Tag: injury

Jan 17, 2026; Seattle, WA, USA; Seattle Seahawks safety Nick Emmanwori (3) warms up prior to a game against the San Francisco 49ers in an NFC Divisional Round game at Lumen Field. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Ng-Imagn Images

Final Super Bowl injury report: Seahawks S Nick Emmanwori good to go

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Seattle Seahawks standout rookie safety Nick Emmanwori returned to full practice participation and is expected to play in Super Bowl LX against the New England Patriots on Sunday in Santa Clara, Calif.

Emmanwori suffered a low ankle sprain at practice Wednesday and was held out Thursday. Seattle head coach Mike Macdonald told reporters he “fully expects” Emmanwori to play, and that was backed up by Friday’s injury report listing with Emmanwori without a game status.

Only one Seahawk is questionable, fullback Robbie Ouzts (neck).

Quarterback Sam Darnold (oblique) and left tackle Charles Cross (foot) were among the other key Seahawks who had been dealing with injuries late in the season. Both Darnold and Cross were limited on Wednesday but increased to full participants by Friday, with neither warranting a game designation.

The Patriots deemed three players questionable: defensive lineman Joshua Farmer (hamstring) and linebackers Harold Landry (knee) and Robert Spillane (ankle).

Farmer, a rookie, practiced in full all week but has been on injured reserve since the Dec. 21 game at Baltimore. Landry (8.5 sacks in regular season) missed the AFC Championship Game win over Denver but could return.

Like his Seattle counterpart, New England quarterback Drake Maye has also been practicing through a minor injury to his right (throwing) shoulder but was a full participant every day.

–Field Level Media

49ers LB Fred Warner not ready to return vs. Seahawks

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San Francisco 49ers standout linebacker Fred Warner will not make his return from an ankle injury Saturday night in the divisional round playoff matchup against the Seattle Seahawks.

Niners coach Kyle Shanahan has elected not to waver from his initial plan to prepare Warner for the NFC championship game on Jan. 25 — should the Niners advance that far.

“We feel confident in that,” Shanahan said. “We’ll see if it works out.”

Out since Oct. 12 with a fractured and dislocated right ankle, Warner told local media Wednesday that he is proceeding “day by day” and had not ruled out playing as soon as this weekend.

The four-time Pro Bowler and All-Pro was a limited participant in practice Tuesday and Wednesday before being held out Thursday.

Limited to six appearances in the regular season, Warner also missed San Francisco’s 23-19 win in the wild-card round against the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles. Eric Kendricks was promoted from the practice squad to start at middle linebacker.

Warner joined the 49ers as a third-round draft pick in 2018 and has posted 948 tackles, 17 forced fumbles, 10 sacks and 10 interceptions in 121 games (all starts).

San Francisco also ruled out safety Ji’Ayir Brown (hamstring), who got hurt last week against the Eagles. Linebackers Luke Gifford (quadriceps) and Dee Winters (ankle) and wide receivers Ricky Pearsall (knee) and Jacob Cowing (hamstring) are listed as questionable.

–Field Level Media

Seahawks QB Sam Darnold hurts oblique but plans to play Sat.

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Sam Darnold expects to play in Saturday’s divisional round playoff game after the quarterback of the No. 1 seed Seattle Seahawks injured his oblique at practice Thursday.

Darnold is officially listed as questionable on the team’s injury report released about 48 hours before the game against the NFC West rival San Francisco 49ers.

Asked what percent of him believes he may miss the game, Darnold said, “Very low percentage. Probably closer to zero.”

Darnold hurt the left side of his oblique while throwing at practice. He tagged out early as a precaution and Seattle dubbed him a limited participant on the practice report.

“Just didn’t want to push it,” Darnold said. “Wasn’t the day to push it. So that was it. Just came inside, got some rehab, and I feel like I’ll be ready to go for Saturday.”

The Seahawks have Drew Lock and rookie Jalen Milroe behind Darnold on the depth chart.

Darnold, 28, went 14-3 as a starting quarterback for the second straight season, doing so for the Minnesota Vikings in 2024 before signing with Seattle in free agency to replace Geno Smith.

Darnold threw for 4,048 yards, 25 touchdowns and 14 interceptions and earned his second consecutive Pro Bowl nod while helping Seattle outlast San Francisco and the Los Angeles Rams in a highly competitive division race, allowing the Seahawks a first-round bye and home-field advantage against the Niners.

The Seahawks ruled out backup left tackle Josh Jones (knee), who missed practice all week, but no other player besides Jones and Darnold carry game designations into the weekend. No. 1 left tackle Charles Cross (hamstring, knee) is in line to play for the first time since Dec. 14.

–Field Level Media

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes wants to be ready Week 1 of ‘26

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes revealed to reporters Thursday that doctors have told him it’s possible he will be ready for Week 1 of next season after tearing two ligaments in his left knee.

