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Week 5 Injuries: Russell Wilson, Juju Smith-Schuster Among Major Injuries

The NFL retained last season's relaxed injured reserve rules for 2021, meaning that any player who is placed on injured reserve after the final roster cutdown day is eligible to return to practice after missing three weeks. As a result, we will continue to distinguish between players who will be placed on injured reserve (IR) and players who will likely miss the entire remainder of the season (Season).

Seahawks Quarterback Russell Wilson—Hand (IR)

Russell Wilson suffered "an exterior tendon rupture and a comminuted fracture-dislocation of the proximal interphalangeal joint" on his throwing hand, which in layman's terms means a fractured and dislocated finger with additional damage that required surgical repair.