Last updated: March 20, 2026
Home / Injuries / IllnessIllness Injuries in Professional Sports (2026) Illness injuries are among the most tracked in professional sports. Our database contains 3522 recorded illness injuries across the NBA, NFL, MLB, NHL, and EPL. The average recovery time is 17 days. Players miss an average of 4 games.
Recovery Statistics Average Recovery Time 17 days Average Games Missed 4 games Total Cases in Database 3522 Illness Injuries in the NBA (1057) Average recovery in the NBA: 6 days.
Brice Sensabaugh — Utah Jazz — Mar 20, 2026Terance Mann — Brooklyn Nets — Mar 20, 2026Dejounte Murray — New Orleans Pelicans — Mar 17, 2026Lindy Waters III — San Antonio Spurs — Mar 11, 2026 → Returned Mar 18, 2026Ziaire Williams — Brooklyn Nets — Mar 11, 2026 → Returned Mar 18, 2026Lindy Waters III — San Antonio Spurs — Mar 10, 2026 → Returned Mar 18, 2026Ziaire Williams — Brooklyn Nets — Mar 10, 2026 → Returned Mar 18, 2026DeMar DeRozan — Sacramento Kings — Mar 8, 2026 → Returned Mar 8, 2026Chet Holmgren — Oklahoma City Thunder — Mar 7, 2026 → Returned Mar 9, 2026 (2 days)Jordan Walsh — Boston Celtics — Mar 6, 2026 → Returned Mar 6, 2026Taylor Hendricks — Utah Jazz — Mar 4, 2026 → Returned Mar 9, 2026 (5 days)Kris Murray — Portland Trail Blazers — Mar 4, 2026 → Returned Mar 6, 2026 (2 days)Kelly Oubre Jr. — Philadelphia 76ers — Mar 4, 2026 → Returned Mar 7, 2026 (3 days)Jaylen Brown — Boston Celtics — Mar 2, 2026 → Returned Mar 2, 2026Anthony Gill — Washington Wizards — Mar 2, 2026 → Returned Mar 3, 2026 (1 days)Illness Injuries in the NHL (899) Average recovery in the NHL: 12 days.
Ryan Winterton — Seattle Kraken — Mar 20, 2026Victor Hedman — Tampa Bay Lightning — Mar 20, 2026Ryan Winterton — Seattle Kraken — Mar 19, 2026Alex Tuch — Buffalo Sabres — Mar 18, 2026 → Returned Mar 20, 2026Max Crozier — Tampa Bay — Oct 1, 2025 → Returned Oct 9, 2025 (8 days)André Burakovsky — Washington — Oct 1, 2025 (4 days)Connor Bedard — Chicago — Oct 1, 2025 → Returned Oct 7, 2025 (6 days)Alex Tuch — Buffalo Sabres — Oct 1, 2025 → Returned Oct 9, 2025 (8 days)Casey Cizikas — NY Islanders — Oct 1, 2025 → Returned Oct 9, 2025 (8 days)Drew Doughty — Los Angeles Kings — Oct 1, 2025 (2 days)William Nylander — Toronto Maple Leafs — Oct 1, 2025 → Returned Oct 8, 2025 (7 days)Damon Severson — New Jersey — Oct 1, 2025 → Returned Oct 9, 2025 (8 days)Ondřej Palát — Tampa Bay — Oct 1, 2025 (2 days)Spencer Knight — Chicago — Oct 1, 2025 → Returned Oct 7, 2025 (6 days)Nick Blankenburg — Columbus — Oct 1, 2025 → Returned Oct 18, 2025 (17 days)Illness Injuries in the NFL (1111) Average recovery in the NFL: 34 days.
