NFL Player News
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Aidan O'Connell QB | LV
Raiders' Aidan O'Connell: Resumes practicing in full
Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce said Friday that O'Connell (illness) will be a full participant in practice, Paul Gutierrez of ESPN.com reports.
O'Connell missed practice Thursday due to an illness, but he's now back on full track for Sunday's road matchup against the Buccaneers. Pierce said the same is true of No. 1 wideout Jakobi Meyers, who sat out Thursday due to an ankle issue. It will be to the notable benefit of O'Connell -- who completed 23 of 35 passes for 340 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions during last week's 19-17 loss to the Chiefs -- to have Meyers and rookie tight end Brock Bowers, his two top targets, both healthy versus Tampa Bay.
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Trevor Lawrence QB | JAC
Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence: Shoulder surgery to wait
Lawrence needs to clear concussion protocol before undergoing surgery on his sprained AC joint, Demetrius Harvey of The Florida Times-Union reports.
Regardless of the exact timing of surgery, Lawrence won't play again this season and should have plenty of time to recover before Week 1 of 2025. It's his left, non-throwing shoulder that will be operated on, which means there shouldn't be much impact for next season even if the process is delayed a few weeks. Jacksonville's roster and/or coaching staff may look very different by the time Lawrence is healthy.
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Jordan Love QB | GB
Packers' Jordan Love: Uneven performance in division loss
Love completed 12 of 20 passes for 206 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions and rushed four times for 23 yards in the Packers' 34-31 loss to the Lions on Thursday night.
Love averaged an impressive 10.3 yards per attempt, but he recorded his second-fewest number of pass attempts this season against a Lions squad that had forced opponents to the air plenty. With stalwart interior lineman DJ Reader (shoulder) sidelined and fellow defensive tackle Alim McNeill (head) exiting for the Lions early in the contest, the Packers were able to lean on Josh Jacobs on the ground about as much as usual, and Love was also the victim of Detroit's 12-minute-plus time-of-possession advantage. His one touchdown pass went to Tucker Kraft from 12 yards out to cap off the first possession of the second half, a drive Love ignited with a 59-yard completion to Christian Watson. The fourth-year signal-caller does now have a three-game interception-less streak, and Love should be more active through the air in a key Week 15 road matchup against the Seahawks on Sunday night, Dec. 15.
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Jared Goff QB | DET
Lions' Jared Goff: Stellar showing in big win
Goff completed 32 of 41 passes for 283 yards with three touchdowns and one interception in the Lions' 34-31 win over the Packers on Thursday night. He also rushed four times for seven yards.
Goff got the Lions off and running with a crisp 11-play, 70-yard march that culminated in a David Montgomery three-yard walk-in rushing touchdown on the first possession of the contest. The veteran signal-caller would go on to struggle some during the rest of the first half, although he did get Detroit back in the end zone before halftime with a two-yard scoring toss to Jahmyr Gibbs. Goff would throw his one interception on a slant during Detroit's first drive of the second half, a pick that led to a Packers touchdown. Nevertheless, he would redeem himself with three- and one-yard scoring tosses to Tim Patrick, while recording a pair of clutch completions during the game-winning drive late in the fourth quarter. Goff's interception broke a three-game streak without a pick, but he still boasts a 9:1 TD:INT over his last four contests heading into a Week 15 home showdown against Josh Allen and the Bills on Sunday, Dec. 15.
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Baker Mayfield QB | TB
Buccaneers' Baker Mayfield: Practices in full Thursday
Mayfield (Achilles/knee) practiced fully Thursday.
Mayfield was absent for two plays during this past Sunday's overtime win at Carolina. Afterward, coach Todd Bowles relayed that Mayfield was dealing with some soreness after he was cleated in the back of his right leg by a Panthers defender, but the Buccaneers also weren't worried about the quarterback's Week 14 availability, per Jenna Laine of ESPN.com. On Wednesday's estimated injury report, Mayfield was listed as full at the team's walkthrough with Achilles and knee issues. He followed that up one day later with another uncapped session, thereby paving the way for him to continue to lead Tampa Bay's offense Sunday against the Raiders.
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Aidan O'Connell QB | LV
Raiders' Aidan O'Connell: Misses Thursday's practice
O'Connell didn't practice Thursday due to an illness.
O'Connell practiced fully Wednesday, but his absence a day later makes his status for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers worth tracking. Friday's injury report will reveal whether there's any chance that the illness that sidelined O'Connell on Thursday could affect his Week 14 availability. Desmond Ridder is the Raiders' backup quarterback and would presumably start in the event O'Connell isn't healthy enough to do so Sunday.
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Tommy DeVito QB | NE
Giants' Tommy DeVito: Full practice Thursday
DeVito (right forearm) practiced fully Thursday, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.
DeVito emerged from Week 12 action with a sore right forearm, which left him as the Giants' emergency third quarterback last Thursday at Dallas. On Wednesday, coach Brian Daboll announced that Drew Lock would make a second start in a row, while at the same time stating that DeVito may be healthy enough to serve as his backup Sunday versus the Saints, per Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News. Considering DeVito practiced without limitations Thursday, he seems poised to take on such a role this weekend, but it remains to be seen if that comes to pass.
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Matthew Stafford QB | LAR
Rams' Matthew Stafford: Gets in full practice Wednesday
Stafford (ankle) was a full practice participant Wednesday.
When head coach Sean McVay touched on Stafford's status Monday, he relayed that the quarterback was dealing with a lateral ankle sprain, but he wasn't expected to have any restrictions in practice, per Jourdan Rodrigue of The Athletic. The Rams' first Week 14 injury report confirmed as much, setting Stafford up to continue to lead the Los Angeles offense. He's tossed multiple touchdowns in five of the last six games on his way to a 14:3 TD:INT during that stretch.
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Trevor Lawrence QB | JAC
Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence: Out for season
Lawrence (concussion) is expected to miss the rest of the season, as he's slated to undergo surgery to repair the AC joint sprain in his left shoulder in the next few weeks, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Lawrence sat out Weeks 11 and 12 due to the shoulder injury, and in his return to action in this past Sunday's loss to Houston, he was on the receiving end of a vicious hit from Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair in the second quarter, suffering a concussion in the process. After the Jaguars placed Lawrence on injured reserve Wednesday, there was a chance he would be able to return Week 18 at Indianapolis, but that won't come to pass following Rapoport's report. Lawrence thus will end the 2024 campaign having completing 172 of 284 attempts (60.6 percent) for 2,045 yards, 11 touchdowns and seven interceptions, recording 26 carries for 119 yards and three more scores and fumbling three times (one lost). Mac Jones will direct Jacksonville's offense moving forward.
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Mac Jones QB | SF
Jaguars' Mac Jones: Set up for more starts
Jones appears on track to step in as the Jaguars' starting quarterback beginning with Sunday's game at Tennessee after Jacksonville placed Trevor Lawrence (concussion) on injured reserve Wednesday.
Lawrence technically could return from injured reserve in Week 18, but it's probably not a consideration, as there had been discussion of him undergoing surgery on his left shoulder before he suffered a concussion during Sunday's 23-20 loss to the Texans. Jones played well in relief of Lawrence on Sunday, after struggling mightily in previous two games when Lawrence was inactive and Jones was the starter. The Jaguars could eventually turn to CJ Beathard but will likely stick with Jones for at least the Week 14 contest. Over his two starts and three appearances off the bench this season, Jones has completed 57 of 92 pass attempts (62 percent) for 512 yards (5.6 YPA), two touchdowns and three interceptions while carrying 10 times for 21 yards and a touchdown and losing two fumbles.