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Lock (hip) is suited up ahead of Saturday's preseason game against the Jets, Bob Brookover of The Newark Star-Ledger reports.

Lock was removed from the Giants' exhibition opener Aug. 8 and eventually was diagnosed with a bone contusion in his left hip and a strained oblique. The pair of health concerns sidelined him at practice until this past Tuesday, and he now has a chance to see his second dose of preseason action Saturday. Assuming he gets in the game, Lock would split QB duties with fellow reserve Tommy DeVito, as Daniel Jones is expected to sit out.

Fields completed three of his four passes for 40 yards in Saturday's 24-17 preseason loss to the Lions. He added two rushes for four yards.

Fields took over the offense after one drive in relief of Russell Wilson. As has been the case for much of preseason and training camp, his performance was a mixed bag. He looked accurate in the middle and short areas of the field and led a scoring drive, but he also took two sacks and had a missed exchange on a snap. Coach Mike Tomlin declined to name a starting quarterback after the game, but usage in the last two weeks suggests that Fields will begin the season as the backup to Wilson.

Bennett will be the Rams' backup quarterback for the first two weeks of the regular season while Jimmy Garoppolo serves his suspension, Stu Jackson of the team's official site reports.

Garoppolo was suspended two games for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing substances, opening the door for Bennett to serve as the backup to Matthew Stafford to open the regular season. Bennett played in the first two preseason games, but he was held out of the Rams' preseason finale against the Texans on Saturday, with Dresser Winn starting under center for the entire contest. In his last game against the Chargers on Aug. 17, Bennett completed 17 of 31 pass attempts for 213 yards, one touchdown and one interception.

Wilson completed both of his passes for 26 yards in Saturday's 24-17 preseason loss to the Lions.

Wilson started for the second consecutive game but played only one drive that ended in a rushing touchdown. Both of his passes went to George Pickens, the latter being an explosive 32-yard gain. Per Brooke Pryor of ESPN.com, coach Mike Tomlin declined to name his starting quarterback for Week 1 against Atlanta, but it's expected that Wilson will get the nod. Even if that's the case, Wilson will likely need to play well to maintain the role over Justin Fields in the long term.

Young completed six of eight passes for 70 yards and a touchdown in Saturday's 31-26 preseason win over the Bills.

Young was effective on his only drive in the game, converting a 4th-and-3 with a 17-yard pass to Diontae Johnson before connecting with tight end Jordan Matthews for an eight-yard touchdown. Those are two of the offseason additions to a new-look Panthers passing game under new head coach Dave Canales. The Panthers are hoping these changes will help Young bounce back from an underwhelming rookie season in which he threw for only 2,877 yards and an 11:10 TD:INT. The 2023 first overall pick will look to begin his regular-season redemption arc Sept. 8 in New Orleans.

Prescott is not in line to play in Saturday's preseason finale against the Chargers, Jon Machota of The Athletic reports.

Per Machota, the plan is for Trey Lance to play the entire game, which would set the stage for both Prescott and Cooper Rush to be held out versus Los Angeles. Prescott's next game action is thus slated to occur on the road against Cleveland on Sept. 8.

Carr is among a number of Saints starters who isn't likely to play in Sunday's preseason finale against Tennessee, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.

Carr suited up for each of New Orleans' first two preseason games and completed a combined nine of 15 pass attempts for 59 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions. He's the clear No. 1 quarterback for the Saints heading into the season, so the team will use the final exhibition contest to assess Jake Haener and Spencer Rattler, each of whom is expected to play two quarters Sunday, per Underhill. Haener and Rattler are in close to a dead heat for the backup QB role to open the campaign, so how each performs against the Titans could determine the winner of that battle.

Watson won't play in Saturday's preseason finale against the Seahawks, Kelsey Russo of the Browns' official site reports.

Watson was able to participate in practice throughout the week leading up to the contest, but he was limited Wednesday due to what was described as general arm soreness. Though the signal caller returned to a full session Thursday, the Browns will play it safe with Watson, which sets the stage for his first game action since November of 2023 to occur Sept. 8 against the Cowboys. Per Chris Easterling of the Akron Beacon Journal, Jameis Winston is slated to draw the start at QB versus Seattle on Saturday.

Love is among the Packers' healthy key skill players not slated to see action in Saturday's preseason finale against the Ravens, Mike Spofford of the team's official site reports.

Also in that category are RB Josh Jacobs, WRs Christian Watson, Romeo Doubs, Jayden Reed and Dontayvion Wicks as well as TE Luke Musgrave. Love's next start will thus occur Sept. 6 against the Eagles.

Beathard (groin) didn't play in Friday's preseason win over Atlanta, John Oehser of the Jaguars' official site reports..

Beathard's absence from the contest was expected, as he suffered a groin injury during Jacksonville's second exhibition game last Saturday versus Tampa Bay and didn't practice all week. Trevor Lawrence started for the Jaguars on Friday and produced 92 yards through the air along with two touchdowns while completing eight of 10 pass attempts, and Mac Jones played the bulk of the game and looked good in completing 13 of 18 pass attempts for 113 yards and a touchdown. The performance may have given Jones a leg up in the battle with Beathard for the backup quarterback role behind Lawrence, though Jones and Beathard were said to be in a close competition for most of training camp.