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The No. 3 overall pick was limited after a preseason ankle sprain; new coach Mike LaFleur makes his regular-season debut Sunday against the Chargers with Jacoby Brissett at QB after the Kyler Murray trade.

Penix (ACL, Nov. 2025) will be inactive Week 1 despite being cleared for 11-on-11 work; Tagovailoa starts with Cooper Rush as backup.

Bowman made the 53-man roster despite not practicing all camp; his Sept. 13 opener availability is doubtful, with rookie Avieon Terrell holding the inside track at nickel.

Minter was chosen from 15-plus candidates as Baltimore's fourth head coach and will keep calling defensive plays himself; players voted five season-long captains for the first time under him.

WR Flowers (hamstring) and DT Madubuike (neck, returning from a season-ending injury) were both limited Wednesday ahead of Sunday's opener at Indianapolis.

Buffalo opens Sunday at Houston, a building that has produced a rookie-year injury and two straight losses for Allen; RT Spencer Brown and TE Dawson Knox spoke on the record about protecting him against Houston's edge rushers.

Jones (back) was ruled out for Sunday; coach Dave Canales said the team does not expect him to play as Umanmielen, Gipson and Incoom see expanded roles.

Young enters year four without an extension after leading Carolina to the 2025 NFC South title; he is 0-3 in career Week 1 games.

Minor edge-rusher depth move confirmed off the club's own transaction ledger.

Coach Ben Johnson named five captains, including Williams (his third year as captain, 3,942 passing yards in 2025) and three-time All-Pro Thuney in his first Chicago season.

WR Odunze (calf/foot) was limited and coach Ben Johnson called him day-to-day; OL Ozzy Trapilo (knee) is not expected back for weeks.

Cincinnati hosts Tampa Bay in a nationally-watched opener; new defensive additions Dexter Lawrence, Jonathan Allen, Boye Mafe and Bryan Cook have already taken vocal leadership roles per coach Zac Taylor.

WR Ja'Marr Chase (knee) and WR Tee Higgins (heel) were both limited Wednesday; DE Shemar Stewart was kept off IR, leaving open a Week 2-3 return rather than a mandatory four-game absence.

Cincinnati signed five players to the practice squad including TE Tanner Hudson and QB Josh Johnson after claiming OT Myles Hinton off waivers from Philadelphia.

Beat reporter Mary Kay Cabot said Jenkins' back injury could force two rookies onto the line vs. Jacksonville; she projected a six-to-nine win season for Cleveland.

A local segment previewing the Jaguars game centers on whether Taylen Green has passed Shedeur Sanders on the depth chart behind Deshaun Watson.

Smith needs thumb surgery and will go on Dallas's reserve list; T.J. Bass, who allowed zero sacks on 198 pass-block snaps last season, starts in his place for Sunday night at the Giants.

Jones said any in-season move would more than likely be defensive depth, citing new cap room freed up by restructuring Kenny Clark, DaRon Bland and Jake Ferguson.

Denver made 34 roster moves finalizing its 53-man roster, keeping Bo Nix, Jarrett Stidham and Sam Ehlinger together; GM George Paton said the team is monitoring the waiver wire.

DB Christian Izien (groin), EDGE Derrick Moore (hamstring) and DL Mekhi Wingo (groin) were all limited ahead of Sunday's opener at New Orleans.

Jared Goff, Amon-Ra St. Brown and Penei Sewell lead the offensive captains; Jack Campbell and Alim McNeill are first-year defensive captains alongside Aidan Hutchinson.

Minnesota has blitzed 45%+ in four of Jordan Love's five career outings against the Vikings; Jayden Reed, Christian Watson and Tucker Kraft will share the field together for the first time.

DT Warren Brinson and LB Ty'Ron Hopper did not participate Wednesday; six others including new starting LT Jordan Morgan were limited.

Houston hosts Buffalo to open the DeMeco Ryans era's new season.

DT Kayden McDonald (ankle) was limited while T Trent Brown and LB Wade Woodaz were both full participants.

Jones tore his Achilles in December, played no preseason games, but was a full camp participant ahead of Sunday's home opener against Baltimore.

Every roster player practiced Wednesday; WR Alec Pierce (heel) was limited but called "on track" for Week 1 by coach Shane Steichen.

Indianapolis reinforced its offensive line ahead of a Ravens defensive front, promoting Tenuta from the practice squad.

Jacksonville opens its season at home behind franchise QB Trevor Lawrence.

Allen (hip) did not practice; WR Jakobi Meyers (thumb) and OL Cole Van Lanen (knee) were both limited.

Jacksonville traded a 2028 sixth-round pick to Miami for Ewers and released eight-year veteran Nick Mullens the next day as part of its 53-man cutdown.

Jacksonville's enterprise value rose 44% year-over-year, per Forbes, the same week the team highlighted a $12.2 million headquarters-area development permit near EverBank Stadium.

Patrick Mahomes has practiced daily since camp opened but played no preseason snaps as he completes recovery from December ACL/LCL surgery; undrafted rookie Kahlil Benson is set to start at left tackle in Josh Simmons' place.

Team president Mark Donovan said leadership is meeting daily on the roughly $3 billion Legends-district stadium project ahead of a planned 2031 move, with five seasons left at Arrowhead.

Biadasz was carted off with a left-leg injury in an Aug. 18 joint practice with San Francisco; rookie 2nd-rounder Jake Slaughter has since taken over center reps.

Muralist Robert Vargas unveiled a new Chargers-themed mural in the South Bay community of Torrance on Sept. 8.

