NFL News, Injury Updates: Eagles Lose Brandon Graham, Darius Slay vs. Rams, Gardner Minshew out for year with Raiders

Week 12 of the NFL season is almost over, and while several of the league’s top teams picked up big wins on Sunday — the Chiefs, Eagles, Lions, Packers and Vikings all held on for wins — there were some big losses on the injury front. Sunday. Two key veteran members of the Philadelphia defense left the Eagles’ 37-20 Sunday Night Football victory – aka The Saquon Barkley Show — with one of them saying he’s done for the year. The Las Vegas Raiders will also need help in their quarterback room after their starting QB was lost for the rest of the season.

Also on the NFL injury front – off the field – NBC Sports’ Mike Tirico (Torn Achillies) was in the Sunday Night Football broadcast booth and plans to finish the season as usual despite the injury.

Brandon Graham out for year with torn tricep, Darius Slay leaves with concussion

The 14-year veteran defensive end had a stellar game against the Rams as he left having moved into third place on the Eagles’ all-time punting list. After the game he said he had some tendinitis in his left triceps and he confirmed the tear. He will miss the rest of the season — one that could be his last, after signing a one-year, $4 million contract last season. He is one of just three players on the team, along with tackle Lane Johnson and kicker Jake Elliott, to win Super Bowl LII at the end of the 2017 season.

Also on the Eagles’ defense, cornerback Darius Slay Jr. suffered a concussion and did not return to the game.

Gardner Minshew will miss the rest of the season with a broken collarbone

The Raiders’ signal caller suffered the injury in the fourth quarter of the team’s 29-19 loss to the Broncos. He finishes the season with 2,013 passing yards and nine touchdown passes with 10 interceptions in 10 games played. Desmond Ridder finished the match in his place. The Raiders have a short week and host the Chiefs on Black Friday and could welcome back Aidan O’Connell – he’s been on IR since October with a broken thumb and could be activated this week.

As for other potential options, rookie quarterback Carter Bradley is on the Raiders’ practice squad and outside the organization, former Giants quarterback Daniel Jones, who was released Friday and is a free agent, is “excited about the next opportunity,” saying “there is a lot of good football” left in his future.