NFL Training Camp Report: Devon Witherspoon Resets the Cornerback Market + Fantasy Football Training Camp News for Every Team
July 31, 2026 · Updated August 16, 2026

Updated: August 16, 2026
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Yesterday's Five Biggest Stories
1. Devon Witherspoon Is Now the Highest-Paid Cornerback in NFL History
Seattle and Devon Witherspoon agreed to a four-year, $132 million extension that locks in more than $101 million, and the deal makes the three-time Pro Bowler the highest-paid cornerback the league has ever paid. Adam Schefter had it from ESPN sources (@AdamSchefter), Jordan Schultz matched it with the same terms and credited the agency that negotiated it (@Schultz_Report), and Ian Rapoport put the number in plain terms: $33 million per year in new money (@RapSheet).
Schefter's follow-up laid the top of the market side by side: Witherspoon at $33 million, Denzel Ward at $31.1 million, Trent McDuffie at $31 million, Sauce Gardner at $30.1 million and Derek Stingley Jr. at $30 million (@AdamSchefter). The top end of the cornerback market now has a higher reference point than it did Friday.
New England found that out the same afternoon. Schefter reported that the market has also been reset for Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez, who is looking for a new deal and shares an agent, Reggie Johnson, with Witherspoon — and that the two sides have not made much progress so far (@AdamSchefter). A contract that immediately changes the math on another team's extension talks is why we put this one at the top of the page.
2. Jaxson Dart Went to the Medical Tent, Came Back and Threw a Touchdown
The Giants quarterback walked to the blue medical tent after a sack. Underdog flagged it league-wide within a minute (@UnderdogNFL, @UnderdogNFL), and Josina Anderson supplied the mechanism: Dart was laid out by Vikings safety Jay Ward (@JosinaAnderson). On the first play after he returned, he found rookie receiver Malachi Fields for a touchdown (@UnderdogNFL); Jordan Raanan's description was a scramble left and a throw Fields plucked over a defender (@JordanRaanan), and Mike Garafolo framed the sequence the same way — big hit, return, big rookie target (@MikeGarafolo).
Then his night ended. Raanan's line: Dart is done, 14 snaps, 3-of-4 for 26 yards with a touchdown, sacked twice and checked for a concussion (@JordanRaanan).
Read the snap count against the plan, not against the hit. Raanan reported before the game that Dart and most of the Giants starters were expected to play, though not for long — John Harbaugh has said he values first-team reps, which is why they were out there at all (@JordanRaanan). A 14-snap night was close to what was advertised. The concussion check was not, and it is the one item on this page we will be looking for a Sunday update on.
3. Ty Simpson Went 21-of-25 in His First NFL Game
The Rams' first-round pick completed 21 of 25 passes for 190 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions in his preseason debut, per Schefter (@AdamSchefter). Underdog's box put a 125.0 passer rating and zero sacks taken on it (@UnderdogNFL).
Nate Atkins wrote the fuller version at The Athletic, and his piece on the debut carries the details the box score does not: Simpson, the No. 13 pick, took all but two series behind center, leaving a brief start for Stetson Bennett, and the Rams' 20-12 win over Kansas City was built around a reduced version of the offense from new coordinator Nathan Scheelhaase with minimal opponent-specific game planning against Chiefs backups. What Atkins found most encouraging was how comfortable Simpson looked moving to either side on the run-pass option and play-action rollout concepts the staff built into the game (@NateAtkins_).
Arif Hasan supplied the counterweight before anyone reprices the Rams' offense. Simpson's average depth of target was 4.72 yards downfield — below the 6.00 of last season's last-ranked NFL quarterback. Only 24.4% of his throws traveled more than ten yards, which Hasan notes would have been dead last in the league. He threw zero passes beyond twenty (@ArifHasanNFL). A high completion percentage on a short menu is a real debut and a small sample at the same time.
