Injuries, trade deadline are top of mind as Week 9 action wraps up
The GIST: From the trickiest of plays to tonight’s 8:15 p.m. ET Monday Night Football showdown between the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs and the high-flying Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Week 9 NFL slate has been a true treat.
- But with tomorrow’s 4 p.m. ET trade deadline looming and injuries continuing to mount across the league, the on-field action’s taking a backseat on this Monday morning.
Injury report: The Dallas Cowboys took the biggest injury hit this week — quarterback (QB) Dak Prescott left the squad’s 27–21 loss to the Atlanta Falcons in the third quarter with a hamstring injury (not a hand injury) while superstar wide receiver (WR) CeeDee Lamb suffered a fourth-quarter shoulder injury that left him visibly wincing for the rest of the loss.
- Elsewhere, Atlanta Falcons WR Drake London sustained a hip injury, Philadelphia Eagle A.J. Brown tweaked his knee, and New Orleans Saints WR Chris Olave left the field on a backboard after suffering his second concussion of the season. So scary.
The trade deadline: The NFL trade deadline offers a midseason opportunity for contending squads to add talent before a playoff push (perhaps to fill an injury void) or for weaker teams to trade stronger players in exchange for future draft picks — like how the floundering Tennessee Titans recently traded WR DeAndre Hopkins to the Kansas City Chiefs for a 2025 pick.
- And the rumor mill is already swirling ahead of tomorrow’s deadline. Watch for the WR market to stay hot with New England Patriot K.J. Osborn, Carolina Panther Adam Thielen, and NY Giant Darius Slayton garnering attention.
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