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Newsome (hamstring) is active for Sunday's game against the Vikings in London.

Newsome took a questionable tag into the weekend after he was limited in practices Thursday and Friday due to the hamstring issue, but the injury wasn't considered serious enough to keep him off the field Sunday. The 25-year-old has played 90-plus percent of the defensive snaps in each of Cleveland's first four games, tallying 17 tackles and two passes defensed.

Conklin (elbow) is active for Sunday's game against the Vikings in London.

After missing each of the last three games while recovering from the elbow injury he sustained in the Browns' season-opening loss to the Bengals, Conklin was cleared to play again following a pair of limited practices and one full practice this week. He'll step back in as Cleveland's starting right tackle and will be protecting the blind side of the left-handed Dillon Gabriel in the rookie quarterback's first NFL start.

Spears (ankle) is expected to play against the Cardinals on Sunday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Spears started the season on injured reserve due to a high right-ankle sprain that he suffered in early August. He was activated from IR on Saturday after being limited in practice all week, and the 2023 third-rounder is expected to make his 2025 debut in Arizona. Spears' official status may not be known until the Titans announce their list of inactive players about 90 minutes prior to Sunday's 4:05 p.m. ET kickoff, but if he does suit up he'll serve as the team's top backup out of the backfield behind Tony Pollard while Julius Chestnut serves as the RB3. Spears finished the 2024 regular season with 84 carries for 312 yards and four touchdowns and 30 catches (on 35 targets) for 224 yards and a score across 12 games.

Conklin (elbow) is trending toward being active for Sunday's game against the Vikings in London, England, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

A right elbow injury prevented Conklin from playing in the last three games, but the 2016 first-rounder is poised to make his return Sunday. If he's cleared to play, Conklin will resume his role as the Browns' starting right tackle while Cornelius Lucas reverts to a reserve role.

Johnson (groin) is likely to play against the Titans on Sunday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

The second-round rookie missed the Cardinals' last two games due to a groin injury that he suffered against the Panthers in Week 2. Johnson was able to practice in a limited capacity this past week, but he appears on track to play in Sunday's home game against Tennessee. His return would be timely, given that the Cardinals could be without fellow cornerbacks Max Melton (hamstring) and Denzel Burke (knee).

Mitchell is expected to handle a more limited role on offense during Sunday's game against the Raiders, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.

Mitchell was given an opportunity at a larger role in Week 4 against the Rams due to the absence of Alec Pierce (concussion). Though the second-year wideout logged three catches (on four targets) for 96 yards, he had a 76-yard receiving touchdown wiped out after inadvertently dropping the football right before reaching the end zone. He then had a costly holding penalty in the fourth quarter that negated a Jonathan Taylor 53-yard rushing touchdown. Pierce will end up missing a second straight game Sunday against Las Vegas, but Fowler relays that veteran Ashton Dulin -- not Mitchell -- will likely see more snaps as the Colts' third receiver alongside Michael Pittman and Josh Downs.

Ridley (knee/elbow) is trending toward being active for Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.

Ridley is working through knee and elbow injuries, which caused him to miss the first two practices of the week before logging a limited session Friday to earn the questionable tag. The veteran wideout looks to be available for Week 5, though official word on his status may not come until the Titans announce their list of inactive players approximately 90 minutes before Sunday's 4:05 p.m. ET kickoff. Ridley played just 27 snaps on offense during the Titans' Week 4 loss to the Texans, so he could see limited playing time against the Cardinals if he were to play, which would lead to more opportunities for Elic Ayomanor, Tyler Lockett, Chimere Dike and Van Jefferson. Ridley and the Titans offense are off to a slow start to the 2025 regular season, with the 2018 first-rounder tallying 10 catches (on 24 targets) for 141 yards through four games.

The Bills placed Strong (neck) on injured reserve Saturday.

The sixth-round rookie cornerback has appeared in all four games to this point in the season, logging 39 percent of the Bills' defensive snaps and 40 percent of the snaps on special teams. Ja'Marcus Ingram, Cam Lewis, Brandon Codrington and Jordan Hancock will be in line for more snaps with Strong on the shelf.

Abdullah (hamstring) has been ruled out for Monday night's game against the Chiefs.

The reserve linebacker has yet to see any action on defense this season but has logged 54 snaps on special teams across three appearances

The Vikings placed Kelly (concussion) on injured reserve Saturday.

Kelly has already sustained two concussions this season and has a history of concussions, so the Vikings are giving him time to fully recover. With Kelly sidelined and Michael Jurgens (hamstring) ruled out for Sunday, Blake Brandel is penciled in as the starting center against Cleveland.