NFL Player News

The Packers signed Prather to a one-year deal Thursday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

The 2025 seventh-round pick of the Bills was cut with an injury settlement last August and eventually landed with the Louisville Kings of the UFL, for which he recorded a 9-148-0 line over nine regular-season games in what turned out to be a championship campaign for the franchise. Prather will now have a chance to work his way back onto an NFL roster, although he faces a crowded wide-receiver depth chart in Green Bay.

The Bills waived Virgil (undisclosed) with a non-football injury designation Thursday, Katherine Fitzgerald of The Buffalo News reports.

Virgil was signed to a reserve/future deal in February, but he will not make it far in training camp due to an undisclosed issue. The wide receiver is now a free agent, set to sign with any team. Virgil visited with the Broncos and spent time on the Cardinals' practice squad in 2025, so either location may be receptive to a reunion with the 27-year-old.

The Jets waived/injured Walthall (undisclosed) on Thursday, Eric Allen of the team's official site reports.

Walthall was waived with an undisclosed issue and will revert to the Jets' injured reserve if he goes unclaimed. The undrafted free agent out of Incarnate Word recorded 70 receptions for 847 yards and eight touchdowns over 10 games in his final season with the Cardinals. In a corresponding move, the Jets signed wide receiver Quincy Skinner.

The Jets signed Skinner to a contract Thursday, Eric Allen of the team's official site reports.

Skinner signed with the Falcons in 2025 as an undrafted free agent but was unable to make his NFL debut with the team. The wide receiver had 29 receptions for 367 yards and three touchdowns while adding one carry for 22 yards in his final season with Vanderbilt in 2024. The Jets waived/injured Jalen Walthall in a corresponding move.

Olave is signing a four-year extension worth up to $132 million, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Previously scheduled to play out 2026 under the fifth-year option on his rookie contract, Olave unsurprisingly opted for the security of a long-term deal. He's coming off a career year, though he had a health scare at the end of the season when a blood clot was discovered in his lung. He wasn't able to do team drills at the offseason program while taking medication, but he got the go-ahead at the start of training camp and figures to work fully soon. Olave's absence from team drills during Wednesday's practice reportedly was due to the contract negotiations, not any issue with his health.

Dotson is playing with Atlanta's first-team offense at training camp, Will McFadden of the Falcons' official site reports.

Dotson has featured with the starters consistently, working alongside Drake London while Olamide Zaccheaus and Zachariah Branch rotate in. In the process, McFadden notes that Dotson had a nice gain on a crossing route early in the full-team period of Thursday's practice. The 16th overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft has recorded 1,519 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns through four NFL regular seasons split between Washington and Philadelphia, with seven of those scores coming in Dotson's rookie campaign.

The Panthers signed Benyard to a contract Thursday, Mike Kaye of The Charlotte Observer reports.

Benyard signed with the Bills as an undrafted free agent before being waived in early June. The wide receiver will now get another opportunity to make an NFL roster with the Panthers. The 5-foot-10, 185-pounder spent his final college season at Kennesaw State, recording 60 catches for 948 yards and nine touchdowns over 14 regular-season and postseason games.

Means is on the field participating in the Saints' training camp activities.

Means was placed on injured reserve last August with a lower-leg injury and missed the entire 2025 season. Now healthy, Means will look to make his mark in what is a crowded wide-receiver room in New Orleans. The 2024 fifth-round pick has participated in seven career regular-season games, producing nine receptions for 118 yards and one touchdown.

Price passed his conditioning test and is good to go for training camp, Alec Lewis of The Athletic reports.

The top kickoff and punt returner for the Vikings suffered an ankle injury in late Week 17 of last season. After an offseason of healing, Price is all set to suit up for training camp to attempt to defend his spot as the team's top return specialist. Tai Felton is the 24-year-old's primary competition for the role.

Nabers (knee) said Thursday that he "felt great" after practicing Wednesday for the first time since having his torn ACL surgically repaired in October, Matt Citak of the Giants' official site reports.

Nabers hasn't been cleared to fully practice with his teammates, but the 2024 first-round pick has been taking part in individual drills at training camp. The star wideout told reporters Thursday that he feels good but doesn't have any "target dates" regarding his return, per Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com. The Giants will kick off their regular season Sept. 13 on Sunday Night Football against the Cowboys.