4. Camden Brown Caught His Way Onto the Cowboys' Receiver Depth Chart
Jon Machota posted a projected Dallas receiver depth chart in the first half that read Lamb, Pickens, Flournoy, Turpin, Mingo (@jonmachota). Eighty minutes and two Camden Brown touchdowns later, he posted it again — with Brown in the fifth slot (@jonmachota).
The performance that moved it: a one-handed touchdown catch (@dallascowboys), a second touchdown he wrestled away in traffic (@dallascowboys) and a 21-yard grab in between (@dallascowboys). Machota's framing was that none of it was a surprise, because Brown has been making big plays a lot lately in camp (@jonmachota, @jonmachota).
Then read the depth chart on it, which is what the spotlight below does. Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens, Ryan Flournoy and KaVontae Turpin were all among the starters Machota listed as not playing (@jonmachota), so Brown made his case with Sam Howell and Joe Milton throwing him the ball rather than Prescott.
5. Ja'Kobi Lane Kept the Baltimore Hype Train Rolling
The Ravens rookie receiver caught his first NFL touchdown (@AdamSchefter), and Underdog's line on the debut was three targets, three catches, 38 yards and the score (@UnderdogNFL). Jeff Zrebiec had the same three-for-38 in real time, alongside four catches for 52 yards from rookie tight end Matt Hibner (@jeffzrebiec).
Lane himself supplied the more useful line. Jamison Hensley relayed that Lane called it fun to be part of a hype train, then added that it can all go down with one dropped ball (@jamisonhensley). Baltimore won the game and sat close to all of its starters, and Zrebiec's takeaway was that Jesse Minter should be most proud of a clean game — three penalties into the fourth quarter with a lot of young players on the field (@jeffzrebiec).
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Team-by-Team Camp Notes
Arizona Cardinals
- Rookie running back Jeremiyah Love will miss at least the next week with a sore ankle he hurt Thursday night against the Raiders. Per Josh Weinfuss' story at ESPN, Love was more sore Friday than he had been Thursday, and Mike LaFleur said he was "more sore than we were anticipating" (@AdamSchefter).
- Rookie offensive lineman Chase Bisontis was placed on season-ending injured reserve with a torn MCL (@AdamSchefter).
Atlanta Falcons
Quiet day in Falcons camp — nothing notable to report.
Baltimore Ravens
- Ja'Kobi Lane's debut leads the report above: first NFL catch, first NFL touchdown, three catches for 38 yards (@Ravens, @jeffzrebiec).
- Rookie tight end Matt Hibner was the other young pass-catcher who produced, opening the scoring drive with a big play and finishing with four catches for 52 yards (@Ravens, @jeffzrebiec). Adam Randall and Austin Reed added touchdowns later (@Ravens, @Ravens).
- Kicker Tyler Loop opened his preseason by missing a 49-yard field goal wide right (@jeffzrebiec).
- Baltimore won with just about all of its starters sitting, and Zrebiec's read was that the cleanliness — three penalties deep into the fourth quarter — is what Jesse Minter will take from it (@jeffzrebiec, @Ravens).
Buffalo Bills
- Josh Allen threw the first touchdown in the new Highmark Stadium, to Keon Coleman (@AdamSchefter, @BuffaloBills). Underdog's line on his night was 6-of-8 for 111 yards and the score through two drives (@UnderdogNFL).
- Allen also found a wide-open DJ Moore, and the Bills' account posted the first look at the pairing (@UnderdogNFL, @BuffaloBills).
- Buffalo's week ahead has a visitor with a quarterback competition attached. Daniel Oyefusi reported Todd Monken's plan for the Browns: Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders split first-team reps in the joint practices with the Bills, and Sanders starts the preseason game against Buffalo (@DanielOyefusi).
Carolina Panthers
- The first-team offense did nothing in Buffalo. Joe Person had it through two series at six plays, 14 yards and zero first downs (@josephperson), and when Bryce Young's day ended the unit had run nine plays without picking up a first down (@josephperson).
