NFL News, Injury Updates: Eagles lose Brandon Graham, Darius Slay vs. Rams, Gardner Minshew out for one year with Raiders
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NFL News, Injury Updates: Eagles lose Brandon Graham, Darius Slay vs. Rams, Gardner Minshew out for one year with Raiders

Posted on by Amelia Pressman

Week 12 of the NFL season is almost complete, and while several of the league’s top teams picked up big wins on Sunday – the Chiefs, Eagles, Lions, Packers and Vikings all went on to win – there were some big losses on the injury front Sunday. Two key veteran members of the Philadelphia defense left the Eagles in their 37-20 victory on Sunday Night Football – aka The Saquon Barkley Show – and one of them says he’s done for the year. Additionally, the Las Vegas Raiders will need some help in their quarterback room after losing their starting QB for the remainder of the season.

Also on the NFL injury front – off the field – NBC Sports’ Mike Tirico (torn Achilles) was in the broadcast booth for Sunday Night Football and plans to finish the season as normal despite the injury.

The 14-year veteran defensive end had a great game against the Rams as he retired after moving into third place on the Eagles’ all-time sack list. After the game, he said he was struggling with tendonitis in his left triceps and confirmed the tear. He will miss the rest of the season — one that could be his last after signing a one-year, $4 million contract last offseason. He is one of only three players on the team, along with tackle Lane Johnson and kicker Jake Elliott, to win Super Bowl LII at the end of the 2017 season.

Also on the Eagles’ defense, cornerback Darius Slay Jr. suffered a concussion and did not return to the game.

The Raiders’ signal caller suffered the injury in the fourth quarter of the team’s 29-19 loss to the Broncos. He finished the season with 2,013 passing yards and nine touchdown passes with 10 interceptions in 10 games played. Desmond Ridder finished the game in his place. The Raiders have a short week ahead of them as they take on the Chiefs on Black Friday. They could welcome Aidan O’Connell back – he’s been on the IR since October with a broken thumb and could be activated this week.

As for other possible options, rookie quarterback Carter Bradley is on the Raiders’ practice squad and outside the organization, ex-Giants quarterback Daniel Jones, who was released Friday and is a free agent, is “excited for the next opportunity,” and said , that “there is still a lot of good football left in his future”.

Live13 updates

  • QB Aidan O’Connell returns to Raiders practice

    One day after Raiders quarterback Gardner Minshew suffered a season-ending injury, fellow quarterback Aidan O’Connell is back at practice.

    The Raiders announced that O’Connell returned to practice Monday after missing four weeks with a broken thumb. There’s a chance he could return from injured reserve in time for Friday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs, but his status for the game remains unclear. The Raiders could be in the market for a quarterback either way.

    For the latest on the Raiders’ quarterback situation, click here.

  • Despite injuries, the Jets don’t plan on taking away Aaron Rodgers just yet and will face the Seahawks

    At least for now, Aaron Rodgers is still the New York Jets’ starting quarterback.

    Rodgers will “absolutely” be the team’s starting quarterback in Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks, despite the Jets’ struggles and his apparent injuries in recent weeks. Jets interim coach Jeff Ulbrich said Monday that Rodgers is as healthy as ever after the bye week and the team is not yet considering suspending him for the rest of the season.

    Ulbrich also denied knowledge of reports that Rodgers had resisted medical exams offered by the Jets. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported earlier this week that Rodgers “didn’t want to reveal the severity of his injuries for fear of having to leave the field,” which is why he apparently denied medical exams.

    Although Ulbrich did not say the report was inaccurate, he insisted he knew nothing about it.

    “News for me,” said Ulbrich, via Rich Cimini of ESPN.

    Read the full story here.

  • The latest on 49ers QB Brock Purdy

  • Daniel Jones approves waivers

    Daniel Jones is now officially a free agent.

  • Panthers grab CB Akayleb Evans

  • Austin Ekeler in concussion protocol

    Despite being briefly hospitalized after a terrible hit in Sunday’s loss to the Cowboys, Austin Ekeler is in good shape Monday. Commanders run back in concussion protocol. It is unclear whether he will be able to play against the Titans this weekend.

  • Texans’ Jalen Pitre out for several weeks with partial pectoral tear: report

  • Will Aidan O’Connell be able to step in if Gardner Minshew is out for the season?

    Read more here.

  • Trevor Lawrence is back in training after missing two games with a shoulder injury

  • Tommy DeVito will start Thursday against the Cowboys “if he’s healthy”

    Tommy DeVito does not appear to have an injury, although he left the Bucs for one play late in the Giants’ Sunday loss. DeVito said he just lost the wind.

    Head coach Brian Daboll said Monday he hasn’t spoken to the coaches yet but DeVito would start Thursday “if he’s healthy.”

  • The Giants have their lunch money taken away from them by the New York media

    The Giants were terrible yesterday, and the New York media took no prisoners with their Monday morning covers and back pages. “Baked Cutlets” is 100% hilarious.

  • Dave Canales still won’t commit to Bryce Young long-term

    After the Panthers’ outstanding performance against the Chiefs in a 30-27 loss on Sunday, head coach Dave Canales was asked if he would drop the weekly designation from starting quarterback Bryce Young.

    Canales didn’t say no, but he didn’t say yes either. He has at least committed to starting Young in Week 13 against the Buccaneers.

  • Bucs S Jordan Whitehead can. tore his chest against the Giants

    Sunday was an unfortunate day for the pectoral muscles. Buccaneers safety Jordan Whitehead may have torn his pectoral against the Giants, ending his season.

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