NFL Player News
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Drew Lock QB | SEA
Giants' Drew Lock: Gets extra reps in practice
Lock took extra reps with the Giants' first-team offense in Tuesday's practice while starter Tommy DeVito was a limited participant due to a sore right forearm, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com reports.
After the Giants removed Daniel Jones from the starting role coming out of a Week 11 bye before ultimately waiving him, DeVito was named the team's Week 12 starter despite Lock having slotted ahead of DeVito on the depth chart all season. With DeVito briefly getting the wind knocked out of him in this past Sunday's 30-7 loss to the Buccaneers, Lock came on to play one snap and completed his lone pass attempt for a three-yard gain. Though DeVito wasn't included on the initial Week 13 injury report released Monday, the quarterback is nursing an injury to his forearm as Thursday's game against the Cowboys approaches. According to Charlotte Carroll of The Athletic, DeVito said after Tuesday's practice that he still expects to start the Thanksgiving Day game, but Lock will stay ready in case he's needed.
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Tommy DeVito QB | NE
Giants' Tommy DeVito: Tending to forearm injury
Giants head coach Brian Daboll said that DeVito will be a limited participant in Tuesday's practice due to a sore right forearm, Charlotte Carroll of The Athletic reports.
DeVito was curiously left off the injury report Monday, despite Daboll noting that the quarterback was banged up coming out of his first start of the season in this past Sunday's 30-7 loss to the Buccaneers. However, just one day later, DeVito was added to the report due to the injury to his throwing arm, with Daboll acknowledging that the second-year signal-caller is "not 100 percent" certain to play Thursday versus Dallas, per Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Post. Drew Lock will take extra reps during Tuesday's practice and would draw the Thanksgiving Day starting nod if DeVito isn't cleared to play in Dallas.
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Aidan O'Connell QB | LV
Raiders' Aidan O'Connell: Trending toward Week 13 start
The Raiders are preparing for O'Connell (thumb) to start Friday's game at Kansas City, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
O'Connell remains on injured reserve, but the Raiders set in motion his potential return for Week 13 by opening his 21-day practice window Monday. According to Pelissero, O'Connell took all the first-team reps during Monday's unofficial practice session, while Desmond Ridder worked with the second team after coming on to replace the injured Gardner Minshew (collarbone) in Sunday's 29-19 loss to the Broncos. With Minshew out for the season, O'Connell should have the opportunity to start for the Raiders over the final six contests, provided his fractured right thumb doesn't present any complications in practice leading up to Friday's game. O'Connell profiles as a low-end fantasy option after he completed 62.4 percent of his passes for 6.3 yards per attempt and a 14:9 TD:INT while offering little production as a runner (11 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries) over his first 15 NFL appearances (12 starts).
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Aaron Rodgers QB | PIT
Jets' Aaron Rodgers: Won't be shut down
Interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich said Monday that Rodgers will "absolutely" start Sunday's game against the Seahawks, while noting that the Jets have had no internal discussions of shutting the veteran quarterback down for the season, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.
Though the 3-8 Jets are close to being mathematically eliminated from playoff contention coming out of a Week 12 bye, Rodgers looks poised to continue directing the offense, even while he's probably operating at less than full health after having contended with knee, hamstring and ankle injuries in September and October. Rodgers' condition looked as though it might have improved after he was a full participant in practices ahead of both of the Jets' past two games, but it wasn't evident in his performance, as he threw for under 200 yards in losses to the Cardinals and Colts heading into the bye week. Rodgers, who will turn 41 years old next week, recently said he plans to keep playing in 2025, but a return to the Jets could be unlikely in light of how the season has transpired. Rodgers remains under contract with the Jets through 2025, but since none of his salary is guaranteed, the organization would be able to easily move on from him this offseason.
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Lamar Jackson QB | BAL
Ravens' Lamar Jackson: Bounces back in Week 12 win
Jackson completed 16 of 22 passes for 177 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions and added seven carries for 16 yards and another score in the Ravens' 30-23 win over the Chargers on Monday night.