- That was short of the plan. Person reported Dave Canales had hoped to play the starters between 10 and 20 snaps, and the first-team offense did not reach double digits (@josephperson).
- Carolina's defense was the only unit that showed up. Mike Kaye's Next Gen Stats pull: Jaelan Phillips produced back-to-back pressures and a sack in nine snaps, Devin Lloyd had three tackles and a pressure in 12, and Princely Umanmielen finished with three pressures in 14 (@mike_e_kaye, @mike_e_kaye, @Panthers).
- Defensive tackle Derrick Brown was among the players held out (@Panthers). Alex Zietlow's stock-up, stock-down piece for The Charlotte Observer starts from the same place we do — the starters were disappointing, and the interesting names were the ones fighting for roster spots (@alexzietlow05).
Chicago Bears
- Caleb Williams did not play, and Courtney Cronin's pregame list of who joined him on the field for an early workout instead of dressing is the roster note: D'Andre Swift, Kyle Monangai, Colston Loveland, Cole Kmet, Rome Odunze and Kalif Raymond (@CourtneyRCronin).
- Chicago won 34-10 anyway. Salvon Ahmed took one to the house (@ChicagoBears), Coleman Bennett escaped outside for another score (@ChicagoBears), and Tyson Bagent ran the offense that produced them (@ChicagoBears, @ChicagoBears).
- Beanie Bishop Jr. made another play on the ball, the second the club posted from his night (@ChicagoBears).
Cincinnati Bengals
- Defensive tackle B.J. Hill passed a physical and was cleared to practice (@Bengals).
- Charlie Goldsmith's read on what that completes: Dexter Lawrence has looked elite in practice, Jonathan Allen has exceeded expectations, and T.J. Slaton improved enough that he was treated like a starter with his playing time in the preseason opener. With Hill back, Goldsmith called it the Bengals' best defensive tackle room in a while (@CharlieG__).
Cleveland Browns
- Todd Monken laid out the rep plan for the week, relayed by Daniel Oyefusi: Watson and Sanders split first-team reps in the joint practices with Buffalo, Sanders starts the preseason game against the Bills, Watson plays the third quarter and Dillon Gabriel plays the fourth (@DanielOyefusi).
- Saturday's game did not settle anything. Underdog's three-quarterback line from the 34-10 loss: Watson no touchdowns, no interceptions, 98.2 rating; Sanders no touchdowns, one interception, 39.6; Gabriel no touchdowns, one interception, 27.1 (@UnderdogNFL). Mary Kay Cabot's verdict at cleveland.com was that Watson made a strong case for the starting job in the loss (@MaryKayCabot).
- Tony Grossi's takeaways at The Land On Demand fill in what the ratings hide: Watson was 11-of-15 for 126 yards but 43 of those came on a Dylan Sampson run after a short screen, and his six possessions produced 158 yards at 5.1 per play; Sanders was shut out in the third quarter; and Watson lost a fumble on a fourth-and-2 strip-sack by Jamree Kromah, who beat rookie right tackle Austin Barber (@TonyGrossi).
- KC Concepcion was the one Brown who produced. Grossi's piece has him scoring on a 14-yard end-around, adding three catches for 27 yards and returning a punt 31 yards. Daryl Ruiter's objection was the fourth-and-1 run that got stuffed with the offensive line struggling (@RuiterWrongFAN).
Dallas Cowboys
- Camden Brown's two touchdowns and Machota's revised receiver depth chart lead the report above (@jonmachota).
- The quarterback split was set in advance: Sam Howell was expected to start and play the entire first half, Joe Milton the entire second (@jonmachota). Milton's first series went 5-of-6 for 62 yards with a touchdown and a 149.3 rating, plus three carries for eight yards (@jonmachota).
