NFL Week 5 Injury Updates: New York Giants Suffer Major Losses, Joe Burrow Takes Nasty Hit

When you play in National League Football, you know that there’s a slim chance that you will return home from a game on a stretcher. During Week 5 of the season, we saw the New England Patriots come from behind and beat a struggling Houston Texans and saw Kansas City Chiefs bow down to the mighty Josh Allen.

Sep 12, 2021; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (8) hands off to running back Saquon Barkley (26) during the first quarter against the Denver Broncos at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

But a major talking point from the weekend was the injuries suffered by New York Giants players, Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley. Coach Joe Judge will be put in a major dilemma heading into Week 6. But let’s take a look at the injury list thus far.

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Joe Burrow, Saquon Barkley and others injuries from NFL Week 5

Darnell Savage puts Joe Burrow in the medical tent. This is why you slide pic.twitter.com/ydYTRtZ9Mj

— IKE Packers Podcast (@IKE_Packers) October 10, 2021

Meanwhile, the Giants running back Saquon Barkley suffered a sprained ankle in the 20-44 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. He had to be carted off the field. However, his post-match scans revealed that his injury is not serious. He is only expected to miss 2-3 games on the trot for New York.

Saquon Barkley : 2 carries for 9 yards (Sprained his left ankle in the 2nd quarter) pic.twitter.com/6UbXAXEM5n

— Lee Harvey (@AyeThatsLee) October 11, 2021

@Jayronkearse8 despite the rivalry and how ugly this game got, shout out to Kearse for running over to grab Daniel Jones before anyone else did…pure class young man! #jayronkearse #TogetherBlue pic.twitter.com/4LBLBX4cJE

— Jorge Cano (@JCano9233) October 11, 2021

However, the same can’t be true for teammate and Giants QB Daniel Jones. The youngster absorbed a helmet-to-helmet hit in a collision with Cowboys linebacker Jabril Cox. He had to be replaced and was helped to a cart, then driven to the locker room.

There is no clear timeframe for his return. Jones will definitely have to clear the NFL concussion protocol before returning to the football field.

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