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Injuries proceed to interaction rosters arsenic we participate Week 8 of the NFL season.
The New York Jets' triumph against the Denver Broncos came astatine a cost, arsenic moving backmost Breece Hall and close tackle Alijah Vera-Tucker suffered season-ending injuries. Hall tore his ACL and suffered a meniscus wounded portion Vera-Tucker needs country to repair a triceps injury. New York rapidly found a replacement for the rookie moving back, acquiring James Robinson from the Jacksonville Jaguars for a 2023 conditional sixth-round pick.
The Indianapolis Colts are promoting Sam Ehlinger to QB1 this week against the Washington Commanders. The determination comes aft Matt Ryan suffered a Grade 2 enarthrosis separation against the Tennessee Titans successful Week 7. Indy manager Frank Reich said Ehlinger volition beryllium the No. 1 feline for the remainder of the season. Reich cites the Colts' violative struggles this play arsenic the catalyst for the melodramatic displacement nether center.
The Los Angeles Chargers volition beryllium without cornerback J.C. Jackson for the remainder of the play aft helium ruptured his patella tendon successful his close genu against the Seattle Seahawks. According to manager Brandon Staley, wide receiver Mike Williams volition beryllium retired "weeks, not days" due to the fact that of a close precocious ankle sprain.
Here are much wounded updates from our NFL Nation reporters:
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James Conner, RB, Arizona Cardinals
Injury: Ribs
Conner volition not play for the 3rd consecutive crippled arsenic helium continues to retrieve from a ribs injury. With chap RB Darrel Williams considered a game-time decision, Eno Benjamin volition beryllium called upon to beryllium the Cardinals' main shot carrier.
-- Josh Weinfuss
Spencer Brown, RT, Buffalo Bills
Injury: Ankle
The Bills volition beryllium without their starting close tackle against the Packers aft Brown suffered an ankle wounded successful the team's triumph against the Kansas City Chiefs successful Week 6. Brown did not signifier each week. Backup tackle David Quessenberry is expected to commencement successful his place. "We got to enactment affirmative with it, affirmative headspace," manager Sean McDermott said of Brown's injury. "He's doing everything helium tin to get himself backmost to play present arsenic soon arsenic possible."
-- Alaina Getzenberg
Chuba Hubbard, RB, Carolina Panthers
Injury: Ankle
The Panthers person declared Hubbard, who started past week's crippled against Tampa Bay aft Christian McCaffrey was traded to San Francisco, retired for Sunday's crippled successful Atlanta. D'Onta Foreman volition start, backed by Raheem Blackshear and Spencer Brown. Foreman had 118 yards connected 15 carries against the Bucs past week. He should get the bulk of the carries against the Falcons, but interim manager Steve Wilks has assurance successful Blackshear. Hubbard didn't signifier this week, but should beryllium bully to spell adjacent week if helium continues to progress.
--David Newton
Logan Wilson, LB, Cincinnati Bengals
Injury: Shoulder
On Friday, Wilson was a afloat subordinate for the 2nd consecutive day. That's a large motion that helium could beryllium disposable and miss conscionable 1 week with a enarthrosis injury. Cincinnati could usage Wilson to assistance support a Browns crushed onslaught that is 4th successful the NFL successful rushing yards per game.
--Ben Baby
Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Dallas Cowboys
Injury: Knee
Elliott is officially listed arsenic doubtful due to the fact that of a hyperextended close knee, but the anticipation is helium volition not play against the Bears. It would beryllium the 2nd crippled helium would miss due to the fact that of an injury. Tony Pollard would instrumentality implicit arsenic the pb backmost with Malik Davis and Qadree Ollison coming up from the signifier squad. Pollard is explosive, but helium has ne'er had much than 14 carries successful a game. The Cowboys judge Pollard tin grip the bigger workload, astatine slightest for the abbreviated term, and judge the upcoming bye week volition assistance Elliott adjacent much for the remainder of the season.
-- Todd Archer
Christian Watson, WR, Green Bay Packers
Injury: Hamstring
The Packers' rookie second-round prime has missed the past 2 games but returned to signifier connected Wednesday and appeared to marque it done the week without immoderate setbacks. The Packers already cognize they won't person Randall Cobb (ankle) oregon Allen Lazard (shoulder), truthful getting Watson backmost would help.
-- Rob Demovsky
Nico Collins, WR, Houston Texans
Injury: Groin
The Texans' starring receiver, Collins (446 yards), is expected to miss their location crippled against the Titans due to the fact that of a groin injury.
-- DJ Bien-Aime
Shaquille Leonard, LB, Indianapolis Colts
Injury: Concussion, breached nose
Leonard has missed the past 3 games aft suffering a concussion and breached chemoreceptor successful Week 4. Coach Frank Reich said Leonard volition instrumentality against Washington connected Sunday but volition beryllium connected a drawback number for astatine slightest this week. "He's not rather determination yet," Reich said regarding Leonard's quality to play a afloat game.
-- Stephen Holder
Van Jefferson, WR, Los Angeles Rams
Injury: Knee
Jefferson volition beryllium activated from injured reserve and marque his 2022 play debut Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers. He has been retired since needing genu country during grooming camp. Rams caput manager Sean McVay said the squad volition show Jefferson during the game, but expect the receiver to person a mean workload against San Francisco.
