Each year, the NFL season is a war of attrition. Teams that lose the most key players struggle to survive. Teams fortunate enough to keep their players healthy enhance their chances of an extended season.
But two weeks from the start of the season, some teams already have suffered key injuries. Here are the five biggest injuries so far, and how those teams will be impacted:
To read Adam Schefter's list of the preseason's most impactful injuries, plus his thoughts on the Chiefs' chances for the playoffs this season, why there's no faith in Arizona QBs and the financial ramifications of the Revis holdout, you must be an ESPN Insider.
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Adam Schefter
Adam Schefter joined ESPN in August 2009 as a football reporter and analyst. In his role with the network, he is a regular contributor to ESPN.com and ESPN Insider. He appears regularly on numerous ESPN programs. Prior to joining ESPN, Schefter was a reporter and analyst for the NFL Network, which he joined in 2004 after 15 years as an award-winning reporter for The Denver Post. He was named the Colorado Sports Writer of the Year in 2002 and 2003.
The former president of the Pro Football Writers of America, Schefter is also the author of four books. His latest, "The Class of Football," was released this summer by Harper Collins. The married father of two is a graduate of both the University of Michigan and the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. He resides in New York.
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