SFGATE: Here are the many NFL stars who were injured today

Here are the many NFL stars who were injured today"
Published on September 21, 2020 at 04:50AM by By DAVE SKRETTA, AP Sports Writer

A star-studded cast of NFL players departed their games with injuries on Sunday.

Many of them could miss the rest of the season.

Start with running back, where Giants star Saquon Barkley is believed to have torn the ACL in his right knee early in their loss at Chicago. All-Pro standout Christian McCaffery departed Carolina's loss to the Buccaneers with a right ankle injury, 49ers running back Raheem Mostert left with a knee injury, and the Rams' Cam Akers hurt his ribs.

Plenty of wide receivers went down, too: The Packers' Davante Adams hurt his hamstring in a win over the Lions; the Colts' Parris Campbell was carted off with a leg injury against Minnesota; the Giants' Sterling Shepard sustained a toe injury; and the Broncos' Courtland Sutton left their loss in Pittsburgh with a knee injury.

Then there were the quarterbacks: Tyrod Taylor didn't start the Chargers' game against Kansas City after sustaining a chest injury before kickoff, giving way to rookie Justin Herbert. The Broncos' Drew Lock hurt his shoulder. The 49ers' Jimmy Garoppolo tried to play through a right ankle injury before Nick Mullens took over for the second half.

The injury landslide came after an opening week in which most NFL teams escaped relatively unscathed, despite a virtual offseason and the elimination of the entire preseason schedule because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The most noteworthy single injury may have been to Barkley — "Going to see some doctors tomorrow. We will wait and see what that is,” Giants coach Joe Judge said — while the hardest-hit team may have been the 49ers.

Garoppolo's high-ankle sprain could keep him out next week, too, while Mostert's will be re-examined Monday for what is thought to be a mild ligament sprain. Tevin Coleman also left San Francisco's win...