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Here are the most significant NFL players who got banged up in Week 12:Rob Gronkowski, TE, New England Patriots: Gronkowski left the game in the first quarter because of a back injury and was eventually ruled out. ESPN Patriots reporter Mike Reiss had charted Gronkowski as playing seven of 12 offensive snaps before going to the locker room. The TE started on Sunday after missing the Patriots Week 11 game because of a chest injury. Its unclear when exactly the injury occurred, but Gronkowski dove hard for a deep pass down the seam on his first target of the game. He did not return from the locker room to start the second half.Derek Carr, QB, Oakland Raiders: Carr appeared to sustain an injury to his right pinkie finger (throwing hand) on a fumbled snap exchange at the beginning of the second half. Carr immediately ran off the field to get evaluated and eventually went to the locker room. Backup?Matt McGloin?replaced him for one series, before Carr returned to the game with a glove on his throwing hand.Danny Trevathan, ILB, Chicago Bears: Trevathan limped off the field late in the fourth quarter after?his knee appeared to buckle while trying to tackle Titans running back Derrick Henry. Coach John Fox said Trevathan suffered a ruptured right patellar tendon and will miss the remainder of the season. Its the latest in a long string of injuries and suspensions for the Bears, as QB Jay Cutler, WR Alshon Jeffery, OL Kyle Long, pass-rusher Leonard Floyd, LB Jerrell Freeman and more were all absent from Sundays game.Lamar Miller, RB, Houston Texans: Miller may have tweaked his left ankle injury on a short catch with 57 seconds remaining in the game. He limped off the field, and did not return to the game. Coach Bill OBrien did not say anything about the injury after the game.Ronald Darby, CB, Buffalo Bills: Darby sustained a concussion in the first quarter after a collision with Jaguars RB Chris Ivory. The team ruled him out for the remainder of the game.Allen Hurns, WR, Jacksonville Jaguars: Hurns scored on a 12-yard catch early in the fourth quarter, his first and only catch of the game. But the WR immediately clutched his hamstring after clearing the goal line and did not return.?John Brown, WR, Arizona Cardinals:?Brown was ruled out for the remainder of the game with a hamstring injury in the second half. The speedy wide receiver entered Week 12 ranking third on the team with 30 catches.DeVante Parker, WR, Miami Dolphins:?Parker skied for a 34-yard grab in the third quarter and came down hard on his back. The catch was overturned on review, and the second-year WR was listed as questionable to return with a back injury. Parker did not come back into the game, but he said his injury is nothing.Rodger Saffold, OL, Los Angeles Rams:?Saffold, who was filling in for benched OT Greg Robinson, left Sundays game with hand injury and was ruled out.?Andrew Donnal took his spot in the lineup. Robinson is expected to be back in the lineup next week.Chris Ivory, RB, Jacksonville Jaguars:?Ivory had nine carries for 44 yards and a touchdown before leaving Sundays game with hamstring injury in the first quarter. He did not return to the field.T.Y. Hilton, WR, Indianapolis Colts: Hilton hurt his back on Thursday when he took a hit from Steelers safety Mike Mitchell on a 32-yard completion late in the second quarter.?He returned for a play in the third quarter before leaving the game again and being ruled out.Jordan Reed, TE, Washington Redskins:?Reed separated his left shoulder in the first half of the Redskins Thanksgiving Day showdown against the Cowboys. He played through the pain, scorching Dallas for 10 catches, 95 yards and 2 TDs, but Reed has a Grade 3 AC joint sprain.?Jay Gruden said theres still uncertainty?over whether the TE will have to miss any time.Vontae Davis, CB, Indianapolis Colts:?Davis entered Thursdays game questionable with an ankle injury. He added to his list of injuries when he hurt his groin trying to defend Steelers receiver Antonio Brown on his 33-yard touchdown in the second quarter. He did not return to the gameRyan Kelly, C, Indianapolis Colts:?Kelly, the teams 2016 first-round pick, left the game in the first quarter with a shoulder injury and did not return to the field.John Greco, G, Cleveland Browns:?Greco left in the third quarter with a mid-foot sprain in his right foot and did not return to the game. Coach Hue Jackson said Greco would be evaluated Monday. The Browns already lost their other guard, Joel Bitonio, to a Lisfranc injury. Its not known if Greco has that same issue.Odell Beckham Jr., WR, New York Giants:?Beckham went to the locker room in the first quarter of Sundays game. The Giants said he was questionable with a right thumb injury, but he returned after a short time away from the field.?The injury comes after Beckham is believed to have stubbed his finger or wrist into the turf last week against the Bears. He finished Sundays game with six catches, 96 yards and two TDs.Jeremy Hill, RB, Cincinnati Bengals: Hill was bent back awkwardly while his left ankle was pinned. He hobbled off the field, but the team quickly announced that he was expected to return -- and he did in the second half. Trevon Wesco Youth Jersey . The Clippers were angry about blowing a big lead; the Kings didnt like being in that kind of hole and nearly digging themselves out only to lose. Sam Darnold Youth Jersey . 