Injuries are as much a part of football as pigskin, fantasy stats and disputed officiating calls. This season, they have beset the usual high number of recognizable names. There are enough high-profile players on NFL injured reserve lists that you could practically compile an All-Star team of them.
So, hey, that's exactly what we did. At roughly the midpoint of the 2016 season, here is ESPN.com's All-IR team. Keep in mind that some of these players are hoping to return by the end of the season; each team is allowed one IR activation per year.
Injury: Dislocated left knee/torn ACL
Bridgewater suffered the injury during a noncontact preseason practice, the first in a series of dominoes that has dramatically affected the Vikings' season.