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Howell is set to be the backup quarterback to Dak Prescott for the Cowboys' Week 1 game against the Giants.

The Cowboys waived Joe Milton on Tuesday, leaving Howell as the sole reserve quarterback on the 53-man roster. The 25-year-old signed with the team in March after failing to have his contract extended by the Eagles during the 2025 season. The 2022 fifth-round pick by the Commanders will now start his second NFL contract with a division rival.

Milton passed through waivers unclaimed Tuesday, per the NFL's transaction log.

Milton completed 29 of 43 passes (67.4 percent) for 378 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions across three exhibition contests, with his passer rating of 118.2 leading the entire NFL during the preseason. Despite his impressive play against defensive reserves, the Cowboys opted to waive Milton on Monday and stick with Sam Howell as Dak Prescott's backup. Milton is free to sign elsewhere, whether it's to an active roster or a practice squad.

Stafford once again didn't play any offensive snaps during the preseason.

Stafford hasn't taken a preseason snap since the summer of 2019, but the difference this year from last is that he's healthy. While he dealt with back issues last summer, he's been a full participant in training camp this time around. Despite the back trouble, Stafford still started all 17 regular-season games in 2025 and led the league with 4,707 passing yards, 46 touchdowns and a 7.7 percent touchdown rate en route to winning the MVP Award. He finished as fantasy's overall QB3 but is being drafted on average as the QB12 this year.

Jackson told reporters recently that injuries factored into his running less in 2025, per Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com. "I believe you know ... a lot of people know [that] I was hurt last year, so I really could not do anything like I wanted to," said Jackson.

Hamstring and back injuries forced Jackson to miss four games last season and sapped his rushing ability even when he was active. This led to Jackson posting career lows in rushing attempts (67) and yards (349). Jackson is now fully healthy going into 2026, his first season operating Declan Doyle's offense. The Ravens open the season on the road in Indianapolis on Sept. 13.

Jones was crisp in practice throughout training camp, 107.5 The Fan reports.

Jones has put last season's Achilles injury behind him and turned in a strong training camp as he gets ready for 2026. Despite not having a full complement of weapons at his disposal given absences from Josh Downs (calf), Alec Pierce (ankle) and Tyler Warren (groin) and the late signing of Keenan Allen, Jones still impressed. The Colts open their season Sept. 13 at home against Baltimore.

Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said Tuesday that Slovis will be signed to the practice squad, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.

Though Slovis wasn't able to win a spot on the Cardinals' season-opening roster, the third-year quarterback made a strong impression on the Green Bay staff during the preseason finale between the two teams this past Friday. In the Cardinals' 42-38 loss, Slovis completed 21 of 35 passes for 223 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions while adding 12 yards on two carries. He'll slot third on the Packers' organizational depth chart, putting him first in line to be elevated to the roster if starter Jordan Love or top backup Tyrod Taylor miss time at any point.

Eagles general manager Howie Roseman said Tuesday that Hurts has "embraced" the new offense and is "excited about it" headed into the season, John Clark of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.

"I think Jalen's adjusted really well to the new offense," Roseman said. "Now again, we're at a moment in time, we haven't played a game. This isn't in reference to Jalen; this is in reference to anything else. I think that a lot of the things that we'll do during the regular season when we have game plans, I think from an offensive perspective, they're going to be different than what we've done in the past. Jalen's embraced it. He's excited about it and obviously we've got to be better than we were last year." Hurts struggled with interceptions during training camp and didn't see any action during the preseason, so Week 1 against the Commanders will provide his first actual game action under new OC Sean Mannion. The 28-year-old Hurts is expected to once again be in the mix as a top-five fantasy quarterback after setting a new career high with 25 touchdown passes over 16 regular-season games in 2025 to go along with a career-best 1.3 percent interception rate. His rushing numbers fell off however, as he punched in just eight touchdowns after averaging 14 over the previous three seasons, and his 421 rushing yards represented his lowest total since he was a rookie in 2020.

Johnson agreed to join the Bengals' practice squad Monday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Cincinnati opted to keep Joe Burrow and Joe Flacco as its sole quarterbacks on the 53-man roster heading into the regular season, but Johnson -- who was with the club for training camp and the preseason -- will remain in the organization as a depth option at the position on the practice squad. The 40-year-old signal-caller has been part of 14 different NFL teams over his long career and spent all of 2025 with the Commanders, appearing in five games and completing 34 of 54 pass attempts for 372 yards and a 1:2 TD:INT to go with 55 rushing yards and a touchdown on 12 carries.

Richardson is expected to remain with Indianapolis for the 2026 season, Jake Arthur of Colts Roundtable reports. "He'll be an Indianapolis Colt this year," said general manager Chris Ballard.

The 53-man roster is set in Indianapolis, and Richardson is in the team's plans for the year despite an offseason that included a trade request from the quarterback. It's still not clear whether Richardson or Riley Leonard is set to open the season as the No. 2 option behind Daniel Jones, however.

Dolphins head coach Jeff Hafley confirmed Tuesday that McCord will begin the season as the team's No. 2 quarterback, Joe Schad of The Palm Beach Post reports.

Miami bolstered its quarterback room by claiming Brady Cook off waivers Monday, but he'll occupy the third spot on the depth chart while McCord serves as the top backup to Malik Willis. Acquired from the Packers over the weekend in exchange for a 2028 sixth-round pick, McCord is coming off an impressive preseason in which he completed 46 of 70 pass attempts (65.7 percent) for 446 yards and a 4:0 TD:INT over three games. The 23-year-old is still waiting to make his NFL debut, as he spent all of last season on the Eagles' practice squad after failing to make the roster as a rookie sixth-round pick.