#injury-report

#injury-report

The Chicago Bears will be without two of their top wide receivers when they host the Green Bay Packers on Saturday night. Rome Odunze (foot) and Luther Burden III (ankle) were ruled out on the Bears' final injury report Thursday after not participating in either of Chicago's last two practices. It will be Odunze's third straight game missed due to the recurring foot injury he has been dealing with since late October. He was ruled out ahead of the Bears' first meeting with the Packers on Dec. 7 and was a late scratch last Sunday against the Cleveland Browns.

"Encouraging."

With the Eagles losing to the Chargers on Monday night, the Cowboys still have a slim chance of winning the NFC East, still back 1.5 games with 4 to play. Dallas has to win out, clearly, and the Eagles have to lose two of the remaining games. They play the Raiders this week, and the Commanders twice and the Bills. I trust the Bills to beat them, but can Dan Quinn do us all a favor and win one of those games with Jayden Daniels?

The Buffalo Bills will be getting some important linemen back for their AFC East matchup against the New England Patriots, with defensive end Joey Bosa and right tackle Spencer Brown set to play Sunday. Bosa missed last week's win over the Cincinnati Bengals with a hamstring injury, and Brown missed the past two games with a shoulder injury. Neither had an injury designation on Friday's report, the last of the week. "It's good, yeah, we rolling this Sunday," Brown said earlier in the week.

Between the sophomore slump for Bub Carrington, lackluster play from veterans and the inconsistent start to Cam Whitmore's tenure in the DMV, the Wizards woes have come at the hands of several factors. However, arguably the biggest reason for the team's struggles can be linked to the fact that Washington has been plagued by an injury bug that simply just won't go away.

Alabama tailback Jam Miller is facing long odds to play in Saturday's SEC Championship game against Georgia, sources tell ESPN's Pete Thamel. Miller, who has 493 yards rushing on 123 carries this season, is dealing with an apparent lower-leg injury suffered in last week's Iron Bowl win over SEC rival Auburn. He was seen after the game leaving Jordan Hare Stadium on crutches.

Antonio Conte could be without Stanislav Lobotka for Napoli's Serie A match against Juventus this weekend after the midfielder suffered a muscle injury on Wednesday. Lobotka was set to be on the bench for Napoli's Coppa Italia tie against Cagliari, but he picked up a leg injury during the warm-up and was forced to miss the game. Conte's side won 9-8 on penalties after the match finished 1-1 in normal time, with Lorenzo Lucca on target for Napoli.

The Celtics listed Jaylen Brown as doubtful for Thursday's matchup against the Wizards on their latest injury report, citing a non-COVID illness. Brown has played in all 21 of the Celtics' games so far this season. He scored a season-high 42 points against the Knicks on Tuesday night. If he winds up missing the Washington game, it will be the first time these young Celtics will play without Brown this season.

Cleveland Browns starting defensive tackle Maliek Collins is out for the remainder of the season with a quad injury that will require surgery, coach Kevin Stefanski announced Monday. Collins suffered the injury in the third quarter of Sunday's 26-8 home loss to the San Francisco 49ers. He left the field on a cart and was later ruled out for the rest of the game.

"He looked good today so he is trending to play," Bowles said after practice. "He had to get well. He was very limited on Wednesday, he did a little more yesterday and he moved around perfectly today, so he's fine."

Colts quarterback Daniel Jones is battling a fibula injury but insists he will be ready for Sunday's key AFC South matchup with the Houston Texans. This comes amid a report from NFL Network that Jones is dealing with a fracture but plans to play through it. The Colts would not confirm or deny the report but a team source told ESPN that Jones will be listed as a full participant on Thursday's injury report after being listed as "limited" on Wednesday.

In addition to Santiago Gimenez, Zachary Athekame will also miss out on the big derby between AC Milan and Inter, as confirmed by Massimiliano Allegri earlier today. Injuries have been a hot topic for Milan this season, having been forced to sideline some of their stars for multiple weeks. Now, however, the situation is looking a lot better as Christian Pulisic has regained full fitness, while Adrien Rabiot returned to training this week.

Ohio State wide receivers Carnell Tate and Jeremiah Smith are not expected to play against Rutgers on Saturday due to lower-body injuries, sources told ESPN's Pete Thamel. Tate will miss his third straight game. Smith played in last week's win over UCLA but missed the second half after being seen limping before halftime. Both are considered day-to-day, sources said, ahead of a potential return next week against rival Michigan.

The Toronto Maple Leafs finally have some good news on the injury front, as forward Scott Laughton returns to the lineup after missing six games with an upper-body injury sustained against the Boston Bruins on November 8. It's a much-needed boost for a lineup still juggling key absences and looking to build momentum after a gutsy 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night.

An illness will sideline Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg for Wednesday's home game against the New York Knicks, sources told ESPN.