NFL: Most Impactful Injuries of 2011

The 2011 NFL regular season ended and 12 remaining teams move into the post season, some of the key injuries of the season remain a factor in the fortunes of several teams. It remains the quarterback position, while not to minimize the importance of other players and positions, that in the NFL (unlike college and other levels) is severely crucial to a team’s ability to win. While injuries to key players like Adrian Petersen (Minnesota RB), Jahvid Best (RB Lions), Terrell Thomas (WR NY Giants), Kris Dielman (G San Diego), Jon Beason (LB Carolina), Nick Collins (S Green Bay), Bryan Thomas (LB Jets), Josh Morgan (WR San Francisco), and Sidney Rice (Seattle WR) were indeed influential and the absence of these players has been, and in some cases will be, sorely felt, the 10 most influential injuries of 2011 based on the effect / potential effect on that player’s team are as follows (ranked last to first): 10. As the Houston Texans enter the playoffs, they find themselves m...