ODELL BECKHAM INJURY: GIANTS WR RULED OUT FOR SUNDAY'S GAME AGAINST REDSKINS
Channel: New Sports News
Date: 2018-12-09

NFL notebook: Giants' Beckham (quad) to miss game

New York Giants star wide receiver Odell Beckahm Jr. will be inactive for Sunday's game against the Washington Redskins due to a bruised quad, the team announced on Saturday via Twitter.

"INJURY UPDATE: @OBJ has been ruled Out for #NYGvsWAS. Beckham appeared on the #NYGiants injury report with a bruised quadriceps and practiced on a limited basis. It was determined this morning he would not play in tomorrow’s game," the Giants tweeted.

Beckham did not travel with the team to Washington on Saturday. Giants head coach Pat Shurmur discussed the Pro Bowl wide receiver's injury on Friday after he was a limited participant in practice, however, didn't believe it was serious at the time and wouldn't provide an official injury designation, believing that Beckham would play.

"We just gave him a little time," Shurmur said after Friday's practice. "He's going to be fine."

Beckham confirmed the injury during the latest episode of his Facebook docuseries "I Am More: OBJ" and said it occured during the final play of the Giants' Nov. 25 game against the Philadelphia Eagles when he was leg-whipped.

During the episode, the receiver said that he spends "over $300,000" on his body during the offseason as part of an investment he makes in himself.

Beckham leads New York with 77 receptions for 1,052 yards and six touchdowns in 2018. Bennie Fowler, Russell Shepard and Corey Coleman are expected to have bigger roles in the Giants' passing attack in his absence. Tight end Evan Engram will also return to action after missing the past two weeks due to a hamstring injury.

Beckham was a full participant in practice on Wednesday and Thursday before being limited on Friday due to the quad injury. However, it wasn't until he was reexamined on Saturday morning that the team officially ruled him out for this week's game.

The Giants have won three of their last four games following a five-game losing streak from Sept. 30-Oct. 28 and a 1-7 start during their first eight games.
New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. will be sidelined for Sunday's game against the Washington Redskins as he recovers from a bruised quadriceps, the team announced on Saturday.

Beckham practiced on a limited basis this week and was evaluated Saturday morning before the team ruled him out.

It's unclear when Beckham was injured, but he first showed up on the injury report on Friday.

Beckham, 26, has 77 catches for 1,052 yards and six touchdowns in 12 games this season.

--Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs will play through a knee injury, while cornerback Trae Waynes was ruled out with a concussion for Monday night's game at the Seattle Seahawks.

Diggs was limited to a season-low 47 snaps (77 percent) against the New England Patriots last week, finishing with five catches for 49 yards in the 24-10 loss. He has been limited in practice this week but avoided the questionable tag for Monday's game.

Waynes suffered his second concussion of the year early in Sunday's loss and has yet to clear protocol. He previously was concussed in Week 4 and missed the team's Week 5 game 10 days later.

--The Philadelphia Eagles placed cornerback Jalen Mills on injured reserve with a foot injury, ending his season.

There was hope that Mills, who has been out since the Week 8 game in London, would return at some point this season. He joins defensive backs Ronald Darby and Rodney McLeod on injured reserve.

Mills, 24, finishes with 42 tackles and nine passes defensed in eight games, all starts. He had three interceptions (one returned for a touchdown) in 15 starts last season.

--The NFL fined Buffalo Bills defensive end Jerry Hughes $53,482 for yelling at an official after last week's game against the Miami Dolphins.

Hughes was caught on video yelling at umpire Roy Ellison in the bowels of Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., and heard bellowing, "I'll catch you." Hughes was also heard accusing Ellison of calling him an expletive.

As another player and a Bills official directed Hughes toward the locker room, Hughes was heard saying, "I'm going to knock his ... out when I see him. I'm going to hurry up and get dressed. He called me a (expletive)." The NFL earlier in the week placed Ellison on administrative leave while it investigated the run-in with Hughes.

--Seattle Seahawks wideout Doug Baldwin will be a game-day decision against the Minnesota Vikings on Monday, head coach Pete Carroll said.

Baldwin is officially listed as questionable after missing practice all week with a hip injury. Carroll said the injury is related to but a bit different from the groin issue Baldwin has played through the last two weeks.

Baldwin, 30, has seven catches for 61 yards and a touchdown in those games while playing 110 of 120 snaps. He also battled injuries to both knees earlier this season, missing two games.