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Stiggers (undisclosed) was released from a local hospital and is at home recovering after collapsing during Tuesday's joint practice with Tampa Bay, Brian Costello of the New York Post reports.

Details around Sitggers' diagnosis have not been announced, but the positive news is that the 2024 fifth-rounder has been given the green light to return home to recover. It doesn't appear likely that he'll be available for Friday's preseason opener against Tampa Bay.

Nelson (undisclosed) reverted to the Falcons' injured reserve Tuesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

Nelson was waived with an injury designation Monday, and he's since been moved to injured reserve after not being picked up by another team. He'll be required to sit for the entire 2026 season unless an injury settlement is reached with Atlanta.

Miami waived Brown (undisclosed) from its injured reserve list with an injury settlement Tuesday, Alain Poupart of SI.com reports.

Brown was going to have to spend the entire 2026 season on IR, but he'll now become a free agent instead, presuming he passes through waivers. His only regular-season action so far has come with Green Bay, where he suited up for two games in 2024.

Thompson (undisclosed) reverted to injured reserve Tuesday after clearing waivers, Alan Saunders of SteelersNow.com reports.

Thompson was waived by the Steelers on Monday with an injury designation and was not claimed by another team. As a result, he was moved to the team's IR, which forces him to sit for the entire 2026 season unless he reaches an injury settlement with the Steelers.

Stiggers (undisclosed) was taken via ambulance to a local hospital after collapsing during a joint practice Tuesday, Rich Cimini of ESPN reports.

Stiggers's evaluation hasn't resulted in any reported diagnosis, yet. Per Cimini, Jets defensive tackle Harrison Phillips said Tuesday that, "what's been shared to us is that things are on the up and up." Stiggers took on a notable depth role in the Jets' secondary toward the end of last season.

The Browns placed Mathis (undisclosed) on injured reserve Tuesday.

It's unclear whether Mathis' current issue is related to the torn ACL that he suffered prior to the 2025 regular season, when he played for the Panthers. Regardless, now that he's on the Browns' IR, Mathis will be required to miss the entire 2026 season unless he reaches an injury settlement with Cleveland.

Ossai (undisclosed) passed his physical and was removed from the Jets' active/PUP list Tuesday.

Ossai opened training camp on the PUP list while tending to an unspecified injury. He's since been cleared to participate in practice, though it's unclear whether he'll be available for Friday's preseason opener against the Buccaneers. Ossai signed a three-year, $36 million contract with the Jets in March after spending the first four years of his NFL career with the Bengals. The 2021 third-rounder projects to serve in a rotational role at defensive end behind Will McDonald and 2026 No. 2 overall pick David Bailey.

Head coach Matt LaFleur said Tuesday that Jackson is working his way back from core muscle surgery that he underwent in the offseason, Weston Hodkiewicz of the Packers' official site reports.

"Hopefully [Jackson will] be out there shortly," LaFleur told reporters following Tuesday's training camp practice. Jackson was a sixth-round selection of the Packers in the 2026 NFL Draft following a four-year college career, the last two years of which he spent at Alabama. He's unlikely to see much playing time on defense, but Jackson could stick around on the 53-man roster as a contributor on special teams.

Atlanta waived Verdon (undisclosed) with an injury designation Tuesday, Tori McElhaney of the Falcons' official site reports.

Verdon was unavailable for much of the 2025 campaign due to a lingering shoulder injury, but it's not clear if the current issue he's dealing with is related. If he's not claimed by another club during the current waiver period, he'll be in line to spend the whole 2026 season on Atlanta's injured reserve list.

The Commanders signed Cowart to a contract Tuesday.

The Commanders hosted Cowart for a workout Monday, and the team liked what they saw out of the 2019 fifth-rounder, who spent most of last season on the Jets' injured reserve due to an ankle injury. Cowart last saw regular-season action in 2024 with the Bears, when he logged 26 tackles (14 solo), including 2.5 sacks, across 15 games.