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Trivia for April 11, 2023

Question

Baltimore on Sunday agreed with Odell Beckham on a one-year contract. He missed all of last season with a torn ACL. In the 32-team era, who are the only two wide receivers who’ve returned from similar injuries to post top-10 overall numbers? Looking for two wide receivers who each missed an entire NFL season, then came back and finished with top-10 numbers (using PPR scoring) in their first season back.

Answer

Jordy Nelson and Jeremy Maclin. Nelson injured his knee in a preseason game at Pittsburgh in 2015. He came back in 2016 to catch 97 passes for 1,257 yards and 14 touchdowns – the 2nd-best receiving numbers that year. Nelson was 31 (same as Beckham will be at the end of this season). Maclin missed the 2013 season and came back to catch 85 passes for 1,318 yards and 10 TDs. One other receiver in the last 20 years has posted top-10 numbers after missing a season, but in Antonio Bryant’s case, the missed year was due to substance abuse issues. Two other players in the last 20 years have missed seasons with knee injuries and come back to finish with top-30 numbers the next year: Julian Edelman (2018) and Kelvin Benjamin (2016).

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