Week 2 Injury Report: Cornerbacks and Running Backs went down heavily

The second week of NFL is almost in the books and I would not be shocked if you see a bunch of players getting workouts this week. The hottest commodities are likely going to be running backs. A veteran running back like Devonta Freeman is going to be on a lot of teams radars this week. Let’s look at the injury break down according to ESPN.com. They do a good job at breaking down the injuries. The Injury Report is always something to consider when dealing with Fantasy Football.
Some of these guys will end up being placed on injured reserve, and some will end up returning. We always break this information down for our free agent’s at home. If you are a position below, your agent needs to be contacting these teams! Let’s look at the breakdown.
- Cornerback: 9 injured
- Wide Receiver: 8 injured
- Running Back: 8 injured
- Defensive End: 5 injured
- Safety: 4 injured
- Linebacker: 3 injured
- Quarterback: 3 injured
- Center: 3 injured
- Offensive Tackle: 2 injured
- Offensive Guard: 2 injured
- Defensive Tackle: 2 injured
- Tight End: 1 injured
- Full Back: 1 injured
Atlanta Falcons
Kaleb McGary | OT | Sep 20 | Questionable | |
Foyesade Oluokun | LB | Sep 20 | Questionable | Coach Dan Quinn doesn’t believe Oluokun (undisclosed) has a long-term injury, Tori McElhaney of The Athletic reports. |
Takkarist McKinley | DE | Sep 20 | Questionable | Coach Dan Quinn doesn’t believe McKinley (groin) has a serious injury, Tori McElhaney of The Athletic reports. |
Ricardo Allen | S | Sep 20 | Questionable | Allen (elbow) is questionable to return to Sunday’s game against Dallas, D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. |
Baltimore Ravens
Tavon Young | CB | Sep 20 | Questionable | Young suffered a left knee injury during Sunday’s 33-16 win over the Texans, Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic reports. |
Buffalo Bills
Dawson Knox | TE | Sep 20 | Out | Knox entered the concussion protocol and was held out of the game. |
Carolina Panthers
Christian McCaffrey | RB | Sep 20 | Questionable | McCaffrey (ankle) won’t return to Sunday’s game in Tampa Bay, Myles Simmons of the Panthers’ official site reports. |
Dallas Cowboys
Chidobe Awuzie | CB | Sep 20 | Questionable | Awuzie (hamstring) is out for the remainder of Sunday’s game against Atlanta, Michael Gehlken of The Dallas Morning News reports. |
Denver Broncos
Courtland Sutton | WR | Sep 20 | Questionable | Sutton (knee/leg cramping) won’t return to Sunday’s game against the Steelers, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. |
DeMarcus Walker | DE | Sep 20 | Out | Walker (calf) has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday’s game against the Steelers, Aric DiLalla of the Broncos’ official site reports. |
Drew Lock | QB | Sep 20 | Doubtful | Lock was forced out of Sunday’s game versus the Steelers with a shoulder injury, Aric DiLalla of the Broncos’ official site reports. |
Green Bay Packers
Tyler Ervin | RB | Sep 20 | Questionable | Ervin was placed in concussion protocol during Sunday’s game against the Lions, Pete Dougherty of the Green Bay Press-Gazette reports. |
Corey Linsley | C | Sep 20 | Questionable | Linsley suffered a hand injury during Sunday’s game against Detroit, Wes Hodkiewicz of the Packers’ official site reports. |
Davante Adams | WR | Sep 20 | Questionable | Adams suffered a hamstring injury during Sunday’s game against the Lions, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports. |
Houston Texans
Will Fuller V | WR | Sep 20 | Questionable | Fuller is having his right hamstring checked by trainers during Sunday’s game against the Ravens, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports. |
Cullen Gillaspia | FB | Sep 20 | Questionable | Gillaspia is being evaluated for a concussion and is questionable to return to Sunday’s game against the Ravens. |
Indianapolis Colts
Xavier Rhodes | CB | Sep 20 | Questionable | Rhodes dealt with leg cramps and didn’t suit up in the second half of Sunday’s game against Minnesota, Andrew Walker of the Colts’ official site reports. |
Matthew Adams | LB | Sep 20 | Questionable | Adams (ankle) left Sunday’s contest against Minnesota and won’t return, Joel Erickson of the Indy Star reports. |
Malik Hooker | S | Sep 20 | Questionable | Hooker (Achilles) is questionable to return to Sunday’s game against Minnesota, Andrew Walker of the Colts’ official site reports. |
Parris Campbell | WR | Sep 20 | Questionable | Campbell was carted off the field with an apparent knee injury during Sunday’s game versus the Vikings, Kevin Bowen of 107.5 The Fan Indianapolis reports. |
Jacksonville Jaguars
D.J. Hayden | CB | Sep 20 | Questionable | Hayden left Sunday’s game against Tennessee and is being evaluated for a concussion. |
Brandon Linder | C | Sep 20 | Questionable | Linder (knee) is questionable to return to Sunday’s game against the Titans. |
Kansas City Chiefs
