Gardner Minshew takes over for Patrick Mahomes this week for the Kansas City Chiefs and will be without one of the team’s top offensive weapons.
Receiver Rashee Rice has bee n ruled out after suffering a concussion last week against the Los Angeels Chargers. Rice entered concussion protocol on Monday after reporting symptoms and did not practice. Kansas City visits the Tennessee Titans in Week 16.
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Fellow receiver Tyquan Thornton was also ruled out with a concussion.
Rice’s injury occurred in the third quarter of the Chiefs’ 16-13 loss to the Chargers. Rice suffered a brutal blow from Los Angeles Chargers safety Tony Jefferson, the latest in a series of hard hits the standout wideout has sustained in recent weeks.
Rice stayed down after the play and ultimately went to the Chiefs’ medical tent, where he then emerged with his helmet.
Although Rice went back in the game and finished with seven receptions for 51 yards in the three-point defeat, the symptoms he reported Monday landed him in the concussion protocol.
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Rice leads all Chiefs wide receivers with 53 receptions and 571 receiving yards. Plus, his five touchdowns are tied for the team high.
Cincinnati Bengals receiver Tee Higgins remains in concussion protocol after reporting symptoms following their loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week 14. Higgins was limited in Thursday’s practice and has not been a full participant in over two weeks.
Higgins missed Week 13 due to a concussion, cleared protocol but then re-entered protocol after the Bills game.
Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said on Friday Higgins is questionable for Week 16.
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Other notable Week 16 injuries:
Garrett Wilson’s season is over, New York Jets coach Aaron Glenn announced. The receiver has been out since Nov. 13 with a knee sprain, and with the Jets out of playoff contention with a 3-11 record, there’s no reason to risk him over the final weeks. Wilson finishes the season with 396 receiving yards, 36 receptions and four touchdowns.
Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Quinnen Williams is on track to play Sunday as he returns from a concussion. Wideout CeeDee Lamb (illness) is expected to practice Friday. The Cowboys host the Chargers on Sunday.
Pittsburgh Steelers edge rusher T.J. Watt missed practice again Thursday due to the lung issue he’s been dealing with. Watt suffered the injury during a dry needling treatment at the team facility last week. With Watt missing another practice, it does not seem like he’ll play against the Detroit Lions.
AFC East: Bills | Dolphins | Patriots | Jets
AFC North: Ravens | Bengals | Browns | Steelers
AFC South: Texans | Colts | Jaguars | Titans
AFC West: Broncos | Chiefs | Raiders | Chargers
NFC East: Cowboys | Giants | Eagles | Commanders
NFC North: Bears | Lions | Packers | Vikings
NFC South: Falcons | Panthers | Saints | Buccaneers
NFC West: Cardinals | Rams (played Thurs.) | 49ers | Seahawks (played Thurs.)
Here’s the rest of the Week 16 injury report (players will be added as teams release their reports):
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
DT Jalen Carter (shoulder): OUT
T Lane Johnson (foot): OUT
TE Cameron Latu (neck): questionable
T Cameron Williams (shoulder): questionable
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
LT Laremy Tunsil (oblique): OUT
QB Jayden Daniels (left elbow): OUT
TE Colson Yankoff (ankle): OUT
DT Eddie Goldman (concussion): OUT
CB Jonathan Jones (rib): questionable
DT Jer’Zhan Newton (illness): questionable
GREEN BAY PACKERS
RB MarShawn Lloyd (calf, hamstring): OUT
TE Josh Whyle (concussion): OUT
G John Williams (back): OUT
RB Chris Brooks (chest): questionable
DE Brenton Cox Jr. (groin): questionable
DE Kingsley Enagbare (illness): questionable
RB Josh Jacobs (knee, ankle): questionable
T Darian Kinnard (neck): questionable
LB Collin Oliver (hamstring): questionable
T Zach Tom (back, knee): questionable
WR Christian Watson (chest, shoulder): questionable
WR Dontayvion Wicks (ankle): questionable
S Evan Williams (knee): questionable
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CHICAGO BEARS
WR Luther Burden III (ankle): OUT
WR Rome Odunze (foot): OUT
LB Amen Ogbongbemiga (hamstring): OUT
DL Joe Tryon-Shoyinka (persona): questionable
RB D’Andre Swift (groin): questionable
LB Tremaine Edmunds (groin): questionable
TE Cole Kmet (ankle, knee): questionable
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERSCAROLINA PANTHERS
DT Tershawn Wharton (hamstring): OUT
