NFL Injury Report: Key Injuries and Player Return Insights

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00:00We're gonna focus back on the NFL now.

00:06We've got a few pretty sizable injuries

00:09that we have to monitor, but Dr. Chow,

00:13Dr. David Chow is here to maybe quell some of your fears.

00:17We'll start off with his thoughts

00:18on Christian McCaffrey's leg injury at the moment.

00:22How worried should we be about Christian McCaffrey

00:25and his calf injury for the 49ers?

00:28Yes, calf injuries linger.

00:30This is why the 49ers shut CMC down

00:33for all of the preseason.

00:35We actually anticipate this to be a minor issue.

00:38He had a calf strain last season, missed two games.

00:42Minimal time here, a six score,

00:45relatively high of 92 out of 100 for him at SICscore.com.

00:52Niners favored taking on the Jets on Monday night,

00:55so we'll see how that goes.

00:56Christian McCaffrey's current rushing prop, 75 and a half,

01:00the combined rushing and receiving prop at 115 and a half.

01:03So keep in mind that he doesn't seem concerned,

01:07but going up against the Jets with that concern

01:12might shade you to the under.

01:13So let's talk about Justin Herbert,

01:16been dealing with some bumps and bruises during camp.

01:19Here's Dr. David Chow once again,

01:21a former orthopedic surgeon for the Chargers,

01:24talking about Justin Herbert.

01:25We said all along that Justin Herbert will play week one.

01:29He's going to play week one.

01:31He's not gonna miss any game time

01:33as a result of the plantar fasciitis.

01:36It can be injected, it can be managed.

01:38The problem is that it can linger

01:41and affect practice time during the week.

01:43Yes, he's lost some practice time

01:46to get with his young receivers,

01:47but he was around all off season.

01:50So really minimum worry here for Jim Harbaugh

01:54and his quarterback, Justin Herbert,

01:55as they launch a new era for the Chargers.

01:58Full steam ahead, he won't miss any playing time.

02:02It's a matter of getting used to the new system.

02:05Chargers, a field goal favorite against the Raiders

02:08at 4.05 Eastern on Sunday.

02:12Kind of like the Chargers in that one.

02:14I think Justin Herbert's passing prop,

02:17just at 223 and a half, I think that's a function,

02:21not really so much of the injury,

02:22but of the style of play that's anticipated.

02:25Jim Harbaugh utilizing that huge offensive line

02:28led by new draft pick, Joe Alt, Rashawn Slater,

02:32Zion Johnson, they've used three first round draft picks

02:34to fix that offensive line,

02:36and now they have a hell of a unit there

02:38to block for Justin Herbert and get some guys loose.

02:41So next injury is Anthony Richardson.

02:44He's obviously the most serious,

02:46dealing with surgery in the off season.

02:48Here's Dr. Chown, Anthony Richards,

02:51excuse me, Anthony Richardson's chances

02:53of being healthy going into week one.

02:54We really have very little worry

02:56about his growing shoulder and the surgery.

02:59It was an AC joint separation, surgery with good results,

03:04very little worry about his shoulder.

03:06We do have significant worry at Sports Injury Central

03:10if he continues to run the ball as often as he did.

03:13In four games, he took several big shots last year.

03:16The risk is with how much he runs

03:18and when he gets hit when he runs.

03:20The shoulder, we're not worried about.

03:23High six score of 91 for Colts quarterback,

03:26Anthony Richardson.

03:29All right, so good news for Colts fans.

03:31They are two and a half point home divisional dogs,

03:34typically a profitable position to be in.

03:37His rushing prop at 43 and a half,

03:40passing prop at 223 and a half, something to consider.

03:44He's a huge athlete.

03:45I think the people are very bullish on him.

03:47I, like Dr. Chow, though, am concerned

03:50if he continues to take shots on his shoulder.

03:52Look for Shane Steichen to start to try to utilize

03:55the brotherly shove that he utilized

03:56for Jalen Hurts in Philly.

03:58I think he'll utilize that with Anthony Richardson

04:00as well as he racks up some rushing touchdowns

04:03and some key first downs this season.

04:05And finally, we go to the last one on Dr. Chow.

04:08Jameer Gibbs, maybe not getting a full load of carries

04:13this weekend in week one.

04:15The Lions running back has had history

04:18of hamstring issues, training camp,

04:20another hamstring issue, but good news back at practice.

04:24We don't anticipate that he'll miss week one.

04:27He's going to play, head coach has indicated that,

04:31but his usage may be down.

04:32He's missed several weeks of training camp.

04:35The Lions also have David Montgomery,

04:37so expect him to be healthy,

04:39but in terms of the share of the snaps,

04:41it may favor Montgomery more than Gibbs,

04:44at least in week one.

04:46But the good news is no real health worry for Jamar Gibbs,

04:49but there will be some ramp up

04:51to full utilization for the Lions.

04:53This is Dr. David Chow.

04:54Go to SICscore.com for the latest.

04:58There you go.

04:59Go to SICscore.com for all the latest on all the injuries.

05:02I appreciate all of that information.

05:04Jameer Gibbs rushing crop currently 54 and a half

05:08as the Lions are favored on Sunday night football

05:10against the Rams.

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