NFL Friday Injury Report — Week 5 Key Updates — October 9, 2026
Friday’s injury reports confirmed Lamar Jackson’s absence for Baltimore, multiple offensive losses for Philadelphia and extensive injuries for the Chargers. Cincinnati’s top receivers remain questionable, as do Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison for Minnesota. Buffalo and the Rams play Monday and will issue their final game designations Saturday.
ARIZONA CARDINALS
G Isaiah Adams has been ruled out with an ankle injury, and S Andrew Wingard is out with a knee injury. DL Walter Nolen III is questionable with a calf injury, while LB Karson Sharar is questionable with a hamstring injury.
LT Paris Johnson Jr. is out for the season with a torn biceps. Jon Gaines II will replace Adams.
ATLANTA FALCONS
LT Jake Matthews remains questionable with a groin injury after practicing fully Friday. DE Samson Ebukam and LB Divine Deablo are questionable with hamstring injuries, while DE Za’Darius Smith is questionable with concussion and neck issues.
LB Yasir Abdullah has been ruled out with a hamstring injury.
BALTIMORE RAVENS
QB Lamar Jackson has been ruled out with an ankle injury. Tyler Huntley will start against Atlanta.
Baltimore also ruled out EDGE Trey Hendrickson with a finger injury and C Cam Jurgens with a concussion. WR Zay Flowers and G Andrew Vorhees are questionable with foot injuries, while CB Marlon Humphrey is questionable with hamstring and calf injuries.
BUFFALO BILLS
WR DJ Moore missed Friday’s practice with a shoulder injury. DT Ed Oliver remained sidelined with a knee injury, and CB Dee Alford did not practice because of an ankle injury.
CB Christian Benford was limited with a toe injury. WR Joshua Palmer was added to the report as a limited participant with a shoulder injury. Final designations for Monday’s game will be released Saturday.
CAROLINA PANTHERS
Carolina is on its bye week and has no Week 5 game-status report.
CHICAGO BEARS
QB Caleb Williams is questionable with a hamstring injury after returning to limited practice Friday. Tyson Bagent remains the announced starter against Green Bay.
RB Kyle Monangai has been ruled out with thumb and toe injuries, and LB Keyshaun Elliott is out with a quad injury. DL Shemar Turner is questionable with a knee injury, LB Noah Sewell is questionable with an Achilles injury, and CB Kyler Gordon is questionable with a calf injury.
CINCINNATI BENGALS
WR Ja’Marr Chase practiced fully Friday but remains questionable with a concussion. WR Tee Higgins also returned to full participation and is questionable with groin and neck injuries.
WR Colbie Young is questionable with a knee injury, S Bryan Cook is questionable with an ankle injury, and LB Swayze Bozeman is questionable with a groin injury. S Kyle Dugger has been ruled out with a quad injury.
CLEVELAND BROWNS
DT Mason Graham has been ruled out with knee and ankle injuries. DT Mike Hall Jr. is out with an ankle injury, and DT Kalia Davis is out with a quad injury.
Cleveland also ruled out G Teven Jenkins with a back injury, WR Tylan Wallace with a knee injury, TE Carsen Ryan with a calf injury, and QB Dillon Gabriel with a back injury.
DALLAS COWBOYS
WR CeeDee Lamb aggravated a quad injury during Thursday’s game. LT Tyler Guyton suffered a back injury; initial X-rays were encouraging, with additional testing planned.
CB Joey Porter Jr. missed Thursday’s game with an illness. Dallas has not issued next-game designations for Lamb or Guyton.
DENVER BRONCOS
CB Patrick Surtain II has been ruled out with an ankle injury, and CB Riley Moss is out with a rib injury.
WR Pat Bryant was placed on IR Friday with an ankle injury.
DETROIT LIONS
G Ben Bartch has been ruled out with a foot injury, C Cade Mays is out with a wrist injury, CB Rock Ya-Sin is out with a hamstring injury, and S Brian Branch is out with an Achilles injury.
DL Tyleik Williams is questionable with a foot injury. Mays and Branch remain unavailable during their return-to-practice windows.
