NFL Player News
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Terrell Jennings RB | NE
Patriots' Terrell Jennings: Heads to locker room
Jennings is questionable to return to Monday's game against the Giants due to a head injury, Doug Kyed of the Boston Herald reports.
The type of injury was initially unclear, but Jennings was spotted walking from the medical tent to the locker room early in the second quarter. If he ultimately is ruled out, TreVeyon Henderson and Rhamondre Stevenson will be the only active and healthy backs for New England.
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Sione Vaki RB | DET
Lions' Sione Vaki: Dealing with thumb issue
Vaki (thumb) was a limited participant at practice Monday.
Vaki was able to play through an ankle injury in the team's 34-27 loss to the Packers on Thanksgiving, but he may have picked up a thumb injury in the contest. The running back's ability to practice in any capacity is a good sign, and he'll have two more chances to log a full practice and leave the injury behind before Thursday's matchup with the Cowboys.
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Royce Freeman RB | CHI
Royce Freeman: Signs with Los Angeles
Freeman signed with the Chargers' practice squad Monday.
Freeman spent five days with the Bears back in August but was cut ahead of Week 1. The 29-year-old running back hasn't appeared in a regular-season game since 2023 with the Rams.
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Brittain Brown RB | CHI
Brittain Brown: Signs with Chicago
Brown signed with the Bears' practice squad Monday.
Brown was signed to the active roster nine days ago but was cut ahead of Friday's win over the Eagles in order to make room for some activations from injured reserve. Brown will return to the team to provide organizational backfield depth.
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MarShawn Lloyd RB | GB
Packers' MarShawn Lloyd: Has practice window opened
The Packers opened Lloyd's (hamstring) 21-day window in which to return from injured reserve Monday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
Lloyd came out of preseason Week 2 in mid-August with hamstring tightness, and when the Packers placed him on IR on cut-down day, they designated him for return at that point, meaning his season debut wouldn't take place until at least Week 6 of the regular season. More than three months later, he's made notable enough progress in his recovery effort, which included a visit to the West Coast about one month ago, to get back on the practice field in an official capacity. The Packers will post their first Week 14 injury report Wednesday, at which point his activity level will become known. Lloyd's first potential chance to rejoin the team's backfield mix is this coming Sunday against the Bears, but he may require a ramp-up period for Green Bay to officially clear him for game action.
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Kyren Williams RB | LAR
Rams' Kyren Williams: Ankle feeling pretty good Monday
Coach Sean McVay said Williams' ankle is feeling "pretty good" Monday after the running back briefly exited Sunday's 31-28 loss to the Panthers, Nate Atkins of The Athletic reports.
Williams was injured in the second quarter but started the first series of the second half and finished Week 13 with a 13-72-1 rushing line on 67 percent of the offensive snaps. Blake Corum rushed seven times for 81 yards and one touchdown on 33 percent of the snaps. If Williams would need to miss any time, Corum would be an immediate plug-and-play fantasy RB1 for next Sunday's game against the Cardinals. It sounds like Williams avoided any sort of serious injury.
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Myles Gaskin RB | SEA
Seahawks' Myles Gaskin: Three rushes in blowout win
Gaskin rushed three times for six yards in Sunday's 26-0 win over the Vikings.
With George Holani (hamstring) on injured reserve, Gaskin served as the No. 3 running back behind Kenneth Walker and Zach Charbonnet. Gaskin logged three offensive snaps in the blowout win and received a carry on each one. Cam Akers also signed with the team earlier in the week but was a healthy scratch, yet it's possible Akers gets the nod over Gaskin in Week 14 versus the Falcons.
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Justice Hill RB | BAL
Ravens' Justice Hill: Could return late in season
Coach John Harbaugh said Hill (neck) will be sidelined 3-to-4 weeks, Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic reports.
Hill was apparently injured in practice last week and was placed on injured reserve ahead of last Thursday night's game against the Bengals. He'll miss at least three more contests while on IR, but it sounds like he'll have a chance to return when eligible Week 17. Keaton Mitchell and Rasheen Ali will continue to handle backup duties behind Derrick Henry for the next few weeks.
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Aaron Jones RB | MIN
Vikings' Aaron Jones: Day-to-day with shoulder injury
The Vikings don't consider Jones' shoulder injury to be severe, and he's day-to-day, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Jones sustained a shoulder injury on a lost fumble in the middle of the third quarter of Sunday's loss at Seattle and wasn't able to return, finishing Week 13 with six carries for three yards and four catches (on four targets) for 22 yards. He's been playing through a shoulder issue since Week 10, so his ability to suit up and what kind of workload he can hold moving forward may come down to pain management. Jordan Mason and Zavier Scott are the next players up out of Minnesota's backfield if Jones cedes any reps or ultimately is inactive Sunday against the Commanders.
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Dylan Sampson RB | CLE
Browns' Dylan Sampson: Considered day-to-day
Coach Kevin Stefanski said Monday that Sampson (calf) is viewed as day-to-day after being injured in Sunday's loss to the 49ers, Zac Jackson of The Athletic reports.
Sampson was ruled out for the remainder of Sunday's game against San Francisco in the third quarter after he rushed four times for 23 yards. However, it sounds like the rookie running back avoided a serious injury. If Sampson needs to miss time, Jerome Ford would likely reassume his role as the pass-catching complement to Quinshon Judkins.