NFL Player News

Lindstrom (concussion) is active for Sunday's game against the Panthers.

Lindstrom was tagged as questionable for Sunday's NFC South tilt, and the veteran offensive lineman has been given the green light to play after passing the league's concussion protocol following an evaluation from an independent neurologist.

Trapilo (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Vikings.

Trapilo managed to recover from his knee injury in time for Sunday's game. Unfortunately for the reserve offensive lineman, it didn't matter, as the team decided to leave the tackle inactive for Sunday's contest anyway.

Ponds (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Packers.

Ponds didn't play Week 1 due to a calf injury, but he'll be a healthy scratch for Week 2 after being cleared from the team's injury report. The rookie second-rounder's next chance to make his NFL regular-season debut is Week 3 against the Lions next Sunday. Jarvis Brownlee will continue to operate as the Jets' slot corner.

Grupe (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Packers.

Despite Grupe being signed to the 53-man roster, the Jets have opted to elevate Jason Sanders from the practice squad for a second consecutive week to serve as the team's kicker. Grupe's spot on the roster is in jeopardy, though he would certainly be in line to take over as the Jets' kicker if Sanders struggles.

Allar (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Patriots, Teresa Varley of the Steelers' official site reports.

Allar is the odd man out in the Steelers' quarterback room. Aaron Rodgers and Mason Rudolph are the active options, while Will Howard (coach's decision) seems to be the primary option as the emergency third quarterback. The rookie third-rounder will likely continue to be a healthy scratch unless he surpasses Howard and Rudolph for the backup role.

Morton (coach's decision) is inactive but will serve as the Patriots' emergency third quarterback against the Steelers on Sunday.

As the emergency third quarterback, Morton is not allowed to play Sunday unless both Drake Maye and Tommy DeVito leave the game due to injury, illness or ejection. Morton was a seventh-round selection of the Patriots in the 2026 NFL Draft.

Pickett will be the Panthers' backup quarterback against the Falcons on Sunday, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.

For a second consecutive week, Pickett will be the QB2 behind Bryce Young, with Haynes King (coach's decision) serving as the emergency third quarterback. Pickett has appeared in 37 regular-season games and has a 16-11 record across 27 starts in his NFL career, with most of those starts taking place in 2022 and 2023 as a member of the Steelers.

Howard (coach's decision) is inactive as the Steelers' emergency third quarterback for Sunday's game against the Patriots, Teresa Varley of the team's official site reports.

The Steelers' four-quarterback roster consists of starter Aaron Rodgers, backup Mason Rudolph, and the younger options Howard and Drew Allar (coach's decision). Howard gets the nod as the third quarterback over Allar, but the QB3 will only be able to enter Sunday's contest if both Rodgers and Rudolph cannot continue to play.

O'Neill (knee) is active for Sunday's game against the Bears.

O'Neill was working through a knee injury during Week 2 prep and drew the questionable tag for Sunday's NFC North tilt. The veteran offensive lineman has been given the green light by medical staff to play after going through pregame warmups, and he will assume his starting spot at right tackle.

Johnson (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Texans.

Johnson was elevated in the event Joe Burrow missed Sunday's contest due to the back injury that had him listed as questionable on the final injury report of the week. With Burrow healthy and suiting up, Johnson will be inactive for the game in Houston.