Last updated: March 20, 2026

Foot Injuries in Professional Sports (2026)

Foot injuries are among the most tracked in professional sports. Our database contains 2828 recorded foot injuries across the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, and EPL. The average recovery time is 46 days. Players miss an average of 12 games.

Recovery Statistics

Average Recovery Time: 46 days
Average Games Missed: 12 games
Total Cases in Database: 2828

Foot Injuries in the NFL (1270)

Average recovery in the NFL: 62 days.

Savion Williams — Green Bay Packers — Jan 4, 2027 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (7 days)
Jay Tufele — New York Jets — Dec 28, 2026 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (14 days)
Jourdan Lewis — Jacksonville Jaguars — Dec 28, 2026 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (14 days)
D'Wayne Eskridge — Miami Dolphins — Dec 28, 2026 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (14 days)
DaRon Bland — Dallas Cowboys — Dec 21, 2026 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (21 days)
Ben Bartch — San Francisco 49ers — Dec 14, 2026 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (28 days)
Tim Settle — Houston Texans — Dec 7, 2026 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (35 days)
Jaylen Reed — Houston Texans — Dec 7, 2026 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (35 days)
Justice Hill — Baltimore Ravens — Nov 30, 2026 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (42 days)
Luke Newman — Chicago Bears — Nov 30, 2026 → Returned Dec 28, 2026 (28 days)
Julius Brents — Miami Dolphins — Nov 23, 2026 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (49 days)
Thomas Fidone II — New York Giants — Nov 23, 2026 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (49 days)
Cam Taylor Britt — Indianapolis Colts — Nov 23, 2026 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (49 days)
JK Dobbins — Denver Broncos — Nov 16, 2026 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (56 days)
Kyler Murray — Minnesota Vikings — Nov 9, 2026 → Returned Jan 11, 2027 (63 days)

Foot Injuries in the MLB (374)

Average recovery in the MLB: 50 days.

Austin Jackson — Cleveland Guardians — Sep 14, 2026 → Returned Nov 30, 2026 (77 days)
Gerson Garabito — Milwaukee Brewers — Feb 21, 2026
Ozzie Albies — Atlanta Braves — Sep 28, 2025 → Returned Sep 28, 2025
Marcus Semien — Texas Rangers — Sep 27, 2025
Marcus Semien — Texas Rangers — Sep 27, 2025
Ozzie Albies — Atlanta Braves — Sep 23, 2025 → Returned Sep 28, 2025 (5 days)
Austin Jackson — Cleveland Guardians — Sep 14, 2025 → Returned Nov 30, 2025 (77 days)
Vaughn Grissom — Boston Red Sox — Sep 9, 2025 → Returned Sep 28, 2025 (19 days)
Vaughn Grissom — Los Angeles Angels — Sep 9, 2025 → Returned Sep 28, 2025 (19 days)
Xander Bogaerts — San Diego Padres — Aug 29, 2025 → Returned Sep 23, 2025 (25 days)
Xander Bogaerts — San Diego Padres — Aug 29, 2025 → Returned Sep 23, 2025 (25 days)
Marcus Semien — Texas Rangers — Aug 23, 2025 → Returned Sep 28, 2025 (36 days)
Marcus Semien — Texas Rangers — Aug 22, 2025 → Returned Sep 28, 2025 (37 days)
Nick Burdi — Boston Red Sox — Jul 9, 2025
Nick Burdi — Boston Red Sox — Jul 9, 2025

Foot Injuries in the NBA (667)

Average recovery in the NBA: 18 days.

