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Kelly suffered a ruptured patella tendon during the Raiders' 24-17 loss to the Broncos on Sunday, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.

Kelly was carted off the field and into the locker room after sustaining the injury in the first quarter of Sunday's game. Garafolo relays that there is some good news in that Kelly did not suffer any ligament damage, which opens the door for the third-year cornerback to return at some point during the 2026 campaign. Kelly will end the 2025 regular season with 40 tackles (31 solo), six pass defenses (three interceptions) and one fumble recovery across 13 games. With Kelly done for the year, rookie third-rounder Darien Porter is poised for a larger role at outside corner.

Rourke (knee) had his 21-day practice window opened Monday by the 49ers.

Rourke has been sidelined since late August while on the reserve/non-football injury list with a pre-existing knee injury from his final college campaign with Indiana. The team will now have 21 days to activate him from the NFI list, or he'll be forced to sit out the remainder of the season.

Horn (concussion) was spotted at Monday's practice session, Joe Person of The Athletic reports.

Horn entered the league's concussion protocol during the Panthers' Week 13 win over the Rams. The fifth-year corner had extra time to progress through the league's protocol thanks to the Panthers' Week 14 bye, and his practice participation over the coming week will shed light on his chances of playing Sunday against the Saints.

Moehrig (suspension) was spotted at Monday's practice session, Joe Person of The Athletic reports.

Moehrig missed the Panthers' Week 13 win over the Rams while serving a one-game suspension. His suspension was lifted prior to the Panthers' Week 14 bye, and the fifth-year safety will be available for Sunday's NFC South tilt against the Saints. Moehrig has accumulated 81 tackles (50 solo), including 1.0 sacks, and two pass defenses (one interception) across 12 regular-season games.

Jordan (knee) and the Texans agreed on a one-year contract extension Monday, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.

Jordan has been sidelined for the entirety of the regular season after suffering a significant knee injury at practice in August, but he will now stick around Houston for another year. The tight end caught 17 passes for a career-high 219 yards while scoring two touchdowns in his last healthy campaign in 2023, and he'll look to get back on track in 2026.

Sinnott caught his lone target for an eight-yard gain during Washington's 31-0 loss to Minnesota on Sunday.

Sinnott played just 13 of 52 offensive snaps (25 percent), but the second-year tight end's role should be larger over the final four games of the regular season after Zach Ertz tore his ACL during Sunday's loss. With Ertz done for the year, Sinnott and John Bates will be the top tight-end options on the Commanders' active roster while practice-squad member Lawrence Cager provides depth at the position.

Bates did not record a target during the Commanders' 31-0 loss to the Vikings on Sunday.

Bates failed to see a target from a Commanders QB for the fifth time this season (and second time in Washington's last three games). However, with Zach Ertz out for the rest of season due to a torn ACL, Bates and Ben Sinnott are both poised for expanded roles on offense over the final four games of the regular season, starting with this Sunday's NFC East clash against the Giants.

Rypien, who is on the Indianapolis pratice squad, could be in line to start this week at Seattle with Daniel Jones out with a torn Achilles tendon and Riley Leonard's status uncertain due to a knee injury. "Right now, (Rypien would) be the guy that's on our roster. Like I said, we're working through those situations right now," head coach Shane Steichen told the Indianapolis Star.

Indianapolis may have no choice other than to call up Rypien from the practice squad and take over starting quarterback duties. Rypien was with Minnesota during training camp, but he was cut in late August and subsequently joined Cincinnati's practice squad. The veteran QB was signed to the Bengals' active roster after Joe Burrow (toe) went on IR in mid-September, but Rypien got into just one game with the Bengals, playing three offensive snaps without attempting a pass in Week 3. Rypien then was released by Cincinnati and subsequently signed with Indianapolis.

Lane did not record a target during the Commanders' 31-0 loss to the Vikings on Sunday.

Lane didn't log a catch for a second consecutive week, though what's more alarming for the rookie fourth-rounder was that he saw the field for just six of 52 offensive snaps (11.5 percent) during Sunday's blowout loss. With Jayden Daniels aggravating his left elbow injury and Zach Ertz done for the season due to a torn ACL, it's hard to trust Lane or any of other Washington pass catcher outside of Terry McLaurin and Deebo Samuel heading into this Sunday's NFC East tilt against the Giants.

Burks failed to reel in his only target in Sunday's 31-0 loss to the Vikings.

Burks and the rest of Washington's offense were limited greatly, producing just 215 total yards in the blowout loss. The wide receiver logged 19 snaps on offense, which ranked fourth at his position behind Terry McLaurin (32), Noah Brown (32) and Deebo Samuel (27) in Week 14. Burks will look to get more involved in the team's Week 15 matchup with the Giants on the road.