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Dickerson (knee) is participating in individual drills at practice Sunday, EJ Smith of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Less than three weeks after undergoing surgery to address a meniscus injury in his right knee, Dickerson is back at practice Sunday. While it's not clear if the Pro Bowl guard will participate in the team portion of the session, Smith notes that in addition to doing individual drills, Dickerson also took reps with the field-goal unit during special-teams drills. There appears to be a growing likelihood that he'll be ready to play in Philadelphia's Week 1 game against the Cowboys on Thursday.

McKee (thumb) isn't practicing Sunday, Eliot Shorr-Parks of Sports Radio 94 WIP Philadelphia reports.

McKee is dealing with a fractured thumb and hasn't practiced for about two weeks. With Philadelphia's regular-season opener against Dallas taking place Thursday, it's looking likely that McKee won't be ready to suit up. If that's the case, Sam Howell would be in line to serve as the backup QB behind Jalen Hurts.

Mukuba (hamstring) is suited up for practice Sunday, Eliot Shorr-Parks of Sports Radio 94 WIP Philadelphia reports.

Mukuba missed practice at the end of the week due to a hamstring issue, but the injury doesn't appear to be serious. While Mukuba is present and in uniform Sunday, it's not yet clear if he'll be limited at all during the session. The rookie second-round pick is slated for a rotational role at safety in his first NFL campaign.

Winfrey exited Sunday's practice with a lower back injury, Todd Archer of ESPN.com reports.

Winfrey had to be helped off the practice field early during the practice session Sunday. The 25-year-old was able to make Dallas' 53-man roster following a strong training camp, and he's slated to work in a rotational role along the team's defensive line if he's able to move past the back injury.

The Vikings have optimism that Nailor (hand) will be able to play against Chicago in Week 1 as long as he doesn't have any setbacks, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.

Nailor has been dealing with a hand injury since mid-August and played in only one of Minnesota's three preseason contests while missing multiple weeks of practice. Nonetheless, it appears he's more likely than not to suit up Week 1 provided that he doesn't hit any more roadblocks between now and next Sunday. Nailor could take on an increased role early in the campaign with Jordan Addison set to miss the first three weeks while suspended.

Brown (ankle) is participating in practice Sunday, and Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said the wideout "should be fine" for Week 1 despite not playing at all during the exhibition slate, Charles Goldman of AtoZSports.com reports.

Brown continues to be on track to play in Friday's team regular-season opener against the Chargers in Brazil. Of the receiver's lack of participation in preseason games, Reid stated, "He's a veteran guy. If he was younger, I'd be more worried about it, but he's a veteran guy that kind of knows how to go about it. He should be fine. And we've got guys who can kind of rotate in, too." Brown's ability to suit up Week 1 is especially important to Kansas City with Rashee Rice suspended for the first six games of the campaign and Jalen Royals (knee) not expected to play against the Chargers.

Bland and the Cowboys have agreed to a four-year, $92 million contract extension that includes $50 million in guaranteed money, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

Though a foot injury limited Bland to only seven games last season, considerable shine remains from his historic 2023 campaign during which he registered an NFL record five pick-sixes among his nine interceptions. Bland will now likely be a Cowboy for the considerable future, and the $23 million average annual salary on the extension makes him the sixth-highest-paid cornerback in the league, per Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Prentice, who is currently on Denver's practice squad, is expected to start the regular season as the team's primary fullback, Chris Tomasson of The Denver Gazette reports.

Prentice didn't make Denver's 53-man roster out of training camp and was subsequently signed to the practice squad. However, Michael Burton is on IR and will miss the season due to a hamstring injury, so Prentice is slated to step in at fullback for at least the first few weeks. Tomasson notes that tight end Nate Adkins could eventually be tabbed for the fullback role, but he's expected to miss at least the first two weeks of the campaign due to an ankle injury. It remains to be seen if Prentice will be signed to the active roster or if he'll be elevated from the practice squad each week while his services are needed, though the team could elevate him only three times before it would be required to sign him in order for him to play.

Houston traded Deculus to the Chargers on Tuesday in exchange for a conditional seventh-round pick, Omar Navarro of the Chargers' official site reports.

After regular starting left tackle Rashawn Slater went to the injured reserve list with a season-ending kneecap injury earlier in camp, it makes some sense for the Chargers to exchange a bit of draft capital to beef up their depth at offensive tackle. Deculus profiles as an experienced swing backup at that position for 2025.

The Panthers placed Coker (quadriceps) on injured reserve Saturday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

According to Jared Feinberg of ThePanthersWire, Coker suffered the quad injury during practice Thursday. He'll need to miss at least the first four games of the regular season, so the earliest date he can play is Sunday, Oct. 5 versus Miami. To fill Coker's spot on the active roster and in the wideout corps. the Panthers signed veteran receiver Hunter Renfrow on Saturday.