The Injury Epidemic
From Week 14 rolling into Week 15, the playoff picture is still foggy in the NFC. Several weeks ago, the Eagles were a definite one seed, the Packers season was done, and the NFC South was being dominated by the Saints. However, the 2017 season is considered to be one of the worst seasons for injuries and it has shown. Not only are there many injuries, but a large amount of these injuries are happening to high valued players and possible Pro-Bowl candidates. Winding down towards the end of the season, these are the following big names who have been on the injury reserve:
Quarterbacks
Aaron Rodgers - Green Bay Packers
Andrew Luck - Indianapolis Colts
Deshaun Watson - Houston Texans
Carson Wentz - Philadelphia Eagles
Carson Palmer - Arizona Cardinals
Josh McCown - New York Jets
Running Backs
David Johnson - Arizona Cardinals
Dalvin Cook - Minnesota Vikings
Spencer Ware - Kansas City Chiefs
Ty Montgomery - Green Bay Packers
Darren Sproles - Philadelphia Eagles
Wide Receivers
Odell Beckham Jr. - New York Giants
Brandon Marshall - New York Giants
Julian Edelman - New England Patriots
Allen Robinson - Jacksonville Jaguars
Cameron Meredith - Chicago Bears
Quincy Enunwa - New York Jets
Terrelle Pryor - Washington Redskins
Tight Ends
Greg Olsen - Carolina Panthers
Jordan Reed - Washington Redskins
Tyler Eifert - Cincinnati Bengals
Martellus Bennett - New England Patriots
Coby Fleener - New Orleans Saints
Offensive Linemen
Joe Thomas - Cleveland Browns
Jason Peters - Philadelphia Eagles
Joe Staley - San Francisco 49ers
Taylor Decker - Detroit Lions
Zach Strief - New Orleans Saints
Defensive Linemen
J.J. Watt - Houston Texans
Solomon Thomas - San Francisco 49ers
Jonathan Allen - Washington Redskins
Stephon Tuitt - Pittsburgh Steelers
Linebackers
Dont’a Hightower - New England Patriots
Jordan Hicks - Philadelphia Eagles
Denzel Perryman - Los Angeles Chargers
Markus Golden - Arizona Cardinals
Ryan Shazier - Pittsburgh Steelers
Jamie Collins - Cleveland Browns
Defensive Backs/Corners
Adam Jones - Cincinnati Bengals
Richard Sherman - Seattle Seahawks
Stephon Gilmore - New England Patriots
Jason Verrett - Los Angeles Chargers
Ronald Darby - Philadelphia Eagles
Delvin Breaux - New Orleans Saints
Safeties
Eric Berry - Chiefs
Jimmie Ward - San Francisco 49ers
Malik Hooker - Indianapolis Colts
Kam Chancellor - Seattle Seahawks