NFL Player News
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Kenny Pickett QB | CAR
Steelers' Kenny Pickett: Back in action Saturday
Pickett (ankle) is listed as active Saturday at Baltimore, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.
This marks Pickett's first game in which he'll be active since sustaining a high right-ankle sprain Week 13 against the Cardinals and undergoing surgery to repair it Dec. 6. However, he won't be the Steelers' starting quarterback, with Mason Rudolph handling those duties. Rudolph has fared fine in back-to-back starts, but it remains to be seen if he'll be on a short leash with the team seeking a playoff berth.
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Mitch Trubisky QB | TEN
Steelers' Mitch Trubisky: Emergency option Saturday
Trubisky (coach's decision) is listed as inactive for Saturday's matchup with the Ravens, but he will be available as an emergency option, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official website reports.
Trubisky will only see the field if both Mason Rudolph and Kenny Pickett happen to get knocked out of the game. The veteran Trubisky started for a three-week stretch before getting demoted the previous two games.
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Dresser Winn QB | LAR
Rams' Dresser Winn: Joins active roster
The Rams elevated Winn to their active roster Saturday.
Winn's elevation will add some extra depth to Los Angeles' quarterback room due to Matthew Stafford (coach's decision) being likely missing the team's regular season finale. The UT Martin product is expected to serve as the Rams' No. 2 QB behind Carson Wentz in Week 18.
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Chris Oladokun QB | KC
Chiefs' Chris Oladokun: Joins active roster
The Chiefs elevated Oladokun to their active roster Saturday.
The South Dakota State product is joining the Chiefs' active roster to ensure depth at quarterback, with Patrick Mahomes (ankle) likely missing the team's regular-season finale. Oladokun has yet to appear in an NFL game, but he's spent the entire year on Kansas City's practice squad and is expected to back up Blaine Gabbert in Week 18.
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Jaren Hall QB | SEA
Vikings' Jaren Hall: Falls to third on depth chart
Hall has been demoted to third on the depth chart at quarterback for Sunday's game against the Lions, Jonathan Harrison of SI.com reports.
Head coach Kevin O'Connell announced Thursday that Hall would be denied a second straight start in the regular-season finale, with Nick Mullens picking up the starting nod in his stead. O'Connell wouldn't initially commit to whether Hall or Joshua Dobbs would serve as Mullens' backup in Week 18, but the coach clarified following Friday's practice that Dobbs had moved up to the second spot on the depth chart. Hall is thus likely to be inactive Sunday as an emergency third quarterback and won't be eligible to play unless the Vikings lose both Mullens and Dobbs to injury.
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Will Levis QB | TEN
Titans' Will Levis: Listed as questionable, won't start
Levis (foot) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Jaguars after he was a limited participant in practice Thursday and Friday.
Per Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site, head coach Mike Vrabel announced after Friday's practice that Ryan Tannehill will draw the start in the team's season finale this weekend, while Levis is on track to be Tennessee's No. 3 quarterback. With that in mind, Malik Willis is slated to be Tannehill's top backup Sunday. Unless he's needed in relief, Levis will finish his rookie season with 149 completions on 255 attempts (58.4 percent) for 1,808 yards, eight touchdowns and four interceptions to go with 57 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries over nine appearances.
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Patrick Mahomes QB | KC
Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes: Listed as doubtful, not starting
Mahomes (ankle) is listed as doubtful for Sunday's regular-season finale against the Chargers after practicing fully this week.
Per Alyssa Merritt of the Chiefs' official site, earlier this week the team relayed that Mahomes would be rested this weekend, given that Kansas City is locked in as the AFC's No. 3 playoff seed. In his place, Blaine Gabbert will draw the start versus Los Angeles, with Mahomes presumably destined to be among Kansas City's Week 18 inactives.
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Trevor Lawrence QB | JAC
Jaguars' Trevor Lawrence: Questionable for Sunday's game
Lawrence (right shoulder/left finger) is officially listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Titans after practicing in a limited fashion Wednesday through Friday, Demetrius Harvey of The Florida Times-Union reports.
Per Michael DiRocco of ESPN.com, head coach Doug Pederson suggested Friday that a decision on Lawrence's status could go right up to Sunday's 1 p.m. ET kickoff. Ideally, clarity on that front will arrive over the weekend, or when Jacksonville releases its inactive list 90 minutes prior to the game's kickoff. If Lawrence is forced to miss a second straight start, C.J. Beathard would draw the assignment in his place.
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Tyson Bagent QB | CHI
Bears' Tyson Bagent: Past illness
Bagent (illness) has no injury designation ahead of Sunday's game against the Packers.
The rookie quarterback out of Shepherd missed Chicago's first two practices this week with an illness, but after a full session Friday, it seems as if he's moved past the issue. Bagent is expected to continue serving as the Bears' No. 2 QB behind Justin Fields in Week 18.
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Joshua Dobbs QB | NE
Vikings' Joshua Dobbs: Will be backup at Detroit
Coach Kevin O'Connell said Friday that Dobbs will serve as the Vikings' No. 2 quarterback behind starter Nick Mullens in Sunday's game in Detroit.
Dobbs hasn't seen the field for the Vikings since he was benched in favor of Mullens during their Week 14 win at Las Vegas. The 28-year-old had been the Vikings' No. 3 signal-caller for the Week 17 loss to the Packers, but Dobbs will move up a spot on the depth chart for the regular-season finale while rookie Jaren Hall drops to third.