Jackson had a very quiet first half through the air until the final drive before halftime, when he recorded completions of nine and 22 yards to Justice Hill and Zay Flowers, respectively, before capping off the possession with a 40-yard touchdown strike to Rashod Bateman. Jackson then put together an efficient second half that included a six-yard touchdown pass to Mark Andrews early in the fourth quarter, but he ultimately tied his second-lowest pass-attempt total of the last eight games. Jackson did log his first rushing touchdown since Week 4 as well with a nifty 10-yard designed run just before the midway point of the second quarter, making it a fruitful fantasy night overall. Jackson and the Ravens now will set their sights on a Week 13 home showdown against the Eagles late Sunday afternoon.
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Justin Herbert QB | LAC
Chargers' Justin Herbert: Uses legs to score Monday
Herbert completed 21 of 36 pass attempts for 218 yards, no touchdowns or turnovers while rushing four times for 29 yards and a touchdown in Monday's 30-23 loss to the Ravens.
Herbert didn't post big passing numbers on Monday Night Football, but he helped fantasy managers with his second rushing touchdown of the season. The 26-year-old didn't perform poorly as a passer, per se, but it was also his second game this year without throwing a touchdown pass in head coach Jim Harbaugh's more reserved offense. Herbert has a high enough floor to warrant consideration in next Sunday's matchup against the Falcons.
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Easton Stick QB | ATL
Chargers' Easton Stick: Working as emergency QB in Week 12
Stick (coach's decision) is inactive for Monday's contest against the Ravens and will serve as Los Angeles' emergency third quarterback.
Stick hasn't yet played in a game this season, as he remains firmly behind starter Justin Herbert and backup Taylor Heinicke on the QB depth chart. As the emergency third quarterback Monday, Stick can enter the contest against Baltimore only if both Herbert and Heinicke are unable to play due to injury, illness or ejection.
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Aidan O'Connell QB | LV
Raiders' Aidan O'Connell: Designated to return to practice
O'Connell (thumb) was designated to return to practice on Monday.
The move arrives at an opportune time for the Raiders, with head coach Antonio Pierce having confirmed Monday that Gardner Minshew will be out for the rest of the season after suffering a broken collarbone Sunday, per Levi Edwards of the team's official site. As for O'Connell's potential availability for Friday's game against the Chiefs, Pierce noted that the signal-caller has "been ramping up," while acknowledging that a call on O'Connell's Week 13 status will be up to the Raiders' medical staff. In the event that O'Connell isn't activated from IR ahead of Friday's contest, Desmond Ridder would be in line to draw the start against Kansas City.
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Cooper Rush QB | BAL
Cowboys' Cooper Rush: Estimated as limited Monday
Rush (knee) was listed as limited on Monday's practice estimate, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
Monday's session was merely a walkthrough, per Archer, but Rush's listed limitations make his status worth tracking ahead of Thursday's 4:30 p.m. ET game against the Giants. For his part, head coach Mike McCarthy downplayed the QB's knee issue following Week 12 action. "He's got some work to do, but I think we're gonna be fine," McCarthy noted of Rush on Monday. However, in the event that Rush encounters any setbacks, Trey Lance would be next in line to log the Cowboys' Thanksgiving Day start.
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Gardner Minshew QB | KC
Raiders' Gardner Minshew: Season-ending injury confirmed
Head coach Antonio Pierce confirmed Monday that Minshew will be out for the rest of the season after suffering a broken collarbone in Sunday's 29-19 loss to the Broncos, Levi Edwards of the Raiders' official site reports.
The report also notes that Pierce confirmed that Aidan O'Connell, who suffered a thumb injury Week 7, could be activated from injured reserve ahead of Friday's game against the Chiefs. "We'll see if Aidan is good to go," Pierce said of O'Connell on Monday. "He's been ramping up." Look for added context regarding O'Connell's status to arrive once the Raiders' first injury report of Week 13 is posted, but if O'Connell isn't ready to face Kansas City, Desmond Ridder would get Las Vegas' starting QB nod.