Going into the 2020 season, the assumption was that with no preseason and few padded practices, players would suffer a high injury rate right away as their bodies weren’t quite acclimated to the rigors of regular-season football.
That didn’t happen to a noticeable extent in Week 1, but through just the first half of the early games in Week 2, we are developing an unfortunate rash of injuries that could be quite consequential.
The most notable was the knee injury suffered by 49ers edge-rusher and Defensive Rookie of the Year Nick Bosa, who had to be carted off the field after suffering a knee injury. Fellow defensive lineman Solomon Thomas was also removed from the game with a leg injury, and in the third quarter of San Francisco’s game against the Jets, quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was also declared out.
For the Giants, running back Saquon Barkley is out with a right knee injury. Broncos starting quarterback Drew Lock is out with a shoulder issue. Rams running back Cam Akers is out with a rib injury.
Hopefully, the tide of injuries will slow down, and the injuries that have happened won’t prove to be too serious.