- First-round pick Caleb Downs made his Cowboys debut, and Patrik Walker's follow-up story frames the usage plan around it — Dallas is managing his workload carefully through the preseason and two joint practices, and let him get his feet wet against Seattle (@VoiceOfTheStar, @VoiceOfTheStar, @tommy_yarrish).
- Machota's watch list going in was Downs, Malachi Lawrence and Shavon Revel (@jonmachota); Isaiah Land's 14-yard sack was the defensive highlight the club led with (@dallascowboys).
Denver Broncos
Quiet day in Broncos camp — nothing notable to report.
Detroit Lions
- Justin Rogers reviewed every first-half snap of the offense from the Lions' preseason opener five times, focusing on the starting offensive line, and his headline finding was a strong debut for center Seth McLaughlin (@Justin_Rogers).
- Dave Birkett's practice notebook for the Detroit Free Press covers what he calls the most interesting position battle raging in camp, plus situational creativity from Drew Petzing (@davebirkett).
Green Bay Packers
- Keisean Nixon is not guaranteed a starting job. Rob Demovsky's read came out of Friday's media sessions with the defensive coaches, and his point in ESPN's daily Packers camp report is that what was said — and what was not — is the tell for a Pro Bowl corner's role (@RobDemovsky).
Houston Texans
- Graham Mertz went to season-ending injured reserve and the Texans signed veteran quarterback Brett Rypien (@AdamSchefter).
- Aaron Wilson reported the injury behind the move: Mertz is out for the season with a torn ACL (@AaronWilson_NFL).
Indianapolis Colts
- The Colts worked out three veteran receivers. Per Kevin Bowen's Saturday notebook at 107.5 The Fan, the visitors were Tre'Quan Smith, Josh Reynolds and Equanimeous St. Brown (@KBowen1070).
- Indianapolis is shopping because the receiver room is short. Bowen's list of non-participants includes Alec Pierce (calf), Laquon Treadwell (hamstring) and Anthony Gould, alongside Charvarius Ward Sr. (back), CJ Allen (hamstring), D.J. Giddens (hamstring), Jalen Farmer (knee) and Derrick Nnadi.
- Daniel Jones had an up-and-down day in Bowen's account, unofficially 7-of-14 with several throwaways in the red-zone work, though he did find Tyler Warren and Josh Downs for touchdowns (@KBowen1070).
Jacksonville Jaguars
Quiet day in Jaguars camp — nothing notable to report.
Kansas City Chiefs
- Kansas City lost its preseason opener 20-12 to the Rams, and the reason it is worth a line here is on the other sideline: Nate Atkins' piece at The Athletic notes Ty Simpson's 21-of-25 night came against Chiefs backups (@NateAtkins_).
- Nothing from the Chiefs beat cleared the wire, which leaves the score as the note: Kansas City's reserve secondary gave up 21-of-25 and two touchdowns to a rookie playing his first NFL game. Jaden Hicks' end-zone breakup was the one stop the club posted (@Chiefs).
Las Vegas Raiders
- Las Vegas signed defensive tackle Folorunso Fatukasi and placed linebacker Brennan Jackson on the Reserve/Injured list (@Raiders). The team's release has Fatukasi entering his ninth NFL season after two years in Houston, with 90 games and 64 starts behind him.
Los Angeles Chargers
Quiet day in Chargers camp — nothing notable to report.
Los Angeles Rams
- Ty Simpson's 21-of-25 debut leads the report above, and it reframes the backup question Nate Atkins went into the day asking — Saturday was the first real look at Simpson and Stetson Bennett against a live pass rush (@NateAtkins_, @NateAtkins_).
- The Rams won and brought back the victory speech, and the club's feed spent the night on the rookie quarterback (@RamsNFL, @RamsNFL, @RamsNFL).
- Third-round pick Keagen Trost has a hamstring injury and was ruled out (@camdasilva).
Miami Dolphins
Quiet day in Dolphins camp — nothing notable to report.