“I want to be ready for Week 1,” Mahomes said in his first comments since the injury. “The doctors said I could, but I can’t predict what happens throughout the process. That’s the goal, to play Week 1 and have no restrictions. You want to be out there healthy and give us the best chance to win. I hope to do some things in OTAs and training camp and be able to do things there.”

Mahomes tore his ACL and LCL late in a Dec. 14 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, which all but eliminated the Chiefs from playoff contention. Kansas City went on to finish 6-11, ending the season on a six-game losing streak, including three without Mahomes.

But Mahomes has reason to be optimistic about his injury recovery, given that the knee damage could have been worse.

“What I got from my doctor is obviously I had the ACL and the LCL, but everything else was clean,” Mahomes said. “As bad as it was, it was as clean as it could be. There’s a lot of little things that could happen around that knee that I didn’t know. So now it’s just about rehabbing and getting the ACL and the LCL right.”

Mahomes underwent surgery in Dallas the day after his injury and began rehab four days later.

The three-time Super Bowl champion and two-time league MVP has stayed in Kansas City to do most of his rehab with the team’s physical therapist.

“Knowing me, I’m going to push it to the exact limit every single day,” Mahomes said. “There’s places you can’t go yet. You want to but you can’t go yet. And they’re doing it for a reason. It starts with Dr. (Dan) Cooper and his team, and (physical therapist) Julie (Frymyer) and the training room.”

The 2026 season is expected to begin on Thursday, Sept. 10, with most teams playing Sunday, Sept. 13, giving Mahomes about nine months between the injury and the date he’d like to be back.

Mahomes, 30, finished the 2025 season with 3,587 passing yards, 22 touchdowns and 11 interceptions along with a career-high 422 rushing yards and five scores in 14 games. The ligament tear is the first major injury of his NFL career.

–Field Level Media

Report: Rams QB Matthew Stafford to have tests on finger

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All-Pro quarterback Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams will undergo tests on his injured finger on Sunday, ESPN reported.

Following Saturday’s 34-31 wild-card playoff victory at Carolina, Stafford told reporters that a finger on his throwing hand got bent backward after hitting the arm of a Panthers defender in the first half.

The 37-year-old MVP candidate said “adrenaline” helped him stay in the game, finishing with 304 yards on 24-of-42 passing with three touchdowns and one interception.

“It wasn’t pleasant. It wasn’t great. We’ll see what it is,” said Stafford, who threw the game-winning 19-yard touchdown pass to Colby Parkinson with 38 seconds remaining.

The No. 5 seed in the NFC playoff bracket, the Rams will play either the Seattle Seahawks or Chicago Bears in next weekend’s divisional round, depending on the outcome of Sunday’s game between the NFC West rival San Francisco 49ers and host Philadelphia Eagles.

Stafford led the league in passing yards (4,707) and passing touchdowns (46) during the regular season, completing 65% percent of his attempts with eight interceptions.

–Field Level Media

Russell Wilson claims undisclosed hamstring tear before Week 2

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Quarterback Russell Wilson said he suffered a torn hamstring ahead of New York’s Week 2 matchup against the Dallas Cowboys, an injury he claims he “couldn’t tell anybody” about.

When asked Monday by reporters about his future plans, the 37-year-old Wilson referenced his health as a factor in his decision to keep playing and revealed an injury that did not appear on official Giants’ injury reports.

“You know, I played that (Week 2) game, you know, I tore my hamstring on Friday in practice — the last play of practice. And I had a grade two (tear). I couldn’t tell anybody. I had to go and play on it just because I knew the circumstance, I had to play on it, no matter what,” Wilson told reporters as he cleaned up his locker after a one-year stint with the Giants.

“I actually ended up going to the Dallas Mavericks’ facility, training. And, you know, kept it quiet, just trying to get treatment on it and just knowing that I probably couldn’t run from the goal line to the 10-yard line if I wanted to, but I feel like, you know, I got to play this game.”

Wilson rushed for 23 yards on three carries, with a long of 15 yards, in the 40-37 overtime loss to Dallas in Week 2. He was 30-of-41 passing for 450 yards and three touchdowns.

Wilson’s only appearance on an injury report in the 2025 season was in Week 5 when he was listed as having an ankle issue, though he was listed as a full participant in practice.

It is unclear who, if anyone, in the Giants’ organization was made aware of Wilson’s hamstring injury, and if anyone in the organization was aware, whether they inappropriately kept that information from other sources such as the opposing teams, the league and the general public.

An investigation by the NFL into who knew what about Wilson’s injury is likely forthcoming, in part because of the increasing concerns about inside information related to gambling scandals in other leagues.

After an 0-3 start, the Giants benched Wilson in favor of rookie Jaxson Dart. Wilson ultimately saw brief action in three more games, finishing the season with 831 yards on 58.0% passing. He had three touchdowns and three interceptions.