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Ten players were named to the WNBAs first and second teams on Friday, and not one of them was the woman who is still considered by many to be one of the best female basketball players in the world: Candace Parker.Less than a week earlier, shed been honored pregame as one of the 20 best players in the 20-year history of the WNBA, and somehow, at age 30, after leading Los Angeles to the WNBA Finals, she wasnt even recognized as one of the 10 best players in the league after a season in which she finished top 10 in points, rebounds, assists and steals?Its ridiculous. But this is what happens when a star female athlete doesnt play the role thats been expected of her.Parker hasnt won WNBA championships like she was expected to coming out of the University of Tennessee. Perhaps shes complained a bit too often for some tastes about working conditions or the need for physical and mental rest after year-round competition. She most assuredly didnt kiss the rings of the officials in charge of the Olympic team selection process, who could get away with leaving her off the squad that competed in Rio de Janeiro because the United States is so much better than the rest of the world that it can win without her.Yes, Parker can be inconsistent in her effort and play. But based on ability, production and talent, shes still one of the best two or three players in the womens game. So how in the world can she be left off the Olympic team and the all-WNBA teams?All season Parker has had to control her anger and disappointment at these slights.All season, shes kept it inside.She couldnt let these insults become the latest reason she hasnt won a WNBA championship after an illustrious career at Tennessee.Her legacy is on the line. One more win, and the title shes been searching for the past nine years will be hers. One more win, and all the dislocated shoulders, knee surgeries and ankle sprains will be worth it.That Maya Moore stands in the way of Parkers actualizing on the great promise she entered the league with as the No. 1 overall pick in 22008 is kind of perfect.dddddddddddd Moore has had the career Parker was expected to have. The former Connecticut star, in her sixth season, already has three titles and an MVP award.Moore has also had a more stable, well-run organization and talented rosters with longtime co-stars Seimone Augustus, Sylvia Fowles and Lindsay Whalen. The Lynx have been one of the WNBAs best franchises. The Sparks nearly moved two years ago before a group led by the Los Angeles Dodgers owners stepped in to buy them at the last minute.The Sparks wouldnt be poised to win the WNBA Finals without Parker, and frankly, they wont be able to finish off Minnesota without Parker at her absolute best. Shes the engine who drives everything for L.A. Which is not a knock on the relentless Nneka Ogwumike, the WNBAs MVP, but more a reflection of Parkers unique all-around game. Think of Ogwumike as Draymond Green and Parker as some sort of combination of Stephen Curry and Andre Iguodala.For L.A. to win, Parker has to make her teammates better and be dominant at both ends of the court. She must create for others and herself. She must defend and rebound and force steals.Moore has to be phenomenal as well, but Minnesota has the depth and talent to survive an off night or off half from Moore. In Game 1, for example, Moore was scoreless in the first half. But the Lynx kept the game close because Whalen got it going.Parker has been fully aware of whats expected of her throughout her WNBA career: carry the league, her team, womens sports. Become a crossover star in the second-largest media market in the country. Win titles and MVP awards.Oh, and be quiet as the Sparks lurched aimlessly from one owner to the next. Say nothing and stay classy when shes snubbed by the Olympic team.Raise her daughter, Laila. Mourn her friend, coach and mentor, Pat Summitt.It is a familiar burden for the gifted and talented. An impossible standard that Parker has paid a heavy price for not conforming to.She can change that Sunday. All eyes, as always, will be on her. ' ' '