Last updated: March 20, 2026

Head Injuries in Professional Sports (2026)

Head injuries are among the most tracked in professional sports. Our database contains 576 recorded head injuries across the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, and EPL. The average recovery time is 34 days. Players miss an average of 8 games.

Recovery Statistics

Average Recovery Time: 34 days
Average Games Missed: 8 games
Total Cases in Database: 576

Head Injuries in the NBA (30)

Average recovery in the NBA: 8 days.

Ivica Zubac — Indiana Pacers — Mar 20, 2026
Ivica Zubac — Indiana Pacers — Mar 19, 2026
John Collins — Utah Jazz — Feb 26, 2026 → Returned Feb 26, 2026
Gradey Dick — Toronto Raptors — Oct 1, 2025 → Returned Oct 22, 2025 (21 days)
Grayson Allen — Phoenix Suns — Dec 23, 2024 → Returned Dec 31, 2024 (8 days)
Tim Hardaway Jr. — Denver Nuggets — Nov 13, 2024 → Returned Nov 17, 2024 (4 days)
Jamal Murray — Denver Nuggets — Nov 2, 2024 → Returned Nov 7, 2024 (5 days)
Lonnie Walker IV — Philadelphia 76ers — Oct 1, 2024 → Returned Oct 1, 2024
Naz Reid — Minnesota Timberwolves — Mar 19, 2024 → Returned Mar 21, 2024 (2 days)
Tyler Herro — Miami Heat — Feb 4, 2024 → Returned Feb 5, 2024 (1 days)
Kyle Lowry — Philadelphia 76ers — Dec 30, 2023 → Returned Dec 31, 2023 (1 days)
Jock Landale — Memphis Grizzlies — Oct 27, 2023 → Returned Oct 31, 2023 (4 days)
Isaiah Hartenstein — Oklahoma City Thunder — May 9, 2021 → Returned May 16, 2021 (7 days)
Alex Caruso — Chicago Bulls — Mar 15, 2021 → Returned Mar 17, 2021 (2 days)
Brandon Williams — Dallas Mavericks — Jul 14, 2020 → Returned Jul 18, 2020 (4 days)

Head Injuries in the NHL (72)

Average recovery in the NHL: 34 days.

Ty Emberson — Edmonton Oilers — Mar 20, 2026
Oliver Moore — Chicago Blackhawks — Mar 10, 2026
Marcus Foligno — Minnesota Wild — Mar 3, 2026
Filip Chytil — Vancouver Canucks — Oct 1, 2025 → Returned Oct 10, 2025 (9 days)
Tucker Poolman — Winnipeg — Apr 15, 2025 (11 days)
Petr Mrazek — Anaheim Ducks — Oct 1, 2024 → Returned Oct 8, 2024 (7 days)
Stuart Skinner — Edmonton — Oct 1, 2024 → Returned Oct 9, 2024 (8 days)
Tucker Poolman — Winnipeg — Oct 1, 2024 (191 days)
Mitchell Chaffee — Tampa Bay — Oct 1, 2024 (2 days)
Michael Rasmussen — Detroit Red Wings — Oct 1, 2024 → Returned Oct 10, 2024 (9 days)
Filip Chytil — Vancouver Canucks — Apr 15, 2024 (14 days)
Tucker Poolman — Winnipeg — Apr 15, 2024 (30 days)
Tucker Poolman — Winnipeg — Oct 1, 2023 (191 days)
Kaiden Guhle — Montreal Canadiens — Oct 1, 2023 → Returned Oct 11, 2023 (10 days)
Filip Chytil — Vancouver Canucks — Oct 1, 2023 (168 days)

Head Injuries in the MLB (342)

Average recovery in the MLB: 52 days.

