Emmanuel Sanders Injury History & Updates

Emmanuel Sanders's Injury Guide

Unknown Risk

Chance of Injury in 2024

% chance misses at least 2 quarters

Chance of Injury per Game

1- 17√1-% Inj/Season

Projected Games Missed 2024

–

Durability

5.00

Ability to produce despire relatively minor injuries. 5 being most durable

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Emmanuel Sanders's Injury Status

No active injuries.

Emmanuel Sanders Injury History

Date	League	Injury	Games Missed	Details
Dec 12, 2021	NFL	Knee Unspecified Strain Grade 1	-	Sanders suffered a knee injury in Buffalo’s Week 14 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Aug 5, 2021	NFL	Pedal Foot Unspecified Grade 1	-	Sanders missed Bills' training camp practice with a foot injury.
Nov 11, 2019	NFL	Chest Rib Sprain/Pull Unspecified Grade 1	-	Sanders suffered a rib injury in Week 10's loss to the Seahawks. He was good for the next game.
Sep 29, 2019	NFL	Leg Quad Strain Grade 1	-	Sanders dealt with a quadriceps contusion during the Week 4 loss to the Jaguars.
Dec 5, 2018	NFL	Pedal Achilles Tear Grade 3	4	Sanders ruptured his right Achilles' tendon in a Wednesday practice, had surgery the following day and missed the rest of the season.
Dec 14, 2017	NFL	Pedal Ankle Bruise Grade 1	2	Sanders suffered a bone bruise in his right ankle against the Colts in Week 15 and missed the final 2 games.
Oct 15, 2017	NFL	Pedal Ankle Sprain Grade 2	2	Sanders sprained his right ankle in the 3rd quarter of Week 6 and missed the following 2 games.
Nov 15, 2015	NFL	Hand Finger Sprain/Pull Unspecified Grade 1	1	Sanders sprained a finger and missed the next game, though the high ankle sprain might have caused that.
Nov 8, 2015	NFL	Pedal Ankle (high) Sprain Grade 3	1	Sanders sprained his left ankle against the Colts. He played on it in Week 10 but left that game early -- with other issues -- and then sat out Week 11. He later revealed it was a high-ankle sprain.
Oct 18, 2015	NFL	Shoulder A/C Joint Sprain Grade 1	-	Sanders sprained the A/C joint in his left shoulder but was able to play through the injury.
Aug 6, 2015	NFL	Thigh Hamstring Strain Grade 2	3	Sanders pulled his right hamstring and sat out the entire preseason. He returned for Week 1.
Nov 16, 2014	NFL	Head Cranial Concussion Grade 1	-	Sanders got a concussion after he took a huge hit in Week 11. He was able to make it back the following week.
Nov 2, 2014	NFL	Chest Rib Bruise Grade 1	-	Sanders was taken out of the game after taking a big hit. He was examined and diagnosed with a bruised rib then returned to the game.
Aug 4, 2014	NFL	Thigh Hamstring Sprain/Pull Unspecified Grade 1	-	Sanders sustained a "slight" right thigh strain and missed some preseason time.
Dec 22, 2013	NFL	Knee Patella Sprain Grade 1	-	Sanders left the Week 16 matchup at halftime with a patella sprain and missed the remainder of the game but was able to return to practice.
Dec 16, 2012	NFL	Chest Rib Fracture Grade 1	-	Sanders cracked a rib in Week 15 and left the game in the 3rd quarter. He did not miss the following week's game, though.
Dec 6, 2011	NFL	Pedal Foot Unspecified Grade 1	2	Sanders missed 3 games with inflammation in his surgically repaired right foot.
Oct 30, 2011	NFL	Knee Meniscus Tear Grade 1	2	Sanders needed arthroscopic surgery to repair his left meniscus. He missed 2 games and then returned after the Week 11 bye.
Aug 1, 2011	NFL	Pedal Foot Unspecified Grade 1	3	Sanders had bone marrow and calcium injected into his previously repaired left foot to promote healing. He missed the 1st 3 preseason games.
Apr 4, 2011	NFL	Pedal Foot Fracture Grade 1	-	Sanders had surgery in April after developing a stress fracture in his left foot.
Feb 6, 2011	NFL	Pedal Foot Fracture Grade 1	-	Sanders broke a bone in his right foot in the 2nd quarter of the Super Bowl loss to the Packers and required surgery.
Sep 15, 2010	NFL	Leg Quad Bruise Grade 1	3	Sanders lost 3 games to a quad injury that he admitted was worse than he initially believed. He returned after the Week 5 bye.

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Emmanuel Sanders Injury News

WR Emmanuel Sanders announced his retirement on Wednesday. The 35-year-old caught 42 balls in 14 games for the Bills last year but seemingly didn't garner much interest on the free-agent market this offseason. He'll retire a Bronco, where he spent 6 of his 12 NFL seasons.

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Bills WR Emmanuel Sanders (knee) put in a full week of practice and isn't listed on the final injury report for Saturday night's Wild Card game vs. the Patriots. A healthy Sanders has played ahead of WR Gabriel Davis all season, but we're not sure that'll remain the case this weekend. Both Sanders and Davis are shaky fantasy bets in what figures to be a lower-scoring game in near-zero temps.

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Bills WR Emmanuel Sanders (knee) put in a full practice on Tuesday. That puts him on track to return for Saturday night's Wild Card game vs. the Patriots. The question now is whether he'll get his starting job back from WR Gabriel Davis, who definitely provides more pop at this point. We'd avoid Sanders in fantasy lineups this week -- but his return does add risk to Davis' outlook.

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Bills WR Emmanuel Sanders (knee) is inactive for today’s game vs. the Jets. WR Gabriel Davis gets another start.

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Bills WR Emmanuel Sanders (knee) didn’t practice all week and is listed as doubtful for Sunday’s game vs. the Jets. WR Gabriel Davis will get another start for Buffalo and is a high-upside WR3 in fantasy lineups.

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