Minnesota Vikings
- Jamal Adams hurt his right knee, and Kevin O'Connell would not specify the injury beyond saying it was "not good" (@AdamSchefter). Rapoport added that an MRI was scheduled for the next day (@RapSheet).
- Will Ragatz's follow-up walks through Minnesota's remaining safety options and makes the case that the injury gives the Vikings more incentive to pitch Harrison Smith on running it back (@WillRagatz).
- Minnesota won the game, and its own feed led with Myles Price's one-handed touchdown and the revamped run game (@Vikings, @Vikings).
New England Patriots
- Witherspoon's extension landed on New England's desk. Schefter reported that the market has been reset for Christian Gonzalez, who is seeking a new deal and shares an agent with Witherspoon, and that the Patriots and Gonzalez have not made much progress (@AdamSchefter).
- Receiver A.J. Brown turned up in Mike Reiss' feed alongside Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla (@MikeReiss) — no practice news attached, but it is the day's only sighting of New England's top pass-catcher.
New Orleans Saints
- Nick Underhill saw Jordyn Tyson do a light jog to the huddle (@nick_underhill). That is the whole report — movement, not a return, and no update on the hamstring beyond it.
- Tyler Shough ran the huddle for the opener (@Saints, @Saints), the Saints scored their first touchdown of the year (@Saints) and Jaylan Ford picked off a pass (@Saints).
New York Giants
- Dart's medical-tent trip, his touchdown to Malachi Fields and his 14-snap night lead the report above (@JordanRaanan).
- Isaiah Likely caught two third downs and both moved the chains, per Raanan, and his read is that Likely is Dart's favorite target and a security blanket who will catch a lot of passes this season (@JordanRaanan).
- Raanan's postgame summary of a 13-10 loss: 210 yards of total offense is not good, but the first-team run game was really good on the second drive and Cam Skattebo looked great (@JordanRaanan).
- Odell Beckham Jr. keeps winning his routes. Raanan had him on a 7-yard slant to open a drive and wide open on a deep slant that was not Jameis Winston's first read (@JordanRaanan); Art Stapleton's point was that Beckham is finishing blocks and playing into the second half of a preseason game because of how badly he wants it to work (@art_stapleton).
New York Jets
- Nose tackle T'Vondre Sweat passed his physical and is coming off the non-football injury list, per a source of Rich Cimini's. He works his way back slowly this week and gets evaluated at the end of it (@RichCimini).
- Connor Hughes' verdict after the preseason opener is that the backup quarterback job is clearly Cade Klubnik's. Per his piece at SNY, Klubnik went 5-of-7 for 56 yards across two series that produced 10 points in a surprise start (@Connor_J_Hughes).
- Mory Bamba's debut, per the team: four passes defensed and three receptions allowed on nine targets (@nyjets).
Philadelphia Eagles
- Two players who entered camp competing for starting jobs were not in uniform in Baltimore: safety Marcus Epps and receiver Dontayvion Wicks (@Jeff_McLane). Wicks was the name trending up in the WR2 race in yesterday's edition, so a missed preseason game is the kind of thing that stalls a rise.
- Neither backup quarterback separated. Per Jeff McLane's grades at The Philadelphia Inquirer, Andy Dalton had a shaky first three drives and finished 3-of-6 for 20 yards, Tanner McKee went 6-of-10 for 35 yards and was sacked after failing to recognize a nickel dog blitz, and the offense did not reach the end zone until Cole Payton drove it there late in the fourth (@Jeff_McLane).
- The defensive line was the bright side of McLane's card — the backups looked strong against Baltimore's second offensive line. Kelee Ringo's interception was one of two takeaways the club posted (@Eagles, @Eagles).
Pittsburgh Steelers
- Pittsburgh signed defensive tackle Keeanu Benton to a new five-year contract (@steelers). The team's release has him at 51 games and 40 starts in three seasons, with a career-high 51 tackles and five and a half sacks in 2025.
