NFL injury tracker: Latest injury news, fantasy implications as Jacoby Brissett starting for Cardinals again in Week 9

The Arizona Cardinals are starting Jacoby Brissett at quarterback for the third consecutive game, head coach Jonathan Gannon told reporters Saturday.

Gannon said that Kyler Murray’s foot is not ready at this point, even after the Cardinals’ Week 9 bye.

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«We’ve been pushing, he’s been pushing,» said Gannon, who noted that Murray could still have a role in Monday night’s road game against the Dallas Cowboys depending on how practice goes before then.

Murray has remained limited this week with the mid-foot sprain that he suffered against the Tennessee Titans in Week 5 and that’s sidelined him the past two games.

Brissett has thrown for at least 279 yards in both of his starts this season while posting a 4:1 touchdown-to-interception ratio and, according to PFF, connecting on a combined eight passes of 20-plus air yards, two more than Murray has completed all season.

Arizona has dropped five straight games by a total of 13 points.

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Staying in the NFC West, Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Puka Nacua will return Sunday after missing time with a sprained left ankle.

Nacua was injured in Week 6 and started practicing again this week, saying he feels «fantastic» and «ready to go» as the Rams face the New Orleans Saints this week.

«It’s good to be back out on the football field, moving around, getting a good sweat in, put my feet in the ground,» Nacua said. «It’s been good. We had a nice Thursday practice, so finally get to hit somebody. It feels like it’s been too long for sure, but it felt great to be back out there.»

The Rams were without Nacua for only one game as they were on their bye week in Week 8.

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Through six games, Nacua has recorded 616 receiving yards, 54 catches and 2 touchdowns.

Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers, who has missed three games with a knee injury, will also be back in Week 9.

Bowers said on Wednesday that he’s «ready to roll» against the Jacksonville Jaguars after missing practice for two weeks before returning on Oct. 17.

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«He’s back,» said Raiders head coach Pete Carroll. «Last week, he looked good every day, particularly good on the Monday practice. And he kind of stole the show a little bit. So, we’re thrilled to have him back.»

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Bowers was dealing with a PCL injury and a bone bruise in his left knee that was suffered in Week 1. After playing through it, he was shut down following Week 4.

«It sucked, to be honest,» Bowers said. «But it’s in the past. I’m excited to get back out there.»

Other notable Week 9 injuries:

• Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter has been placed on injured reserve and will miss at least the next four weeks. Hunter suffered the non-contact knee injury during Thursday’s practice. When asked if the 2024 Heisman Trophy winner would return this season, head coach Liam Coen would only say, «We’re still evaluating it.»

• The Kansas City Chiefs will be without running back Isiah Pacheco due to a sprained knee ligament suffered last week against Washington. That means more carries for Kareem Hunt and potentially more responsibility for backups Brashard Smith and Elijah Mitchell.

• Mac Jones will start in place of Brock Purdy for the fifth game in a row, but Purdy — who is officially «questionable» with his nagging toe injury — could be available Sunday against the New York Giants, according to San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan. Purdy has been dealing with a turf toe variant that he first picked up in the season opener and then aggravated in Week 4.

Jump to a team:

AFC East: Bills | Dolphins (played Thurs.) | Patriots | Jets (bye)
AFC North: Ravens (played Thurs.) | Bengals | Browns (bye) | Steelers
AFC South: Texans | Colts | Jaguars | Titans
AFC West: Broncos | Chiefs | Raiders | Chargers
NFC East: Cowboys | Giants | Eagles (bye) | Commanders
NFC North: Bears | Lions | Packers | Vikings
NFC South: Falcons | Panthers | Saints | Buccaneers (bye)
NFC West: Cardinals | Rams | 49ers | Seahawks

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Here’s the rest of the Week 9 injury report (players will be added as teams release their reports):

