NFL Sports Injuries Going Into Week 8

Oct 30, 2015 0 Comments

As we are going into the NFL Week 8 football games, there are a lot of players getting sidelined due to injuries. With almost half of the season over with, most teams will not perform as well due to their star players having to sit out a week, a month, or even for the rest of the season. As some of the teams with losing records need to start getting wins, and this week would be a great start, some just recently lost players. Here are some of the injuries that have occurred during Week 7 of the season:

Player	Team	Injury
RB Arian Foster	Texans	Torn Achilles Tendon
QB Matthew Stafford	Lions	Left Hand
T Jason Peters	Eagles	Lower Back
LB Ryan Kerrigan	Redskins	Broken Hand
WR Louis Murphy	Buccaneers	Torn Anterior Cruciate Ligament in Knee
C Nick Mangold	Jets	Broken Hand
S Calvin Pryor	Jets	Sprained Ankle
QB Josh McCown	Browns	Shoulder
WR Phillip Dorsett	Colts	Fractured Fibula
RB Joseph Randle	Cowboys	Oblique Strain
CB Jason McCourty	Titans	Hamstring
DE Cameron Wake	Dolphins	Torn Achilles
T Ja’Wuan James	Dolphins	Toe

Some of these players, including Arian Foster, Ryan Kerrigan, Louis Murphy, Phillip Dorsett, and Cameron Wake will be out for the rest of the season due to their injuries being severe enough to merit months of recovery and possible surgery. The Lions losing their quarterback is big blow, as they are set to face the Chiefs this Sunday; a great opportunity to finally get their second season victory, but looking grimmer without Stafford.

During the Thursday Night Football in Week 8, the Dolphins lost 36-7 against the Patriots, and in the process lost two great players to injuries. With Wake being a huge playmaker during Week’s 6 and 7, this will continue to take its toll on the franchise. Let’s hope injuries stay at a minimum during the rest of the NFL Week 8 games.