Another week of NFL football means another laundry list of injuries. Week 2 saw some of the league's most intriguing young quarterbacks -- Jaxson Dart, Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels -- all go down with injuries that knocked them out of their respective games. A litany of other high-impact, non-quarterback also suffered key setbacks and will be sidelined for multiple weeks after being injured on Sunday and Monday.
Which players will aim to return in Week 3? Which ones will be out for a minimum of a month after going on injured reserve? Who could miss just a week or two?
Here, we've rounded up the top early-season injuries from around the NFL, and we'll be assessing each situation with a panic meter as spelled out below: The New York Giants entered "Monday Night Football" in Week 2 with all the hope in the world after their 28-20 Week 1 upset of the Dallas Cowboys on "Sunday Night Football." All that optimism came to a screeching halt on the game's opening drive when quarterback Jaxson Dart suffered a knee injury that caused him to limp off the field. New York ruled him out of the game at halftime. Postgame, ESPN reported that it's believed that Dart has a sprained MCL going off of initial testing.
Jaxson Dart went down in pain and was clutching at his left knee after this play.He was able to walk off the field on his own. pic.twitter.com/gDH8gCrkPA However, Giants general manager Joe Schoen told ESPN sideline reporter Laura Rutledge that Dart is "going to be OK." That's certainly an interesting shift from the internet's attempt to read the lips of the Giants' trainer telling head coach John Harbaugh Dart will be out "four to six weeks." The 23-year-old quarterback was healthy enough to walk around on the sidelines in street clothes in the second half. He's out 4-6 weeks .. read his lips pic.twitter.com/t54zRrvOrp Dart missing potentially a month, could be disatrous for the Giants. Backup Jameis Winston is a fun personality, but he's more known for that these days than his ability to be a winning starting quarterback in the NFL.
His 111 yards and an interception on 11 of 27 passing wasn't exactly the definition of an inspired performance. Fortunately for New York, its schedule remains soft the next three weeks with games at home against the Tennessee Titans (0-2) and Arizona Cardinals (1-1) before playing at the Washington Commanders (0-2) in Week 5. The schedule stiffens up starting in Week 6 with games against the New Orleans Saints (1-1), at the Houston Texans (0-2) in Week 7 and then the Philadelphia Eagles on the road in Week 9 after the Giants' Week 8 bye.
It appeared as though the Chicago Bears' 2026 season (1-1) was over after quarterback Caleb Williams was carted off in Week 2 against the Minnesota Vikings with a lower leg injury. It turns out the hamstring injury isn't significant. Chicago coach Ben Johnson told ESPN Chicago that Williams "will likely miss some time" and called him "week-to-week." That's a major relief for the Bears.
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