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Herbert (ankle) was listed as a full participant on Monday's practice estimate.

Herbert originally suffered a right high-ankle sprain in Week 5 at Washington, and after missing the last five games while on injured reserve, he was designated to return by the Bears on Monday. The team held only a walkthrough to begin Week 10 prep and may not have an actual practice on the docket as it prepares for Thursday's game against the Panthers, but Herbert's ability to handle every rep Monday generally is a good sign for his chances of playing this week. As long as Herbert continues to sit out, D'Onta Foreman will be Chicago's top running back, with rookie Roschon Johnson backing him up.

The Chiefs reverted Perine to their practice squad Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.

Perine was elevated for the second time this season ahead of Sunday's Week 9 win over Miami in Germany, and he logged four offensive snaps in that contest, gaining one yard on one rush and failing to bring in his only target. The 25-year-old's opportunity in that game came as a result of Clyde Edwards-Helaire sitting out due to an illness. Kansas City is on bye this week, which could give Edwards-Helaire ample time to recover and thus render Perine's services unnecessary for Week 11.

Clement reverted to Arizona's practice squad Monday, per the NFL's transaction log.

Clement played five snaps in Week 9 at Cleveland, all on special teams. Because he's now been elevated the maximum amount of times this season, the Cardinals would have to sign Clement to the active roster in order for him to suit up for Arizona again in 2023.

Spiller (coach's decision) is inactive for Monday night's game against the Jets.

With Elijah Dotson also inactive Monday, the Chargers will proceed with a Week 9 backfield comprised of Austin Ekeler and Joshua Kelley. In five games this season, Spiller has logged 12 carries for 27 yards and three catches for 20 yards.

Head coach Pete Carroll indicated Monday that Dallas (shoulder) is "pretty sore," but he is still optimistic of the running back's chances to return without missing time, Curtis Crabtree of Fox 13 Seattle reports.

Carroll also stated the team will take a wait-and-see approach in regards to the injury as the week progresses, according to Gregg Bell of The Tacoma News Tribune. Dallas saw 13 special-teams snaps (50 percent) prior to exiting Sunday's loss to the Ravens.

Lions head coach Dan Campbell said Monday that Montgomery (rib) is trending toward a return to action Sunday against the Chargers, Tim Twentyman of the Lions' official site reports.

Before the Lions went on bye Week 9, Montgomery missed the team's previous two games with a rib cartilage injury. The time off appears to have allowed Montgomery to heal, as Kyle Meinke of MLive.com relays that the running back didn't seem too inhibited while participating in Monday's walk-through workout coming off the bye week. In the three games this season in which both Montgomery and first-round pick Gibbs have been available, Montgomery has handily paced the Detroit backfield, averaging 24 touches in those contests. However, with Gibbs averaging 5.3 yards per carry on the season and coming off a landmark performance Week 8 against the Raiders in which he accounted for 189 yards from scrimmage, the rookie could end up poaching more work from the veteran than he had previously. Campbell told Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press on Monday that he intends to take the backfield "a little by committee," adding that Gibbs will "get his fair share now."

Miller suffered a sprained ankle in Sunday's 24-17 win over the Bears and is scheduled to undergo an MRI to determine the severity of his injury, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports.

Miller carried once for zero yards before leaving in the fourth quarter, when he sustained the ankle injury on his lone reception of the day, a 31-yard catch-and-run. The Saints will hope that the MRI reveals nothing more than a low-grade ankle sprain, but even an injury of that sort would still put the rookie running back at risk of missing the team's Week 10 game versus Minnesota.

Hill had 13 carries for 40 yards in Sunday's win over the Seahawks and did not catch his lone target.

While Hill led the Ravens in carries and played the most snaps among running backs, he finished fourth on the team in rushing yardage. Gus Edwards was strong on a per-play basis, rushing for 52 yards and two touchdowns on five carries. However, it was rookie Keaton Mitchell who stole the show and may post the biggest threat to Hill's role going forward. Mitchell took nine carries for 138 yards and a touchdown in his first significant workload of the season. Hill has been solid to this point with a 4.3 YPC average and 15 catches on 16 targets, but Mitchell's emergence Sunday could alter the Ravens' backfield calculus down the stretch. Baltimore hosts a tough Cleveland defense in Week 10.

Coach Mike McDaniel noted Monday that Achane (knee) hasn't experienced any setbacks, adding that he doesn't see any reason why the running back won't be ready to return from IR when he's eligible to do so following the Dolphins' bye week, Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN.com reports.

That aligns with previous reports suggesting that Achane wasn't expected to miss more than the necessary four games on his IR stint, though McDaniel did acknowledge that the Dolphins plan to take things "one day at a time" with the rookie back ahead of the team's Nov. 19 contest against the Raiders. Once he's ready to rejoin the lineup, Achane figures to reenter a timeshare with Raheem Mostert, though given how explosive the 2023 third-rounder looked before his injury, we'd expect the Dolphins to find ways to get the ball in Achane's hand once he's cleared for game action.

Detroit signed Ozigbo to its practice squad Monday.

Ozigbo signed onto the Lions' active roster a week ago but was waived just a few days later. After clearing waivers, he's back on the practice squad, where he will likely remain if David Montgomery (ribs) is able to return in Week 10.