9:45 p.m.: Arizona Cardinals right guard Evan Mathis was carted off the field in the first half with a left foot injury.
He returned to the game during the third quarter only to leave the field again a few minutes later.
8:14 p.m.: Brian Cushing’s bad luck with injuries continues.
.@HoustonTexans LB Brian Cushing out six weeks with knee injury: https://t.co/bys1qcw9o1 (via @RapSheet) pic.twitter.com/wY2vNBp8Fl
— NFL (@NFL) September 11, 2016
7:10 p.m.: Here are the inactives for the Arizona Cardinals.
#AZCardinals inactive #SNF #NEvsAZ #BeRedSeeRed pic.twitter.com/Et8ahhYa7C
— NFL Injury News (@NFLInjuryNws) September 11, 2016
7:05 p.m.: New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski won’t play Sunday night.
#Patriots inactive #SNF #NEvsAZ pic.twitter.com/Z0RlPjGt1H
— NFL Injury News (@NFLInjuryNws) September 11, 2016
6:40 p.m.: A potential setback for the Dolphins, who only trail the Seahawks 6-3 at the moment.
Injury Update – DE Mario Williams is being evaluated for a concussion.
— Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) September 11, 2016
6:36 p.m.: A tough loss for a poor Saints defense.
#Saints standout CB Delvin Breaux suffered a broken fibula today, source said (as @nick_underhill reported). He'll miss significant time
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 11, 2016
6:28 p.m.: Good news for Seattle.
Russell Wilson back in at QB for #Seahawks.
— Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) September 11, 2016
6:03 p.m.: This could be horrible for the Seattle Seahawks.
Suh (unintionally) steps on Russell Wilson's heel. Boykin warming up.
— Gil Brandt (@Gil_Brandt) September 11, 2016
6:01 p.m.: More bad news for a struggling Colts defense.
INJURY ALERT: T.J. Green – Knee Sprain – return unknown. #DETvsIND pic.twitter.com/F2HvweUZaZ
— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) September 11, 2016
5:50 p.m.: Orlando Scandrick missed all of last season with an injury.
#Cowboys CB Scandrick has gone back to locker room under his own power https://t.co/pObVeTxOWB
— NFL Injury News (@NFLInjuryNws) September 11, 2016
3:11 p.m.: The late game active/inactives are out and include active distinctions for Seattle Seahawks tight end Jimmy Graham and Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck.
3:01 p.m.: ESPN’s Adam Caplan reported that Detroit tight end Eric Ebron will be active for the Lions’ 4:25 p.m. ET matchup against the Indianapolis Colts.
#Lions TE Eric Ebron (ankle-questionable) is active today at #Colts.
— Adam Caplan (@caplannfl) September 11, 2016
Source said the injury Ebron suffered back on Aug. 6 was a high ankle sprain. He practiced fully this week. #DETvsIND
— Adam Caplan (@caplannfl) September 11, 2016
2:29 p.m.: Keenan Allen missed the last eight games of the 2015 season with a lacerated kidney, and he might already be done for the year with an apparent knee injury. The San Diego Chargers wide receiver went down with a non-contact injury during the second quarter of his team’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs, and it doesn’t look great.
Keenan Allen down in considerable pain for the Chargers and being carted off. Right knee appears in bad shape
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) September 11, 2016
Oh no Keenan Allen pic.twitter.com/5VeQdijtTg
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) September 11, 2016
1:55 p.m.: Chris Ivory was a surprise inactive Sunday, and it reportedly had nothing to do with the calf injury he’s been dealing with, per ESPN’s Jeff Darlington.
Source: Ivory, who will not play, was admitted to hospital this morning for precautionary reasons resulting from issue unrelated to calf.
— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) September 11, 2016
12 p.m.: It’s the day football fans have been waiting for: the first Sunday of the NFL season.
But a full slate of games means plenty of chances for players to be injured throughout the course of the day, so NESN.com will be tracking injuries for every game for your real-life and fantasy football needs.
Games don’t kick off until 1 p.m. ET, so we’ll get you started with the early game inactives, which include Jacksonville Jaguars running back Chris Ivory, Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles, Cincinnati Bengals tight end Tyler Eifert and many more.
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