NFL Player News

Guilbeau (undisclosed) was waived by the Panthers on Wednesday with a non-football injury designation, Joe Person of The Athletic reports.

Guilbeau was placed on the non-football injury list by Carolina on Tuesday, but he will now potentially hit the open market. If the cornerback goes unclaimed, he'll be eligible to pass a physical and join another team at training camp.

Vokolek (neck) announced his retirement from the NFL on Wednesday, Tyler Drake of ArizonaSports.com reports.

Vokolek suffered a season-ending neck injury in Week 6 of the 2025 season while with the Cardinals, and he has now called it a career as a result of the issue. The tight end spent parts of three campaigns in Arizona, failing to garner a target on offense while recording two tackles as a special-teams asset over eight regular-season contests.

Brown (undisclosed) will begin training camp on Carolina's active/non-football injury list, Steve Reed of the Associated Press reports.

It's not immediately clear what type of injury Brown is dealing with, and there's no concrete timetable for his return. In the meantime, rookie second-rounder Lee Hunter figures to get more looks with the first team on the interior of the defensive line.

Emmanwori is expected to be ready for Week 1 after undergoing surgery on his right ankle ahead of training camp, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.

It's anticipated that Emmanwori will miss some time during camp as he recovers from the procedure, but at this point, it seems like it won't keep him out of any regular-season game action. Until he can get back onto the practice field, free agent acquisition Noah Igbinoghene could see some work in the secondary with the first team.

Elliott is expected to again serve as Philadelphia's starting kicker in 2026, Jimmy Kempski of PhillyVoice.com reports.

Per the Eagles' official site, Elliott is the only kicker on Philadelphia's active roster less than a week out from training camp, so it looks like he won't face any competition for the job this year. He's coming off a down year by his standards in 2025, when he converted just 74.1 percent of his regular-season field-goal attempts, his lowest rate since the 2020 campaign (73.7 percent).

Arnold has an arraignment hearing set for August 13 on the felony charges of robbery and kidnapping he's facing after his June arrest, Greg Auman of Fox Sports reports.

Arnold is still a free agent after he was waived by Detroit in June and was meeting with other teams earlier this month. If any club is willing to sign him, he seems healthy enough to take the field after undergoing a procedure on his shoulder back in December.

New England waived Lampe on Wednesday.

In corresponding transactions, the Patriots signed tight end Mitch Van Vooren and rookie undrafted free agent linebacker Riley Wilson. Lampe was on the Patriots' injured reserve list for all of 2025, but he may have to look for his next opportunity with a different team.

New England signed Van Vooren on Wednesday.

Van Vooren did not make the cut for the Browns' 53-man roster back in August of 2025, but he's now getting another chance to make an impression with a new club. He'll at least be able to give the team some practice reps at tight end after the Patriots placed Julian Hill (knee) on their injured reserve list back in June and placed CJ Dippre (undisclosed) on their active/PUP list to start training camp.

Arizona placed Proctor (knee) on its injured reserve list Wednesday.

Proctor sustained a meniscus tear during OTAs back in June, and now he's set to spend the entire 2026 season rehabbing. In his absence, veteran L.J. Collier could see his depth role on the interior of the defensive line expand compared to what was originally expected.

Spann-Ford is expected to earn a spot on Dallas' tight end depth chart behind starter Jake Ferguson, Nick Harris of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports.

Spann-Ford appeared in all 17 games for the Cowboys for the second straight season in 2025, so it's reasonable to anticipate he'll play a role in the offense again in 2026. However, he spent most of his snaps last year blocking, so there's no guarantee an increased snap count would translate to fantasy reliability.