Sammy Watkins | WR | Sep 20 | Questionable | Watkins caught one of three targets for 11 yards before being knocked out of Sunday’s 23-20 overtime win over the Chargers after taking a hit to the head, Adam Teicher of ESPN NFL Nation reports. |
Frank Clark | DE | Sep 20 | Questionable | Clark is questionable to return to Sunday’s game against the Chargers due to an illness. |
Darrel Williams | RB | Sep 20 | Questionable | Williams injured his ankle during Sunday’s road game versus the Chargers. |
Antonio Hamilton | CB | Sep 20 | Questionable | Hamilton (groin) is questionable to return to Sunday’s game against |
Los Angeles Chargers
Tyrod Taylor | QB | Sep 20 | Questionable | Coach Anthony Lynn said in his post-game interview after Sunday’s loss to the Chiefs that Taylor (chest) is at the hospital, Jeff Miller of the Los Angeles Times reports. |
Justin Jones | DT | Sep 20 | Questionable | Jones is questionable to return to Sunday’s contest against the Chiefs due to a shoulder injury. |
Rayshawn Jenkins | S | Sep 20 | Questionable | Jenkins is questionable to return to Sunday’s game against the Chiefs due to a groin injury. |
Los Angeles Rams
Joe Noteboom | OT | Sep 20 | Questionable | Noteboom (calf) was ruled out of the remainder of Sunday’s game against Philadelphia, Cameron DaSilva of USA Today reports. |
Cam Akers | RB | Sep 20 | Questionable | Akers (ribs) has been ruled out of Sunday’s game in Philadelphia, Lindsey Thiry of ESPN.com reports. |
Miami Dolphins
Byron Jones | CB | Sep 20 | Questionable | Jones (Achilles) exited Sunday’s game against the Bills, Hal Habib of The Palm Beach Post reports. |
Minnesota Vikings
Mike Boone | RB | Sep 20 | Questionable | Boone (concussion) won’t return to Sunday’s game against the Colts, Chad Graff of The Athletic reports. |
Anthony Barr | LB | Sep 20 | Questionable | Barr (shoulder) is doubtful to return to Sunday’s game against the Colts. |
New York Giants
Sterling Shepard | WR | Sep 20 | Questionable | Shepard won’t return to Sunday’s contest in Chicago due to a toe injury, Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News reports. |
Saquon Barkley | RB | Sep 20 | Questionable | Barkley (undisclosed) was carted to the locker room during Sunday’s game at Chicago, Adam Jahns of The Athletic reports. |
New York Jets
Breshad Perriman | WR | Sep 20 | Questionable | Perriman is slated to undergo tests on his injured ankle Monday, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports. |
Connor McGovern | C | Sep 20 | Questionable | McGovern (hamstring) is out for the remainder of Sunday’s game against San Francisco, Connor Hughes of The Athletic reports. |
Arthur Maulet | CB | Sep 20 | Questionable | Maulet (groin) won’t return to Sunday’s game against the 49ers, Brian Costello of the New York Post reports. |
Chris Hogan | WR | Sep 20 | Questionable | Hogan was forced out of Sunday’s game versus the 49ers with a rib injury, Brian Costello of the New York Post reports. |
Quincy Wilson | CB | Sep 20 | Questionable | Wilson left Sunday’s game against the 49ers and is being evaluated for a concussion, Ralph Vacchiano of SportsNet New York reports. |
Philadelphia Eagles
Isaac Seumalo | G | Sep 20 | Questionable | Seumalo (knee) is questionable to return to Sunday’s matchup against the Rams, Zach Berman of The Athletic reports. |
San Francisco 49ers
Raheem Mostert | RB | Sep 20 | Questionable | Mostert sustained a mild MCL sprain during Sunday’s 31-13 road victory against the Jets, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. |
Tevin Coleman | RB | Sep 20 | Questionable | Coleman left Sunday’s 31-13 win over the Jets due to a knee injury, Matt Barrows of The Athletic reports. He rushed 14 times for 12 yards and caught both of his targets for 28 yards before exiting. |
Jimmy Garoppolo | QB | Sep 20 | Questionable | Garoppolo picked up a high right ankle sprain during Sunday’s 31-13 road win against the Jets, Cam Inman of The San Jose Mercury News reports. |
Solomon Thomas | DE | Sep 20 | Questionable | Thomas (knee) was officially ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Jets, Andy Vasquez of The Bergen Record reports. |
Nick Bosa | DE | Sep 20 | Questionable | Bosa (undisclosed) was carted off the field during Sunday’s game against the Jets, Brian Costello of the New York Post reports. |
Seattle Seahawks
Marquise Blair | S | Sep 20 | Questionable | Blair has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday’s game against the Patriots with a knee injury. |
Jarran Reed | DT | Sep 20 | Questionable | Reed left the field during pregame drills Sunday and is receiving medical evaluation, Gregg Bell of The Tacoma News Tribune reports. |
Tennessee Titans
Johnathan Joseph | CB | Sep 20 | Questionable | Joseph (leg) is questionable to return to Sunday’s game against the Jaguars, Terry McCormick of TitanInsider.com reports. |
Washington Football Team
Brandon Scherff | G | Sep 20 | Questionable | Scherff is questionable to return to Sunday’s game against the Cardinals due to a knee injury. |

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