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Jones saw some work with the first-team offense Tuesday and completed 13 of his 14 pass attempts after dominating the backups during Monday's practice, Jeff Howe of The Athletic reports.

Jones continues to make his mark on the preseason after posting a solid debut in game action last Thursday, completing 13 of his 19 pass attempts for 87 yards against Washington. He's viewed as the long-term solution for New England under center and is trying to push to make that impact felt sooner than later. Unfortunately for him, Cam Newton also had what was reportedly his best practice in a week Tuesday, so Jones' showing didn't really help him make up a ton of ground.

Coach Mike McCarty said there's "no urgency" to see Prescott (shoulder) play in Saturday's preseason game against Houston, even though the quarterback won't play in the exhibition finale Aug. 29 against Jacksonville, ESPN.com's Todd Archer reports.

If Prescott doesn't play this Saturday, he won't suit up at all this preseason. It sounds like that's just fine with McCarthy, who said his quarterback was, "probably in midseason form from the amount of work he put in over the summer, coming out of the OTAs." It's still reasonable to worry about rust if Week 1 ends up being Prescott's first game since last October, particularly with the Cowboys opening their season against a vicious Tampa defense. In any case, Prescott is back on track to start that contest, having returned to practice Monday on a limited basis.

Watson didn't practice Tuesday and isn't expected to travel with the Texans for Saturday's preseason game in Dallas, ESPN's Sarah Barshop reports.

Coach David Culley attributed Watson's absence from Monday's practice to a schedule change, but the Texans got back to their routine Tuesday and the quarterback still wasn't on the field. Between his trade request and legal situation, Watson may not have a future in Houston and doesn't seem to be part of the plan for Week 1. He's been in and out of practice throughout training camp, doing very little even when he's technically been a participant.

Watson did not participate in Monday's practice, Brooks Kubena of the Houston Chronicle reports.

The daily Watson watch continues. The quarterback, who did not travel with the team for Saturday's preseason opener in Green Bay, received treatment for his ankle and calf while attending team meetings indoors. He had been a presence for all four practices last week after a weeklong absence. "Nothing has changed from last week," Texans coach David Culley said Monday morning. "We're not going to talk about what we do in personnel each day in practice." The Texans are expected to trade Watson, an event many believe hinges upon the pending legal matters facing the quarterback.

Cookus was waived by the Raiders on Monday.

With Nathan Peterman seemingly locked in at No. 3 behind starter Derek Carr and backup Marcus Mariota at quarterback, Cookus was a likely candidate to be cut as the Raiders trimmed their roster down to 85. The journeyman will now look for a new opportunity.

Coach Mike McCarthy said that if Prescott (shoulder) is unable to play Saturday against the Texans, he won't suit up in the preseason, Michael Gehlken of The Dallas Morning News reports.

Prescott is slated to be a limited participant in his return to practice, which will equate to QB drills and not much more as the Cowboys exercise caution with their franchise quarterback. He'll thus be held out of all 7-on-7 and 11-on-11 work Monday, just two days removed from getting good news from an MRI. Prescott is healing well from the latissimus strain he picked up in his right throwing shoulder during a July 28 practice, which has overshadowed his completed recovery from last season's gruesome right ankle injury. If Dallas ultimately keeps him on the sideline during the exhibition season, he'll aim to be under center Thursday, Sept. 9 for the opener at Tampa Bay.

Coach Zac Taylor said Monday that Burrow will not suit up for Friday's preseason game against Washington, Marisa Contipelli of the Bengals' official site reports.

Burrow has not been ruled out for the entirety of the preseason, but he'll at least miss the Bengals' second exhibition contest. It's reasonable for the team to take a cautious approach to Burrow's return to game action, given the severity of the injury he's working his way back from. Cincinnati's offense has regularly struggled with Burrow under center during the early portion of training camp, and though the franchise quarterback may not yet have regained full confidence in his knee, all indications are that he remains on track for Week 1.

Coach Matt Nagy suggested Monday that Fields will start to get more reps with WR Allen Robinson and other starters, Adam Jahns of The Athletic reports.

Nagy hasn't backed off on naming Andy Dalton his starter, but the coach at least will help his rookie first-round pick prepare for the inevitable takeover. Fields initially struggled in his preseason debut Saturday against Miami, but he followed three straight three-and-outs with three consecutive scoring drives to salvage the day. While he may get some first-team reps soon, Fields reportedly continued his work with the second unit at Monday's practice.

Love (shoulder) will not practice Monday, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports.

Love injured his shoulder in the Packers' exhibition opener, and although head coach Matt LaFleur said Love is "feeling a lot better," he also noted that the Packers are "going to be smart" and give Love some time to recover. Aaron Rodgers and Kurt Benkert are slated to share the reps until Love returns, but LaFleur noted that the Packers are planning to bring in some other quarterbacks for workouts to increase the options should Love's injury linger.

McSorley (back) will miss the rest of the preseason, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Coach John Harbaugh expects McSorley to miss a few weeks after he was bothered by back spasms in Saturday's preseason win over New Orleans. McSorley got the start with Lamar Jackson held out, completing 11 of 18 passes for 86 yards and an interception (plus four carries for 25 yards). The Ravens have been carrying only three quarterbacks for the past week, but they re-signed Kenji Bahar on Monday after learning that McSorley would miss some time. If healthy, McSorley remains the favorite to serve as Jackson's backup this season, though Tyler Huntley hopes to make a contest of it.