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Hall (groin) took part in agility drills on the side at Monday's practice, Brian Costello of the New York Post reports.

Hall has been sidelined since suffering a minor groin strain at last Monday's session, which was expected to keep him out of drills for 2-to-3 weeks. Considering he was "moving well" this Monday, per Costello, Hall may be ahead of the curve in his recovery. In any case, Hall seems likely to miss Friday's preseason game against the Giants, with the focus instead on Week 1 at Tennessee on Sunday, Sept. 13.

Henderson left Monday's practice with a right lower leg issue, Mike Kadlick of Sports Illustrated reports.

More updates will be available after practice regarding the extent of Henderson's injury. As long as the issue doesn't linger, Henderson is on track to combine with Rhamondre Stevenson in a New England backfield that should provide enough touches for both players to merit fantasy lineup consideration this coming season.

Coach Dave Canales told reporters Monday that the Panthers will go with a committee Week 1 with Brooks and Chuba Hubbard (hamstring), provided that Hubbard is healthy, per Joe Person of the Athletic.

Hubbard logged a full practice Monday after missing time with a hamstring injury, which suddenly puts Carolina's backfield rotation back in flux. Drafters had been aggressively moving Brooks up the ADP all summer, and that movement took another leap after Hubbard was labeled week-to-week with a hamstring issue Aug. 13. Now, it appears that it will be a timeshare in the Carolina backfield, at least to begin the season. The caveat, of course, will be both backs remaining healthy by the time the season kicks off.

Hubbard (hamstring) remains on track for Week 1, according to Steve Reed of the Associated Press.

It was reported earlier in August that Hubbard was on track to suit up for Carolina's season opener, and per head coach Dave Canales he remains on track to do so. Should Hubbard suit up for Week 1 as anticipated, he and Jonathon Brooks will work in a committee, per Joe Person of The Athletic.

Brooks carried three times for 16 yards and caught both of his targets for 20 yards in Saturday's preseason game against the Bears.

With Chase Brown and Samaje Perine rested in the contest, Brooks was in a Saturday starting lineup that featured reserve skill players. As the coming campaign approaches, Brooks continues to slot in behind Brown and Perine on the Bengals' unofficial depth chart, but after recording just 16 carries for 45 yards and one catch for nine yards across 16 regular-season games in 2025, some uptick in volume is plausible for the second-year player out of Texas Tech, who is also in the mix for special-teams work.

Perine didn't see any action in Saturday's exhibition contest against the Bears.

The same applies to starting RB Chase Brown, which allowed the players looking to secure depth slotting behind the top duo to make their cases for roles ahead of Week 1. Perine is coming off a 2025 regular-season in which he recorded 382 yards and three touchdowns on 84 carries, while adding 17 catches for 87 yards. As long as Brown remains healthy, Perine has minimal fantasy lineup value, but in the event that Brown misses time for any reason, the former would likely be in line to claim enough volume to merit streaming consideration, though it's also possible 2025 sixth-rounder Tahj Brooks would also factor in.

Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said that Jacobs (groin) is expected to go through limited team work during practice Monday, Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com reports.

Though Jacobs hasn't practiced fully in more than two weeks while he's been managing the groin injury, the Packers haven't indicated that his availability for the start of the regular season is in any jeopardy. Even if Jacobs upgrades to full practice participation within the next few days, the Packers still could elect to hold him out of Friday's preseason finale versus the Cardinals as a precaution.

Hill is in line to be the No.2 running back on the Ravens' depth chart to open the 2026 season.

The veteran is in the final year of his contract after an injury-shortened 2025 that limited him to 10 regular-season games. Hill is also playing under a new coaching staff and an offensive coordinator, so it will be interesting to see whether his role evolves or other options emerge as Derrick Henry's backup. Hill has been healthy for the preseason and hasn't appeared in either preseason game, which is seemingly a good sign for his standing on the depth chart.

Larison (undisclosed) will not practice Monday, Evan Lazar of the Patriots' official site reports.

Larison is among several Patriots who are banged up and not practicing Monday, according to head coach Mike Vrabel. The running back out of UC Davis is battling for a roster spot and performed well in the Patriots' most recent preseason game, particularly as a pass catcher out of the backfield. New England's preseason finale is set for Thursday, so the hope is Larison will be available to make one more impression on the staff before roster cutdowns.

Spears rushed twice for two yards and caught all three of his targets for 14 yards in Sunday's 19-16 preseason win over the Seahawks.

Spears featured on Tennessee's second and third drives with the starters after Tony Pollard turned three touches into 45 scrimmage yards on the team's opening possession. Pollard is expected to lead the backfield once again, but Spears should get his fair share of touches in a prominent change-of-pace role. Spears has 383 combined carries and targets in 42 regular-season appearances through three years in the NFL for a career average of 9.1 touches per game on offense.