Training Camp Casualties Are Piling Up As Players Go Down With Various Injuries

Training camp is necessary for players to get up to speed after several months of being away from the game. However, it does entail certain risks as injuries can and do often happen. Some are not serious but others can be season-ending. We previously mentioned some players who have been bitten by the injury bug. And yet training camp casualties are piling up as players go down with various injuries. Below are some updates on the latest player injuries:

• Falcons WR Darnell Mooney has a shoulder injury and “will miss a few weeks,” per a team official. The injury happened during the Falcons’ Thursday practice while he was diving for a pass from QB Michael Penix Jr. Mooney was the No. 2 receiver behind Drake London.
• Titans WR Treylon Burks suffered a fractured collarbone while attempting a one-handed grab during practice Saturday, a source confirmed to ESPN. He is being evaluated for a shoulder injury, coach Brian Callahan announced. Burks had caught a deep, one-handed pass from QB Cameron Ward. However, he crashed to the ground landing on his collarbone in an attempt to prevent the ball from coming out due to contact with the ground.
• On Saturday, Seahawks RB Kenny McIntosh, who had to be helped off the field today, is thought to have a torn ACL pending further testing, per source.
• Los Angeles Rams QB Matthew Stafford has been dealing with some back soreness. Therefore he will not return to practice next week as previously expected. Head coach Sean McVay fully expects Stafford to be ready for the regular season. But even after Stafford returns to practice, the Rams intend to keep the quarterback on a modified schedule.
• Tests revealed that Cardinals CB Starling Thomas, who has started 22 games the past two seasons in Arizona, tore his ACL during Friday’s practice, per source.

Training Camp Casualties Are Piling Up As Players Go Down With Various Injuries

An injury to one player can often mean an opportunity for another player. That’s the case for former Raiders WR Ramel Keyton. According to his agent Zac Hiller of LAA, the Titans are signing him due to the Treylon Burks injury. Free-agent CB Jack Jones, who started 16 games last season for the Raiders, is signing a one-year deal with the Miami Dolphins, in the wake of Artie Burns tearing his ACL.

Another interesting training camp note pertains to Washington Commanders’ WR Terry McLaurin. Adam Schefter reports:

“From holdout to apparent hold in: Commanders WR Terry McLaurin was spotted at the team’s training facility Saturday, per sources. McLaurin arrived without a new deal but with some sort of ankle injury. Washington now is expected to place McLaurin on the Active/Physically Unable to Perform list. As a holdout, McLaurin was racking up $50k per day in fines and training on his own. As a hold-in, he can’t be fined $50K per day and he’s around the team.”

A lot has already happened in the first week of training camp. And there will be certainly more things to come so stay tuned.

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