NFL Player News

Vaki (groin) has been ruled out ahead of Monday's matchup against Tampa Bay, Tim Twentyman of the Lions' official site reports.

Vaki is set to miss his third straight game with the groin injury. He has been active only once this season, as he was sidelined by a hamstring injury earlier in the campaign.

Joseph (knee) has been ruled out ahead of Monday's game against the Buccaneers, Tim Twentyman of the Lions' official site reports.

Joseph originally suffered the injury in Sunday night's loss to the Chiefs and was unable to practice all week. The Lions' secondary will be without four starters, with Brian Branch (suspension), Terrion Arnold (shoulder) and D.J. Reed (hamstring) all sidelined.

Goodson (groin) has been ruled out ahead of Sunday's game against the Chargers.

Goodson practiced in limited fashion Friday, but that won't be enough for him to take the field in Week 7. This will mark his third consecutive absence and leave DJ Giddens as the backup to Jonathan Taylor.

The Giants have elevated Humphrey from the practice squad to the active roster ahead of Sunday's road matchup against the Broncos, Dan Salomone of the team's official site reports.

New York will be without Darius Slayton (hamstring) for a second consecutive game, while Malik Nabers (knee) is already done for the year, which positions Humphrey to again join Wan'Dale Robinson, Jalin Hyatt, Beaux Collins and Gunner Olszewski in the wide receiver corps. Humphrey was elevated Week 6 against the Eagles due to the same circumstance, a game in which he played 77 percent of offensive snaps and secured four of eight targets for 55 yards.

The Raiders elevated Jackson from the practice squad to the active roster Saturday.

Las Vegas could be without Jakobi Meyers (knee) and Alex Bachman (ankle), both of whom are listed as questionable, so Jackson will be added to the roster for the first time this season. Whether he's active on game day will likely come down to Meyers' and Bachman's status.

The Broncos activated Greenlaw (quadriceps) from injured reserve Saturday and expect him to make his regular-season debut versus the Giants on Sunday, Luca Evans of The Denver Post reports.

Defensive coordinator Vance Joseph has stated that Greenlaw will likely handle a part-time role as he retakes the field, so fantasy managers in IDP formats may want to hold off before slotting the veteran linebacker in as an every-week starter. A quad injury suffered during spring forced Greenlaw to sit out the Broncos' first six games of the regular season and will likely now require him to ramp up his activity, so beginning Sunday he figures to share reps with Justin Strnad at inside linebacker alongside Alex Singleton.

Nixon is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Cardinals due to an illness.

Nixon did not appear on the Packers' injury report this past week, indicating that his illness is a new issue. The severity of the illness isn't clear, and his status for Sunday's game may not be known until the Packers announce their list of inactive players approximately 90 minutes before the 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff. Nate Hobbs (knee), Kamal Hadden and Bo Melton would be candidates to see more work at outside corner opposite Carrington Valentine if Nixon is not cleared to play.

The Packers elevated Strong from the practice squad to the active roster Saturday.

Strong caught on with the Packers' practice squad in early September after being let go by the Browns with an injury settlement. The 2022 fourth-rounder will be available to play against the Cardinals on Sunday and will provide the Packers backfield depth, as Josh Jacobs' status is up in the air due to a calf injury and illness.

Dodson has cleared the league's concussion protocol and is available to play against the Browns on Sunday, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

Dodson was unable to play against the Chargers in Week 6 due to a concussion, but he has been cleared by an independent neurologist to play in Sunday's road tilt. Prior to his injury, he accumulated 46 tackles (29 solo), including 2.0 sacks, one pass defense and one forced fumble across five regular-season games. Dodson's return means K.J. Britt -- who logged 13 total tackles in Week 6 -- will likely see his snap count on defense decrease.

The Cowboys elevated Davis from the practice squad to the active roster Saturday.

Davis opted to stay in Dallas as a member of the team's practice squad after failing to make the 53-man roster at the conclusion of training camp. He'll be elevated to the active roster for the first time this season, and he will provide help on special teams and backfield depth behind Javonte Williams and Jaydon Blue for Sunday's NFC East tilt against the Commanders.