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Anderson was waived with an injury designation by the Colts on Friday.

Anderson suffered a hamstring injury in the first game of the preseason Thursday. He'll now go through waivers and will revert to the Colts' injured reserve if he goes unclaimed.

Walley (knee) was placed on injured reserve Friday.

Walley was diagnosed with a torn ACL on Thursday, effectively ending his rookie season. This move now makes that official. The timing of the injury was particularly unfortunate, as Walley was reportedly contending for a starting role at outside corner.

Based on warmups, Evan Lazar of the Patriots' official site notes that Maye worked with the team's top offense.

Also out there with the second-year QB in that context were RB Rhamondre Stevenson, WRs DeMario Douglas, Kayshon Boutte and Mack Hollins, along with TE Hunter Henry. Meanwhile WR Stefon Diggs wasn't spotted in warmups, which is not surprising given that he's bouncing back from an ACL tear he suffered Week 8 of last season. Coach Mike Vrabel previously indicated that "most everybody that's healthy should expect to play in the game," and Maye indeed appears to be on track to log snaps versus Washington.

Diggs (knee) wasn't spotted in uniform during warmups ahead of Friday's preseason opener against the Commanders, Doug Kyed of the Boston Herald and Evan Lazar of the Patriots' official site report.

The same applies to fellow WR Kendrick Bourne, who is managing a lower leg injury. While Diggs has reportedly looked sharp in training camp practices, he is bouncing back from an ACL tear he suffered Week 8 of last season, so it's not surprising that the Patriots are erring on the side of caution here. The veteran wideout's next chance to see game action will arrive Aug. 16 against the Vikings.

Bourne (lower leg) is not participating in warmups and will not play in Friday's preseason opener against the Commanders, Evan Lazar of the Patriots' official site reports.

Bourne suffered a lower leg injury during last Friday's intrasquad scrimmage and hasn't practiced since. He'll look to get himself back on the practice field and be available for the Patriots' second exhibition game against the Vikings on Saturday, Aug. 16. The absences of Bourne and Stefon Diggs (knee) gives the likes of Ja'Lynn Polk, Javon Baker and Efton Chism more opportunities to get snaps with the offense during Friday's contest.

The Colts placed Ahmed (ankle) on injured reserve Friday.

As expected, Ahmed will miss the entire 2025 season after suffering an ankle injury during this past Sunday's training camp practice, when he was on the receiving end of an illegal hip-drop tackle. Ahmed was competing for a spot on the Colts' 53-man roster after spending the 2024 season on Indianapolis' and Miami's practice squads, but he will now shift his focus towards being healthy for the 2026 campaign. Khalil Herbert, Ulysses Bentley and newest addition Nate Noel will have increased opportunities to compete with Tyler Goodson and DJ Giddens for backup running back duties due to Ahmed's injury.

Gordon did not participate in Friday's training camp practice due to a hamstring injury, Adam Jahns of AllCHGO.com reports.

Gordon was cleared to practice to open training camp after rehabbing from a soft tissue injury during the offseason. He's now dealing with a new hamstring injury, which jeopardizes his chances of playing in Sunday's preseason opener against the Dolphins. Zah Frazier and Josh Blackwell would be the top candidates to see more snaps at slot corner if Gordon is unable to play.

Hartman will be the Commanders' starting quarterback for Friday's preseason game against the Patriots, Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports.

With Jayden Daniels and Marcus Mariota (lower leg) not suiting up, Hartman will command the offense to begin Friday's game while Josh Johnson serves as the backup. Hartman spent most of the 2024 season on the Commanders' practice squad and will get the first crack over Johnson to audition for the QB3 job.

Robinson is among the Commanders' key players who won't play in Friday's preseason opener against the Patriots, Zach Selby of the team's official site reports.

The team announced that 30 players won't suit up for the contest, and along with Robinson, other non-injured players who are not slated to see action Friday include QB Jayden Daniels, RB Austin Ekeler, WRs Deebo Samuel and Noah Brown, and TEs Zach Ertz and John Bates. With Robinson and Ekeler unavailable, Jeremy McNichols, Chris Rodriguez, Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Kazmeir Allen and Demetric Felton are candidates to log backfield touches versus New England.

Daniels won't play in Friday's preseason opener against the Patriots, Zach Selby of the Commanders' official site reports.

The same applies to veteran signal-caller Marcus Mariota (lower leg), which leaves Josh Johnson and Sam Hartman to handle the team's QB reps Friday. Daniels' next chance to see game action will arrive Aug. 18 against the Bengals.