NFL Player News

Jones (ankle) is active for Monday's game against the Texans.

Jones has been cleared to return from a three-game absence due to an ankle injury, and he will give the Seahawks depth on the offensive line for Monday night's contest.

Love (hamstring) is inactive for Monday's game against the Texans.

Love will now miss his fourth game in five weeks due to a lingering hamstring injury. With Seattle on a bye Week 8, the seventh-year safety will have more time to heal from his injury and be available for Week 9 against the Commanders on Sunday, Nov. 2. Ty Okada and Nick Emmanwori are the top candidates to start at safety alongside Coby Bryant in Love's absence.

Autry (knee) is active for Monday night's contest in Seattle.

Autry will make his regular-season debut after missing the team's first five games of the year while on the reserve/PUP list with a knee injury. The 35-year-old will operate in a depth role on the defensive line behind Will Anderson and Danielle Hunter against the Seahawks in Week 7.

Witherspoon (knee) is inactive for Monday's game against the Texans.

Witherspoon appeared to be trending toward being active for Monday's contest after finishing the week with back-to-back full practices, but the third-year corner is not quite ready to return from a lingering knee injury. The Seahawks are on a bye for Week 8, so he'll have more time to heal and recover ahead of Seattle's Week 9 clash against Washington on Nov. 2. Shaquill Griffin is in line to start at outside corner for a second straight game in Witherspoon's absence.

Pierce (coach's decision) is inactive for Monday night's contest against the Seahawks.

Pierce will be a healthy scratch for the fourth time this season, taking a seat after having appeared in the team's Week 5 win over the Ravens. Woody Marks and Nick Chubb will handle the backfield touches versus Seattle on Monday Night Football.

Reynolds (hamstring) is questionable to return to Monday night's contest against the Buccaneers.

Reynolds suffered an apparent hamstring injury in the first half, and his status for the rest of the game is now up in the air. The running back operates almost exclusively as a special-teams option, so his absence doesn't carry much of an impact on offense.

Evans will not return to Monday's game against the Lions due to concussion and shoulder injuries, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.

Evans was hurt on an attempted catch deep down the field in the second quarter. He remained on the field for several minutes and was then carted to the locker room after walking to the sideline. Evans was quickly ruled out and is presumably set to undergo imaging to get further information on the shoulder injury.

Evans suffered a shoulder injury in Monday's game against the Lions, per the ESPN broadcast.

Evans attempted to make a deep catch in the second quarter but jarred his upper body off the turf. He was on the field for a few minutes while being attended to by trainers. Evans was ultimately able to walk off the field, but he was seen being carted to the locker room on the broadcast.

Hufanga recorded five total tackles (four solo) and two passes defensed in Sunday's 33-32 victory over the Giants.

Hufanga was on the field for all 69 of the team's defensive snaps, securing at least five takedowns for the sixth time this year. The safety has now compiled 45 total tackles (29 solo), including 1.0 sacks, while also adding six passes defensed and a forced fumble over seven contests this season.

Bates registered 10 tackles (four solo) during the Falcons' 20-10 loss to the 49ers on Sunday.

Bates played every single defensive snap for a third consecutive game, and his 10 tackles were tied for most in the game with JD Bertrand and Malik Mustapha. Bates has recorded at least seven tackles in four of the first six games of the regular season, and he leads the Falcons with 39 tackles on the year.