- Alan Saunders had Nick Herbig getting emotional about the extension and four more years with his best friend (@ASaunders_PGH).
- The receiver room is thin. Brandon Smith suffered a lower-body injury against the Packers on Thursday and missed practice, making four receivers unavailable, with another defensive back leaving the session in the middle (@ASaunders_PGH, @ASaunders_PGH).
San Francisco 49ers
- De'Zhaun Stribling is already getting the veteran receiver treatment. David Lombardi noticed him working individually with assistant Andrew Hayes-Stoker during the special teams period, the same way Mike Evans does, and Hayes-Stoker worked with Evans in Tampa Bay (@LombardiHimself). Coaching allocation during a period a young receiver would normally spend on special teams is a small, real signal about where the staff sees his role.
Seattle Seahawks
- Witherspoon's four-year, $132 million extension leads the report above (@AdamSchefter, @Schultz_Report).
- Jalen Milroe took over at quarterback during the preseason opener (@Seahawks), and Drew Lock had thrown a touchdown before that (@Seahawks).
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Quiet day in Buccaneers camp — nothing notable to report.
Tennessee Titans
Quiet day in Titans camp — nothing notable to report.
Washington Commanders
- Ben Standig's preseason-opener rundown flags Marcus Mariota's injury as the concerning item, Sonny Styles as the new one and Robert Henry Jr. as the fun one, with the first-drive defense filed under "hmm" (@BenStandig).
Camp Battles Tracker
Where the NFL camp battles stood after Saturday's preseason games, with the receipts.
| Battle | Team | Latest | Fantasy stakes |
|---|---|---|---|
| WR5 | Cowboys | Machota's postgame depth chart swapped Camden Brown in for Jonathan Mingo behind Lamb, Pickens, Flournoy and Turpin (@jonmachota) | Who inherits targets if a starter misses time |
| Starting QB | Browns | Monken's week: Watson and Sanders split first-team reps in Buffalo joint practices, Sanders starts the game, Watson takes Q3, Gabriel Q4 (@DanielOyefusi) | Target quality for rookie KC Concepcion, who scored in the opener |
| QB2 | Eagles | Dalton 3-of-6, 20 yards; McKee 6-of-10, 35 yards; neither separated (@Jeff_McLane) | The fallback if Jalen Hurts misses time |
| QB2 | Rams | Simpson took all but two series and went 21-of-25; Bennett got a brief start (@NateAtkins_) | Whether the rookie's timeline moves up |
| QB2 | Jets | Klubnik 5-of-7, 56 yards, 10 points across two series in a surprise start (@Connor_J_Hughes) | Whether the fallback plan is a rookie or a veteran |
| QB2 | Cowboys | Howell took the first half by plan, Milton the second; Milton opened 5-of-6, 62 yards, TD (@jonmachota, @jonmachota) | Who the offense runs through if Prescott sits |
| Starting CB | Packers | Friday's defensive-coach sessions left Keisean Nixon not guaranteed a job (@RobDemovsky) | Which corner draws the tough side of the field |
| Safety | Vikings | Jamal Adams' right knee is "not good" and the room is short (@AdamSchefter, @WillRagatz) | How exploitable Minnesota's deep secondary gets for opposing passing games |
| DT rotation | Bengals | B.J. Hill cleared; T.J. Slaton already treated like a starter with his opener snaps (@CharlieG__) | Run funnel or run wall in Cincinnati |
| WR treatment | 49ers | De'Zhaun Stribling is working individually with a 49ers assistant during special teams (@LombardiHimself) | Whether a rookie is on a starter's development track |
Dallas Cowboys Receiver Battle: How to Read the Reps
The most useful thing that happened on Saturday was not a catch. It was Jon Machota publishing a projected Dallas receiver depth chart in the first half — Lamb, Pickens, Flournoy, Turpin, Mingo (@jonmachota) — and then publishing it again 80 minutes later with Camden Brown in Mingo's place (@jonmachota). A beat writer moving his own board inside an hour and a half is a cleaner signal than any highlight, because it is a person who watches every practice telling you the reps have changed hands.
