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Sanders (arm) is slated to practice fully Monday, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com reports.

Sanders was held out of team drills Saturday because of arm soreness, but the rookie signal-caller's ability to work fully Monday indicates that he's quickly moved past the issue. For now, Sanders slots in behind Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett (hamstring) and Dillon Gabriel in the Browns' ongoing QB competition.

Jones and Easton Stick will be Atlanta's available quarterbacks for Friday's preseason opener against the Lions, as Michael Penix and Kirk Cousins will be rested, Terrin Waack of the Falcons' official site reports.

Jones went undrafted out of Cincinnati in 2024 and was on Atlanta's practice squad after signing with the team in December. He's the underdog against Stick in the competition for the third spot on the Falcons' quarterback depth chart, though it's possible the winner of the competition could eventually move up to the backup role given Cousins' desire to be traded.

Stick and Emory Jones will split quarterback duties in Friday's preseason opener against the Lions while Michael Penix and Kirk Cousins will be rested, Terrin Waack of the Falcons' official site reports.

Stick will presumably get the starting nod, as the former Chargers quarterback has four regular-season NFL starts under his belt, while Jones hasn't appeared in a regular-season NFL game. Unless one of Atlanta's top two quarterbacks gets injured or Cousins is moved off the roster, Stick and Jones will be competing for the third spot on the team's quarterback depth chart.

Rattler took most of the first-team snaps during Sunday's scrimmage, Ross Jackson of LouisianaSports.net reports.

Rattler reportedly played five of seven drives with the starters, compared to two for Tyler Shough and none for Jake Haener. All have gotten first-team reps this summer, but Rattler more so than the others, arguably making him the favorite to start Week 1. Preseason games also will factor into the decision, although Saints coach Kellen Moore hasn't revealed how he'll divide the QB snaps.

Colts coach Shane Steichen said Sunday that both Richardson and Daniel Jones will "play a good amount" in the preseason opener Thursday at Baltimore, JJ Stankevitz of the Colts' official site reports.

Reports out of Colts training camp suggest that Richardson and Jones both have shown improvement after a rough first few days of camp, but without either QB pulling away from the other. They'll continue to compete for the starting job in the preseason, with Steichen failing to name a starter for Thursday but saying that he'll try to even out snaps between the two over the first couple of preseason games.

Colts coach Shane Steichen said Sunday that both Jones and Anthony Richardson will "play a good amount" in the preseason opener Thursday at Baltimore, JJ Stankevitz of the Colts' official site reports.

Steichen didn't name a starter, but he did say that whichever quarterback gets less playing time in this game will then get more snaps in the second week of the preseason. Reports out of Colts training camp put Jones and Richardson neck-and-neck in their competition for the starting job, with both reportedly improving in recent practices after struggling through the first few days.

Cousins won't play in Friday's preseason game against Detroit, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.

Neither will starter Michael Penix, leaving Easton Stick and Emory Jones as Atlanta's quarterbacks. Cousins, meanwhile, presumably still wants to be traded to a team that will give him a chance to start, but he's practicing with the Falcons' backups in the meantime.

Penix and Kirk Cousins won't play in Friday's preseason game against Detroit, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.

Falcons coach Raheem Morris made the announcement Monday morning, saying he wants to focus on the lower portion of the depth chart in the first preseason games. Easton Stick and Emory Jones will be Atlanta's quarterbacks Friday night, while Penix and the starters might make an appearance later this preseason.

Stafford (back) won't participate in the Rams' jog-through Monday, but will do a workout of his own off to the side, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Stafford has been working his way through a sore back during training camp, and he's unlikely to be active for Tuesday's joint practice with the Cowboys. As for Stafford's planned workout Monday, "It's static throwing. It's some of the unloaded running on the treadmill. Sometimes it might even be walking. Cardio and core," said head coach Sean McVay. The Rams have said all along that the plan is for the quarterback to be ready for the team's regular season opener against the Texans on Sunday, Sept. 7.

The Dolphins waived Gabbert on Sunday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

Gabbert originally signed with Miami as an undrafted free agent in May before being cut in late July. The soon-to-be 25-year-old quarterback signed back with the Dolphins on Friday but was let go again two days later. Gabbert may now try to get a look from another organization.