Dec 31, 2024; Tampa, FL, USA; Michigan Wolverines quarterback Davis Warren (16) is helped off the field after an injury against the Alabama Crimson Tide during the second half at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images

Michigan QB Davis Warren has torn ACL

Michigan quarterback Davis Warren tore his right ACL in the ReliaQuest Bowl on New Year’s Eve, he disclosed on social media.

The Wolverines defeated Alabama 19-13, and Warren was 9-of-12 passing for 73 yards and a touchdown before the injury in the bowl game.

Warren, a Southern California native, posted a photo of himself on X on Saturday, showing him relaxing in the sun in a lounge chair, with a thigh-to-ankle brace on his knee visible below his shorts.

“Celebrating a win and so proud of the way the boys finished this season! I unfortunately suffered a torn ACL in the bowl game,” he wrote. “Thanks to the Michigan faithful for all the support this season. Can’t wait to battle to be back on the field with my guys in AA (Ann Arbor) and go blue!”

Warren joined the Wolverines as a walk-on in 2021 and took a redshirt season. He has one year of eligibility remaining.

In 2024, he started nine games, including the ReliaQuest Bowl and the big win against Ohio State in the regular-season finale. He threw for 1,199 passing yards with seven touchdowns and nine interceptions.

He will have competition for the starting job in 2025 when Fresno State transfer Mikey Keene and the No. 1 player in the 2025 class, Bryce Underwood, take part in training camp in Ann Arbor.

Keene has thrown for 8,245 yards at UCF (2021-22) and Fresno State (2023-24), completing 67.8 percent of his passes. He has 65 touchdowns and 28 career interceptions.

–Field Level Media

Dec 20, 2024; Notre Dame, Indiana, USA; Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Kurtis Rourke (9) throws during the second half against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Notre Dame Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images

Agent: Indiana QB Kurtis Rourke played season with torn ACL

Quarterback Kurtis Rourke is scheduled to undergo surgery next week to fix a torn right ACL — an injury he played through as he led Indiana to the College Football Playoff, agent Casey Muir told ESPN on Friday.

He missed just one game in 2024 — due a thumb injury — and led Indiana to a school-record 11 wins. The Hoosiers lost at Notre Dame in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Dec. 20.

The Indianapolis Star reported Friday that it was believed Rourke partially tore the ACL in July and fully tore it the following month. Per the report, Rourke didn’t let the medical staff at Indiana know of “any further discomfort or aggravation after the initial injury, and thus no new examination or imaging was conducted across the course of the season itself.”

While playing at Ohio in 2022, Rourke tore the same ACL.

He transferred to Indiana for his redshirt-senior season in 2024 and completed 69.4 percent of his pass attempts (222 of 320) for 3,042 yards with 29 touchdowns and five interceptions. He finished ninth in the Heisman Trophy voting.

ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper Jr. ranks Rourke as the No. 9 quarterback prospect in the 2025 NFL Draft.

–Field Level Media

Sep 29, 2024; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Cincinnati Bengals tight end Erick All Jr. (83) before the game at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images

Bengals rookie TE Erick All (torn ACL) out for season

Cincinnati Bengals tight end Erick All will miss the remainder of his rookie season with a torn right ACL.

Head coach Zac Taylor confirmed Monday that All sustained the knee injury in Sunday’s 41-24 home win against the Las Vegas Raiders.

All, 24, had appeared in all nine games for the Bengals (4-5) with six starts, catching 20 of 22 targets for 158 yards and no touchdowns. He had two receptions for 24 yards against the Raiders.

The Bengals selected All in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Iowa, where he dealt with the same injury last October.

–Field Level Media

Sep 21, 2024; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA;  LSU Tigers linebacker Harold Perkins Jr. (7)  tackles UCLA Bruins wide receiver J.Michael Sturdivant (7) during the second half at Tiger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images

Reports: LSU star LB Harold Perkins Jr. out for year with ACL tear

LSU star linebacker Harold Perkins Jr., a projected first-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL, 247Sports and ESPN reported Sunday.

Perkins injured his right knee while making a tackle Saturday in the Tigers’ 34-17 win over UCLA.

LSU has yet to confirm the severity of the injury.

The junior had 17 tackles and a fumble recovery in four games this season for LSU (3-1). In 31 college games, Perkins has amassed 164 tackles (27.5 for loss), 13 sacks, two interceptions and seven forced fumbles.

He was an All-SEC first-team selection as a freshman in 2022 and a second-team pick last season.

Perkins was ranked as the top draft-eligible linebacker prospect by ESPN entering the season. He was seen as a first-round pick in multiple mock drafts.

–Field Level Media

Michigan wide receiver Cornelius Johnson makes a catch against East Carolina defensive back Shavon Revel during the second half of U-M's 30-3 win on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, at Michigan Stadium.

Report: Top CB Shavon Revel Jr. tears ACL, out for season

East Carolina cornerback Shavon Revel Jr., a projected first-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, tore his left ACL in practice this week and will be sidelined the rest of the season, ESPN reported Friday.

He made a highlight-reel play in the Pirates’ 21-19 loss to Appalachian State on Saturday with an interception and a 50-yard return for a touchdown in the first quarter.

In 24 games over two-plus seasons with East Carolina, Revel has 71 tackles, one sack, 16 pass break-ups, three interceptions and a fumble recovery.

