NFL Player News
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RJ Harvey RB | DEN
Broncos' RJ Harvey: Inks rookie deal with Broncos
Harvey signed his four-year rookie contract with the Broncos on Friday, Aric DiLalla of the team's official site reports.
Harvey, the 60th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, is thus poised to claim a key role in the Broncos' offense as a rookie. Also in the mix for the team's carries this coming season are J.K. Dobbins, Audric Estime and Jaleel McLaughlin, but among the four, Harvey is arguably the higher-upside play in fantasy, which is reflected by his ADP as training camp approaches.
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Quinshon Judkins RB | CLE
Browns' Quinshon Judkins: Not signed for camp
Judkins remains unsigned and won't report to the Browns' facility with other rookies Friday, Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
He's one of the many unsigned second-round picks, with players and teams at odds over guaranteed money. The Browns won't necessarily be in any rush here, considering Judkins was arrested last week in Florida for domestic violence charges.
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Josh Jacobs RB | GB
Packers' Josh Jacobs: Still No. 1 RB, but backup is TBD
Jacobs remains the Packers' unquestioned No. 1 running back entering the 2025 season, but his primary backup is to be determined, Mike Spofford of the team's official site reports.
Green Bay seemingly used a third-round pick in the 2024 Draft on MarShawn Lloyd to solidify its reserve RB ranks behind Jacobs, but Lloyd managed just one appearance (and seven touches) as a rookie due to a variety of health concerns. With Lloyd sidelined for most of last season, Emanuel Wilson and Chris Brooks combined for 161 touches in the regular season, which was a far cry from Jacobs' 337. Jacobs boasts four campaigns of 1,000-plus rushing yards in his six-year career, and considering the workload he handled in 2024, he's set to take on a similar burden this year. Still, if Lloyd proves his health and sheds his fumble-prone label from college, he could swap places with Wilson as the No. 2 option in the Packers backfield.
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Anthony Tyus III RB | CAR
Anthony Tyus: Waived with non-football illness
Tyus was waived with a non-football illness designation Thursday.
Tyus parts ways with the Lions organization after signing with the team in May as an undrafted free agent out of Ohio. If Tyus passes through waivers unclaimed, he would be free to sign with any team once he's healthy.
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Tyrion Davis-Price RB | GB
Tyrion Davis-Price: Waived by Tennessee
Davis-Price was waived by the Titans on Thursday, Jim Wyatt of the team's official site reports.
Tennessee signed running back Jordan Mims in a corresponding move. Assuming Davis-Price passes through waivers unclaimed, the 24-year-old running back would be free to sign with any team. Since being drafted in the third round by the 49ers in 2022, Davis-Price has notched 43 carries for 127 yards in his NFL career, while failing to record a regular-season reception or touchdown.
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Najee Harris RB | LAC
Chargers' Najee Harris: Officially placed on NFI list
Harris (eye) was placed on the active/non-football injury list by the Chargers on Thursday.
Per Kris Rhim of ESPN.com, Harris, who sustained an eye injury as the result of a fireworks mishap on the Fourth of July, isn't expected to remain on the list long, according to Chargers GM Joe Hortiz. Once the running back is ready to return to the field, he'll be able to resume practicing, but until then 2025 first-rounder Omarion Hampton figures to see added first-team reps, with Hassan Haskins, Kimani Vidal, Jaret Patterson and Raheim Sanders also currently in the team's backfield mix.
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Jordan Mims RB | TEN
Titans' Jordan Mims: Signs with Tennessee
Mims signed a contract with the Titans on Thursday, Jim Wyatt of the team's official site reports.
Mims -- whose contract with the Titans is for two years, per NFL reporter Jordan Schultz, has played in 13 regular-season games for the Saints since going undrafted in 2023, recording 32 touches for 141 yards across 108 snaps on offense. The Titans have Tony Pollard and Tyjae Spears locked into the top two spots on their depth chart, leaving Mims to compete with Julius Chestnut, Kalel Mullings and Tyrion Davis-Price for one or two jobs.
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Najee Harris RB | LAC
Chargers' Najee Harris: Bound for active/NFI list
GM Joe Hortiz said Wednesday that Harris likely will begin training camp on the active/non-football injury list as doctors continue to monitor the eye injury that he suffered during a fireworks incident at a Fourth of July event, Kris Rhim of ESPN.com reports.
Harris remains in the Bay Area as of Wednesday afternoon but is expected to report to The Bolt in El Segundo, Calif. later in the day. Hortiz noted the Chargers have yet to ascertain the extent of Harris' injury, but his agent has called it a "superficial" one, per Thuc Nhi Nguyen of the Los Angeles Times. Once Harris joins his teammates, L.A. is expected to make the aforementioned transaction, but he'll be able to practice as soon as he passes a physical. How Harris and rookie first-round pick Omarion Hampton fare in training camp and the preseason should determine the breakdown of RB touches between the duo at the start of the regular season.
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Jahmyr Gibbs RB | DET
Lions' Jahmyr Gibbs: Taking more reps out wide
Gibbs said last week that new Lions offensive coordinator John Morton has him splitting out wide "way more than I was the past two years," per WXYZ-TV Detroit.
Gibbs took 39 perimeter snaps during the regular season last year, eighth most among RBs, but his 16 slot snaps ranked just 22nd. He finished the year on a high note in terms of receiving involvement, with a career-high 11 targets in January's playoff loss to Washington, after catching at least four passes in each of the final five regular-season games. His receiving involvement spiked following David Montgomery's MCL injury, with Gibbs surprisingly having averaged just 2.3 catches on 3.0 targets per game in Weeks 1-13. There's a chance his pass-catching production becomes more consistent under a new playcaller, and also some chance Gibbs takes more of the workload away from Montgomery in general, but with the risk that Detroit's offense won't be as efficient in general after losing former offensive coordinator Ben Johnson to the Bears this offseason. The Lions also lost starting right guard Kevin Zeitler to the Titans and center Frank Ragnow to retirement, but they're bringing back all their other 2024 starters on offense, including the elite tackle duo of Penei Sewell and Taylor Decker.
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Najee Harris RB | LAC
Chargers' Najee Harris: Should practice soon
Harris (eye) isn't expected to miss much time at the start of training camp, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
The running back isn't expected to miss any games after suffering an eye injury during a fireworks incident at a Fourth of July event. Harris' agent Doug Hendrickson said last week that the injury is "superficial" and won't prevent the running back from being ready for the start of the season. Assuming the reports are accurate and his vision isn't impacted, Harris likely will open the season sharing snaps/touches with Omarion Hampton, the 22nd overall pick in the 2025 Draft. The nature of that split is anyone's guess, with Harris profiling as a jack-of-all-trades while Hampton is likely the more explosive pure runner.