Week 3 Injury Report: 54 players suffered from injuries this week, tons of safeties

The third 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. Let’s look at the injury break down according to ESPN.com. They do a good job of 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 agents at home. If you are a position below, your agent needs to be contacting these teams! Let’s look at the breakdown.
- Safety: 11 injured
- Wide Receiver: 10 injured
- Cornerback: 6 injured
- Linebacker: 6 injured
- Offensive Tackle: 4 injured
- Defensive Tackle: 3 injured
- Running Back: 3 injured
- Tight End: 2 injured
- Offensive Guard: 3 injured
- Defensive End: 2 injured
- Kicker: 2 Injured
- Center: 1 injured
- Full Back: 1 injured
- Quarterback: 0 injured
Arizona Cardinals
Budda Baker | S | Sep 27 | Questionable | Coach Kliff Kingsbury said after Sunday’s loss to the Lions that Baker (thumb) will have a “procedure here very soon,” Darren Urban of the Cardinals’ official site reports. |
Chris Banjo | S | Sep 27 | Questionable | Banjo (hamstring) is questionable to return to Sunday’s game against the Lions, Kevin Zimmerman of ArizonaSports.com reports. |
Atlanta Falcons
Younghoe Koo | PK | Sep 27 | Questionable | Koo suffered a leg strain prior to Sunday’s game against the Bears, D. Orlando Ledbetter of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. |
Grady Jarrett | DT | Sep 27 | Questionable | Jarrett (leg) exited Sunday’s contest against the Bears, Jeff Schultz of The Athletic reports. |
Russell Gage | WR | Sep 27 | Questionable | Gage had been ruled out for the rest of Sunday’s game versus the Bears due to a head injury, Patrick Finley of the Chicago Sun-Times reports. |
Buffalo Bills
Dion Dawkins | OT | Sep 27 | Questionable | Dawkins suffered a shoulder injury during Sunday’s game against the Rams. |
Micah Hyde | S | Sep 27 | Questionable | Hyde (ankle) is questionable to return to Sunday’s game against the Rams, Chris Brown of the Bills’ official site reports. |
John Brown | WR | Sep 27 | Questionable | Brown was forced out of Sunday’s game versus the Rams with a calf injury. |
Carolina Panthers
Donte Jackson | CB | Sep 27 | Questionable | Jackson is questionable to return to Sunday’s game against the Chargers due to a toe injury, Bill Voth of the Panthers’ official site reports. |
Chicago Bears
Tarik Cohen | RB | Sep 27 | Doubtful | |
Sherrick McManis | S | Sep 27 | Questionable | McManis (hamstring) won’t return to Sunday’s game against the Falcons, Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic reports. |
Cleveland Browns
Tae Davis | LB | Sep 27 | Questionable | Davis (elbow) is questionable to return to Sunday’s game against Washington, Andrew Gribble of the Browns’ official site reports. |
Dallas Cowboys
Joe Looney | C | Sep 27 | Questionable | Looney (ankle) is questionable to return to Sunday’s game against the Seahawks, Calvin Watkins of The Dallas Morning News reports. |
Green Bay Packers
Christian Kirksey | LB | Sep 27 | Questionable |
Houston Texans
A.J. Moore Jr. | S | Sep 27 | Questionable | Moore (hamstring) has been ruled out of the remainder of Sunday’s game against Pittsburgh. |
Zach Cunningham | LB | Sep 27 | Questionable | Cunningham (leg) is questionable to return to Sunday’s matchup with the Steelers. |
Jacksonville Jaguars
DJ Chark Jr. | WR | Sep 25 | Out | Coach Doug Marrone said the Jaguars are awaiting the results of tests on Chark (back/chest) to determine how to proceed with his recovery, but the wide receiver is expected to be “fine,” John Reid of The Florida Times-Union reports. |
Leon Jacobs | LB | Sep 25 | Out | Jacobs (knee) suffered a season-ending torn ACL during Thursday’s loss to the Dolphins, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. |
Andrew Wingard | S | Sep 25 | Questionable | Wingard suffered a minor groin pull during Thursday’s 31-13 loss to the Dolphins, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. |
Brandon Wright | PK | Sep 24 | Questionable | Wright is questionable to return to Thursday’s game against the Dolphins due to a groin injury, John Shipley of Sports Illustrated reports. |
Las Vegas Raiders
Rico Gafford | WR | Sep 27 | Questionable | Gafford suffered a hamstring injury in Sunday’s game against New England and didn’t return. |
Daniel Ross | DT | Sep 27 | Questionable | Ross suffered a foot injury in Sunday’s game against New England and didn’t return. |
Bryan Edwards | WR | Sep 27 | Questionable | Edwards was forced out of Sunday’s game against the Patriots with an ankle injury. |
Damon Arnette | CB | Sep 27 | Questionable | Arnette (thumb) is questionable to return to Sunday’s game against the Patriots. |
Los Angeles Chargers
Bryan Bulaga | OT | Sep 27 | Questionable | Bulaga exited Sunday’s 21-16 loss to the Panthers due to a back injury, Daniel Popper of The Athletic reports. |
Chris Harris Jr. | CB | Sep 27 | Questionable | Harris is questionable to return to Sunday’s game against the Panthers due to a foot injury. |
Mike Williams | WR | Sep 27 | Questionable | Williams injured his hamstring during Sunday’s contest against the Panthers. |