-- Sarah Barshop
Davante Adams, WR, Las Vegas Raiders
Injury: Illness
Adams practiced Friday, aft missing the erstwhile 2 days with, what manager Josh McDaniels said, was a bug making its mode done the Raiders' locker room. "Most of our guys, I think, are getting connected the different broadside of it," McDaniels said, "Knock connected wood that we don't extremity up with different 4 oregon 5 of america getting it, but I deliberation astir everybody volition beryllium back."
-- Paul Gutierrez
Kendrick Bourne, WR, New England Patriots
Injury: Toe
Bourne expects to marque his instrumentality aft missing 1 crippled with turf toe. His playmaking quality -- alongside chap receivers DeVante Parker, Jakobi Meyers, Nelson Agholor and Tyquan Thornton -- gives the Patriots the enactment to spell 5 heavy astatine the presumption if everyone's healthy. One related wounded note: Starting halfway David Andrews (concussion) won't play, with seasoned James Ferentz stepping into his role.
-- Mike Reiss
Michael Thomas, WR, New Orleans Saints
Injury: Foot
The Saints' prima receiver volition beryllium retired against the Raiders due to the fact that of a ft injury. Thomas hasn't played oregon practiced since Week 3. New Orleans' determination not to enactment him connected the short-term injured reserve database looms ample present that helium is astir to miss his 5th consecutive game.
Jarvis Landry, WR
Injury: Ankle
Landry is different receiver retired for the Saints arsenic helium is dealing with an ankle injury. Despite Landry and Thomas missing consecutive games, caput manager Dennis Allen replied with an adamant "yes" erstwhile asked if either would play again this season.
-- Katherine Terrell
Corey Davis, WR, New York Jets
Injury: Knee
Davis, Zach Wilson's go-to receiver, was ruled retired Friday, meaning the Jets volition beryllium down 3 violative starters for Sunday. The others are Hall (knee) and Vera-Tucker (triceps), some of whom are retired for the season. WR Elijah Moore returns to the lineup, which offsets the nonaccomplishment of Davis. Moore was deactivated past week aft requesting a trade.
-- Rich Cimini
T.J. Watt, OLB, Pittsburgh Steelers
Injury: Torn pec
Watt's signifier model to instrumentality from IR opened Wednesday, but helium was a afloat subordinate successful Friday's signifier and didn't regularisation retired playing Sunday against the Eagles. Watt's instrumentality would beryllium a immense boost for the defence going into a crippled facing Jalen Hurts and the undefeated Philadelphia Eagles -- particularly considering the Steelers' defence hasn't been capable to get astir the aforesaid magnitude of unit without Watt.
-- Brooke Pryor
Deebo Samuel, WR, San Francisco 49ers
Injury: Hamstring
The 49ers volition beryllium without Samuel, who has been ruled retired due to the fact that of a hamstring wounded aft not practicing each week. He has arguably been the biggest thorn successful the Rams' broadside successful caller seasons, accumulating 66 touches for 740 yards and 7 touchdowns successful 7 vocation starts against Los Angeles. That benignant of accumulation volition beryllium hard to replace. The Niners volition effort to bash it with Ray-Ray McCloud III and rookie Danny Gray unless Jauan Jennings, who is listed arsenic questionable with his ain hamstring injury, tin play.
-- Nick Wagoner
Tyler Lockett, WR, Seattle Seahawks
Injury: Hamstring
The Seahawks database Lockett arsenic questionable, but Pete Carroll said there's a "really strong" accidental helium plays Sunday against the Chargers. Lockett played done his hamstring wounded past week, and Carroll said if there's immoderate subordinate who could play contempt being held retired of signifier each week, it's Lockett.
-- Brady Henderson
Ryan Tannehill, QB, Tennessee Titans
Injury: Ankle
Tannehill injured his close ankle precocious successful past week's crippled but returned for the past 2 series. He was listed arsenic a constricted subordinate successful signifier connected Wednesday and Thursday. But Tannehill didn't signifier connected Friday. Titans manager Mike Vrabel said Tannehill is questionable for Sunday. Rookie Malik Willis took the bulk of the snaps to get acceptable conscionable successful lawsuit Tannehill isn't capable to play.
-- Turron Davenport
Jahan Dotson, WR, Washington Commanders
Injury: Hamstring
Dotson was ruled retired for Sunday's game, meaning helium volition miss a 4th consecutive contention due to the fact that of his hamstring injury. The question present becomes: How overmuch much clip volition helium miss? Dotson was connected gait to instrumentality a week ago, but reaggravated the hamstring during signifier connected Oct. 20. Washington volition beryllium helped if WR Dyami Brown, questionable with a calf injury, tin play.
Cole Holcomb, LB
Injury: Foot
Holcomb, liable for calling the signals, was ruled retired with a ft wounded suffered vs. the Green Bay Packers past week. It's a stroke to the defence due to the fact that helium and chap LB Jamin Davis had been playing well. Washington volition usage David Mayo and Jon Bostic successful his place; it tin besides usage Davis astatine mediate linebacker arsenic well.
Logan Thomas, TE
Injury: Calf
Thomas is questionable for Sunday's crippled astatine Indianapolis, but the signs look bully for him playing. Thomas has missed the past 3 games with a calf injury, but helium was capable to signifier each week, albeit limited. Thomas participated successful reddish portion enactment Friday, a motion that they expect him to play Sunday. With Dotson out, getting Thomas backmost is big, particularly due to the fact that the Colts unit teams to propulsion underneath sum often.
-- John Keim
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