Updated injury news for Oregon Ducks ahead of game at Arizona
The injury report is getting shorter and shorter for the Oregon Ducks football team as the season reaches the halfway mark. Only offensive lineman Steven Jones and defensive tackle Popo Aumavae are listed as definitely out as they are both expected to miss the entire season.
But considering it’s Week 6 of the season and Oregon has an upcoming bye week, it’s rather remarkable the injury report isn’t longer. The Ducks have been bitten by the injury bug for the past few seasons, so it’s nice to see they are relatively healthy in the month of October.
If by chance they come out of Tucson unscathed, the second half of the year should be an exciting one with teams such as Washington, UCLA, California and Utah on the horizon.
RB Byron Cardwell
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Status: Questionable
The Oregon tailback has missed the previous three games with an apparent foot injury. When asked about his availability for the Arizona game, head coach Dan Lanning said there was no update.
LB Justin Flowe
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Status: Questionable
Flowe was expected to play last week against Stanford but was declared unavailable right before game time. He did practice all week leading up to the Arizona contest with the second team unit.
WR Caleb Chapman
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Status: Probable
The transfer from Texas A&M has been suffering from a foot ailment but was able to see the field against Stanford for a few snaps. His role is expected to increase as he gets healthier and the Ducks hope he can work his way up what is an already crowded depth chart at the receiver position.
OL Steven Jones
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Status: Out
The offensive lineman has missed the last two games and has been seen in a walking boot during practice.
DL Popo Aumavae
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Status: Out
Popo Aumavae sustained a foot injury during the Georgia game and had season-ending surgery a few days later.
