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It’s another week in the NFLand while that means big plays and touchdowns galore, it unfortunately also means injuries. We keep a running tab of every notable injury from Sunday’s fixture list.

Probably the biggest injury of the day was to the main star Rashee Rice. Despite Kansas City surviving for its fourth straight win to start the season, it could be without Rice for the rest of the season. Rice was carried off in the first half with a knee injury, and ESPN reports that the Chiefs fear the second-year receiver has a torn ACL. Head coach Andy Reid said it’s “not good.” A huge blow for the ruling party Super Bowl champions

Other notable injuries include Bengals running back Trey Hendrickson, Buccaneers wide receiver Trey Palmer, Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson and running back Jonathan Taylor, Steelers running back Cordarrelle Patterson and Saints tight end Taysom Hill, among others.

Below is a team-by-team recap of every notable injury from Sunday’s Week 4 slate of games.

• LG Teven Jenkins (ribs): Chicago’s starting offensive lineman has been ruled out for the rest of Sunday’s game against the Rams after injuring his ribs. Jenkins is day-to-day, the Bears said Monday.

• OF Trey Hendrickson (neck): Cincinnati’s star pass rusher left the field midway through the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game against the Panthers with a neck injury. After the game, head coach Zac Taylor described Hendrickson’s injury as a sting. The Bengals got some good news on Monday as Hendrickson did not suffer nerve damage, via ESPN.

• QB Josh Allen: Head coach Sean McDermott said Allen is “sore, should be fine as we move forward here” after a big hit Sunday night. McDermott added that they will “continue to take it one day at a time, but should be fine.”

• LB Jordan Hicks (elbow): The veteran walked to the locker room during the first half of the Raiders game. He was listed as questionable to return.
• G Ethan Pocic (ankle): The Browns lineman left Week 4 and was also questionable to return.
• RB Nick Chubb (knee): The Browns star returns to practice this week, by head coach Kevin Stefanski. The team is opening Chubb’s three-week practice window. The 28-year-old went down with a serious knee injury in Week 2 of the 2023 season and has been dealing with the injury ever since.
• RB Nyheim Hines (knee): Stefanski said he expects Hines to practice “pretty soon,” possibly as soon as this week. Hines tore his ACL last July after being hit by a jet ski.
• TE David Njoku (ankle): Njoku, who is dealing with an ankle injury, is expected practice this week, according to Stefanski. Njoku practiced last Thursday, but sat out last Friday and did not play in their Week 3 matchup.

• WR Trey Palmer (concussion): The Tampa Bay wideout has been ruled out for the remainder of Tampa’s matchup against the Eagles with a concussion.
• WR Mike Evans (knee/calf): The catcher was listed as not practicing on Monday’s estimated practice report.

• WR Rashee Rice (knee): The Chiefs were dealt a massive blow when their star WR suffered a knee injury early against the Chargers. He had to be carted off the field in the first half, and was quickly sent off. At halftime, head coach Andy Reid said the injury was “not good.” It was rice feared to have suffered a torn ACLbut upon further tests, there is still uncertainty over the exact nature of his injury, via ESPN. So, there seems to be a glimmer of hope that Rice will return sometime this season. Reid said Monday that he does not have a definitive timeline on Rice’s injury but that the receiver won’t be available for Week 5 against the Saints. You can read more about Rice’s injury here.

• QB Anthony Richardson (hip): Richardson is considered “day to day” with oblique and abdominal strains and could play this week against the Jaguars, according to NFL Media. Richardson was ruled out later hurting his hip in the first quarter of Sunday’s game against the Steelers. “Feeling a little sore,” Richardson said after the game. “But great execution [by] all in the field. I think I’ll be good. Just a little sore.” On Monday, head coach Shane Steichen said it wasn’t a “huge, huge injury.” “We’ll see how the week progresses and go from there,” Steichen added.
• RB Jonathan Taylor (ankle): The Colts’ Pro Bowl running back has a mild high ankle sprain, per ESPN. Taylor injured his ankle in the fourth quarter. “I feel pretty good,” Taylor said after the game, via ESPN. “We came away with the win, so I’m excited to attack this week because this is going to be another tough one.”

• DE/LB Josh Hines-Allen (concussion): Head coach Doug Pederson said Monday that Hines-Allen is in the concussion protocol.

• WR Christian Watson (ankle): Watson will be outside “at least a week or so,” according to head coach Matt LaFleur, after suffering a high ankle sprain. NFL media, on the other hand, reports Watson is expected to miss several weeks.

• OT Caedan Wallace (ankle): The Patriots rookie was chartered from the sideline to the locker room in the first half against the 49ers. He was ruled out after being listed as questionable.
• S Kyle Dugger (ankle): Like Wallace, Dugger was ruled out after being listed as questionable to return to the 49ers game. He has an ankle injury.
• C David Andrews (shoulder): The Patriots lost their starting center for the game against the 49ers.

Panthers

• LB Shaq Thompson (Achilles): Carolina’s linebacker recognized on Instagram that he suffered a torn Achilles and will be out for the season, but said he won’t retire and will be back next year.

• RB/TE Taysom Hill (abdomen): Hill went to the Saints’ injury tent after clutching his chest. He was later ruled out with an abdominal injury.
• LB Willie Gay Jr. (hand): The Saints LB has been ruled out with a hand injury.

Steelers

• LB Micah Parsons (ankle): The edge rusher is unlikely to play this week, according to head coach Mike McCarthy. The head coach confirmed it was a sprained ankle, but did not say how severe the injury was. He was in a walking boot on Monday.
• Demarcus Lawrence (foot): Lawrence is expected to be out for several games as he continues to deal with a foot injury. The edge rusher is said to have a Lisfranc injury and was spotted in a walking boot on Monday.

• LB Jaelan Phillips (knee): Phillips left the Dolphins’ “Monday Night Football” matchup with a knee injury and was ruled out. “I don’t know much,” head coach Mike McDaniel said after the game on Monday. “I know he had a shelf, but beyond that I’ll have to find out more tomorrow.”
• QB Tua Tagovailoa (concussion): Tagovailoa is “asymptomatic”by ESPN. He is eligible to return from injured reserve in Week 8 and reportedly wants to play.

• RB Bijan Robinson (hamstring): Robinson was rated as a limited participant with a hamstring injury in Monday’s report. The Falcons play Thursday night.

• QB Will Levis (shoulder): Levis left Monday’s game, leaving Mason Rudolph to lead the offense. Head coach Brian Callahan said Levis’ shoulder was bothering him “pretty significantly” and he “didn’t want to expose him to any further risk,” so he kept him on the sideline. “He’s our starter when he is healthy and we’re ready to roll with him,” Callahan said.

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