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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.

Price (lower body) returned to a limited practice Tuesday, Corbin K. Smith of SI.com reports.

Price has missed the last handful of days with lower-body soreness but progressed to running on a side field Tuesday. He appears to be nearing a return to team drills. With Price and Zach Charbonnet (knee) missing practice, George Holani and Emanuel Wilson have been getting additional reps with the first-team offense.

Amos (ankle) will not play in Friday's preseason opener against the Dolphins, John Keim of ESPN.com reports.

Amos will also not practice Wednesday due to an ankle injury that he picked up during Monday's training camp session. It's unclear whether his ankle injury is to the same leg to which he suffered a fractured fibula last November, causing him to miss the rest of the 2025 season. Either way, the Commanders are taking the cautious approach, and a return to practice next week would put Amos on track to be available for Washington's second exhibition game on Saturday, Aug. 22 against Detroit.

Nacua exited Tuesday's practice with minor groin soreness, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

The Rams are being cautious with their star receiver after he left the field with the training staff during Tuesday's joint practice with the Cowboys. It sounds like Nacua has avoided anything serious, and there's been no indication his availability for Week 1 of the regular season is in jeopardy.