NFL Player News
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Giovanni Manu OL | DET
Lions' Giovanni Manu: Moved to NFI list
The Lions placed Manu (knee) on the active/non-football injury list Wednesday.
Manu appeared in four games (one start) for the Lions during the 2025 regular season before being placed on injured reserve in mid-October due to a knee injury, which prevented him from playing the rest of the year. He's eligible to participate in training camp practice once he is fully healthy.
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Elgton Jenkins C | CLE
Browns' Elgton Jenkins: Healthy again
Jenkins (lower leg) participated in Cleveland's training camp Wednesday, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN reports.
Jenkins has now fully recovered from a lower-leg injury he suffered last November. The 30-year-old spent the last seven seasons in Green Bay before signing with the Browns in March and is slated to serve as Cleveland's starting center during the upcoming campaign.
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Kain Medrano LB | WAS
Commanders' Kain Medrano: Goes to PUP list
Washington placed Medrano (hamstring) on its active/physically unable to perform list Wednesday.
Medrano was already expected to miss the start of training camp with a hamstring issue, and he'll still be eligible to come back to practice when he's physically able. In the meantime, Ale Kaho could see increased attention at inside linebacker during practice.
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Troy Andersen LB | ATL
Falcons' Troy Andersen: Opening training camp on PUP
Atlanta placed Andersen (knee) on the active/PUP list Wednesday.
Andersen suffered a knee injury during the 2024 season, which was severe enough for him to miss the entire 2025 campaign. It appears he's still working through the issue, though Andersen is eligible to participate in training camp practices once he's fully healthy. He was selected by the Falcons in the second round of the 2022 NFL Draft and is entering the final year of his four-year rookie deal.
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Dawand Jones OT | CLE
Browns' Dawand Jones: Returns to practice
Jones (knee) got reps as the starting left tackle during Cleveland's training camp Wednesday, Daniel Oyefusi of ESPN reports.
Jones is healthy again after tearing his LCL last September. The 24-year-old could compete with Spencer Fano for the starting left tackle job throughout the remainder of the summer.
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Andrew Farmer DE | SF
Andrew Farmer: Cut with injury
San Francisco waived Farmer (back) with an injury designation Wednesday.
Unless he's claimed by another club during the current waiver period, Farmer is now on track to spend the entire season on the 49ers' injured reserve list. In corresponding transactions, San Francisco also waived/injured William Bradley-King (undisclosed), and signed Quinton Bell and KJ Henry.
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DeAngelo Malone LB | ATL
Falcons' DeAngelo Malone: Working through injury
Malone (undisclosed) was placed on the Falcons' active/PUP list Wednesday.
The nature and severity of Malone's injury have not been announced, but the 2022 third-rounder will be eligible to participate in practice and preseason games once he's fully healthy. He contributed mostly on special teams in 2025, and logged eight tackles (two solo) and one interception across nine regular-season games.
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Nazir Stackhouse DT | GB
Packers' Nazir Stackhouse: Taken off PUP
The Packers activated Stackhouse (undisclosed) off the active/PUP list Wednesday, Weston Hodkiewicz of the team's official site reports.
Stackhouse managed to pass his physical after having spent just two days on the PUP list. With Javon Hargrave (knee) and Jordon Riley (Achilles) both still on the PUP list, Stackhouse is currently Green Bay's top option at nose tackle.
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Billy Bowman Jr. CB | ATL
Falcons' Billy Bowman: Starting training camp on PUP
The Falcons placed Bowman (Achilles) on the active/PUP list Wednesday.
Bowman continues to progress in his recovery from a torn Achilles that he suffered this past November, and he'll be eligible to participate in training camp practices once he's fully healthy. Bowman was a fourth-round selection of the Falcons in the 2025 NFL Draft and logged 26 tackles (15 solo), including 1.5 sacks, two pass defenses (including one interception) and one forced fumble across six regular-season games prior to his Achilles injury.
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William Bradley-King DE | SF
William Bradley-King: Getting waived with injury
San Francisco waived Bradley-King (undisclosed) with an injury designation Wednesday.
Bradley-King got picked up by the 49ers back in January, but he's now on track to spend the 2026 season on the team's injured reserve list unless he's claimed by another team during the current waiver period. In corresponding transactions, San Francisco also waived/injured Andrew Farmer (back), and signed KJ Henry and veteran Quinton Bell.