2025-2026 NFL Season Thread

[R3P0]

Ouch Graham may be done

Jimmy Graham tore his right patellar tendon in the Seahawks' Week 12 win over the Steelers and is done for the season.

Luke Willson will serve as Seattle's starting tight end the rest of the way. Patellar tendon tears are arguably the worst injury a football player can suffer; it's the same injury that has debilitated Victor Cruz. We did a study on patellar tendon tears this offseason when evaluating Cruz, and very few -- if any -- NFL players have returned at the same level of effectiveness. It's going to be hard for Graham to return as a healthy, productive player in 2016. Graham turned 29 this month.

Source: Rob Rang on Twitter
Nov 29 - 8:25 PM

[Tony208]

That Tom Brady man, he could probably win games with only 10 guys on offense.

[Tony208]

Top 2 tight ends in the league both down

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Tony208

Top 2 tight ends in the league both down

And Jason Witten just keeps on playing, almost 200 games in a row now. *KNOCKS ON WOOD*

[Tony208]

Everyone is trying to screw the Pats and they still tie it up.

Too many injuries though. Panthers look like the champs.

[eagle20]

What a game! Nice win by the Broncos

[Batman1980]

Brock Osweiler is a beast, 2-0 so far. Have a feeling Peyton Manning is about to get Wally Pipped.

[Chaotic]

Broncos fans are still crapping on Brock. They love their Manning.

[eagle20]

Originally Posted by Chaotic

Broncos fans are still crapping on Brock. They love their Manning.

They should keep Manning and send Osweiler to the Eagles

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Chaotic

Broncos fans are still crapping on Brock. They love their Manning.

He wins them their first championship since 1999, they'll change their tune pretty quick.

[Sabotage]

Originally Posted by Terjyn

Manziel will lead these Cowboys to a 4-12 record, tops. He's terrible.

Like that'll stop Jerry. We're talking about the guy who signed Brandon Weeden.

[Agent Bond]

Not a Broncos fan, but that was good game. Well done!

[Musashi]

Seed race just got tighter; That's what we get for not putting them away sooner.

Rappaport saying Gronk's damage wasn't serious. Now to wait on news about Hightower

Both teams saw injured players. I hereby rename this show. Sunday Night Football shall now be known as Sunday Night Happy Tree Friends.

[rickah88]

Oh great! Now Philly travels to New England to play a pissed off Patriots team.
Not that it would've mattered, Philly was gonna light 'em up regardless!

Such a shame about Jimmy Graham! I hope he can get back to 100%.
At least I won't have to worry about whether, or not, to start the most frustrating draft pick I ever made.

[fatediesel]

It's going to be interesting to see what happens with Brock Osweiler after the season. He's clearly the future in Denver but he's an unrestricted free agent after the season. The Broncos will be flush with cap space (roughly $40 million assuming Manning retires or is released) but what happens if a team like Cleveland or Texans or 49ers make a run at him? I can't imagine they'd franchise him, which would cost $18.5 million, but they're taking a real risk of losing him if they let him get to free agency. The smart thing to do would be signing him to an extension now, but they're tight against the cap right now and it's hard to peg his long-term value after 2 starts.

[rickah88]

Originally Posted by fatediesel

It's going to be interesting to see what happens with Brock Osweiler after the season. He's clearly the future in Denver but he's an unrestricted free agent after the season. The Broncos will be flush with cap space (roughly $40 million assuming Manning retires or is released) but what happens if a team like Cleveland or Texans or 49ers make a run at him? I can't imagine they'd franchise him, which would cost $18.5 million, but they're taking a real risk of losing him if they let him get to free agency. The smart thing to do would be signing him to an extension now, but they're tight against the cap right now and it's hard to peg his long-term value after 2 starts.

I'm not sure how long Mannng will be out. Even if it's the rest of the season/playoffs, I can't imagine Osweiler's agent letting him sign now, knowing a huge payday can happen after Denver plays their last game.

[fatediesel]

Originally Posted by rickah88

I'm not sure how long Mannng will be out. Even if it's the rest of the season/playoffs, I can't imagine Osweiler's agent letting him sign now, knowing a huge payday can happen after Denver plays their last game.

It's going to be interesting to see how the Broncos handle the Manning situation. There's talk he could be healthy as soon as week 14 against Oakland, but no impartial viewer can honestly say Manning is better than Osweiler right now, especially with the weather getting cold. The Broncos are good enough to contend for a Super Bowl with their defense, so they need to worry about doing what's best for their team, not giving one of the all-time greats a proper exit. Manning is as competitive as they come and it might not be a pretty situation if the team doesn't play him once he's healthy.

[RageATL]

Last time we crushed MIA, they fired their head coach. This time we crush them, they fire their OC.

What a Sunday...we won, every other team in the AFCE lost and PIT lost as well.

[Brady_2_Moss]

Originally Posted by Tony208

Everyone is trying to screw the Pats and they still tie it up.

Too many injuries though. Panthers look like the champs.

Ian Rapoport Verified account
‏@RapSheet

Sounds like #Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski (knee) is unlikely to miss more than one game, I'm told. In fact, he may not even miss that.

ANd Dola and Collins back next week..Jules for playoffs...all will be well

Hightower to maybe miss a few weeks but healthy for playoffs at home..fine by me

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Brady_2_Moss

Ian Rapoport Verified account
‏@RapSheet

Sounds like #Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski (knee) is unlikely to miss more than one game, I'm told. In fact, he may not even miss that.

ANd Dola and Collins back next week..Jules for playoffs...all will be well

Hightower to maybe miss a few weeks but healthy for playoffs at home..fine by me

Gronkowski was not seriously injured, I think they held him out for precautionary reasons, it probably cost them the game in OT though as Scott Chandler and the other TE could not get it done.