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Pittman (right ankle) was in pads and going through stretching during Monday's practice, Alan Saunders of Steelers Now reports.

After missing practice time since Aug. 8, Pittman at least was back on the field for the early portion of Monday's session. Pittman joins DK Metcalf (undisclosed) among notable Steelers to return to the practice field Monday after missing some time. The development offers a positive step for the Steelers' big offseason acquisition, though it doesn't confirm that he has resumed full practice work. Still, Pittman has time to get back to full-go before the season kicks off Sunday, Sept. 13 versus the Falcons.

Metcalf (undisclosed) returned to practice Monday after having been sidelined since Aug. 8, Alan Saunders of SteelersNow.com reports.

Monday was a notable day for the Steelers with both Metcalf and Michael Pittman (ankle) getting back on the field. Metcalf appears to have put his multi-week absence behind him and will have time to ramp back up before the season starts Sunday, Sept.13 against the Falcons.

Parkinson remains on track to lead the Rams' tight-end room, Albert Breer of SI.com reports.

Being the top tight end can be a bit misleading when it comes to this Rams team, seeing as no team came close to running as many three-tight-end sets last season as Los Angeles' 388. Even so, Parkinson will be on the field plenty and the Rams are expected to be one of the best offenses in football. With that, Parkinson's week-to-week outlook can be volatile even if the year-end results end up being useful from a TE2 perspective in fantasy. Parkinson caught a career-high eight touchdown passes last season.

Loop is 3-for-4 on field goal tries and 4-for-4 on extra points thus far in preseason.

The second-year kicker is under a bit of a microscope after an uneven rookie campaign that had some lowlights, such as the missed kick in Week 18 against the Steelers that kept Baltimore out of the playoffs. The team has expressed confidence in Loop throughout the offseason by not bringing in a veteran kicker to compete. Loop missed his first field goal of the preseason but has been true on his other attempts. Additionally, Loop has developed some consistency in practices, according to Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic.

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.

Iosivas is listed as the No.3 receiver on the Bengals' depth chart.

The Princeton product enters his fourth season looking to rebound from a down 2025 in which he fell short of the breakout season that saw him record six touchdowns in 2024. The Bengals have a heavily concentrated target tree centered on Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, which has limited Iosivas' week-to-week usage. He has performed poorly on targets per route run in each of the last two years, coming in under 12 percent in each campaign. Iosivas could have added competition for snaps this year, considering rookie Colbie Young's impressive showing in the preseason thus far. As it stands, Iosivas may be on the field a fair amount, but his involvement in the passing game could be limited again.

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.

Knox was among the Bills who didn't see action in Saturday's preseason game against the Browns.

The Bills rested most of their key skill players in the contest, a trend that could continue in Thursday's preseason finale against the Steelers. Looking ahead, Knox -- who agreed to a new three-year deal with the team in March -- is once again set to work in tandem with fellow TE Dalton Kincaid, an arrangement that resulted in Knox posting a 36/417/4 receiving line on 49 targets in 17 regular-season games in 2025, while Kincaid turned in a 39/571/5 line in 12 regular-season contests. From a fantasy perspective, Kincaid brings more pass-catching upside to the table, but Knox should still earn enough targets in 2026 to merit roster consideration in deeper formats.

Raymond has made a strong impression in his first five months with Chicago, with Kevin Fishbain of The Athletic relaying coach Ben Johnson's praise Monday and calling him "the most selfless player I've ever been around."

With Raymond joining the Bears on a one-year deal earlier in the offseason, Johnson's comments highlight the veteran wide receiver's standing in the building with Week 1 approaching. The praise suggests Raymond is making a positive case for a supporting receiver role and special-teams work.