NFL injury tracker Week 15: George Pickens ruled out, Breece Hall’s status ‘promising,’ Kenneth Walker III doubtful

After being a late scratch for their Week 14 win over the Cleveland Browns, George Pickens will be out for the Pittsburgh Steelers again.

While head coach Mike Tomlin said there was an “outside chance” Pickens could play against the Philadelphia Eagles, the hamstring injury the wide receiver is dealing with is a “little bit more significant” than the team initially believed.

Pickens has recorded a team-high 850 receiving yards on 55 catches with three touchdowns.

Jets RB Breece Hall questionable with knee injury

The 3-10 New York Jets have little to play for, so it wouldn’t be a surprise to see Breece Hall miss a second straight game on Sunday when they visit the Jacksonville Jaguars.

But on Friday, interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich said, “[Hall] looks good right now, so it’s promising.”

Hall is currently listed as questionable.

The second-year running back sat out last week’s loss to the Miami Dolphins with a knee injury. Hall suffered an ACL injury to the same knee in 2022.

Should Hall, who has 692 rushing yards and four touchdowns, along with 401 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns, not be able to go, Braelon Allen and Isaiah Davis will step in to work again. The rookie running backs have produced with Allen rushing for 43 yards while also catching four balls last week and Davis picking up 40 rushing yards and a touchdown along with three receptions for 27 yards.

QB Jake Haener to start for Saints

New Orleans Saints quarterback Jake Haener will make his first NFL start on Sunday against the Washington Commanders, interim head coach Darren Rizzi announced on Friday.

Derek Carr remains in concussion protocol and is also dealing with a fracture in his non-throwing hand suffered during their Week 14 win over the New York Giants. He was not ruled out and could serve as the team’s emergency third quarterback behind Spencer Rattler.

Jaguars TE Evan Engram needs surgery on torn labrum

Evan Engram suffered the injury in Week 14 against the Tennessee Titans and Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson said on Wednesday he expected the veteran tight end to play this week, but things changed over the last 48 hours.

“Unfortunately we’re going to lose Evan for the year,” Pederson said Friday. “After more MRI results, testing and all that, he’ll have a labrum to get fixed. So, he’ll have surgery and fix the shoulder and miss the rest of the year.”

Engram played nine games this season, recording 365 receiving yards on 47 receptions and one touchdown. He’s the fourth key offensive player to be ruled out for the season, joining wide receivers Christian Kirk and Gabe Davis and quarterback Trevor Lawrence.

RB Kenneth Walker III doubtful vs. Packers

After missing last week’s win over the Arizona Cardinals, running back Kenneth Walker III is listed as doubtful for Sunday night’s contest against the Green Bay Packers. An ankle injury has been bothering him and he has not practiced since last Wednesday.

The injury, according to head coach Mike Macdonald, is not a long-term concern, but Walker’s status for this week remains in question.

Zach Charbonnet filled in for Walker last week and ran for 134 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries.

Here’s the the rest of the Week 15 injury report: (Players will be added after teams release their reports.)

