Barkley, Mccaffrey hurt as Week 2 takes toll
A star-studded cast of NFL players departed their games with injuries on Sunday.
Start with running back, where Giants star Saquon Barkley is believed to have torn the ACL in his right knee early in their loss at Chicago. All-pro standout Christian Mccaffery departed Carolina’s loss to the Buccaneers with a right ankle injury, 49ers running back Raheem Mostert left with a knee injury, and the Rams’ Cam Akers hurt his ribs.
Plenty of wide receivers went down, too: The Packers’ Davante Adams hurt his hamstring in a win over the Lions; the Colts’ Parris Campbell was carted off with a leg injury against Minnesota; the Giants’ Sterling Shepard sustained a toe injury; and the Broncos’ Courtland Sutton left their loss in Pittsburgh with a knee injury.
Then there were the quarterbacks: Tyrod Taylor didn’t start the Chargers’ game against Kansas City after sustaining a chest injury before kickoff, giving way to rookie Justin Herbert.
The Broncos’ Drew Lock hurt his shoulder. The 49ers’ Jimmy Garoppolo tried to play through a right ankle injury before Nick Mullens took over for the second half.
The Jets lost receivers
Breshad Perriman (ankle) and Chris
Hogan (ribs), cornerbacks Quincy Wilson (concussion) and Arthur Maulet (groin), and center Connor Mcgovern hurt his hamstring and did not return.
■ The Chiefs were short-handed on defense and in the secondary for their game against the Chargers with cornerback Beshaud Breeland serving his four-game suspension, defensive tackle Mike Pennel finishing his two-game suspension, and cornerback Charvarius Ward out with a fractured hand. Then the Super Bowl champions lost defensive end Frank Clark to an illness and cornerback Antonio Hamilton to a groin injury.
■ Along with Lock and Sutton, the Broncos lost defensive end Dre’mont Jones to a knee injury in their defeat at Pittsburgh.
■ The Colts’ Campbell was carted off after taking a blow to his left knee and safety Malik Hooker left in the second half with his own Achilles tendon injury.
■ Minnesota had to finish without running back Mike Boone (concussion) and linebacker Anthony Barr (shoulder).
■ The Falcons are hopeful offensive tackle Kaleb Mcgary merely sustained a sprained MCL in their last-second loss to the Cowboys. Defensive end Takk Mckinely left with a groin injury, linebacker Foye Oluokun injured his hamstring, and safety Ricardo Allen was lost to an elbow injury.
■ Washington guard Brandon Scherff, who left early in Arizona with a knee injury, was among the offensive linemen hurt around the NFL on Sunday. The Rams’ Joe Noteboom (calf), the Eagles’ Isaac Seumalo (knee), Packers center Corey Linsley (hand) and Jaguars center Brandon Linder (knee) also went down with injuries.