Darius Garland — LA Clippers — Mar 20, 2026
Jaylon Tyson — Cleveland Cavaliers — Mar 20, 2026
Quinten Post — Golden State Warriors — Mar 20, 2026
Andrew Wiggins — Miami Heat — Mar 20, 2026
Pelle Larsson — Miami Heat — Mar 20, 2026
Bryce McGowens — New Orleans Pelicans — Mar 19, 2026
Obi Toppin — Indiana Pacers — Mar 19, 2026
Quinten Post — Golden State Warriors — Mar 19, 2026
Ben Saraf — Brooklyn Nets — Mar 19, 2026 → Returned Mar 20, 2026
Taj Gibson — Memphis Grizzlies — Mar 19, 2026
Caleb Martin — Dallas Mavericks — Mar 19, 2026
Ziaire Williams — Brooklyn Nets — Mar 19, 2026 → Returned Mar 20, 2026
Andrew Wiggins — Miami Heat — Mar 18, 2026
Egor Demin — Brooklyn Nets — Mar 18, 2026
Bennedict Mathurin — LA Clippers — Mar 17, 2026

Foot Injuries in the EPL (387)

Average recovery in the EPL: 51 days.

Noussair Mazraoui — Manchester United — Mar 4, 2026 (8 days)
Callum Elder — Leicester City — Feb 25, 2026 (15 days)
Todd Cantwell — Bournemouth — Feb 7, 2026 (33 days)
Matěj Jurásek — Norwich City — Feb 2, 2026 (38 days)
Mikel Merino — Arsenal — Jan 30, 2026 → Returned Jun 1, 2026 (122 days)
Kevin Danso — Tottenham Hotspur — Jan 29, 2026 → Returned Feb 23, 2026 (25 days)
Jack Grealish — Everton — Jan 19, 2026 → Returned Jan 26, 2026 (7 days)
Nathan Tella — Burnley — Jan 18, 2026 (53 days)
Niclas Füllkrug — West Ham United — Jan 12, 2026 → Returned Jan 14, 2026 (2 days)
Mats Wieffer — Brighton & Hove Albion — Dec 29, 2025 → Returned Dec 30, 2025 (1 days)
Chris Richards — Crystal Palace — Dec 23, 2025 → Returned Jan 5, 2026 (13 days)
Andréas Hountondji — Burnley — Dec 22, 2025 (80 days)
Roberto Pereyra — Watford — Dec 19, 2025 → Returned Feb 2, 2026 (45 days)
Abu Kamara — Norwich City — Dec 13, 2025 → Returned Mar 23, 2026 (100 days)
Michy Batshuayi — Crystal Palace — Dec 7, 2025 (95 days)

Foot Injuries in the NHL (130)

Average recovery in the NHL: 36 days.

F Alexander Kerfoot — Utah Mammoth — Jan 11, 2026 → Returned Feb 25, 2026 (45 days)
Lars Eller — Montreal — Oct 1, 2025 → Returned Oct 9, 2025 (8 days)
Kirby Dach — Montreal Canadiens — Oct 1, 2025 → Returned Oct 8, 2025 (7 days)
Kris Letang — Pittsburgh Penguins — Oct 1, 2025 → Returned Oct 7, 2025 (6 days)
Neal Pionk — Winnipeg Jets — Oct 1, 2025 → Returned Oct 10, 2025 (9 days)
Matvei Michkov — Philadelphia — Oct 1, 2025 → Returned Oct 9, 2025 (8 days)
Anže Kopitar — Los Angeles — Oct 1, 2025 → Returned Oct 7, 2025 (6 days)
Brandon Carlo — Toronto Maple Leafs — Oct 1, 2025 → Returned Oct 8, 2025 (7 days)
Aliaksei Protas — Washington — Apr 15, 2025 → Returned Oct 8, 2025 (176 days)
Nikolaj Ehlers — Winnipeg Jets — Apr 15, 2025 → Returned Oct 9, 2025 (177 days)
C Curtis Lazar — New Jersey Devils — Nov 18, 2024 → Returned Nov 18, 2024
Nathan Bastian — New Jersey Devils — Nov 18, 2024 → Returned Nov 18, 2024
Devon Toews — Colorado Avalanche — Oct 20, 2024 → Returned Oct 22, 2024 (2 days)
Jonathan Drouin — Colorado Avalanche — Oct 20, 2024 → Returned Oct 20, 2024
Devon Toews — Colorado Avalanche — Oct 18, 2024 → Returned Oct 22, 2024 (4 days)