It wouldn't be a Monday during the NFL season without some injuries, so let's take a look at some of the key ones and the impact they'll have going forward.
DE, Jevon Kearse, Philadelphia Eagles: Kearse will miss the rest of the season with sprained ligaments in his left knee. This is a major blow to the Philadelphia Eagles pass rush that has created 13 sacks already this season.
WR, Terrell Owens, Dallas Cowboys: Owens will have a plate screwed into the broken ring finger on his right hand. Owens stated after the game that he'll miss 2-to-4 weeks while healing from this injury, but there's almost no chance Mr. Ego will miss the Cowboys game in Philadelphia on October 8th.
DE, Erasmus James, Minnesota Vikings: Will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL in his left knee. James, a 1st round pick in 2005, was expected to be a key player on the Vikings defense, which has already lost 3 players (S Tank Williams, LB Chad Greenway) for the season.
LT, Charles Spencer, Houston Texans: As if the Houston Texans didn't have enough problems protecting David Carr, they'll have to get by for the rest of 2006 without rookie left tackle Charles Spencer, who broke his left tibia after it got in the way of Ron Dayne.
DE, David Pollack, Cincinnati Bengals: David Pollack sustained the most serious, and most scary, injury in Week 2, and he'll become the 3rd DE chosen in the 1st round on this list to miss the rest of the season. Pollack broke his neck in the game against Cleveland. It's injuries like this that put player holdouts in perspective. At any given moment these guys could lose their livelihood, which is why I always cut players holding out for more money a bit of slack.
C, Rich Braham, Cincinnati Bengals: More bad news for the Bengals. Center Rich Braham's injured knee will keep him out of their big, early-season game against division rival Pittsburgh.
More updates to come later....
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