NFL Player News
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Patrick Mahomes QB | KC
Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes: Exits after QB sneak
Mahomes exited Thursday's game at Denver after appearing to injury his right knee on a QB sneak, Herbie Teope of The Kansas City Star reports.
Mahomes initially appeared as though he would leave the field via a cart, but he was instead helped to his feet and headed to the locker room under his own power. The 24-year-old has been battling a left ankle injury but athletic trainers appeared to be tending to his right knee while he was on the ground. The team should provide an official update sometime in the near future. Matt Moore has taken over at quarterback for the Chiefs.
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Mitch Trubisky QB | TEN
Bears' Mitchell Trubisky: Puts in another full practice
Trubisky (shoulder) practiced in full Thursday.
Trubisky was expected to get all the reps with the first-team offense, which coach Matt Nagy said the Bears would use "to evaluate where he's at and see how much he can handle," per Larry Mayer of the team's official site. With Thursday's listing, Trubisky appears to be good to go against the Saints in Sunday, when he's slated to retain his role as the starting quarterback, according to Rich Campbell of the Chicago Tribune.
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Aaron Rodgers QB | PIT
Packers' Aaron Rodgers: Gets in limited practice
Rodgers (knee) practiced in a limited capacity Thursday, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.
Rodgers seems to be following his regimen from a week ago, when he was limited on every injury report but subsequently entered the weekend without a designation. If he does so this week, he has a prime matchup to produce Sunday against a Raiders defense that has conceded 11 touchdown passes to signal-callers through five games. On the other hand, it's unclear who Rodgers will be throwing to, as Davante Adams (toe), Marquez Valdes-Scantling (ankle/knee), Geronimo Allison (concussion/chest), Jimmy Graham (ankle) and Robert Tonyan (hip) all were held out of practice Thursday.
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Case Keenum QB | CHI
Redskins' Case Keenum: Returns to practice
Keenum (foot/shoulder) was a full participant in Thursday's practice, Ben Standig of The Athletic reports.
Though Keenum didn't take any reps in Washington's first practice of the week Wednesday and was listed with two injuries on the team's official report, his absence was essentially viewed as a maintenance day. After returning to work without any limitations Thursday, Keenum is on track to make another start Sunday against the 49ers after piloting the Redskins to their first victory of the season in Week 6.
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Aaron Rodgers QB | PIT
Packers' Aaron Rodgers: Gets 'limited' designation again
Rodgers (knee) was listed as limited on Wednesday's estimated injury report, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.
Rodgers got the LP treatment on all three of the Packers' Week 6 practice reports, only to shed his injury designation upon the release of the final one. The same regimen may extend throughout this week as well as he prepares for Sunday's matchup with the Raiders' 22nd-ranked pass defense (263.6 yards per game).
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Mitch Trubisky QB | TEN
Bears' Mitchell Trubisky: Practices in full Wednesday
Trubisky (shoulder) was a full practice participant Wednesday, Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic reports.
Trubisky has benefited from the Bears' Week 6 bye, completing every drill in practice for the first time since dislocating and suffering a slight labrum tear in his left non-throwing shoulder on Sept. 29. Whenever he's given clearance to play, he'll be required to wear a harness on that shoulder, which could impact his ability to catch snaps in the shotgun, according to Adam Hoge of WGN Radio 720 AM Chicago. Trubisky hasn't fumbled yet this season, but it was an issue during his first two campaigns, as he lost five of 16 fumbles across 26 starts.
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Mason Rudolph QB | PIT
Steelers' Mason Rudolph: Cleared to play
Rudolph is no longer in the NFL's concussion protocol, Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com reports.
With Rudolph having been cleared by an independent neurologist, the QB will be able to work fully after the Steelers' Week 7 bye. In his looming return to action as a starter, Rudolph will face the 0-5 Dolphins. Meanwhile, Devlin Hodges is slated to resume working in a backup capacity.
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Alex McGough QB | GB
Alex McGough: Cut by Texans
The Texans waived McGough on Wednesday, Deepi Sidhu of the Texans' official site reports.
McGough was the Texans' third quarterback behind Deshaun Watson and A.J. McCarron, but letting him go frees up a roster spot for offensive tackle Dan Skipper. If McGough clears waivers, he's expected to land on the practice squad.
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Case Keenum QB | CHI
Redskins' Case Keenum: Can't practice Wednesday
Keenum (foot/shoulder) didn't practice Wednesday, Kareem Copeland of The Washington Post reports.
Keenum is receiving a rest day to begin the week, according to JP Finlay of NBC Sports Washington, though it's worth noting that the quarterback appears to have picked up the right shoulder injury in Sunday's win over the Dolphins. Barring any setbacks, the veteran remains in line to draw the Week 7 start versus the 49ers.
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Mitch Trubisky QB | TEN
Bears' Mitchell Trubisky: Will practice Wednesday
Trubisky (shoulder) will participate in Wednesday's practice, Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic reports.
Coach Matt Nagy said that he's "cautiously optimistic" Trubisky will be ready to start Sunday's game against the Saints, but the third-year signal-caller will nonetheless split practice reps with backup Chase Daniel as a precaution, according to Stacey Dales of NFL Network. A final decision on Trubisky's availability for Week 7 will come after the Bears analyze how well he holds up following a full week of practice.