Los Angeles Rams
Jordan Fuller | S | Sep 27 | Questionable | Fuller (shoulder) is questionable to return to Sunday’s game against the Bills, Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic reports. |
New York Giants
Jabrill Peppers | S | Sep 27 | Questionable | Peppers is in the locker room after suffering an ankle injury during Sunday’s game against San Francisco, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports. |
New York Jets
Bradley McDougald | S | Sep 27 | Questionable | McDougald suffered a ribs injury during Sunday’s 36-7 loss to the Colts, Ralph Vacchiano of SportsNet New York reports. |
Jordan Willis | DE | Sep 27 | Questionable | Willis is questionable to return to Sunday’s game against the Colts due to an ankle injury. |
Mekhi Becton | OT | Sep 27 | Questionable | Becton (shoulder) won’t return to Sunday’s game versus the Colts, Al Iannazzone of Newsday reports. |
Philadelphia Eagles
Avonte Maddox | CB | Sep 27 | Questionable | Maddox (ankle) is questionable to return to Sunday’s game against the Bengals. |
DeSean Jackson | WR | Sep 27 | Questionable | Jackson left Sunday’s contest against the Bengals due to a hamstring injury. |
Dallas Goedert | TE | Sep 27 | Questionable | Goedert (ankle) won’t return to Sunday’s game versus the Bengals. |
Pittsburgh Steelers
Diontae Johnson | WR | Sep 27 | Questionable | Johnson (concussion) has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday’s game versus the Texans, Aditi Kinkhabwala of NFL Network reports. |
Derek Watt | FB | Sep 27 | Questionable | Watt (hamstring) is questionable to return to Sunday’s game against the Texans, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports. |
San Francisco 49ers
Mark Nzeocha | LB | Sep 27 | Questionable | Nzeocha suffered a quariceps injury in Sunday’s game against the Giants and didn’t return, Jennifer Lee Chan of NBC Sports Bay Area reports. |
Jerick McKinnon | RB | Sep 27 | Questionable | McKinnon emerged from Sunday’s 36-9 win against the Giants with a rib injury, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports. Overall, McKinnon had 14 carries for 38 yards and one touchdown while reeling in three of four targets for 39 yards. |
Emmanuel Moseley | CB | Sep 27 | Questionable | Moseley (concussion) was officially ruled out for the remainder of Sunday’s game against New York, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports. |
Jordan Reed | TE | Sep 27 | Questionable | The 49ers ruled Reed (knee/ankle) out of Sunday’s contest versus the Giants, David Lombardi of The Athletic reports. |
Seattle Seahawks
Chris Carson | RB | Sep 27 | Questionable | Coach Pete Carroll clarified Carson’s injury as a knee sprain in the post-game press conference after Sunday’s win over Dallas, Curtis Crabtree of Sports Radio KJR reports. |
Lano Hill | S | Sep 27 | Questionable | Coach Pete Carroll said after Sunday’s win over the Cowboys that Hill is nursing a back issue, Curtis Crabtree of Sports Radio 950 KJR Seattle reports. |
Ethan Pocic | G | Sep 27 | Questionable | Coach Pete Carroll said following Sunday’s win over the Cowboys that Pocic suffered a knee injury, Curtis Crabtree of Sports Radio 950 KJR Seattle reports. |
Damien Lewis | G | Sep 27 | Questionable | Coach Pete Carroll said after Sunday’s win over the Cowboys that Lewis sustained a lateral ankle sprain, Curtis Crabtree of Sports Radio 950 KJR Seattle reports. |
Jamal Adams | S | Sep 27 | Questionable | Adams is considered doubtful to return to Sunday’s game against the Cowboys due to a groin injury, Stephen Cohen of the Athletic reports. |
Jordyn Brooks | LB | Sep 27 | Questionable | Brooks is questionable to return to Sunday’s game against the Cowboys due to a knee injury, John Boyle of the Seahawks’ official site reports. |
Mike Iupati | G | Sep 27 | Questionable | Iupati (knee) is questionable to return to Sunday’s game against Dallas, Curtis Crabtree of Sports Radio 950 KJR Seattle reports. |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sean Murphy-Bunting | CB | Sep 27 | Questionable | Murphy-Bunting (groin/hamstring) won’t return to Sunday’s game against the Broncos. |
Chris Godwin | WR | Sep 27 | Questionable | Godwin is ruled out to return to Sunday’s game against the Broncos due to a hamstring injury, Scott Smith of the Buccaneers’ official site reports. |
Tennessee Titans
Taylor Lewan | OT | Sep 27 | Questionable | Lewan (shoulder) is questionable to return to Sunday’s game against the Vikings, Terry McCormick of TitanInsider.com reports. |
Washington Football Team
Dontrelle Inman | WR | Sep 27 | Questionable | Inman (wrist) is questionable to return to Sunday’s game against the Browns, Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports. |
Chase Young | DE | Sep 27 | Questionable | Young (groin) has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday’s game against Cleveland. |
Matt Ioannidis | DT | Sep 27 | Questionable | Ioannidis (arm) has been ruled out for the remainder of Sunday’s game against Cleveland, Rhiannon Walker of The Athletic reports. |

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