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

• WR Hollywood Brown (shoulder): out

• T D.J. Humphries (hamstring): doubtful

• K Harrison Butker (left knee): questionable

CLEVELAND BROWNS

• WR Cedric Tillman (concussion): out

• TE David Njoku (hamstring): questionable

• G Joel Bitonio (back): questionable

• DT Mike Hall (knee): questionable

• LB Khaleke Hudson (abdomen): questionable

CINCINNATI BENGALS

• LT Orlando Brown (fibula): out

• LB Joe Bachie (groin): out

• DT Sheldon Rankins (illness): out

• WR Charlie Jones (groin): questionable

TENNESSEE TITANS

• T Jaelyn Duncan (hamstring): questionable

• CB Roger McCreary (shoulder): questionable

• RB Tony Pollard (ankle): questionable

• LB Otis Reese (ankle): questionable

WASHINGTON COMMANDERS

• WR Noah Brown (kidney): out

• WR Jamison Crowder (calf): questionable

• K Zane Gonzalez (left foot): questionable

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

• LB D’Marco Jackson (ankle): out

• WR Bub Means (ankle): out

• QB Derek Carr (left hand, concussion): doubtful

• DE Tanoh Kpassagnon (Achilles): questionable

BALTIMORE RAVENS

• OLB Adisa Isaac (hamstring): questionable

• S Sanoussi Kane (hamstring: questionable

• NT Michael Pierce (calf): questionable

• CB T.J. Tampa (ankle): questionable

NEW YORK GIANTS

• S Tyler Nubin (ankle): out

• LG Jon Runyan (ankle): out

• DL Rakeem Nunez-Roches (neck, shoulder): out

• LB Bobby Okereke (back): out

• CB Andru Phillips (shoulder): out

• QB Drew Lock (heel, left elbow): doubtful

• CB Cordale Flott (quadricep): doubtful

• CB Deonte Banks (rib): questionable

• T Chris Hubbard (knee): questionable

• LB Dyontae Johnson (ankle): questionable

• C Austin Schlottmann (fibula): questionable

DALLAS COWBOYS

• C Cooper Beebe (concussion): out

• LB DeMarvion Overshown (knee): out

• S Juanyeh Thomas (knee): out

• CB Trevon Diggs (knee): questionable

• CB C.J. Goodwin (hamstring): questionable

• LB Buddy Johnson (illness): questionable

• LB Eric Kendricks (personal): questionable

• CB Jourdan Lewis (hamstring): questionable

CAROLINA PANTHERS

• LB Trevin Wallace (shoulder): out

• RB Raheem Blackshear (chest): questionable

• OLB Jadeveon Clowney (knee): questionable

• LB Josey Jewell (hamstring): questionable

• CB Jaycee Horn (groin): questionable

• S Nick Scott (hamstring): questionable

NEW YORK JETS

• RB Kene Nwangwu (hand): out

• CB Brandin Echols (shoulder): doubtful

• RB Breece Hall (knee): questionable

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS

MIAMI DOLPHINS

HOUSTON TEXANS

• S Jalen Pitre (shoulder): out

• C Juice Scruggs (foot): out

• G Kenyon Green (shoulder): questionable

• LB Christian Harris (calf): questionable

• LB Jamal Hill (knee): questionable

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS

• WR Ashton Dulin (ankle): out

• T Braden Smith (persona): out

• LB Jaylon Carlies (fibula, shoulder): questionable

• WR Josh Downs (shoulder): questionable

• C Ryan Kelly (knee): questionable

DENVER BRONCOS

BUFFALO BILLS

• CB Rasul Douglas (knee): out

• TE Dalton Kincaid (knee): questionable

• TE Quintin Morris (shoulder, groin): questionable

• S Taylor Rapp (neck, shoulder): questionable

• S Damar Hamlin (back, ribs): questionable

• OT Tylan Grable (groin): questionable

• DE Dawuane Smoot (wrist): questionable

• DE Casey Toohill (ribs): questionable

• LB Baylon Spector (calf): questionable

DETROIT LIONS

PITTSBURGH STEELERS

• WR George Pickens (hamstring): out

• S DeShon Elliott (hamstring): out

• DT Larry Ogunjobi (groin): out

• DT Montravius Adams (knee): questionable

• OL Calvin Anderson (groin): questionable

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

• WR Javon Baker (concussion): out

• DT Jaquelin Roy (foot): out

• T Caedan Wallace (ankle): out

• DT Christian Barmore (personal): questionable

• S Kyle Dugger (ankle): questionable

• CB Christian Gonzalez (shoulder): questionable

• T Vederian Lowe (shoulder): questionable

• G Cole Strange(knee): questionable

ARIZONA CARDINALS

• RB Emari Demercado (back): out

• P Blake Gillikin (right foot): out

• CB Elijah Jones (ankle): out

• DT Naquan Jones (shoulder): questionable

• DT Roy Lopez (ankle): questionable

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

• S Mike Edwards (hamstring): out

• S Antoine Winfield Jr. (knee): out

• LB K.J. Britt (ankle): out

• WR Kameron Johnson (ankle): out

• LB Markees Watts (knee): out

• RB Bucky Irving (back, hip): questionable

• S Christian Izien (groin): questionable

• CB Josh Hayes (hamstring): questionable

• LB J.J. Russell (hamstring): questionable

• WR Sterling Shepard (foot): questionable

• LB Joe Tryon-Shoyinka (ankle): questionable

LOS ANGELES CHARGERS

GREEN BAY PACKERS

• CB Jaire Alexander (knee): out

• S Javon Bullard (ankle): out

• TE Luke Musgrave (ankle): out

• CB Corey Ballentine (knee): questionable

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS

• CB Tre Brown (hamstring): out

• T Stone Forsythe (hand): out

• S K’Von Wallace (ankle): out

• S Jerrick Reed II (quadricep): out

• TE Brady Russell (foot): out

• CB Artie Burns (toe): doubtful

• RB Kenneth Walker III (calf): doubtful

CHICAGO BEARS

MINNESOTA VIKINGS

ATLANTA FALCONS

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS