In response to subscribers' requests, the below is a companion to the Top 200 Performance feature, posted 8/17/04 by David Dodds. The list of players detailed below (sorted by position) follows the organization of the Top 200 feature, located here - the numerical ranking you see next to a player's name is equivalent to his ranking among players at all positions (those included on the top 200 Performance list).
Note that not every bump and bruise that has occurred during training camp is included - we limited the scope of the report to injuries that have affected the top offensive skill position players (those likely to have a fantasy impact in 2004). The list includes players who have recently missed significant practice time/game time, or those players with injuries which are or may become nagging injuries (the type that dog a player throughout a season), though the player in question is playing through the pain.
Quarterbacks:
37. Michael Vick, QB Atlanta - Vick has a sore right hamstring, and missed practice on 8/23/04 due to the tightness. He is expected to practice Tuesday and play as usual Saturday vs. Cincinnati.
58. Aaron Brooks, QB NO - Brooks missed the first pre-season game due to a strained right quadriceps but rejoined practices and started in the second game. However, Brooks re-injured the quad in the second game and has not overcome the injury to date.
124. Tim Rattay, QB S.F. - Rattay returned to the team just before training camp with a surgically repaired groin, and promptly started having problems with soreness (tendonitis say the coaches, a pulled muscle says Rattay) in his right (throwing) forearm. He tried throwing in practice on 8/17, but was only effective tossing short routes - throwing downfield caused pain in the forearm.
Running Backs:
1. Priest Holmes, RB K.C. - Holmes reported recently that though he is playing through the pain, his injured hip is chronically sore. While it hasn't stopped him from playing, the injury is not fully healed, either. However, Holmes was dominant vs. St. Louis on 8/23/04 with 6/31/1 rushing and 1/11/0 receiving during a limited appearance.
11. Fred Taylor, RB Jacksonville - H.C. Del Rio reported that Taylor will miss the August 27th game vs. Green Bay due to a strained foot, according to reports circulating on 8/23/04. Coach Del Rio insists that the injury is "nothing major".
19. Travis Henry, RB Buffalo - Henry injured his ribs in the preseason game vs. the Titans, and missed practice on 8/23/04. He probably won't play vs. Indianapolis on Saturday, August 28th.
20. Domanick Davis, RB Houston - Davis is missing a lot of practice time due to a sore left ankle. Coach Capers has stated that Davis won't play in pre-season games unless he is "100%", which will likely cost Davis game time and leave the door open to Tony Hollings. Davis missed the second pre-season game due to this injury, but Hollings' 14/9/0 rushing performance does nothing to undermine Davis' position as #1 in Houston.
33. Marshall Faulk, RB, St. Louis - Faulk started on MNF 8/23/04 and managed 6/16/0 rushing (1/9/0 receiving) in the face of persistent rumors that his knees are degenerating.
36. Kevin Jones, RB Detroit - Jones is just now returning to full practices after missing ~2 weeks with a severe left hamstring strain. Coach Mariucci has indicated that the rookie has a lot of catching up to do by opening day as a result of this injury. Jones led the teams' rushing effort in week 2 of pre-season, vs. Cleveland (6/29/0).
52. Correll Buckhalter, RB, Philadelphia - Out for the season due to a torn patellar tendon.
75. Stephen Jackson, RB St. Louis - Jackson missed practice on 8/17 due to a sore knee. Jackson ran for 29/126/1 vs. K.C. on 8/23/04 so the sore knee doesn't look too serious.
87. Charlie Garner, RB T.B. - Garner missed the first two pre-season games of the year due to a sore hamstring. He is expected to play vs. Miami in week 3.
160. Anthony Thomas, RB Chicago - Thomas is nursing a rib injury which has cost him practice and game time in the first weeks of pre-season.
186. Amos Zereoue, RB Oakland - Zereoue injured a leg last week and missed practice on 8/17.
Other players of note outside the top 200:
Tony Hollings, RB Houston left the game vs. Pittsburgh during week 2 of the preseason with sore ribs and did not return to action.
Tatum Bell, RB Denver has pins in his broken finger and has been handling the ball gingerly in practice. He was a late scratch for the game vs. Seattle, and has yet to appear in a pre-season game thanks to the finger injury.
Marcel Shipp, RB Arizona - out for the season with fractured fibula (surgery to repair this injury); he also suffered a severely dislocated left ankle in addition to the broken bone.
Wide Receivers:
24. Terrell Owens, WR Philadelphia - Owens struggled to practice in San Francisco last season due to a tender groin, and Eagles' coach Andy Reid is being careful to hold him out of some practices this season, in an attempt to keep the groin from flaring up during 2004.
29. Laveranues Coles, WR Washington - Coles has a chronically painful, fractured big toe, which he played on all of last season. After being told in the off-season that surgery to correct the problem could end his career, Coles elected to play through the pain again in 2004. He has noticeably limped after some practice sessions, but Coles insists that the toe does not affect his game on Sundays.
32. Santana Moss, WR, N.Y.J. - Moss has a tweaked hamstring, which had him listed as questionable to play against Indianapolis. Moss did not play in the week 2 contest.
44. Koren Robinson, WR Seattle - after overcoming a sore quadriceps, which hampered Robinson for much of training camp to date, Robinson managed to snag 3/66/0 in the loss to Denver in week 2 of pre-season.
49. Jimmy Smith, WR Jacksonville - Smith missed the game vs. Miami with back spasms, but has returned to practice since.
56. Peerless Price, WR Atlanta - Price is nursing a sprained ankle which has cost him practices on 8/16 and 8/17, to date. He did catch one pass for 3 yards vs. Minnesota in the week 2 pre-season game.
72. Larry Fitzgerald, WR Arizona - Fitzgerald's sprained ankle put him into a walking cast and he has missed one week of practice. How many more practices Fitzgerald will miss is not immediately apparent. He did not play in the week 2 pre-season game.
74. Marty Booker, WR Miami - Booker missed the first week of Chicago's training camp and, more recently, practice on 8/17, due to a sore hamstring. He then exited Chicago to Miami as part of the Adewale Ogunleye swap.
77. Eddie Kennison, WR K.C. - Kennison is participating in only � of the Chiefs' practices while he tries to heal a nagging wrist injury. He missed the MNF game vs. St. Louis on 8/23/04.
83. Peter Warrick, WR Cincinnati - Warrick has missed 2 pre-season games with a knee injury, and the injury (which was inflicted last December) is being treated gingerly by the coaching staff. His absence from the lineup is giving T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Kelley Washington their chance to shine.
122. Johnnie Morton, WR K.C. - Morton is out for the time being with an Achille's tendon injury. Marc Boerigter is starting in his slot across from Eddie Kennison (whenever Kennison is ready to play, that is - he missed the MNF game vs. St. Louis on 8/23/04).
142. Anquan Boldin, WR Arizona - Boldin is expected to miss 8-12 weeks and possibly the season thanks to a torn-up knee that required reconstructive surgery.
159. Robert Ferguson, WR Green Bay - Ferguson missed the first pre-season game due to a knee injury, but his condition is improving and he is expected back soon. However, he did not appear in the second pre-season game, either, so his knee isn't ready for game play just yet.
Other players of note outside the top 200:
WR Bryant Johnson, Arizona, has missed weeks with a stress fracture in his foot.
WR Rashaun Woods, San Francisco, has missed most of training camp and both pre-season games to date with a strained left hamstring.
WR Marc Boerigter, K.C., who missed much of training camp with a shoulder injury, started on MNF 8/23/04 in place of the injured Johnny Morton. With 4/50/0 in his first start, Boerigter enjoyed an encouraging first outing during pre-season.
WR David Boston, Miami, out for the season with a torn patellar tendon in his left knee.
Tight Ends:
30. Tony Gonzales, TE K.C. - Gonzales has a painful stress fracture in a foot, and has been limited to one practice a day by the coaching staff in an attempt to help him manage the pain. Gonzales played through the injury for most of 2003.
64. Jeremy Shockey, TE NYG - Shockey, recovered from the surgery on his fractured foot and (briefly) practicing half-time, has now injured his right hamstring in practice on Sunday 8/22/04 and is currently missing practices once again. The injury is characterized as a strain and he is "day-to-day".
85. Alge Crumpler, TE Atlanta - Crumpler returned to practice 8/17 after bruising a knee on 8/5 and sitting out practices in order to heal the injury. He caught one pass for 11 yards vs. Minnesota on Friday, August 20th.
116. Dallas Clark, TE Indianapolis - Clark "rolled" his right ankle during last Thursdays' practice, and was held out of the game vs. the NYJ. The injury is minor, and he is expected to recover with no complications.
121. Antonio Gates, TE San Diego - Gates injured his right ankle in the game vs. Arizona on Saturday, and did not return to action. He did play despite a nagging thumb problem, though.
140. Desmond Clark, TE Chicago - Clark has a severe hamstring pull that is expected to keep him out of action for another 1-2 weeks.
145. Jim Kleinsasser, TE Minnesota - Kleinsasser returned to practice 8/17 after missing several days due to a groin strain.
Other players of note outside the top 200:
TE Billy Miller, Houston, has struggled with a bad back throughout training camp.
TE Reggie Kelly, Cincinnati, has struggled with a bad thumb during training camp. He has missed 2 pre-season games to date.
Place Kickers:
148. David Akers, PK Philadelphia - Akers missed practice on 8/17 due to quadriceps spasms. He also missed the second pre-season game vs. Baltimore - Tim Duncan handled the kicking duties that night.
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