GREEN BAY PACKERS
G Aaron Banks is doubtful with knee and toe injuries, while G Jacob Monk is doubtful with a quad injury. OL Jager Burton is questionable with a back injury.
DT Anthony Campbell is questionable with an ankle injury, and DT Javon Hargrave is questionable with a toe injury. RB Chris Brooks and WR Savion Williams have been ruled out with ankle injuries.
LB Edgerrin Cooper and WR Jayden Reed remain out for the season. EDGE Micah Parsons remains on PUP.
HOUSTON TEXANS
OT Aireontae Ersery, OT Blake Fisher and G Ed Ingram are questionable because of illnesses. OT Braden Smith is questionable with a foot injury.
WR Tank Dell has been ruled out with a knee injury. DT Kayden McDonald is questionable with an ankle injury, and S M.J. Stewart is questionable with a knee injury.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
WR Keenan Allen is questionable with a groin injury, WR Darius Slayton is questionable with a knee injury, and CB Charvarius Ward is questionable with a groin injury.
WR Ashton Dulin and DE Arden Key have been ruled out with hamstring injuries. TE Will Mallory is out with a thumb injury, and LB Jaylon Carlies is out with a rib injury.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
CB Jaylon Jones has been ruled out with a hamstring injury. S Eric Murray is doubtful with a concussion for Sunday’s game in London.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
Kansas City is on its bye week. WR Rashee Rice is recovering from a hamstring strain, with his return still unconfirmed.
WR Tyquan Thornton suffered a season-ending dislocated ankle.
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS
RB Ashton Jeanty is questionable with ankle and foot injuries after missing Friday’s practice.
WR Jalen Nailor has been ruled out with a concussion, WR Dont’e Thornton Jr. is out with a hamstring injury, and G Trey Zuhn III is out with a knee injury.
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
OT Joe Alt has been ruled out with a neck injury, G Kayode Awosika is out with a fibula injury, and OL Trevor Penning is out with a concussion. OL Branson Taylor is questionable with a neck injury.
LT Rashawn Slater is on IR following ankle surgery. C Tyler Biadasz is on season-ending IR with an ACL injury.
WR Quentin Johnston is out with a chest injury, and WR Brenen Thompson is out with a quad injury. WR Ladd McConkey is questionable with a foot injury after missing practice all week.
S Derwin James and CB Donte Jackson have been ruled out with hamstring injuries. CB Rodney Shelley is questionable with a hamstring injury, TE Charlie Kolar is questionable with a forearm injury, and FB Scott Matlock is questionable with a foot injury. QB Trey Lance is doubtful with a groin injury.
LOS ANGELES RAMS
S Quentin Lake missed Friday’s practice with a hip injury. LB Grant Stuard remained sidelined with a hamstring injury, and EDGE Josaiah Stewart did not practice because of a groin injury.
CB Jaylen Watson was limited with a shoulder injury. LB Nate Landman improved to limited participation with a shoulder injury. Final game designations for Monday will be released Saturday.
MIAMI DOLPHINS
EDGE Rob Beal Jr. has been ruled out with a hamstring injury, WR Caleb Douglas is out with an ankle injury, TE Justin Joly is out with a concussion, and CB Reese Taylor is out with a quad injury.
CB Storm Duck is questionable with a knee injury, DL Kenneth Grant is questionable with a toe injury, LB Jackson Woodard is questionable with an ankle injury, and RB Jaylen Wright is questionable with a shin injury.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
WR Justin Jefferson is questionable with an ankle injury, and WR Jordan Addison is questionable with a hamstring injury. RT Brian O’Neill is questionable with a knee injury.
LT Christian Darrisaw has been ruled out with a concussion, and CB Charles Demmings is out with a hamstring injury. C Michael Jurgens is questionable with an elbow injury, while TE Ben Yurosek is questionable with an ankle injury.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
CB Christian Gonzalez has been ruled out with a shoulder injury, and CB Carlton Davis III is out with a neck injury. CB Karon Prunty and CB Channing Canada are out with hamstring injuries.
