AJ Brown Out Six Weeks While Sam Darnold Battles a Literal Pain in the Butt
Ian Rapoport noted on NFL GameDay Morning that Sam Darnold 'actually has a glute injury.'
The NFL injury report is a cruel mistress, but this week it decided to mix devastating roster news with a bit of anatomical comedy. According to Ian Rapoport on NFL GameDay Morning, star receiver AJ is sidelined for about six weeks, while quarterback is dealing with an actual, literal glute injury.
Yes, the Seahawks signal-caller has a bruised backside. You can go ahead and get the jokes out of your system now. But while fans are checking to see if they make orthopedic seat cushions for NFL sidelines, the situation in is a full-blown crisis.
Losing for a month and a half completely rewires the Patriots offense. just dropped a 13-10 rock fight to a few days ago, a game where points were already harder to find than a cheap beer at a stadium. Subtracting their top weapon means oddsmakers are going to aggressively downgrade this passing attack going forward.
Meanwhile, the are also taking a hit to their receiver room. De'Zhaun Stribling is out for at least a month with a deltoid ligament injury.
The 49ers are coming off a dominant 27-7 blowout over the , so they have a little bit of breathing room to absorb the loss. Still, losing a pass-catcher for four-plus weeks forces the coaching staff to shuffle a deck that was just starting to look perfectly stacked.
For anyone holding futures tickets on these squads, it is time to do some math. The have the depth to survive a month without Stribling, but the are going to have to invent entirely new ways to move the football without drawing double coverage every Sunday.
As for , they just need their quarterback to be able to sit down comfortably during film study. We will see how these depth charts shake out next week, but expect the waiver wire and the betting markets to be in full panic mode until then.