DRAFT DAY AUGUST 16th, 7:00 PM
Jason Pierre-Paul's freak gasoline fight accident has cost the All-Pro defensive end a finger, and perhaps time on the field or effectiveness. The #2 defensive lineman in the game last year, any drop in play would put even more space between JJ Watt, (irrefutably the top defensive player in the league, and #17 in overall points) and the field, in terms of scoring output.
In addition to JPP, lets take a look at other top players that might not be ready to go week one:
This list is not exhaustive- some of these players will be healthy come week one, and many others will be injured before then. Just a primer as of today. Suspended players are listed in BOLD.
OFFENSE:
- RB LeVeon Bell: Suspended the first three games of the season, pending appeal
- WR Odell Beckham: Has not participated in team activities with balky hamstrings
- WR Jordy Nelson: Had off-season hip surgery
- RB Todd Gurley: Recovering from a torn ACL and entering his rookie season
- WR Kelvin Benjamin: Weight issues may be causing knee problems
- WR DeAndre Hopkins: Had off-season wrist surgery.
- QB Tom Brady: Suspended the first four games of the season, pending appeal
- WR Sammy Watkins: Recovering from off-season hip surgery
- RB Joique Bell: Knee and Achilles issues have kept him on the sidelines
- RB LaGarrette Blount: Suspended the first game of the season
- TE Antonio Gates: Suspended the first four games of the season
- WR Victor Cruz: Recovering from patellar tear- expects to play in preseason
- QB Sam Bradford: Is QB Sam Bradford
- TE Larry Donnell: Sidelined with achilles tendonitis
- WR Terrance Williams: Bruised Elbow. RUH ROH
- TE Jordan Reed: General durability concerns
- WR Brian Quick: Recovering from Rotator Cuff surgery
- WR DeVante Parker: Recovering from foot surgery
- RB Stevan Ridley: Recovering from torn ACL- reasonable chance of PUP list
- WR Justin Blackmon: Who knows? Nobody knows. Unknowable. Is he on a team?
- RB Ahmad Bradshaw: Unsigned, has two broken feet at all times
- WR Josh Gordon: Might be suspended all season again. Might not be? WTF
- TE Tyler Eifert: Completely over shoulder surgery so I guess this was unnecessary
DEFENSE:
- DE Jason Pierre-Paul: Amputated finger, broken thumb, status unknown
- DE Greg Hardy: Suspended the first four games of the season
- DT Sheldon Richardson: Suspended the first four games of the season
- DT Marcell Dareus: Suspended the first game of the season
- DT Sen'Derrick Marks: Recovering from a torn ACL
- LB CJ Mosley: Recovering from wrist surgery
- LB Stephen Tulloch: Recovering from Torn ACL
- LB Vontaze Burfict: STILL recovering from microfracture surgery.
- LB Jerod Mayo: Recovering from torn pateller tendon
- LB Jon Beason: Recovering from chronic toe injury
- LB Ryan Kerrigan: Recovering from knee scope
- LB Dont'a Hightower: Recovering from shoulder surgery; PUP candidate
- LB Sio Moore: Recovering from Hip Surgery
- LB Jon Bostic: Suffering from back injury, chronic mediocrity
- LB Brandon Marshall: Recovering from Lisfranc (foot) surgery
- LB Roberth Mathis: Recovering from achilles injury
- LB Junior Galette: Pectoral injury; plus videos of him punching women
- LB Barkevious Mingo: Recovering from shoulder surgery
- LB Jadeveon Clowney: Recovering from microfracture surgery
- LB Rolando McClain: Suspended the first four games of the season
- CB DeAngelo Hall: Recovering from achilles surgery
- CB Jimmy Smith: Almost full recovered from lisfranc (foot) surgery
- CB Tim Jennings: Recovering from knee surgery, facing discipline for DUI
- CB Jalen Collins: Recovering from foot surgery
- CB Leodis McKelvin: Recovering from ankle surgery
- CB Jeremy Lane: Recovering from arm and knee injuries
- CB Bene Benwikere: Suffered a hamstring injury
- CB Captain Munnerlyn: Suffered an ankle injury
- FS Michael Griffin: Recovering from knee surgery
- SS TJ McDonald: Suffered a leg injury
- FS Earl Thomas: Recovering from shoulder surgery
- SS George Iloka: Suffered undisclosed injury
- FS Marcus Gilchrist: Reccovering from shoulder injury
- SS Jimmie Ward: Recovering from foot surgery
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