LA enters after an NFC Championship loss to Seattle, fortified with the Myles Garrett trade and Aaron Donald's return from retirement; Matthew Stafford, 38, remains the starting QB.

Coach Sean McVay confirmed Donald, 35, will not travel with the team for the opener after coming out of a two-year retirement to rejoin the line.

The 100,024-capacity, 1853-established venue was chosen for its size and downtown Melbourne location; the Rams arrived roughly 24 hours before kickoff.

TE Bowers will miss at least Sunday's opener vs. Miami after a knee procedure, elevating Michael Mayer's role; RB Jeanty practiced Wednesday for the first time since his Aug. 23 ankle sprain.

New coach Klint Kubiak named veteran Kirk Cousins the Week 1 starter, with first-round rookie Fernando Mendoza sitting for the opener vs. Miami.

All 13 of Miami's April draft picks made the 53-man roster, the youngest in the league; Malik Willis makes his first career start after the team parted with Tua Tagovailoa in free agency.

Team captains Aaron Brewer and Patrick Paul joined a cancer-center visit tied to the Dolphins Cancer Challenge, the NFL's largest team fundraiser, which has raised over $100 million to date.

Only three Vikings were listed, all rookies with minor issues, ahead of Sunday's home division opener against Green Bay.

Brown was downgraded to out after an ankle injury in the third quarter of New England's 13-10 loss; Drake Maye threw three fourth-quarter interceptions after Brown left.

RB Henderson (ankle) and C Ben Brown (knee) were both ruled out after missing all three practice days; DT Christian Barmore was cleared off the injury report entirely.

Gonzalez signed a four-year, $135 million extension with $102 million guaranteed, both NFL cornerback records, days before New England's opener.

New free-agent WR Romeo Doubs finished with zero catches on three targets in his Patriots debut; rookie edge Gabe Jacas recorded a sack in his own debut.

Jordan, the franchise's all-time sack leader, will miss just the third game of his 16-year career (hamstring); Alvin Kamara returned to practice as a limited participant.

Routine roster churn days before the opener as GM Mickey Loomis continues tinkering with receiver depth.

Both were full participants Wednesday heading into John Harbaugh's debut as head coach against Dallas on Sunday Night Football.

Both were extended through 2028 three days before the opener, locking up Dak Prescott's backup-QB counterpart and a starting guard.

RT Armand Membou says he's more comfortable entering his second year; new DL David Onyemata praised rookie edge David Bailey's camp impact ahead of Sunday's opener at Tennessee.

EDGE Joseph Ossai (foot) and WR Tim Patrick (groin) did not participate Wednesday; RB Breece Hall and TE Kenyon Sadiq were both full participants ahead of the Titans opener.

Greenard (pectoral) missed all of camp but returned to practice as a limited participant ahead of Sunday's opener against Washington; Jalyx Hunt would start if he sits.

Neither Tanner McKee nor Andy Dalton has been named QB2; Philadelphia kept all four quarterbacks on its 53-man roster.

Philadelphia has no players on IR, PUP or suspension entering the opener, while Washington is without starting LT Laremy Tunsil and CB Trey Amos, among others.

New DC Patrick Graham polled veterans including T.J. Watt and Cameron Heyward on facing Robinson; Pittsburgh held him to 111 yards and no touchdowns in a 2024 meeting.

Porter returned from a training-camp back injury but would not commit to playing Week 1 without a new deal; team policy bars in-season contract talks.

Trailing 10-0 into the third quarter, backup QB Drew Lock hit Jaxon Smith-Njigba for a 45-yard TD on 4th-and-1; Josh Jobe's end-zone interception with under a minute left sealed the win.

Darnold was sacked on Seattle's opening drive and finished 1-of-2 for 13 yards before being ruled out; Drew Lock entered for his first meaningful action since 2023, with Jalen Milroe now the emergency QB.

Vinod, Neeru and Neal Khosla held their introductory news conference at Lumen Field, saying no major organizational changes are planned; white throwback uniforms return in 2027.

Young greeted fans at the airport before their flight to Melbourne, where a sellout crowd of roughly 100,000 is expected for the 49ers' first-ever regular-season game outside North America.

A same-day update from the team's trip finds San Francisco in good spirits ahead of tonight's kickoff against the Rams.

The deal makes Mayfield the highest-paid player in franchise history, closing out speculation about his future days before the opener at Cincinnati.

RB Tucker (hamstring) did not practice ahead of Sunday's opener at Cincinnati; the Bengals, by contrast, listed no non-participants.

The Georgia State product has pushed for a bigger role than coaches initially planned, drawing praise from receivers coach Bryan McClendon.

Tennessee hosts the Jets at noon CDT in the first Jets-Titans season opener since 2006, the final Week 1 in the current Nissan Stadium before the new venue opens.

Gray, a tackling leader last season, did not practice Wednesday after a concussion from an off-field UTV accident over the weekend; coach Robert Saleh said Gray is "apologetic" and "frustrated with himself."

Tennessee released and re-signed S Jerrick Reed II within a week and made several other practice-squad moves as the new staff finalizes depth.

Both starting edge rushers, K'Lavon Chaisson and Odafe Oweh, plus RB Jacory Croskey-Merritt were limited Wednesday ahead of Sunday's game at Philadelphia.

Daniels, Terry McLaurin, Frankie Luvu, Jeremy Reaves and Tress Way were named captains for the full 2026 season; it's Daniels' first full-season captaincy after two single-game honors.