After rupturing his Achilles last week, Brady Christensen joins Fred Warner and a growing list of former BYU players in the NFL to suffer devastating injuries this year.
There are currently 18 former BYU Cougars on NFL rosters. Most professional players are listed on the active 53-man roster of their team's practice squad. But there's another place on NFL team rosters where players can be slotted: The injured reserve.
Through Week 8 of the NFL season, a distressing number of former BYU players are either on the IR or have recently returned from it.