Jordan Reed Injury: Updates on Redskins Star's Hamstring and Return

Updates from Sunday, Oct. 12

The Washington Redskins provide an update on Jordan Reed's Week 6 status:

Updates from Friday, Oct. 10

Zac Boyer of The Washington Times has an update on Reed's status:

ESPN's John Keim has more on Reed:

CSN Washington's Tarik El-Bashir had more from Jay Gruden on Reed:

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“He’s done a pretty decent job, but he’s still not quite there yet,” Gruden said of Reed’s effort in rehab. “He’s making great progress. We’re all anxiously awaiting his return and hopefully it will be Sunday.”

“The most important thing is to make sure he feels good about his hamstring so he can really run,” Gruden said. “We don’t want a 50-percent Jordan Reed. We need a 100-percent Jordan Reed.”

Gruden said the medical staff will evaluate Reed after Saturday’s jog-through and again after pre-game warm-ups.

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Updates from Wednesday, Oct. 8 

Dianna Marie Russini provides an update on Jordan Reed's status for Week 6:

Updates from Tuesday, Oct. 7

Brian McNally of 106.7 Radio in Washington has an update on Reed's status: 

Updates from Monday, Oct. 6

Tarik El-Bashir of CSN Washington reported on Jordan Reed's status for Monday:

Updates from Saturday, Oct. 4 

Zac Boyer of The Washington Times provides an update on Jordan Reed's status:

Tarik El-Bashir of CSN Washington provides an update on Reed's injury:

Updates from Friday, Oct. 3

Mike Jones of The Washington Post has an update on Jordan Reed:

Updates from Tuesday, Sept. 30

The Redskins' official Twitter feed had good news from head coach Jay Gruden on Jordan Reed: 

Reed later spoke to Tarik El-Bashir of CSN Washington about the chances of a potential return Monday:

Updates from Thursday, Sept. 25

Jordan Reed's status for tonight's game against the Giants has been confirmed by Mike Jones of The Washington Post:

Updates from Wednesday, Sept. 24

The Washington Redskins updated Jordan Reed's status for Thursday's game:

Updates from Tuesday, Sept. 23

Dianna Marie Russini of NBC 4 reported on Jordan Reed's status:

Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reported more on Reed's timeline for a return:

Updates from Sunday, Sept. 21

The Redskins confirm Jordan Reed is on the team's inactive list:

Updates from Friday, Sept. 19

John Keim of ESPN.com has an update on Reed's status:

Updates from Thursday, Sept. 18

Rich Tandler of CSNWashington.com provided a statement from Redskins head coach Jay Gruden discussing Jordan Reed's recovery:

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'It’s just the dang hamstring. It’s one of the most difficult injuries to guess upon and try to predict because you push him out there too quick, he’ll reinjure it. But right now, he’s not doing anything. He’s just working with the trainers as far as doing some rehab in there and hopefully tomorrow he’ll go out there and do some more individual work and then see where he’s at.'

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Tandler also provided a statement from Gruden discussing whether or not Reed should be considered injury prone:

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'Well, it’s a totally different injury and you have to take every injury for what it is. It's something different and the plan varies based on the injury, whether it's the knee, neck, shoulder . . . Hamstrings are totally different than you'd rehab a knee or concussion or what have you. So, we just have to take every injury into its own account and rehab him and get him right 100 percent. I don’t know when that'll be, though.'

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Will Carroll of Bleacher Report also weighed in on Reed's health:

Updates from Sunday, Sept. 15

Jay Gruden spoke about Jordan Reed's status for the week (via the Redskins):

Updates from Sunday, Sept. 14

The Redskins confirmed that Jordan Reed will not play in Sunday's matchup vs. Jacksonville:

Updates from Friday, Sept. 12

Zac Boyer of The Washington Times provided an update on Jordan Reed's status:

Reed spoke about the injury, via Tarik Al-Bashir of CSN Washington:

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“It’s just frustrating, man,” he said. “It’s just one thing after another. Just got to keep positive, just keep grinding and hopefully things will turn out for me.”

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Updates from Thursday, Sept. 11

Jay Gruden spoke about Jordan Reed's status for Sunday (via the Redskins):

Updates from Wednesday, Sept. 10

Jay Gruden updated Jordan Reed's status as Washington prepares to take on Jacksonville in Week 2 (via Zac Boyer of The Washington Times):

Brian McNally of 106.7 The Fan in DC added:

Earlier, Robert Griffin III spoke about Reed and his absence from the team (via the Redskins):

Updates from Monday, Sept. 8

Jay Gruden updated Jordan Reed's status following his injury in Sunday's loss to Houston (via Mike Jones of The Washington Post):

Gruden also spoke about how the team would handle Reed's absence (via the Redskins): 

Original Text

Jordan Reed just can't catch a break. After coming into the 2014 NFL season with a thumb injury that had his status for Week 1 in question—and concussion issues that ended his season a year ago—the tight end had to leave Sunday's game against the Houston Texans.      

Washington's official Twitter account has the news:

Reed was later downgraded to out later in the game:

Following the game, Reed spoke about his injured hamstring (via Mike Jones of The Washington Post):

Reed busted out late last season, finishing the year with 45 receptions for 499 yards and three touchdowns. He became a household name after a huge performance against the Chicago Bears in October, catching nine passes for 134 yards and a score.

Injuries have become a concern for the player, however, especially now that he is dealing with both thumb and hamstring concerns. With Robert Griffin III adjusting to a new offense and struggling in the preseason, it was expected that Reed would be a reliable safety valve for the young quarterback.

If he can stay on the field, he'll be just that. But for now, Reed's status remains up in the air, both in the short term and for the future if he continues to be injury prone.