WR Mack Hollins is out with a calf injury, and FB Reggie Gilliam is out with ankle and knee injuries. WR A.J. Brown remains on IR with an ankle injury.
RB Rhamondre Stevenson is questionable with a knee injury, LB Christian Elliss is questionable with a chest injury, and OT Morgan Moses is questionable with a foot injury. DT Christian Barmore, EDGE Dre’Mont Jones, CB Charles Woods and S Craig Woodson are questionable with shoulder injuries.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
RB Alvin Kamara is questionable with a back injury, and WR Barion Brown is questionable with a thigh injury.
G Jeremiah Wright has been ruled out with a concussion, LB Kaden Elliss is out with a calf injury, and EDGE Anfernee Jennings is out with a knee injury.
S Julian Blackmon is questionable with a shoulder injury, DT Christen Miller is questionable because of an illness, LB Jaylan Ford is questionable with an ankle injury, and DB Lorenzo Styles Jr. is questionable with a calf injury.
NEW YORK GIANTS
DL Chauncey Golston has been ruled out with a neck injury, and S Jason Pinnock is out with a concussion.
QB Jaxson Dart remains on season-ending IR with a knee injury. Jameis Winston continues at QB. WR Braxton Berrios is on IR with a foot injury.
NEW YORK JETS
RB Breece Hall has been ruled out with a quad injury, and WR Adonai Mitchell is out with a finger injury. OL Dylan Parham is out with a knee injury, while LB Francisco Mauigoa is out with a quad injury.
EDGE Kingsley Enagbare is questionable with a knee injury, EDGE Will McDonald IV is questionable with a calf injury, and WR Tim Patrick is questionable with a groin injury.
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
RB Saquon Barkley and WR DeVonta Smith have been ruled out with hamstring injuries. WR Marquise Brown is out with an ankle injury.
C/G Drew Kendall is out with a knee injury, and S Marcus Epps is out with a groin injury. EDGE Jonathan Greenard is questionable with an ankle injury for Sunday’s London game.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
WR Michael Pittman Jr. has been ruled out with a foot injury, CB Jamel Dean is out with an ankle injury, and S DeShon Elliott is out with a knee injury.
RB Rico Dowdle is questionable with a toe injury, while CB Jalen Ramsey is questionable with a wrist injury.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
EDGE Nick Bosa has been ruled out with knee and calf injuries. FB Kyle Juszczyk is out with a knee injury, while S Marques Sigle and DT James Thompson Jr. are out with ankle injuries.
EDGE Mykel Williams is questionable with a knee injury, and CB Upton Stout is questionable with a shoulder injury.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
RB Zach Charbonnet remains out with a knee injury during his PUP return window. CB Julian Neal has been ruled out with a hamstring injury, and LB Chazz Surratt is out with a calf injury.
RB George Holani is questionable with rib and knee injuries, while WR Irvin Charles is questionable with a knee injury.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
QB Baker Mayfield missed Thursday’s game with a right-thumb injury. Jalon Daniels started again.
S Antoine Winfield Jr. was unavailable with a rib injury, CB Benjamin Morrison missed the game with a quad injury, and LB SirVocea Dennis was out with ankle and foot injuries. Tampa Bay has not issued its next-game designations.
TENNESSEE TITANS
S Amani Hooker has been ruled out with a concussion.
WR Carnell Tate is questionable with a back injury, TE David Martin-Robinson is questionable with a hamstring injury, and CB Joshua Williams is questionable with a pec injury.
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
WR Stefon Diggs has been ruled out with a hamstring injury. WR Terry McLaurin remains questionable with a hamstring injury.
QB Marcus Mariota is out with a knee injury, and DE Charles Omenihu is out with groin and ankle injuries. S Percy Butler and S Tyler Owens are out with hamstring injuries, while S Nick Cross is out because of an illness.
CB Trey Amos is questionable with an ankle injury, RB Jeremy McNichols is questionable with a quad injury, and DE Deatrich Wise Jr. is questionable with a quad injury.