NFL Player News

Young exited practice Sunday gripping his left arm and isn't practicing Monday, Brooks Kubena of The Athletic reports.

Young had been participating in training camp prior to this arm injury, indicating that he had recovered from the hamstring injury that prevented him from seeing any game action in 2024. It remains to be seen if the 2023 third-round draft pick of the Raiders will recover from this new injury in time to play in Philadelphia's preseason opener against the Bengals on Thursday.

Offensive line coach Chris Foerster declared Sunday that the starting left guard spot is "Bartch's job to lose," Jennifer Lee Chan of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Bartch is poised to open the season as the starting left guard for the 49ers, ahead of Nick Zakelj. Bartch has made 22 regular-season NFL starts in his career since being drafted in the fourth round by the Jaguars in 2020, including two starts for the 49ers in 2024.

Coleman (lower body) won't practice Monday, Nicki Jhabvala of The Athletic reports.

Coleman's status for Friday's preseason opener against the Patriots is up in the air. He was injured in practice Saturday.

Head coach Dan Quinn said Monday that a Week 1 return is "still on the table" for Cosmi (knee), John Keim of ESPN.com reports.

Quinn added that Cosmi has hit all the benchmarks thus far in the guard's recovery process from a torn ACL suffered in the NFC divisional round in January. While Cosmi being ready for the start of the regular season hasn't been ruled out as a possibility, that would constitute a much faster than usual return from such an injury, so it's more likely that Cosmi will need additional time to recover. Cosmi is currently on the active/PUP list.

Feeney signed a contract with the Bills on Monday.

Feeney will provide depth on the interior of the offensive line as he tries to make the team out of training camp. He has 65 regular-season NFL starts under his belt, including 40 at left guard and 21 at center.

Ward is signing with the Giants on Monday, Dan Duggan of The Athletic reports.

The Giants liked what they saw from Ward in a workout Monday morning and wasted little time in adding him to the roster. The 27-year-old running back has appeared in 46 regular-season NFL games, including four with the Steelers in 2024, but has only 22 carries for 91 yards and six catches for 52 yards and one touchdown on eight targets in his career. Ward will provide depth in a banged-up backfield that's dealing with injuries to Cam Skattebo (hamstring), Eric Gray (undisclosed) and Rushawn Baker (knee).

Pierce (undisclosed) worked off to the side in Monday's practice, DJ Bien-Aime of ESPN.com reports.

Bien-Aime adds that Pierce's movements looked good. Pierce can't rejoin his teammates at practice until he's activated from the active/PUP list. Once he's cleared for action, Pierce will look to earn a prominent role in a Texans backfield with a murky pecking order among Pierce, veteran Nick Chubb and rookie fourth-round pick Woody Marks behind injured starter Joe Mixon (foot/ankle), who is expected to be evaluated again near the start of the regular season.

Bishop (quadriceps) isn't practicing Monday, Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic reports.

It remains to be seen if Bishop will recover in time to play in Saturday's preseason opener against the Giants. Once healthy, the 2024 second-round draft pick is expected to compete with Damar Hamlin for a starting safety spot alongside Taylor Rapp (knee).

Gibson (undisclosed) took part in practice Monday, Brian Hines of SBNation reports.

Gibson had been sidelined since Thursday but is healthy to begin the week of preparation ahead of Friday's preseason game against the Commanders. He's expected to slot into the third spot on the running back depth chart behind rookie second-round pick TreVeyon Henderson and Rhamondre Stevenson, and Gibson also could carve out a role as a return man on special teams.

Sanders (arm) is slated to practice fully Monday, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN.com reports.

Sanders was held out of team drills Saturday because of arm soreness, but the rookie signal-caller's ability to work fully Monday indicates that he's quickly moved past the issue. For now, Sanders slots in behind Joe Flacco, Kenny Pickett (hamstring) and Dillon Gabriel in the Browns' ongoing QB competition.