NFL preseason Week 1 injuries: Chiefs and 49ers lose starters; The Steelers and Ravens have first-round picks coming out
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As is the case NFL In football games, injuries occur in contact sports. There's a method to the madness of why teams don't play their starters in the preseason, making sure their best players are healthy in Week 1 of the regular season.
Of course, the league still has a month left in the regular season. Players injured in Week 1 of the preseason have some time to recover. Here are the most notable injuries from Week 1:
Hollywood Brown, WR, Chiefs
Brown made his Chiefs debut against the Jaguars on Saturday, but his appearance was short-lived. After appearing on Kansas City's opening drive and making an 11-yard catch, Brown was listed as questionable to return with a shoulder injury. Head coach Andy Reid addressed the injury further after the game Suffered from a sternoclavicular joint dislocation. Reid said he will miss some time.
Lock is expected to miss time with a hip pointer and oblique strain suffered late in the first quarter of the Giants' first quarter against the Lions. The Giants' backup quarterback is expected to have a longer than Day One schedule.
Daniel Jones and Tommy DeVito are the only two healthy quarterbacks on the roster. DeVito will become the backup until the lock returns.
Wiggins left Friday's season opener against the Eagles with a shoulder injury, after suffering three fractures in the first series. He left with an injury in the third quarter-final. The Ravens are still confident the Wiggins can bounce back in Week 1.
A minor MCL sprain was the diagnosis for Fatanu as he injured his knee in Friday's preseason opener for the Steelers. Fatanu, a first-round pick of the Steelers, was seen with an ice pack on his left knee after the game. The Steelers don't believe the injury is serious.
Bell sat out Saturday's first half Pre-season game Against the Packers, the Browns wide receiver was questionable to return because of a quadriceps injury. Bell is fighting for playing time behind Amari Cooper, Elijah Moore and Jerry Judy.
In the third quarter of the season opener against the Browns on Saturday, he was the running back again, the fourth running back of the game. Lloyd was a third-round pick in 2024 The NFL Draft.
Thomas left the field late in the first half of San Francisco's season opener against the Titans. After checking into the medical tent, the cornerback was seen being carted to the locker room. Head coach Kyle Shanahan later revealed that Thomas suffered a broken forearm. As for a timetable, Shanahan said, « It'll be a while. »
