Understanding the NFL's Injury Report
(per Dr. Bramel)
The injury report released by the NFL is two reports. The first is the Practice Participation report, which lists which injured players practiced and their participation level. It also includes players who rested or missed practice for non-injury-related reasons. The second is the Game Status Report, which gives the probability a player will play, i.e., Questionable, Doubtful, Out. The Practice Participation Report is released every day of the week (Monday through Saturday). The Game Status Report is released with the Friday participation report (Wednesday for Thursday games, Saturday for Monday games).
In this feature, I'll include the Game Status Listing and my expectation of their likelihood to play.
If you are reading this article on Saturday, make sure you circle back on Sunday morning as more updates trickle in within the next 24 hours
Key:
Player | Injury | Game Status Listing | Footballguys Expectation
Current Status on High-Impact Injured Players
Gameday Decision
- TE Darren Waller
- RB Saquon Barkley
- TE Dawson Knox
- TE Dalton Kincaid
Trending Doubtful (Likely Inactive)
- WR Tank Dell (concussion)
Trending Probable (Expected to Play)
- WR Tee Higgins
- WR Tank Dell
- WR Mike Evans
- TE Sam LaPorta
Eligible to return from injured reserve
Ruled Out
- QB Deshaun Watson (shoulder)
- RB Khalil Herbert (ankle - placed on IR)
- RB Roschon Johnson (concussion)
- RB Jahmyr Gibbs (hamstring)
- QB Daniel Jones (neck)
- RB Miles Sanders (shoulder)
- WR Zay Jones (knee)
- WR JuJu Smith-Schuster (concussion)
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