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Zay Flowers Hamstring Injury Clouds Week 2 Status

By Drooid · Sep 18, 2026, 2:29 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Zay Flowers is day-to-day with a hamstring, leaving his Week 2 status vs the New Orleans Saints uncertain.
He left the 41-23 win after five catches for 150 yards and a touchdown.
Rookie Ja'Kobi Lane fractured his wrist in the game and will miss Week 2.
Head coach Jesse Minter said the team will monitor Flowers’ practice reps.
Flowers signed a four-year, $140 million extension in August, making him the NFL’s fourth-highest-paid receiver.

History

Historical Context

During the 1998 NFL season—the league’s 79th regular season—teams like the Minnesota Vikings, powered by Randy Moss’s 17 touchdowns, and the Denver Broncos, who finished 14-2 and won Super Bowl XXXIII, captured national attention amid new TV contracts with CBS and ESPN. That era’s surge in player prominence foreshadows today’s rookie wide receiver Zay Flowers receiving a four-year, $140 million extension.

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Story summary

Zay Flowers is day-to-day with a hamstring, leaving his Week 2 status vs the New Orleans Saints uncertain.
He left the 41-23 win after five catches for 150 yards and a touchdown.
Rookie Ja'Kobi Lane fractured his wrist in the game and will miss Week 2.
Head coach Jesse Minter said the team will monitor Flowers’ practice reps.
Flowers signed a four-year, $140 million extension in August, making him the NFL’s fourth-highest-paid receiver.

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