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The Bengals placed Taylor (undisclosed) on injured reserve Sunday with a designation to return, Geoff Hobson of the team's official site reports.

Taylor signed a one-year contract with the Bengals in early April. The cornerback is set to play a key reserve role in the team's secondary once he can return to the field. Taylor will need to miss at least the first four games of the regular season on IR before becoming eligible to return to the Bengals' active roster.

The Falcons moved Thompson (undisclosed) to the reserve/non-football injury list Sunday, Will McFadden of the team's official site reports.

Thompson spent all of training camp on the active/non-football injury list, making the defensive tackle eligible to start the season on the reserve/NFI list. The 23-year-old is now required to miss at least the first four games of the regular season before being eligible to return to the active roster.

The Ravens placed Kone (lower body) on injured reserve Sunday with a designation to return, Ryan Mink of the team's official site reports.

Kone was cleared to participate in training camp after fully recovering from a torn MCL and ACL, but he picked up a lower-body injury during practice last week. The injury is severe enough for Kone to start the 2026 season on injured reserve, meaning he'll be required to miss at least the first four games. A Week 5 matchup against the Falcons on Sunday, Oct. 11 represents the earliest opportunity for the second-year cornerback to return to action.

Sanders was signed to the Jets' practice squad Monday.

Sanders has been through quite the ordeal with the Jets, going from being the presumed starter, to being released, and now back with the team's practice squad. Sanders will provide New York with an experienced option to turn to if new addition Blake Grupe struggles early in the 2026 campaign.

The Cardinals placed Carter (knee) on injured reserve Sunday with a designation to return, Darren Urban of the team's official site reports.

Carter will be forced to miss at least the first four games of the regular season due to a knee injury he sustained in training camp practice in early August. With rookie fourth-rounder Kaleb Proctor (knee) out for the entire season, Andrew Billings, L.J. Collier and Keveion'ta Spears will serve as the Cardinals' rotational defensive tackles behind Roy Lopez and Walter Nolen for as long as Carter is sidelined.

The Titans removed Johnson (ankle) from injured reserve Sunday with an injury settlement, per the NFL's transaction log.

Johnson was moved to IR on Aug. 21. The cornerback underwent ankle surgery and was already set to miss time. Johnson is now a free agent but will be unable to sign with another franchise until he has fully recovered.

Williams was released by the Cardinals with a non-football illness designation Sunday, Howard Balzer of USA Today reports.

Williams is dealing with an apparent illness after he recorded three total tackles (two solo) with Arizona during the preseason. The defensive lineman played in 15 regular-season contests with the Saints in 2025, recording 18 total tackles (eight solo), including a career-high 3.0 sacks. Given his experience, he'll likely find an interested suitor at some point in the near future.

The Jets claimed Wallace off waivers from the Panthers on Monday.

Wallace did not make the Panthers' 53-man roster and was waived by the team Sunday. He'll get a new opportunity with the Jets, where he will likely operate in a depth role at linebacker behind projected starters Francisco Mauigoa, Demario Davis and Jamien Sherwood. Wallace started in all 12 of his appearances with Carolina in the 2025 regular season, though his campaign was cut short in mid-November by a shoulder injury that required surgery in December.

The Buccaneers signed Murphy-Bunting to the practice squad Monday, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.

A 2019 second-round pick of the Buccaneers, Murphy-Bunting has spent the last two seasons on one-year stints with the Titans and Cardinals, with the latter squad releasing him Sunday. Murphy-Bunting's experience should give him a good chance to earn a promotion to the active roster at some point during the regular season.

The Commanders placed Newton (pectoral) on injured reserve Monday.

Newton underwent surgery to repair a torn pectoral on Aug. 20. The defensive tackle will be required to miss the first four games of the regular season at minimum before he is eligible for activation. Newton will likely take longer to return, but has a good chance of participating in the tail end of the regular season if his recovery stays on schedule.