NFL Week 9 injury report

The NFL gridiron featured several prominent players getting hurt in Week 9, including Jameis Winston and Dez Bryant. He's a rundown of the week's most significant injuries.

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Mike Adams, S, Panthers

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Adams left Sunday's game with a shoulder injury that the team was calling a "stinger" after the game, However, he will undergo further testing.

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Allen Bailey, DE, Chiefs

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The Chiefs big defensive lineman left early in Sunday's game against the Cowboys with a sprained knee. He was deemed questionable to return following the injury but didn't return.

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Dez Bryant, WR, Cowboys

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Bryant was rolled up on while being tackled in the fourth quarter of Sunday's game and left with an ankle injury. He was working out the injury on the sideline but didn't return.

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Jake Fisher, OT, Bengals

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Fisher left due to illness and was transported to the hospital for further testing. His status wasn't updated further following Sunday's game.

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Reuben Foster, LB, 49ers

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It's been one of those years for Foster. The rookie was injured in only his third game of the season, suffering a leg injury. He was able to walk off the field.

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Dante Fowler, DE, Jaguars

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Fowler hurt his elbow in the first half of Sunday's game and didn't return. Jacksonville's defense still managed to hold Cincinnati to seven points.

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William Gholston, DE, Buccaneers

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Gholston suffered a scary neck injury on Sunday and was immobilized and placed in an ambulance. He did have movement in his arms and legs.

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Ryan Griffin, TE, Texans

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Griffin left Sunday's game with a concussion. It's his second concussion of the year, so he could be looking at an extended absence.

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Johnathan Joseph, CB, Texans

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Joseph was questionable for Sunday's game with leg issues, and left with a leg injury. It continues to be a rough year for the Texans defense due to injuries.

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Eddie Lacy, RB, Seahawks

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The oft-injured Lacy left Sunday's game with a groin injury. With Seattle's quick turnaround for Thursday's game vs. Arizona, Lacy is very questionable for Week 10.

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Donovan Smith, OT, Buccaneers

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Smith left early in Sunday's game with a knee injury and didn't return. Guard Kevin Pamphile was moved over his left tackle in his absence.

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Tyron Smith, LT, Cowboys

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Smith left Sunday's game with a groin injury. His status is uncertain for the team's Week 10 game vs. Atlanta.

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Jaquiski Tartt, S, 49ers

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The 49ers defense continues to take its lumps. Tartt has been ruled out for the year after suffering a broken arm on Sunday.

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Shawn Williams, S, Bengals

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Cincinnati's safety left in the third quarter Sunday with a hamstring injury and didn't return. 

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Jameis Winston, QB, Buccaneers

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Battling a shoulder injury since Week 6, Winston aggravated the issue in the first half of Sunday's game against the Saints and was benched for Ryan Fitzpatrick. The Harvard alum played the entire second half in Winston's place.

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