NFL Player News

Emmanwori (ankle) has been ruled out for Sunday's Week 2 matchup against Pittsburgh, Michael-Shawn Dugar of The Athletic reports.

Emmanwori suffered a high-ankle sprain in Sunday's Week 1 loss to San Francisco, and given the nature of the injury, it's no surprise he's not going to play Week 2. Head coach Mike Macdonald mentioned Wednesday that an IR stint is a possibility for Emmanwori, though the team is still waiting to make a decision on whether such a move is needed. With Emmanwori out for at least Week 2, Ty Okada could see a larger workload in the Seahawks secondary.

Tufele (illness) has been ruled out for Sunday's Week 2 battle against Buffalo, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.

Tufele logged three tackles while playing 31 percent of New York's defensive snaps Week 1 in a loss to Pittsburgh, but he's since come down with an illness and won't suit up against the Bills. Leonard Taylor, who was inactive Week 1, may be asked to log some defensive snaps as a rotational defensive lineman in Tufele's absence Sunday.

Decker (shoulder) is officially listed as questionable for Sunday's game versus the Bears.

Decker played all of Detroit's 65 offensive snaps in Week 1, but he was not able to practice at all during the week afterwards. If he's unable to play in Week 2, the Lions may call on 2024 fourth-rounder Giovanni Manu to start at left tackle.

Williams (shoulder) has been ruled out for Sunday's clash against Kansas City, Ralph Vacchiano of Fox Sports reports.

Williams was inactive for last Thursday's season-opening win over Dallas and now appears to have picked up a shoulder issue. The rookie is a raw but intriguing prospect, so Philadelphia may not be inclined to give him many reps on game day even when he's healthy this season.

Nowaske (elbow) is listed as out for Sunday's game versus Chicago.

Nowaske was able to practice in a limited capacity all week, but he'll have to sit out at least one more game as he continues to recover from a lingering elbow injury. All three of Alex Anzalone, Jack Campbell and Derrick Barnes were on the field for a large majority of Detroit's defensive snaps in Week 1, so it would probably take an injury to one of those starters for any other Lions linebacker to see significant playing time.

Roberts (elbow) was a limited practice participant Friday.

Roberts was held out of practice Thursday due to an elbow issue but was able to log a limited session Friday. The injury occurred in Las Vegas' Week 1 win over New England, and Roberts was removed from the contest after logging just 11 defensive snaps. Roberts' limited practice Friday provides hope that he may be able to suit up Monday against the Chargers, but if he's unable to go, Tommy Eichenberg would likely get a start at linebacker.

Duck (ankle) is listed as out for Sunday's game versus New England, Travis Wingfield of the Dolphins' official site reports.

As anticipated, Duck won't be able to suit up in Week 2. There's still no concrete timeline for his return from the ankle injury he suffered in Week 1 at Indianapolis, and until he's back on the field, veteran Rasul Douglas figures to see an increased workload on the boundary.

Morrison (quadriceps) was a full participant at practice Friday, Brianna Dix of the Buccaneers' official site reports.

Per Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, coach Todd Bowles expressed optimism Thursday that Morrison would be available to suit up in Week 2. If he can manage another full practice Saturday, he may entirely avoid carrying an injury designation into Monday's game at Houston.

James (finger) doesn't have an injury designation heading into Sunday's Week 2 contest against the Saints, Noah Furtado of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

James suffered a broken finger in early August and didn't suit up Week 1 against Seattle. However, the rookie running back logged an LP/LP/FP progression in practice this week and wasn't given an injury designation heading into the weekend. Though that means James could make his NFL debut Sunday, he may see limited or no work on offense as SF's No. 4 running back behind Christian McCaffrey, Brian Robinson and Isaac Guerendo.

Molden (hamstring) did not participate at practice Friday.

Per Daniel Popper of The Athletic, Molden suffered a hamstring injury during practice Thursday. If he isn't able to return to the practice field Saturday, it's unlikely he'll be able to play Monday at Las Vegas.