Chris Devenski — Pittsburgh Pirates — Mar 14, 2026
Spencer Jones — Somerset Patriots — Feb 4, 2026 → Returned Feb 4, 2026
Adam Smith — Fort Wayne TinCaps — Nov 9, 2025 → Returned Nov 12, 2025 (3 days)
Isaiah Jackson — ACL Royals — Oct 1, 2025
Chase Renner — Jupiter Hammerheads — Sep 29, 2025 → Returned Sep 29, 2025
Brent Headrick — New York Yankees — Sep 29, 2025 → Returned Sep 29, 2025
PJ Morlando — Jupiter Hammerheads — Sep 26, 2025 → Returned Sep 26, 2025
Dillon Head — Beloit Sky Carp — Sep 9, 2025 → Returned Sep 9, 2025
Chase Renner — Jupiter Hammerheads — Sep 3, 2025 → Returned Sep 3, 2025
Max Williams — Jupiter Hammerheads — Aug 31, 2025 → Returned Aug 31, 2025
PJ Morlando — Jupiter Hammerheads — Aug 28, 2025
Dillon Head — Beloit Sky Carp — Aug 25, 2025 → Returned Aug 25, 2025
Max Williams — Jupiter Hammerheads — Aug 24, 2025
Brent Headrick — New York Yankees — Aug 16, 2025 → Returned Aug 16, 2025
Victor Ortega — Jupiter Hammerheads — Aug 5, 2025 → Returned Aug 5, 2025

Head Injuries in the EPL (94)

Average recovery in the EPL: 21 days.

Jude Soonsup-Bell — Chelsea — Jan 30, 2026 → Returned Feb 22, 2026 (23 days)
Jefferson Lerma — Crystal Palace — Jan 6, 2026 → Returned Jan 12, 2026 (6 days)
Georginio Rutter — Brighton & Hove Albion — Dec 1, 2025 → Returned Dec 5, 2025 (4 days)
Anton Stach — Leeds United — Nov 22, 2025 → Returned Dec 4, 2025 (12 days)
Nick Pope — Newcastle United — Nov 9, 2025 → Returned Nov 12, 2025 (3 days)
Randal Kolo Muani — Tottenham Hotspur — Nov 8, 2025 → Returned Nov 21, 2025 (13 days)
Fabian Schär — Newcastle United — Sep 19, 2025 → Returned Oct 3, 2025 (14 days)
Nayef Aguerd — West Ham United — Sep 15, 2025 → Returned Sep 20, 2025 (5 days)
Morgan Sanson — Aston Villa — May 11, 2025 → Returned May 16, 2025 (5 days)
Facundo Buonanotte — Leeds United — May 2, 2025 → Returned May 5, 2025 (4 days)
David Luiz — Arsenal — Apr 24, 2025 → Returned Apr 28, 2025 (4 days)
Jan Paul van Hecke — Brighton & Hove Albion — Apr 19, 2025 → Returned May 3, 2025 (14 days)
Jan Bednarek — Aston Villa — Mar 8, 2025 → Returned Mar 17, 2025 (9 days)
Jean-Philippe Mateta — Crystal Palace — Mar 8, 2025 → Returned Mar 29, 2025 (21 days)
Moise Kean — Everton — Feb 23, 2025 → Returned Mar 3, 2025 (8 days)

Head Injuries in the NFL (38)

Average recovery in the NFL: 63 days.

Chris Olave — New Orleans Saints — Dec 21, 2024 → Returned Sep 7, 2025 (260 days)
Chris Olave — New Orleans Saints — Dec 19, 2024 → Returned Dec 26, 2024 (7 days)
Sam Kamara — Cleveland Browns — Nov 30, 2024 → Returned Nov 30, 2024
DB Jorday Whitehead — Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Nov 29, 2024 → Returned Nov 29, 2024
Sam Kamara — Cleveland Browns — Nov 28, 2024 → Returned Nov 28, 2024
Curtis Jacobs — New England Patriots — Nov 23, 2024 → Returned Jan 11, 2025 (49 days)
Amani Hooker — Tennessee Titans — Sep 28, 2024 → Returned Sep 30, 2024 (2 days)
Conor McDermott — Los Angeles Rams — Dec 21, 2023 → Returned Jan 11, 2024 (21 days)
Ben Cleveland — Baltimore Ravens — Jan 7, 2022 → Returned Sep 4, 2022 (240 days)
Thaddeus Moss — Cincinnati Bengals — Sep 28, 2021 → Returned Oct 26, 2021 (28 days)
Jason Vander Laan — New Orleans Saints — Dec 7, 2019 → Returned Jan 4, 2020 (28 days)
Jason Vander Laan — New Orleans Saints — Dec 6, 2019 → Returned Jan 4, 2020 (29 days)
Jason Vander Laan — New Orleans Saints — Dec 5, 2019
Byron Cowart — New England Patriots — Nov 29, 2019 → Returned Nov 29, 2019
Patrick Chung — New England Patriots — Oct 25, 2019 → Returned Oct 27, 2019 (2 days)