NFL injury tracker Week 3: Latest news, fantasy implications as Sam Darnold (glute) ‘ready to go’, Caleb Williams (hamstring) ruled out, Puka Nacua (hip) unlikely to play

Coleman will miss upcoming Broncos games against the Rams, 49ers, Chargers, and Seahawks. The earliest he is eligible to return is Week 7 against the Cardinals.

Through two games, Coleman has 39 rushing yards on 10 attempts and 1 touchdown.

The likely Bears starting quarterback will practice on Saturday as part of the recovery process. Caleb Williams remains unlikely to play Monday night against the Eagles. Case Keenum would serve as Bagent’s back up should he start.

Pierce will miss at least four weeks. He will be eligible to return from IR in Week 7 against the Vikings.

The team is hopeful he can return this season but currently there is no definitive timeline.

The 49ers are 2-0, with three of the next four games at home. Then they’ll play on the road at Seattle and at Atlanta in Weeks 5 and 7, respectively, prior to the Week 8 bye. Most teams like a well-placed bye, and many playoff contenders wouldn’t mind one on the back half of the schedule as a way of resting players for the postseason grind.

But the 49ers might have preferred an even earlier bye, given that their health crisis has once again reared its ugly head.

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The Los Angeles Rams are likely to be without wide receiver Puka Nacua for a second straight week as he will be doubtful for Sunday night’s matchup with the Denver Broncos.

Head coach Sean McVay told ESPN Los Angeles earlier this week that Nacua was “not making great progress” in his recovery from groin soreness that kept him out of the Rams’ Monday night win over the New York Giants.

The injury is not a long-term concern, McVay added, and the team is just being cautious.

On Friday, McVay said that barring a setback they expect Nacua to be available for Week 4 when they play the Philadelphia Eagles.

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Elbow surgery is “not on the table” at the moment for Jayden Daniels, and the Washington Commanders haven’t discussed placing the third-year quarterback on injured reserve, general manager Adam Peters said Friday morning during an appearance on 106.7 The Fan in Washington.

Daniels was carted off at the end of the first half during a Week 2 loss to the Dallas Cowboys after dislocating his left elbow again. The gruesome injury elicited a profane reaction from Fox Sports analyst Tom Brady and was reminiscent of the one Daniels suffered last season in Week 9 amid a lopsided defeat to the Seattle Seahawks.

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Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley was a full participant on Friday after being limited in practice on Thursday, according to the team’s injury report.

Barkley, who suffered a stinger during a Week 2 win over the Tennessee Titans, told reporters on Friday that he doesn’t think the injury will affect him Monday night against the Chicago Bears.

“No, that’s why I’m rehabbing my ass off to get as strong as it needs to be,” Barkley said, per The Athletic’s Zach Berman.

“I feel like I’m in a really good spot. I know that they wouldn’t let me go out there if I wasn’t able to do it. … I’m gonna go out there and play fearless. Don’t worry about it. Don’t worry about, like, I’ve dealt with a lot of injuries in my career, the mental side of it a little bit, so I’m excited. Feel good. Feel like I’m having great practice. Feel like we put a great week of work in as a whole, and we got a great opportunity.”

In a great turn for Seattle, starting quarterback Sam Darnold is set to return on Sunday. Darnold suffered a glute injury during the first drive of the Seahawks’ Week 1 win over the Patriots that ended up being far less serious than initially feared.

Burrow fantasy owners may regret that the quarterback who led the NFL two years ago (his last fully healthy season) by passing for 4,918 yards and 43 touchdowns may not actually be chasing similar numbers.

But the Bengals believe this formula gives them a better chance at contending for the Super Bowl as it returns to Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium, home of the Bengals’ last big-stage appearance. They believe alleviating Burrow’s burden increases the chances he finishes the season healthy, as he enters this year having missed at least six games in three of his six prior seasons.

“Throwing for all these yards and scoring all these points, sure, that’s good,” Pitcher said. “But unless we’re playing for division championships and playoff seeds, and playing in January and February, that’s the only thing that really matters now.

“I really feel that from Joe and some of the other guys as well.”

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With Caleb Williams (hamstring) likely out, it remains to be seen if Bagent will be healthy enough to start on Monday night against the Eagles. Should he be unable to play, Case Keenum will get the start.

Moore did not practice on Thursday as he dealt with a should injury. He was spotted wearing a non-contact jersey on Wednesday.

What makes the NFL and its draft so interesting — other than seeing the next step for college heroes — is that rookies can typically make immediate and tangible impacts on a team’s fortunes for the upcoming season. And it’s not just first-rounders, either.

Through two weeks of this NFL season, there are a lot of interesting rookies getting playing time and important roles for their teams. I wanted to highlight a crop of them, which actually was hard for me to pare down. This is carryover from a broader discussion about this year’s draft class: the projected first-rounders were underwhelming, but there was a lot of depth and potential with the players slated to go in the second round and beyond.

Here are the players having outsized roles during their inaugural campaigns that were picked 33rd and beyond.

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Injuries have been a thorn in Nick Bosa’s side, and the latest is reportedly expected to sideline him for “a few weeks.”

The five-time Pro Bowl defensive end pulled his calf during Thursday’s practice and is now out, including for Sunday’s Week 3 game against the Arizona Cardinals, ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Friday.

San Francisco is reportedly weighing whether Bosa needs to be placed on injured reserve. If he goes on IR, he’ll have to miss a minimum of four games.

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Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joey Porter Jr. has been putting in limited work in practice since the start of the regular season, but has yet to play in a game. But that could change soon, as Porter said he intends to take the field at some point during the 2026 season.

Porter would not commit to returning against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 3, though did say he was able to do “everything” in practice Thursday and that it went “smooth,” per ESPN’s Brooke Pryor.

His comments — the first he’s made publicly since his contract deadline passed — were the first time Porter affirmed he would play for the Steelers this season when he was fully healthy.

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Chambliss considered entering the 2026 NFL Draft when it appeared his college options had dried up. He asked the NCAA for a medical sixth year of eligibility because he missed the 2022 season at Ferris State after a severe bout of tonsillitis. The NCAA said no twice before Chambliss sued and got a Mississippi judge to issue a preliminary injunction that allowed him to play.

Pro scouts were mixed on his projection at the time. Some felt he could have made a first-round push; others viewed him as a Day 2 prospect at best. In addition to the age and size questions, some talent evaluators — even those who liked his 2025 tape — worried about a smaller body of work. Chambliss started one season at Ole Miss and one at Ferris State, serving as a backup prior to 2024, when he led the Bulldogs to the D-II championship.

Chambliss might not be able to do a thing about his birthdate or his height. But he can control his performance against a battery of tough opponents, the early results of which have only whetted our appetite. That’s the one thing Chambliss can control, and it might be the boost he needs to continue his upward draft trajectory.

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The Miami receiver is dealing with an ankle injury suffered in Week 2. He did not practice on Thursday and has since been ruled out against the Chiefs by head coach Jeff Hafley.