LB Trevin Wallace (shoulder): OUT
WR David Moore (elbow): questionable
LT Ikem Ekwonu (knee): questionable
MINNESOTA VIKINGSNEW YORK GIANTS
WR Beaux Collins (concussion, neck): OUT
G Evan Neal (neck, hamstring): OUT
DT Rakeem Nuñez-Roches (ankle): OUT
LB Kayvon Thibodeaux (shoulder): OUT
G Joshua Ezeudu (calf): questionable
LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (illness): questionable
CB Art Green (illness, hamstring): questionable
CB Rico Payton (back): questionable
NEW YORK JETS
TE Mason Taylor (neck): OUT
DL Eric Watts (concussion): OUT
LB Francisco Mauigoa (neck): OUT
S Tony Adams (groin): OUT
WR Garrett Wilson (knee): OUT
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
T Asim Richards (ankle): OUT
G Cesar Ruiz (ankle): OUT
RB Alvin Kamara (ankle): OUT
TE Zaire Mitchell-Paden (knee): questionable
DT Nathan Shepherd (ankle, knee): questionable
WR Mason Tipton (illness): questionable
CINCINNATI BENGALS
DE Joseph Ossai (ankle): OUT
DT Kris Jenkins (ankle): OUT
TE Noah Fant (ankle): OUT
WR Charlie Jones (ankle): OUT
WR Tee Higgins (concussion): questionable
MIAMI DOLPHINS
S Minkah Fitzpatrick (calf): OUT
K Jason Sanders (right hip): OUT
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
CB Trent McDuffie (knee): OUT
LB Leo Chenal (shoulder): OUT
T Jaylon Moore (knee): OUT
WR Rashee Rice (concussion): OUT
T Jawaan Taylor (elbow): OUT
WR Tyquan Thornton (concussion): OUT
TE Jake Briningstool (hamstring): OUT
CB Nazeeh Johnson (shoulder): OUT
DT Derrick Nnadi (illness): OUT
TENNESSEE TITANSLOS ANGELES CHARGERSDALLAS COWBOYSBUFFALO BILLS
LT Chase Lundt (knee): OUT
DT DaQuan Jones (calf): OUT
K Matt Prater (right quad): OUT
DT Jordan Phillips (ankle): OUT
WR Mecole Hardman (calf): questionable
CB Cam Lewis (hamstring): questionable
CLEVELAND BROWNSATLANTA FALCONS
WR KhaDarel Hodge (shoulder): OUT
CB Mike Hughes (ankle): OUT
DE Brandon Dorlus (illness, shoulder): questionable
OLB James Pearce Jr. (foot): questionable
WR Drake London (knee): questionable
ARIZONA CARDINALS
OT Paris Johnson Jr. (knee): OUT
S Jalen Thompson (hamstring): OUT
LG Evan Brown (personal): OUT
CB Darren Hall (concussion): OUT
CB Max Melton (heel): OUT
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARSDENVER BRONCOSLAS VEGAS RAIDERSHOUSTON TEXANSPITTSBURGH STEELERSDETROIT LIONSNEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
LB Robert Spillane (ankle): OUT
LB Harold Landry III (knee): questionable
DT Christian Barmore (personal): questionable
CB Carlton Davis III (hip): questionable
CB Marcus Jones (knee): questionable
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London has missed the past four weeks with a PCL sprain.
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Lamb has not practiced this week due to an illness. Williams left Sunday’s loss to the Vikings with a concussion.
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Higgins was limited in Thursday’s practice and has not been a full participant in over two weeks. The receiver missed Week 13 due to a concussion, cleared protocol but then re-entered protocol after their Week 14 game against the Bills.
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Wilson hasn’t played since Week 10, and will end the season with 36 catches for 395 yards and 4 touchdowns in eight games.
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The 26-year-old Bland played 12 games this season with Dallas, recording 73 total tackles and one interception.
He will miss the rest of the season.
“He understands the journey that he has to go upon again, but he’s gonna do a great job and come back better than before,” said Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer. It’s one of those situations where it comes and goes, and at the end of the day, when you go and look at it, you see there’s something we need to go in and fix surgically. That starts the process of a long rehab, but he’ll do a great job with i
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Marks is nursing an ankle injury and did not participate in practice on Wednesday or Thursday. The Texans did get Nick Chubb back on the field following a rib injury.
Jawhar Jordan, who ran for 101 yards in his NFL debut last week, was promoted to the 53-man roster this week.
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Geno Smith looks like he will return for the Las Vegas Raiders for Sunday’s game against the Texans.
The Raiders quarterback was back at practice on Wednesday after sitting out last week’s 31-0 loss to the Eagles with a right shoulder and back injury.
“I’m just taking it day by day, trying to see how I feel today after practice, and then we’ll move on from there,” Smith said.