The NFL's Injured

The NFL's Injured
The NFL's Injured /

The NFL's Injured

Jevon Kearse

Jevon Kearse
AP

The Eagles' freakish defensive end is out for the season after injuring the medial collateral, lateral collateral and posterior cruciate ligaments in his left knee during overtime of a Week 2 loss to the Giants.

Trent Green

Trent Green
AP

The Chiefs' starting quarterback suffered a severe concussion on Sept. 10 when he had his head snapped back on a tackle by Cincinnati's Robert Geathers while making a feet-first slide at the end of a run.

Chris Simms

Chris Simms
AP

The Bucs couldn't pinpoint which of the many hits Simms absorbed in a Sept. 24 game led to his injury, but he's out indefinitely after having emergency surgery to remove his spleen hours after the contest.

Andy McCollum

Andy McCollum
AP

The Rams' starting center tore up his left knee in a Week 1 game against the Denver Broncos and is out for the season.

Shaun Alexander

Shaun Alexander
John W. McDonough/SI

Last year's league MVP suffered a fracture in his left foot during a Week 3 victory over the Giants and is expected to miss a couple of weeks, if not more.

Bennie Anderson

Bennie Anderson
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The Dolphins' starting right guard is out for the season after undergoing surgery to repair his left triceps tendon.

Adam Vinatieri

Adam Vinatieri
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The league's best clutch kicker missed most of the preseason with a small bone chip and a sprained ligament in his left foot. He kicked three field goals and four extra points in a Week 2 victory before being sidelined with an injured groin.

Pierson Prioleau

Pierson Prioleau
AP

The eighth-year safety tore the ACL in his right knee in the season opener against Minnesota and is out for the season.

David Pollack

David Pollack
AP

The Bengals linebacker gave the thumbs-up sign as he was being carried off the field in a Week 2 game against Cleveland. Though his neck injury didn't require surgery, it was severe enough to put him on injured reserve for the remainder of the season.

Vernon Davis

Vernon Davis
AP

The rookie tight end will miss at least four weeks with a broken bone in his right leg. He suffered the injury while trying to chase down Philadelphia defensive lineman Mike Patterson on a 98-yard fumble return for a touchdown.

Travelle Wharton

Travelle Wharton
AP

The starting left tackle, who had appeared in 28 consecutive regular-season games for the Panthers, was lost for the season when he tore two ligaments in his left knee in a Sept. 10 game against Atlanta.


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