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NFL news roundup: Latest league updates from Monday, Oct. 21

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  • NOTE: Teams listed in alphabetical order

The Week 9 game between the Colts and Vikings has been flexed to Sunday Night Football at 8:20 p.m. ET on Sunday, Nov. 3 and will be broadcast on NBC.

The Week 9 game between the Jaguars and Eagles has been flexed to 4:05 p.m. ET on Sunday, Nov. 3 and will be broadcast on CBS.

GAME-DAY ELEVATIONS

  • DL Ben Stille
  • LB Markus Bailey


INJURIES

  • LB Dennis Gardeck (knee) did not return to Monday's game versus the Chargers.
  • CB Sean Murphy-Bunting (neck) was ruled out.

SIGNINGS


ROSTER CUTS

INJURIES

  • CB Marlon Humphrey (knee) was ruled out versus the Buccaneers.

INJURIES

  • S Jaquan Brisker remains in concussion protocol, coach Matt Eberflus told reporters.
  • DB Kyler Gordon continues to work through a hamstring injury, per Eberflus.

INJURIES

  • OT Orlando Brown Jr. suffered a knee sprain in Sunday's win over the Browns, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. Brown will undergo further testing to determine the severity of the injury. Coach Zac Taylor said Brown is day to day and will be questionable to play against Philadelphia in Week 8.
  • S Geno Stone is dealing with a shin contusion, Taylor said. Stone will be sore this week but has a good chance to play against the Eagles.

INJURIES

  • QB Deshaun Watson will miss the remainder of the 2024 season after tests confirmed he suffered a torn Achilles, the team confirmed.
  • QB Dorian Thompson-Robinson is undergoing more evaluations to determine the severity of his finger injury suffered Sunday, per HC Kevin Stefanski.

INJURIES


ROSTER CUTS

INJURIES

  • RB Jonathan Taylor is expected to return to practice this week, as coach Shane Steichen told reporters he's "optimistic." Taylor has missed the last three games with an ankle injury.
  • DT DeForest Buckner is expected to return to practice this week, per Steichen. Buckner was placed on injured reserve after Week 2 with an ankle injury.

INJURIES

  • OL Cam Robinson is in the concussion protocol, coach Doug Pederson told reporters.

INJURIES

  • WR JuJu Smith-Schuster (hamstring) will miss Kansas City's Week 8 game against the Raiders, per head coach Andy Reid.
  • CB Jaylen Watson suffered a fractured ankle during Sunday's win over the 49ers, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. Watson will undergo more tests to determine if he can play again this season, Rapoport added.

INJURIES

  • QB Aidan O'Connell will be placed on injured reserve after tests confirmed that he suffered a fractured thumb on Sunday vs. the Rams, per NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported.


SIGNINGS

  • QB Desmond Ridder is being signed off Arizona's practice squad, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported, per a source.

SIGNINGS


GAME-DAY ELEVATIONS


INJURIES

  • DB Deane Leonard placed on injured reserve

INJURIES

INJURIES

  • QB Tua Tagovailoa will return to practice this week, coach Mike McDaniel said. The team is hopeful Tagovailoa can clear concussion protocol and play Sunday against Arizona, McDaniel added.
  • WR Braxton Berrios placed on injured reserve
  • CB Cam Smith activated off injured reserve

INJURIES

  • RB Aaron Jones (hamstring) was listed as a limited participant in Monday's practice estimation.
  • TE T.J. Hockenson (knee) limited
  • TE Josh Oliver (wrist) limited
  • G Dalton Risner (back) full
  • DL Harrison Phillips (shoulder) limited
  • LB Blake Cashman (toe) DNP
  • OLB Patrick Jones II (shoulder) limited
  • CB Akayleb Evans (hip) limited
  • CB Theo Jackson (hand) full


SIGNINGS


ROSTER CUTS

INJURIES

  • QB Derek Carr had a throwing session Monday and will have one on Tuesday, as well, coach Dennis Allen told reporters. Carr has missed the last two games with an oblique injury.
  • WR Chris Olave remains in concussion protocol, per Allen.


SIGNINGS

  • WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling is signing with New Orleans, NFL Network Insiders Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport reported.

OTHER NEWS

  • QB Daniel Jones will remain the team's starter moving forward, per head coach Brian Daboll. Jones was pulled late during Sunday's 28-3 loss to the Eagles in favor of backup Drew Lock.

OTHER NEWS

  • LB Haason Reddick is at the team facility on Monday in preparation for making his season debut in Week 8 against the Patriots, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. Interim coach Jeff Ulbrich said Monday it's too early to say if the pass rusher will be ready to play next Sunday. Reddick agreed to a re-worked contract on Sunday, ending his holdout.


INJURIES

  • OL Xavier Newman flew home with the team on Sunday night after being carted off on a backboard during their loss to the Steelers, Ulbrich said. Newman was ruled out with a neck injury and taken to a hospital after suffering the injury.

INJURIES

  • WR John Ross placed on practice squad injured list


SIGNINGS


SIGNINGS

  • CB C.J. Henderson is being signed to the active roster from the practice squad, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, per a source.

INJURIES

  • WR Brandon Aiyuk is out for the rest of the season after suffering a torn ACL and MCL in Sunday's loss to the Chiefs, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. The team has since announced the news.
  • WR Deebo Samuel has been hospitalized as he deals with pneumonia and fluid in his lungs, head coach Kyle Shanahan announced Monday. There is no timeline on Samuel's recovery, per Shanahan.
  • WR Chris Conley is dealing with an ankle sprain and is considered day to day, per Shanahan.
  • TE George Kittle is dealing with a foot sprain and is considered day to day, per Shanahan.

INJURIES

  • WR DK Metcalf suffered a Grade 1 MCL sprain during Sunday's win over the Falcons and is considered week to week, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.

INJURIES

  • WR Mike Evans suffered a hamstring injury in Monday's game versus the Ravens and was ruled out.
  • WR Chris Godwin suffered a left ankle injury and was carted off while wearing an air cast. Head coach Todd Bowles said after the game that early indications were that he suffered a dislocated ankle and things didn't look good.
  • WR Kameron Johnson placed on injured reserve
  • DL Earnest Brown IV activated off injured reserve
  • CB Jamel Dean placed on IR
  • CB Tykee Smith (concussion) was ruled out.


GAME-DAY ELEVATIONS

  • P Trenton Gill

INJURIES

  • QB Jayden Daniels is week to week after suffering a rib injury in the first quarter of Sunday's game vs. the Panthers, per head coach Dan Quinn. Daniels' status for Week 8 is up in the air, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.

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