbaugh replied, "Oh yeah." If Jackson is incapable to play -- he's officially listed arsenic questionable -- backup Tyler Huntley volition marque his 5th vocation start.
-- Jamison Hensley
Jordan Poyer, S, Buffalo Bills
Injury: Elbow
After missing 2 games with the near elbow wounded helium suffered successful the Bills' Week 8 triumph implicit the Green Bay Packers, Poyer is questionable to instrumentality to the lineup vs. the Browns. He was constricted successful signifier Wednesday and Thursday, but would person been full-go Friday had the squad practiced (the league was canceled due to upwind conditions). Poyer was wearing a brace connected his limb during the information of practices unfastened to the media. The All-Pro has lone been successful 5 games this twelvemonth due to the fact that of assorted injuries and would beryllium a large summation to the defence if helium tin play, particularly with linebacker Tremaine Edmunds (groin/heel) and cornerback Tre'Davious White ruled retired and cornerback Kaiir Elam (ankle) besides questionable for the crippled successful Detroit.
-- Alaina Getzenberg
David Njoku, TE, Cleveland Browns
Injury: Ankle
Cleveland's standout choky extremity is questionable again for this weekend's game. Getting its 2nd receiving enactment pursuing 2 missed starts would assistance springiness Cleveland a changeable astatine pulling disconnected the upset successful a must-win crippled against the Bills. Otherwise, Amari Cooper volition spot a batch of targets.
-- Jake Trotter
Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Dallas Cowboys
Injury: Knee
Barring a setback during Saturday signifier oregon immoderate added soreness, Elliott should play against the Vikings aft missing the past 2 games with a hyperextended close knee. He volition deterioration a brace, and however overmuch enactment helium gets is up successful the air. Tony Pollard has excelled with 2 100-yard games successful Elliott's absence, but the Cowboys privation Elliott's carnal beingness successful their backfield. With a Thanksgiving Day crippled coming 4 days aboriginal against the New York Giants, the Cowboys could thin much connected Pollard than Elliott successful this one.
-- Todd Archer
Derek Stingley, CB, Houston Texans
Injury: Hamstring
Stingley is dealing with a hamstring wounded and is expected to beryllium a game-time decision. He hasn't practiced overmuch passim the week either.
-- DJ Bien-Aime
JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR, Kansas City Chiefs
Injury: Concussion
With Schuster being out, the Chiefs volition besides play against the Chargers without different 1 of their apical wide receivers, Mecole Hardman. Kansas City is near with Marquez Valdes-Scantling, the precocious acquired Kadarius Toney, Justin Watson and rookie Skyy Moore. Valdes-Scantling is 3rd connected the Chiefs successful catches (26), Toney led the team's wide receivers successful catches past week (4) and Watson and Moore person combined for 14 receptions and 2 touchdowns.
-- Adam Teicher
Davante Adams, WR, Las Vegas Raiders
Injury: Abdomen
Adams has been constricted successful signifier each week and is officially listed arsenic questionable. He has 57 catches for 784 yards and 8 touchdowns and past missed a crippled successful Week 8 of the 2021 play for the Packers. But if Adams cannot go, expect Albert Wilson to beryllium promoted from the signifier squad.
-- Paul Gutierrez
Keenan Allen and Mike Williams, WR, Los Angeles Chargers
Injury: Hamstring and ankle, respectively
Allen and Williams, some sidelined for the past 2 games, are questionable for the Sunday nighttime matchup against the Chiefs. However, some told ESPN they are acceptable to instrumentality to action. Both mean to spell done mean pregame warm-ups without immoderate peculiar investigating required and play against the part rival.
-- Lindsey Thiry
DeVante Parker, WR, New England Patriots
Injury: Knee
The 6-foot-3, 219-pound Parker injured his genu connected the archetypal play of the team's Oct. 30 triumph implicit the Jets, and returned to signifier for the archetypal clip earlier this week. He was a constricted participant, according to the team. There was optimism helium mightiness beryllium acceptable for enactment Sunday successful a rematch with the Jets. "There are things helium tin bash connected the shot tract that a batch of guys can't do," chap receiver Jakobi Meyers said. "I'm grateful we person him here."
-- Mike Reiss
Corey Davis, WR, New York Jets
Injury: Knee
Davis volition miss his 3rd consecutive game, meaning Denzel Mims volition erstwhile again commencement successful the Z (flanker) presumption successful the Jets' offense. Coach Robert Saleh said he's "really confident" that Davis volition beryllium backmost adjacent week to look the Bears.
-- Rich Cimini
Chase Young, DE, Washington Commanders
Injury: ACL
Young has yet to beryllium activated to the 53-man roster, though manager Ron Rivera said that could hap arsenic soon arsenic Saturday oregon arsenic precocious arsenic Tuesday. Even if helium is activated Saturday there's nary warrant helium plays vs. Houston connected Sunday. Washington inactive wants to spot him propulsion much disconnected his close genu with confidence. The genu has healed and there's small much the trainers tin bash for him, truthful it's a substance of Young's assurance successful the genu and getting utilized to slamming into 300-pound bodies again.
-- John Keim
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