Theo Johnson — New York Giants — Mar 9, 2026Jeff Driskel — Washington Commanders — Jan 24, 2025Mykal Walker — Washington Commanders — Jan 16, 2025 → Returned Jan 19, 2025 (3 days)Cam Akers — Minnesota Vikings — Jan 11, 2025 → Returned Jan 14, 2025 (3 days)Trevor Keegan — Philadelphia Eagles — Jan 10, 2025Trevor Keegan — Dallas Cowboys — Jan 9, 2025 → Returned Jan 9, 2025Romeo Doubs — Green Bay Packers — Jan 5, 2025 → Returned May 13, 2025 (128 days)Quan Martin — Washington Commanders — Jan 5, 2025 → Returned Jan 13, 2025 (8 days)Brandon Pili — Seattle Seahawks — Jan 4, 2025 → Returned Sep 14, 2025 (253 days)Frank Crum — Denver Broncos — Jan 3, 2025Kamu Grugier-Hill — Minnesota Vikings — Jan 3, 2025 → Returned Jan 6, 2025 (3 days)K.J. Osborn — New England Patriots — Jan 3, 2025Emmanuel Moseley — Detroit Lions — Jan 3, 2025 → Returned Jan 11, 2025 (8 days)Patrick Mekari — Baltimore Ravens — Jan 2, 2025Emmanuel Moseley — Detroit Lions — Jan 2, 2025 → Returned Jan 2, 2025Illness Injuries in the MLB (437) Average recovery in the MLB: 18 days.
Caden Dana — Los Angeles Angels — Mar 2, 2026 → Returned Mar 18, 2026Zack Wheeler — Philadelphia Phillies — Aug 17, 2025 → Returned Sep 28, 2025 (42 days)Simeon Woods Richardson — Minnesota Twins — Aug 4, 2025 → Returned Aug 4, 2025Simeon Woods-Richardson — Minnesota Twins — Aug 1, 2025 → Returned Aug 27, 2025 (26 days)José Buttó — New York Mets — Jul 4, 2025 → Returned Jul 23, 2025 (19 days)José Buttó — New York Mets — Jul 1, 2025 → Returned Jul 1, 2025Jose Butto — New York Mets — Jul 1, 2025 → Returned Jul 23, 2025 (22 days)Connor Joe — Cincinnati Reds — Jun 25, 2025 → Returned Jul 7, 2025 (12 days)Nick Mears — Milwaukee Brewers — Mar 27, 2025 → Returned Apr 8, 2025 (12 days)Nick Mears — Milwaukee Brewers — Mar 27, 2025 → Returned Apr 9, 2025 (13 days)Ian Hamilton — New York Yankees — Mar 26, 2025 → Returned Apr 8, 2025 (13 days)Ian Hamilton — New York Yankees — Mar 24, 2025 → Returned Mar 24, 2025Nick Mears — Milwaukee Brewers — Mar 24, 2025 → Returned Mar 24, 2025Paul Blackburn — New York Mets — Oct 5, 2024 → Returned Jun 3, 2025 (241 days)Johnny Davis — Sultanes de Monterrey — Oct 1, 2024 → Returned Oct 1, 2024Illness Injuries in the EPL (18) Average recovery in the EPL: 5 days.
Cristian Romero — Tottenham Hotspur — Feb 1, 2026 → Returned Feb 7, 2026 (6 days)Adam Wharton — Crystal Palace — Oct 31, 2025 → Returned Nov 1, 2025 (1 days)Chris Martin — Fulham — Sep 26, 2025 → Returned Sep 28, 2025 (2 days)Chris Martin — Fulham — Sep 28, 2023 → Returned Oct 1, 2023 (3 days)Terry Taylor — Wolverhampton Wanderers — Feb 11, 2022 → Returned Feb 12, 2022 (1 days)Virgil van Dijk — Liverpool — Dec 16, 2021 → Returned Dec 16, 2021Ben White — Arsenal — Aug 20, 2021 → Returned Sep 11, 2021 (22 days)Ruben Neves — Wolverhampton Wanderers — Apr 1, 2021 → Returned Apr 5, 2021 (4 days)Ezri Konsa — Aston Villa — Dec 1, 2020Sofiane Boufal — Southampton — Apr 28, 2018Ramires — Chelsea — May 5, 2016 → Returned May 5, 2016John Swift — Brentford — Apr 15, 2016 → Returned Apr 15, 2016Cesc Fàbregas — Chelsea — Apr 10, 2016 → Returned Apr 10, 2016Charlie Taylor — Leeds United — Oct 17, 2015 → Returned Oct 17, 2015David Jones — Burnley — Oct 1, 2015 (4 days)Related Injury Types