DENVER BRONCOS

• TE Nate Adkins (knee): OUT

• WR Marvin Mims Jr. (concussion): OUT

• CB Pat Surtain II (pectoral): OUT

HOUSTON TEXANS

• CB Alijah Huzzie (knee): OUT

• DT Denico Autry (knee): questionable

• DE Dylan Horton (knee): questionable

• RB Jakob Johnson (hamstring): questionable

• TE Dalton Schultz (knee/shoulder): questionable

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

• WR Anthony Gould (knee): OUT

• DE Samson Ebukam (knee): OUT

• DE Tyquan Lewis (groin): OUT

• DT Grover Stewart (foot): questionable

PITTSBURGH STEELERS

• DT Daniel Ekuale (knee): OUT

• S DeShon Elliott (knee): OUT

• WR Scott Miller (finger): OUT

• S Jabrill Peppers (quad): OUT

• CB Cory Trice Jr. (hamstring, knee): OUT

• S Chuck Clark (illness): OUT

• LB Cole Holcomb (illness): OUT

• LB Malik Harrison (knee): questionable

• QB WIll Howard (hand): questionable

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

• OL Jake Brendel (hamstring): OUT

• DL Yetur Gross-Matos (knee, hamstring): OUT

• DL Bryce Huff (hamstring): OUT

• WR Rickey Pearsall (knee): OUT

• OL Ben Bartch (ankle): questionable

• OL Spencer Burford (knee): questionable

• DL Jordan Elliott (ankle): questionable

• DL Sam Okuayinonu (ankle): questionable

• QB Brock Purdy (toe): questionable

• LB Dee Winters (knee): questionable

NEW YORK GIANTS

• CB Paulson Adebo (knee): OUT

• CB Cor’Dale Flott (concussion): OUT

• DL Chauncey Golston (neck): OUT

• CB Art Green (hamstring): OUT

• TE Daniel Bellinger (neck): doubtful

• T Jermaine Eluemunor (pec): doubtful

• S Jevón Holland (knee): questionable

• CB Rico Payton (groin): questionable

ATLANTA FALCONS

• CB Billy Bowman Jr. (hamstring): OUT

• DT Zach Harrison (knee): OUT

• T Storm Norton (foot): OUT

• WR Casey Washington (back): OUT

• S Jessie Bates (knee): questionable

• LB Leonard Floyd (hamstring): questionable

• LB Jalon Walker (groin): questionable

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

• RB Rhamondre Stevenson (toe): OUT

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS

• RB Hassan Haskins (hamstring): OUT

• S Tony Jefferson (hamstring): OUT

• CB Tarheeb Still (knee): OUT

• G Mekhi Becton (knee): questionable

• TE Will Dissly (illness): questionable

• LS Josh Harris (chest): questionable

• DB Deane Leonard (knee): questionable

TENNESSEE TITANS

• WR Calvin Ridley (hamstring): OUT

• DT Jeffery Simmons (hamstring): OUT

• OLB Arden Key (quad): OUT

• S Xavier Woods (hamstring): OUT

• WR Bryce Oliver (knee): questionable

CAROLINA PANTHERS

• C Cade Mays (ankle, knee): OUT

• OLB Princely Umanmielen (ankle): OUT

• QB Andy Dalton (right thumb): questionable

• G Damien Lewis (oblique): questionable

• RT Taylor Moton (knee): questionable

• LB Trevin Wallace (shoulder): questionable

• S Nick Scott (groin): questionable

• G Chandler Zavala (knee): questionable

GREEN BAY PACKERS

• LB Nick Niemann (pec): OUT

• DL Lukas Van Ness (foot): OUT

• WR Dontayvion Wicks (calf): OUT

• K Brandon McManus (right quad): questionable

• LB Quay Walker (calf): questionable

MINNESOTA VIKINGS

• CB Jeff Okudah (concussion): OUT

• TE Josh Oliver (foot): OUT

• T Christian Darrisaw (knee): questionable

• S Josh Metellus (foot) : questionable

• T Brian O’Neill (knee): questionable

• LB Andrew Van Ginkel (neck): questionable

DETROIT LIONS

• S Kerby Joseph (knee): OUT

• RB Craig Reynolds (hamstring): OUT

• LB Malcolm Rodriguez (knee): OUT

• T Taylor Decker (shoulder): questionable

• CB Avonte Maddox (hamstring): questionable

• S Daniel Thomas (forearm): questionable

• RB Sione Vaki (groin): questionable

CHICAGO BEARS

• WR Luther Burden III (concussion): OUT

• RB Roschon Johnson (back): OUT

• DL Dominique Robinson (ankle): OUT

• RB D’Andre Swift (groin): OUT

• LB Amen Ogbongbemiga (knee): OUT

CINCINNATI BENGALS

• DE Trey Hendrickson (hip): doubtful

• LB Logan Wilson (calf): doubtful

• CB Marco Wilson (hamstring): doubtful

• QB Joe Flacco (shoulder): questionable

• LB Oren Burks (groin): questionable

• G Dalton Risner (illness): questionable

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

• RB Alvin Kamar (ankle): questionable

• WR Rashid Shaheed (hip): questionable

• CB Alontae Taylor (shoulder): questionable

LOS ANGELES RAMS

• CB Darious Williams (shoulder): doubtful

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

• WR/CB Travis Hunter (knee): OUT

• TE Quintin Morris (groin): OUT

• S Eric Murray (neck): OUT

• WR Time Patrick (groin): OUT

• LB Devin Lloyd (calf): questionable

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS

• S Lonnie Johnson (fibula): OUT

• QB Aidan O’Connell (right wrist): OUT

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

• RB Isiah Pacheco (knee): OUT

• LT Josh Simmons (personal): OUT

• G Trey Smith (back): questionable

• T Jaylon Moore (illness): questionable

BUFFALO BILLS

• DT DaQuan Jones (calf): OUT

• WR Josh Palmer (knee, ankle): OUT

• LB Shaq Thompson (hamstring): OUT

• CB Taron Johnson (groin): questionable

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

• WR Jake Bobo (Achilles): OUT

• G Christian Haynes (pectoral): OUT

• TE Eric Saubert (calf): OUT

• WR Dareke Young (quad): OUT

• S Julian Love (hamstring): OUT

• WR Cooper Kupp (heel, hamstring): questionable

• NT Jarran Reed (wrist): questionable

WASHINGTON COMMANDERS

• TE Colson Yankoff (hamstring): OUT

• WR Terry McLaurin (quad): OUT

• TE John Bates (ankle): questionable

• DT Jer’Zhan Newton (ankle): questionable

• T Laremy Tunsil (hamstring): questionable

ARIZONA CARDINALS

• LB BJ Ojulari (knee): OUT

• QB Kyler Murray (foot): questionable

• CB Will Johnson (groin): questionable

• DT Walter Nolen III (calf): questionable

• CB Garrett Williams (knee): questionable

• S Kitan Crawford (ankle): questionable

DALLAS COWBOYS

• S Alijah Clark (ribs): OUT

• LB DeMarvion Overshown (knee): OUT

• CB Shavon Revel (knee): OUT

• LB Jack Sanborn (groin): OUT

• S Donovan Wilson (elbow/shoulder): OUT

• DT Perrion Winfrey (back): OUT

• C Cooper Beebe (ankle): questionable

• T Ajani Cornelius (knee/knee): questionable

• S Juanyeh Thomas (migraine): questionable

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