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Pollard found paydirt at the Titans' joint practice with the 49ers on Tuesday, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official website reports.

Pollard was able to reel in a touchdown through the air from Cam Ward during the team's red-zone period against San Francisco. The running back is set to face some added competition in the backfield this season after Tennessee selected Nicholas Singleton in the fifth round of this year's draft, while Tyjae Spears (undisclosed) is looking to put together his first healthy campaign since his rookie year in 2023. Pollard has been a bit of an iron man in his NFL career, missing just a handful of regular-season contests over the last five years, but the 29-year-old has seen his receiving production drop in each of the last three campaigns, and he could find himself on the sidelines more often in passing situations this season.

Hubbard appears likely to operate in a committee with third-year pro Jonathon Brooks in the Panthers' backfield this season, Ben Cooper of Roundtable Sports reports.

Hubbard slotted in behind Rico Dowdle at running back with Carolina in 2025, notching just 511 rushing yards and one touchdown, the latter of which was a career low, over 134 carries in 15 regular-season contests. With Dowdle heading to Pittsburgh via free agency this offseason, Hubbard seemed likely to return to being the Panthers' RB1 in 2026, but he may not run away with the job. Jonathon Brooks is entering his third season in the league, but he has missed all but three contests during his first two campaigns while recovering from a pair of ACL injuries. Brooks was selected in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft, and Hubbard is expected to split reps with the 23-year-old this season, likely ceding the majority of snaps to the youngster in clear passing situations. Hubbard has the more proven track record, but he'll have to prove that his disappointing 2025 campaign was just an anomaly, or he'll likely have a limited ceiling from a fantasy perspective again this season.

Settle (calf) did not participate at the Commanders' training camp practice Wednesday, Ben Standig of Big 100 Washington D.C. reports.

Settle suffered a calf strain at practice this week and, as a result, his availability for Friday's preseason opener against the Dolphins now appears to be in doubt. If Settle isn't able to play versus Miami, Jer'Zhan Newton and Charles Omenihu are top candidates to see an increase in workload.

Verdon (undisclosed) reverted to injured reserve with the Falcons on Wednesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

Verdon was waived with an injury designation by Atlanta on Tuesday after suffering an undisclosed injury. After passing through waivers unclaimed, he's now on track to miss the entirety of the 2026 campaign while on IR.

Henry (undisclosed) was waived/injured by the 49ers on Wednesday.

Henry signed with the 49ers in July but suffered an undisclosed injury at training camp. The defensive lineman will be placed on waivers and, if he goes unclaimed, he'll revert to injured reserve with San Francisco.

Deiter suffered a quadriceps injury that will require surgery and end his season, Aric DiLalla of the Broncos' official site reports.

Deiter signed with Denver in January and he was expected to serve as veteran depth piece on the offensive line. The 29-year-old will now shift his focus to 2027 and he'll likely be placed on injured reserve in the near future.

Radunz (knee) was placed on injured reserve by the Saints on Wednesday.

Radunz suffered a torn ACL at practice on Saturday, so his placement on injured reserve was expected. The offensive lineman will now officially shift his focus to rehabbing the injury and being ready to go for training camp in 2027.

Pickett (undisclosed) was waived/injured by the Raiders on Wednesday.

Pickett is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and he will now be placed on waivers. If he goes unclaimed, he'll revert to injured reserve with Las Vegas.

Bowser (knee) worked out with the Browns on Wednesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

Bowser last played for the Dolphins in 2024, ending that season on the team's injured reserve with a knee injury. The linebacker now appears to be back to full health, and he'll look to sign with a squad in the near future.

Lewis (calf) was an active participant at the Panthers' training camp practice Wednesday, Joe Person of The Athletic reports.

Lewis was able to return to practice for the first time in a couple weeks as he appears to have fully recovered from the calf injury he suffered in late July. The 29-year-old is expected to operate as Carolina's starting left guard this season, and he will now be good to go for the team's preseason opener Saturday in Buffalo.