Wilson insisted Monday he intends to continue his playing career.

“I’m not blinking,” he told reporters. “I know what I’m capable of. I think I showed that in Dallas, and I want to be able to do that again. You know, and just be ready to rock and roll, and be as healthy as possible and be ready to play ball.”

Wilson won a Super Bowl, made nine Pro Bowls and won 104 games with the Seattle Seahawks from 2012-21 before two seasons with the Denver Broncos and one with the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he made a 10th Pro Bowl in 2024.

–Field Level Media

Bucs denote QB Baker Mayfield limited on estimated practice report

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During his three years in Tampa Bay, quarterback Baker Mayfield has yet to miss a starting assignment. It’s unlikely he’s going to miss Saturday’s regular-season finale.

There have been many injury obstacles for the veteran to overcome, especially in 2025, and another set are at work as the Buccaneers face a must-win situation this weekend.

Mayfield was designated as a limited participant on Tuesday’s estimated injury report, listing right shoulder and knee injuries.

Tampa Bay conducted a walk-through practice in preparation for Saturday’s home contest vs. NFC South-leading Carolina.

Mayfield has steered clear of the injury report in recent weeks after landing on the list earlier in the season with a left shoulder injury.

In the first nine games this season, Mayfield threw 16 touchdowns and only two interceptions as the Bucs took control of the division with a 6-3 mark. But as Tampa Bay has backslid over the past two months, Mayfield has struggled, tossing eight picks and nine touchdowns.

His completion percentage is down to 62.8%, the lowest in three seasons in Tampa. For the season, he has thrown for 3,490 yards, 25 TD passes and 10 interceptions.

Tampa Bay must defeat Carolina and have New Orleans defeat Atlanta to win the NFC South with an 8-9 record.

–Field Level Media

Steelers TE Darnell Washington breaks arm vs. Browns

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Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin confirmed after his team’s 13-6 loss to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday that tight end Darnell Washington sustained a broken arm.

Washington was injured late in the first quarter and did not return. He had two catches on two targets for 15 yards.

Tomlin did not have additional information, including a timeline for Washington’s return. But the injury comes as a big blow for a team that is already down wide receivers DK Metcalf (two-game suspension) and Calvin Austin III (hamstring).

“We get challenged with the attrition component all the time,” Tomlin told reporters. “We make no excuses regarding that. We got capable men. We adapt, adjust and we keep moving.”

Pittsburgh’s loss plus the Baltimore Ravens’ 41-24 win over Green Bay on Saturday sets up a winner-take-all game between the rivals to decide the AFC North in Pittsburgh next week. The Steelers are 9-7 and the Ravens are 8-8, but if Baltimore wins in Week 18 to force a tie at 9-8, it would win the divisional record tiebreaker (4-2 vs. 3-3).

Washington, 24, is in his third season in the league since Pittsburgh drafted him in the third round in 2023. He has career-high marks of 31 receptions for 364 yards this season, with one touchdown.

–Field Level Media

Packers’ Jordan Love (possible concussion) questionable to return vs. Bears

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Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love is being evaluated for a concussion and is questionable to return in Saturday night’s road game against the Chicago Bears.

Love, 27, went down on a sack after a helmet-to-helmet hit midway through the seconds quarter.

Green Bay was ahead 3-0 with 8:21 before halftime, Love was sacked on first down from the Packers’ 17-yard line, but Chicago’s Austin Booker was flagged for roughing the passer.

Malik Willis came on to replace Love, who had completed 8 of 13 passes for 77 yards before leaving the showdown between NFC North leaders.

The Packers concluded the 16-play, 91-yard drive with Brandon McManus’ second field goal of the game, a 22-yarder, for a 6-0 lead.

Love entered the game having completed 66.4% of his passes for 3,304 yards with 23 touchdowns and six interceptions in 14 games. Willis, 26, had played in two games, completed all three pass attempts for 13 yards and one TD.

–Field Level Media

Rams WR Davante Adams inactive vs. Seahawks

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Los Angeles Rams star wideout Davante Adams is sitting out a massive contest on Thursday night at the NFC West rival Seattle Seahawks with hamstring and knee injuries.

Adams aggravated a left hamstring injury during the fourth quarter of a 41-34 victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday. He has 60 receptions for 789 yards and a league-high 14 touchdown catches in 14 games.

The six-time Pro Bowl selection is in his first season with the Rams — his fourth NFL team. Adams, who turns 33 on Christmas Eve, has 1,017 career catches for 12,633 yards and 117 touchdowns in 178 regular-season games (171 starts).

Defensive end Braden Fiske, who was questionable with an ankle injury and did not practice this week, was active for Los Angeles (11-3). There were no surprise inactives for Seattle (11-3), with only starting tackle Charles Cross (hamstring) ruled out before Thursday arrived.

–Field Level Media