A number of key NFL players have suffered significant knee injuries over the past three-plus seasons, and many of those injuries were of the noncontact variety, including the one that ended Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson's season on Thursday.
Here's a look at some of the big-name players who have suffered knee injuries over the past 3½ seasons:
ARIZONA CARDINALS
Playing surface: Grass
Extent of injury: Contact, torn ACL
How he’s fared since injury: Golden suffered the injury in Week 4 and will be out for the rest of the season, a year after finishing tied for third in the NFL with 12.