We are only two weeks into the NFL season, and it seems that the second week has been the most brutal in terms of players getting injured, with some of them suffering season-ending injuries. Most teams came out of the first week relatively unscathed compared to the second week. I was astounded at the injury reports that kept popping up throughout Sunday's action.
Key players now on injured reserved or for the whole season include:
- Jimmy Garoppolo (QB - 49ers), Greg Kittle (TE - 49ers), Saquan Barkley (RB - Giants), Jalen Reagor (WR - Eagles), Tevin Coleman (RB - 49ers), Julio Jones (WR - Falcons), Christian McCaffrey (RB - Panthers), Drew Lock (QB - Broncos), Nick Bosa (DB - 49ers), Raheem Mostert (RB - 49ers), just to name the notable players.
Now, with that being said, some of it could be blamed on the lack of any preseason games, but we really can't go that route. Anyone that has watched football for nay length of time knows that even with preseason games, a lot of good players suffer injuries during the first match up. This is still surprising in this day and age with all the various mini camps and training camps.
Players push themselves and keep training throughout the year to be ready for the season, but this year's crop of injuries has taken the proverbial cake. If you are like me and are also heavily into fantasy football year after year, you know that a rash of injuries this encompassing can easily ruin your fantasy team instantly, and leave you on the outside looking in for the rest of the season.
One can only hope that we don't see any more significant injuries as we move into Week 3, and that this already trying season doesn't get any worse.
-TTS
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