Another week, another set of injuries. Similar to Week 2, in Week 5 most NFL teams were kind to us by ruling players out and keeping us from the guessing game. For those players who are still on the fence, I discuss it in more depth below.
Understanding the NFL's Injury Report
(per Dr. Bramel - Footballguys OG)
"The injury report released by the NFL is [made up of] 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 expectations of their likelihood of playing."
If you are reading this article on Saturday, make sure to come back on Sunday morning as more updates trickle in within the next 24 hours.
Current Status on High-Impact Injured Players
Gameday Decision
Trending Doubtful (Likely Inactive)
- WR Christian Watson
- WR Romeo Doubs
- RB Devin Singletary
- TE, QB Taysom Hill
Trending Probable (Expected to Play)
- WR Odell Beckham Jr.
- RB Brian Robinson Jr.
- TE Trey McBride
Ruled Out
- WR Malik Nabers (concussion)
- RB Jonathan Taylor (high ankle sprain)
- WR Rashee Rice (knee - on IR)
- RB Joe Mixon (ankle)
- WR Khalil Shakir (ankle)
- WR Davante Adams (hamstring/trade)
- RB Zamir White (groin)
- RB Jaylen Warren (knee)
- WR Brandin Cooks (knee)
- WR Noah Brown (groin)
- RB Nick Chubb (knee)