Hope abounds that all the changes a team made during the offseason -- whether hiring a new coach, signing players in free agency, acquiring them via trade or selecting them in the draft -- will lead to a better season than the year before. The one thing every team needs to avoid for that to happen, of course, is injuries. A major injury can derail plans for the entire year, especially if it happens to a key player.
Alas, injuries happen every year, and it's important to keep track of who's hurt, when and how the injury happened, and how long they might be sidelined. With that in mind, consider this your one-stop shop for all the injury news coming out of NFL training camps during July and August. New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn delivered some troubling news on Aug. 12, as first-round pick tight end Kenyon Sadiq is going to miss some time after "having a little setback." There's not an exact timetable for his return, although Glenn doesn't think Sadiq will miss the season opener.
The rookie had offseason hernia surgery. The No. 16 overall pick was the top tight end in his past draft, setting career highs with 51 catches for 560 yards and eight touchdowns for the Oregon Ducks last season. No FBS tight end caught more touchdowns than Sadiq.
He was expected to make an immediate impact on this Jets offense, but New York does have another capable tight end in Mason Taylor. McCaffrey missed the Aug. 10 practice with what the team called "tightness," which obviously doesn't provide much in the way of information. CMC is coming off a season during which he led the NFL with 413 touches, then recorded 37 more in two playoff games.
He has a history of breaking down following seasons with huge workloads, so any missed practice time is obviously worth monitoring. Pearsall is expected to undergo season-ending surgery on his ongoing PCL injury that has been an issue since last season. Niners general manager John Lynch said that Pearsall is expected to make a full recovery.
James is expected to miss time after he suffered a rib fracture during the Aug. 10 practice. The 49ers have yet to offer a timeline for his possible return. Mustapha sat out the Aug. 12 practice as he is dealing with a hamstring strain.
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