Committed to the Pirates, he turned down opportunities to transfer to schools rich with NIL money in the offseason.

Before the injury, draft analysts put Revel on track to become East Carolina’s first-ever top-20 pick and the first player from the school taken in the first round since running back Chris Johnson was selected by the Tennessee Titans with the No. 24 overall pick in 2008.

–Field Level Media

Jan 14, 2024; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Lions safety Kerby Joseph (31) breaks up a catch attempt by Los Angeles Rams tight end Tyler Higbee (89) during the second half of a 2024 NFC wild card game at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: David Reginek-USA TODAY Sports

Report: MRI confirms torn ACL for Rams TE Tyler Higbee

Los Angeles Rams tight end Tyler Higbee was diagnosed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, NFL Network reported Tuesday.

An MRI confirmed the injury, per the report.

Higbee was injured during Los Angeles’ 24-23 NFC wild-card loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday. He was trying to secure a pass from Los Angeles quarterback Matthew Stafford when Lions safety Kerby Joseph went low, diving headfirst into his knee with 5:05 left in the game.

Prior to that play, Higbee had not been targeted in the contest.

Medical staff had to help Higbee to the sideline, but he did walk off the field under his own power.

Following the game, Kerby said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he had “no intention to hurt nobody and or harm their career.”

In 15 regular-season games during the 2023 season, Higbee, who turned 31 on Jan. 1, had 47 catches for 495 yards and two touchdowns. He just completed his eighth NFL season and has spent his entire career with the Rams.

Los Angeles went 10-7 this season before getting knocked out of the playoffs on Sunday.

–Field Level Media

Sep 30, 2023; Durham, North Carolina, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish tight end Mitchell Evans (88) catches the football during the first half of the game against Duke Blue Devils at Wallace Wade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jaylynn Nash-USA TODAY Sports

Notre Dame TE Mitchell Evans (ACL) out for season

Notre Dame tight end Mitchell Evans will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL, head coach Marcus Freeman said Monday.

Evans was injured Saturday in a blowout of Pitt. He is the leading receiver for the No. 12 Irish with 29 receptions and 422 receiving yards.

He made five catches for 66 yards in the 58-7 win over the Panthers before sustaining a knee injury in the second half.

Holden Staes, who had two catches for 14 yards against Pitt, likely becomes the No. 1 tight end for the Irish. He has 12 catches for 163 yards and four touchdowns, on the season, the most among receivers.

Notre Dame (7-2) plays at Clemson (4-4) this week.

–Field Level Media

Oct 22, 2023; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA;  New England Patriots wide receiver Kendrick Bourne (84) scores a touchdown past Buffalo Bills cornerback Taron Johnson (7) during the second half at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports

Reports: Pats WR Kendrick Bourne tears ACL, done for ’23

New England Patriots wide receiver Kendrick Bourne suffered a torn right ACL in Sunday’s loss to the Miami Dolphins and will miss the rest of the season, ESPN and NFL Network reported Monday.

Per the report, tests performed Monday morning revealed the extent of the injury, which has an estimated recovery time of six to eight months.

Bourne caught three passes for 36 yards, including a 24-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter. He suffered the injury on a tackle in the fourth quarter.

Bourne, 28, leads the Patriots in receptions (37), yards (406) and touchdowns (four). In this third season in New England, Bourne was closing in on last season’s yardage total of 439 and already surpassed his one TD reception from 2022.

He played his first four seasons with the San Francisco 49ers (2017-20) before joining the Patriots. In 99 career games (25 starts), Bourne has gained 3,409 yards and scored 21 touchdowns.

Bourne is playing in the final season of a three-year, $15 million contract and will become a free agent in 2024.

–Field Level Media

Jul 29, 2023; Oxnard, CA, USA; Dallas Cowboys linebacker DeMarvion Overshown (35) during training camp at the River Ridge Fields. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Reports: Cowboys lose two rookies to torn ACLs

Two Dallas Cowboys rookies — third-round linebacker DeMarvion Overshown and tight end John Stephens — are out for the season with torn ACLs, per multiple reports.

Overshown injured his left knee while making a tackle during the first quarter of Saturday’s 22-14 preseason loss at Seattle.

Overshown, 23, recorded 96 tackles (10 for losses) and four sacks in his final season at Texas in 2022.

“He’s had an incredible camp,” Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy said after the game. “Seems like we talked about him every other day.”

The injury to Stephens occurred when a Seahawks defensive lineman clipped the side of his left knee while he was running a crossing pattern.

Stephens, 23, was undrafted out of Louisiana. He led the Cowboys with five catches for 56 yards and a touchdown in the Aug. 12 preseason opener against Jacksonville.

–Field Level Media

Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Ashton Dulin (16) rushes up the field Saturday, July 29, 2023, during Colts Training Back Together Weekend at Grand Park in Westfield.

Reports: Colts WR Ashton Dulin tears ACL in practice

Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Ashton Dulin is out for the season with a torn ACL, multiple outlets reported Thursday.

The injury reportedly occurred during Wednesday night’s practice.

The speedy Dulin, 26, had been listed as the backup to Michael Pittman Jr. on the Colts’ official depth chart.

Dulin caught 15 passes for 207 yards and one touchdown in 16 games (12 starts) with Indianapolis in 2022.

Since joining the Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2019, he has tallied 33 catches for 450 yards and three TDs in 55 games (three starts).

–Field Level Media