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NFL news roundup: Dolphins RB Jaylen Wright (leg) not expected to play Week 1; Vikings trade DB Mekhi Blackmon to Colts

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INJURIES

  • DL Walter Nolen's status to begin the season is undecided as he currently remains on the physically unable to perform list due to a calf injury, head coach Jonathan Gannon told reporters. Nolen would miss at least the first four games of the season should he remain on the PUP list.


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  • QB Lamar Jackson (foot) returned to practice Monday after leaving Wednesday's session early and sitting out the following day, per local reporters.


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  • QB Mike White is being released, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.

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INJURIES

  • DB Zah Frazier placed on non-football injury list


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TRADES

  • QB Kenny Pickett is being traded to the Raiders in exchange for a 2026 fifth-round pick, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo reported. The team later announced the move.

INJURIES

  • LT Tyler Guyton (knee) was seen participating in Monday's practice, per local reporters.
  • CB Trevon Diggs (knee) was seen practicing, per local reporters.


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  • LB Micah Parsons, who remains a hold-in amid a contract dispute with the team, was not seen at the open portion of practice, per local reporters.

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INJURIES

  • WR Josh Downs (hamstring) should be back on the practice field next week, head coach Shane Steichen said.
  • WR Ashton Dulin is in the concussion protocol, per Steichen.


TRADES

  • DB Mekhi Blackmon is being acquired from the Vikings in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round pick, the team announced. NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero initially reported the news.

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  • QB Bailey Zappe is being waived, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.

SIGNINGS

  • WR Amari Cooper is signing a one-year deal, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.


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TRADES

  • QB Kenny Pickett is being acquired from the Browns in exchange for a 2026 fifth-round pick, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo reported. The team later announced the move.


OTHER NEWS

  • WR Jakobi Meyers has requested a trade from the Raiders after contract talks stalled, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported.

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  • WR Brenden Rice, the son of Hall of Famer Jerry Rice, is being waived, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported.

INJURIES

  • QB Matthew Stafford (back) was a full participant in Monday's practice, head coach Sean McVay told reporters. "There’s nothing that would leave me to believe, unless we have an unforeseen setback, that he’s not going to be ready to roll against the Texans," McVay said, via team reporter Stu Jackson.
  • LT Alaric Jackson (blood clots) is expected to practice in full on Monday for the first time during training camp, per McVay.

INJURIES

  • RB Jaylen Wright (leg) is not expected to play Week 1 but should return in “foreseeable future," head coach Mike McDaniel told reporters.
  • K Jason Sanders will miss a few games due to an undisclosed injury but it isn't season-ending, per McDaniel.


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  • RB Aaron Shampklin has been waived, per NFL Network's Cameron Wolfe.
  • CB Mike Hilton has been released, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.

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  • OT Leroy Watson is hitting waivers, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.
  • P Oscar Chapman


TRADES

  • DB Mekhi Blackmon is be traded to the Colts in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round pick, the team announced. NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero initially reported the news.

DEPTH CHART NEWS

  • Head coach Kellen Moore told reporters Monday that he has not yet made a decision on who will be the starting quarterback to begin the 2025 season. Following the preseason finale on Saturday, Moore said that the starting QB decision between Spencer Rattler and rookie Tyler Shough would come this week.


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UNIFORM NEWS

  • The Giants announced their uniform schedule for the 2025 season, which includes the return of the club's "Vintage White" throwback uniform that will be worn in Weeks 10 and 11.

INJURIES

  • WR Allen Lazard (shoulder) is on track to play in Week 1, head coach Aaron Glenn told reporters.
  • CB Sauce Gardner (calf) is on track to be ready for the season opener, per Glenn.

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  • TE Nick Muse has been waived, per NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero.

INJURIES

  • QB Will Howard (broken hand) is expected to fully return to practice soon, head coach Mike Tomlin told reporters.
  • LB Nick Herbig (hamstring) remains in treatment and there's no update on his Week 1 availability, per Tomlin.


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  • WR Jake Bobo (head) is in concussion protocol, per head coach Mike Macdonald.

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  • The Buccaneers are waiving DT Desmond Watson, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.

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SIGNINGS

  • WR Terry McLaurin has agreed to a three-year extension worth up to $96 million, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo reported.


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