The Giants confirmed last night that star halfback Saquon Barkley suffered a high ankle sprain against the Buccaneers, with MRI scans scheduled today to assess the sprain's severity. Barkley opined that the injury was not too serious, but our numbers suggest otherwise. Around 60% of high ankle sprains to running backs result in an absence of at least four weeks, and almost 40% cause the player to be placed on injured reserve. Of those players who head to injured reserve, around half return after eight or nine weeks, whereas the other half miss the remainder of the season. Unless Barkley's MRI shows an extremely mild sprain, he is probably set for an absence of around a month.
Injury Aftermath: Week 3
