September 22, 2026
Jaxson Dart Sprains MCL, Jadarian Price Shoulder Update & Giants WR Nabers at Risk
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Jaxson Dart suffered a sprained MCL in Week 2's Monday Night Football loss to the Rams and is expected to miss some time with X-rays negative and an MRI scheduled for Tuesday.
Commanders QB Jayden Daniels dislocated his left elbow in Week 2 and will undergo additional testing, with Marcus Mariota expected to start Week 3 vs. Seattle while the team gathers more information.
Colts WR Alec Pierce aggravated a heel injury that was surgically repaired in the offseason and will attempt to rehab rather than have surgery, likely missing several weeks.
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Seahawks HC Mike Macdonald clarified that Jadarian Price's injury is a shoulder, not chest — deemed not serious, but his Week 3 availability vs. the Commanders remains uncertain; Emanuel Wilson is the waiver add.
Dynasty analyst Bobby Bishop drops his Top 25 college prospects for the 2027 NFL Draft, covering QB, RB, WR, and TE targets for dynasty managers planning ahead.
Todd Bowles leads CBS Sports' NFL head coach hot seat rankings, with Jim Harbaugh also under pressure after the Chargers started 0-2; Aaron Glenn and Dan Quinn also face scrutiny.
Browns HC Todd Monken earned his first career NFL head coaching win in Tampa in Week 2 and is already preaching a next-play mentality with his 'So what, now what?' message.
Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss is generating buzz as a potential top NFL Draft pick despite standing just under 6 feet tall, with changing defensive schemes potentially working in his favor.
Only 12% of teams that start 0-2 since 2002 have reached the playoffs; the Texans are ranked as the best-positioned of this year's winless squads to recover.
Pete Prisco's Week 3 NFL Power Rankings have the Bengals catching fire behind a revamped defense, with the Bills slotting in just behind the Seahawks at the top.
Giants WR Malik Nabers returned to Monday Night Football after a right shoulder injury in the first quarter but finished with no catches, leaving his status a significant fantasy concern.
Giants QB Jaxson Dart is believed to have sprained his left MCL in Monday night's loss to the Rams; X-rays were negative and an MRI is scheduled, but he is expected to miss time, with Jameis Winston stepping in.
Eight NFL teams are sitting at 0-2 to open the 2026 season; PFF's Bradley Locker breaks down how panicked each fanbase — from the Chargers to the Dolphins — should actually be.
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🔍 DEEP DIVE
The biggest fantasy shockwave of the week belongs to New York, where the Giants came out of Monday Night Football badly banged up. QB Jaxson Dart is believed to have sprained his left MCL against the Rams, leaving the game on the team's first possession with Jameis Winston taking over. X-rays came back negative and an MRI is scheduled for Tuesday, but Dart is expected to miss some time. That alone reshapes the fantasy value of every Giants skill player — most notably WR Malik Nabers, who was already dealing with her own right shoulder concern after taking a hit in the first quarter. Nabers did return to the field but went without a catch for the rest of the game, leaving managers with two unsettling red flags from the same team in one night.
In Seattle, there's cautiously good news — but not a full green light. Seahawks HC Mike Macdonald clarified Monday that RB Jadarian Price's injury is a shoulder issue rather than the previously reported chest injury, adding that it appears "intact and nothing serious." That's a relief for Price managers, but Macdonald stopped short of declaring him ready for Week 3 against the Commanders. In the meantime, RB Emanuel Wilson is the clear waiver wire priority — Wilson out-carried RB George Holani 14 to 4 after Price exited the Cardinals game in Week 2, immediately establishing himself as the handcuff to own.
The thread connecting these stories is the cascading injury chaos of the early NFL season. Week 2 didn't just produce box scores — it produced a wave of roster decisions that managers need to act on now. Dart's MCL, Nabers' shoulder, Price's shoulder, and the separately trending Jayden Daniels elbow dislocation (with Marcus Mariota expected to start Week 3 for Washington) and Alec Pierce's heel setback paint a picture of a waiver wire that is rich with opportunity but demands urgency.
Tomorrow, all eyes are on Dart's MRI results and what the Giants say about his timeline — that determines Winston's value and the ceiling of New York's passing attack. Watch also for Jadarian Price's practice participation report Wednesday, which will be the first real signal of whether he's tracking toward Sunday. Any Nabers practice update will be equally scrutinized.