The catches themselves were the loud part: a one-handed touchdown (@dallascowboys), a second score wrestled away in traffic (@dallascowboys) and a 21-yard reception in between (@dallascowboys). Machota's framing is what keeps it from being a one-night mirage — Brown has been making big plays a lot lately in training camp, so this was the game catching up to the practice field (@jonmachota).
Now the discount. Machota's list of Cowboys who did not play runs long and includes Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens, Ryan Flournoy, KaVontae Turpin, Jake Ferguson and most of the offensive line (@jonmachota). Brown's targets came from Sam Howell in the first half and Joe Milton in the second (@jonmachota), and they came against whichever defensive backs Seattle had on the field opposite Dallas' backups.
What we are watching: whether the reps follow the depth chart. A fifth receiver's production in a preseason opener tells you almost nothing on its own; a fifth receiver who starts taking snaps with Prescott in team periods tells you everything. The tell arrives at practice this week, not in the box score from Seattle.
That distinction is why our projections do not move on a two-touchdown preseason night by itself. Target share is a function of who else is on the field, and Brown's was earned in a game where the four receivers ahead of him were in street clothes. What would move it is the ordinary, unglamorous thing: Brown lining up with the first-team offense while everyone is healthy. Keep the name; wait for the reps. The rest of the position sits on our fantasy WR1 board.
Injury Watch
- Jeremiyah Love, RB, Cardinals (ankle): Out at least the next week. Mike LaFleur said Love was "more sore than we were anticipating" the day after the Raiders game, per ESPN's story (@AdamSchefter).
- Graham Mertz, QB, Texans (knee): Placed on season-ending injured reserve; Aaron Wilson reported a torn ACL, and Houston signed Brett Rypien in the same move (@AdamSchefter, @AaronWilson_NFL).
- Jamal Adams, S, Vikings (right knee): Kevin O'Connell called it "not good" without specifying, with an MRI scheduled for the next day (@AdamSchefter, @RapSheet).
- Jaxson Dart, QB, Giants: Checked for a concussion after a sack, returned to throw a touchdown, and was done after 14 snaps (@JordanRaanan, @JosinaAnderson).
- Chase Bisontis, OL, Cardinals (MCL): Placed on season-ending injured reserve (@AdamSchefter).
- Keagen Trost, Rams (hamstring): The third-round pick was ruled out (@camdasilva).
- Brandon Smith, WR, Steelers (lower body): Hurt against the Packers on Thursday and missed practice, one of four receivers unavailable (@ASaunders_PGH).
- Marcus Mariota, QB, Commanders: Ben Standig filed the injury under the concerning column from the preseason opener (@BenStandig).
- Dontayvion Wicks, WR, and Marcus Epps, S, Eagles: Both entered camp competing for starting jobs and neither was in uniform in Baltimore (@Jeff_McLane).
- Alec Pierce, WR (calf), Laquon Treadwell, WR (hamstring), D.J. Giddens, RB (hamstring), Colts: Among the non-participants in Kevin Bowen's Saturday notebook, alongside Charvarius Ward Sr. (back), CJ Allen (hamstring), Jalen Farmer (knee), Derrick Nnadi and Anthony Gould (@KBowen1070).
- Derrick Brown, DT, Panthers: Held out of the preseason game at Buffalo (@Panthers).
- Brennan Jackson, LB, Raiders: Placed on the Reserve/Injured list in the corresponding move for the Fatukasi signing (@Raiders).
- Returning to work: T'Vondre Sweat, NT, Jets (hamstring) passed his physical and came off the non-football injury list, with an evaluation at the end of the week (@RichCimini). B.J. Hill, DT, Bengals passed a physical and was cleared to practice (@Bengals). Jordyn Tyson, WR, Saints did a light jog to the huddle (@nick_underhill).
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