NFL news roundup: Travis Hunter to play both WR, CB in Jaguars' preseason opener; Ravens, Colts lose rookie CBs for season

SIGNINGS

• G Will Hernandez is signing a one-year deal with the Cardinals, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported. Hernandez spent the last three seasons in Arizona but is coming off a torn ACL that ended his 2024 campaign prematurely. The Cardinals placed Hernandez on the physically unable to perform list upon announcing his signing.

ROSTER CUTS

• CB Keni-H Lovely

INJURIES

• Ravens CB Bilhal Kone, a rookie sixth-round pick, tore a ligament in his knee and is out for the season, head coach John Harbaugh announced.

PRESEASON NEWS

• QB Josh Allen will not play in Saturday's preseason opener against the Giants, coach Sean McDermott told reporters. Many of Buffalo's other starters will play a bit, McDermott added.

INJURIES

• WR Curtis Samuel (hamstring) remains out of practice but is making progress, per McDermott.
• WR Khalil Shakir (high ankle sprain) should be back for the start of the season, McDermott said.
• OL Tylan Grable is in concussion protocol, McDermott said.
• LB Baylon Spector placed on injured reserve
• S Cole Bishop (quad) remains out of practice, per McDermott.
• S Taylor Rapp is expected to miss a week with a knee injury, per McDermott.
• K Tyler Bass (pelvic area) won't practice, per McDermott.

TRYOUTS

• K Caden Davis
• K John Hoyland

INJURIES

• RB Roschon Johnson (foot) was held out of practice Thursday.
• TE Jordan Murray placed on injured reserve

FRONT OFFICE NEWS

• The Browns announced executive David Jenkins has been elevated to president of Haslam Sports Group.

ROSTER CUTS

• OT Matt Waletzko waived/injured

INJURIES

• LB Dre Greenlaw probably won't play in the preseason opener Saturday against the 49ers, but he could be a full-go starting Monday, per head coach Sean Payton.

INJURIES

• CB Ennis Rakestraw Jr. (shoulder) has been placed on injured reserve and will miss the 2025 season.

SIGNINGS

• TE Steven Stilianos

PRESEASON NEWS

• Head coach Matt LaFleur told reporters that the Packers will try to get meaningful playing time for all four QBs, including Jordan Love, in Saturday's preseason opener versus the Jets. LaFleur added that second-string QB Malik Willis will likely get the most playing time.

INJURIES

• S Xavier McKinney told reporters that he could miss the rest of training camp and all three of the Packers' preseason games due to a calf injury, per ESPN.com.

INJURIES

• WR Johnny Johnson III placed on injured reserve
• S Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, who was carted off the practice field with an apparent lower leg injury, did not tear his ACL on Thursday, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. Gardner-Johnson is undergoing more tests, but initials tests have provided good news, Rapoport added.

INJURIES

• QB Anthony Richardson suffered a dislocated pinky in Thursday's preseason game against the Ravens is day to day, head coach Shane Steichen said.
• CB Justin Walley, a rookie third-round pick, tore his ACL and is out of the season, Steichen said.

PRESEASON NEWS

• Head coach Liam Coen announced Jaguars starters, including Trevor Lawrence, will start in Saturday's preseason opener versus the Steelers. Coen also said rookie Travis Hunter will play both wide receiver and cornerback during the game.

PRESEASON NEWS

• Head coach Andy Reid announced QB Patrick Mahomes will play the first quarter of Saturday's preseason opener versus Arizona.

INJURIES

• WR Rashee Rice has a groin injury that has kept him out of practice but the injury is considered minor, per Reid.
• CB Kristian Fulton activated from physically unable to perform list

INJURIES

• LT Rashawn Slater is feared to have suffered a season-ending torn patellar tendon, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Tom Pelissero and Mike Garafolo reported. Slater was carted off the field after suffering the injury during Thursday's practice.

SIGNINGS

• TE Thomas Yassmin has been signed as part of the NFL's International Player Pathway program.

ROSTER CUTS

• TE Jordan Petaia waived/injured

INJURIES

• QB Matthew Stafford (back) will go through a workout on Saturday to determine where he stands with his aggravated disc and could practice Monday if all goes well, head coach Sean McVay told reporters.
• DT Kobie Turner has a back issue and is considered week to week, per McVay.
• OLB Jared Verse left practice early and had to be helped off the field after bumping knees with teammate Braden Fiske, per McVay. Verse later tweeted out that he was "fine."

OTHER NEWS

• The Vikings revealed the No. 70 helmet decal the club will be wearing during the 2025 season in memory of Jim Marshall.

TRYOUTS

• DB B.J. Mayes

PRESEASON NEWS

• Head coach Brian Daboll said he won't reveal the Giants' plan for Saturday's preseason opener versus Buffalo until after Thursday's practice, but did say first-round rookie Jaxson Dart will play.

PRESEASON NEWS

• QB Justin Fields and the Jets' starters will play in Saturday's preseason opener versus Green Bay, head coach Aaron Glenn announced.

INJURIES

• QB Will Howard (hand) is considered week to week but won't be ruled out of a preseason appearance just yet, head coach Mike Tomlin told reporters.

PRESEASON NEWS

• Tomlin announced that several starters, including QB Aaron Rodgers and WR DK Metcalf, will not be playing in Saturday's preseason opener versus Jacksonville.

SIGNINGS

• QB Logan Woodside
• OT Andrus Peat

ROSTER CUTS

• G Nick Broeker
• LS Tucker Addington

INJURIES

• RB Jordan James underwent surgery for a broken finger and will miss a couple of weeks head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters.
• DL Mykel Williams (knee) left practice and will likely miss time, but tests show he avoided a long-term injury, per Shanahan.

SIGNINGS

• DL Michael Dwumfour

ROSTER CUTS

• CB Eli Apple

ROSTER CUTS

• WR Montorie Foster Jr

SIGNINGS

• DE Joe Gaziano

INJURIES

• OL Chandler Brewer placed on injured reserve
• OL Blake Hance (calf) is not practicing Thursday, head coach Brian Callahan told reporters.
• DT T'Vondre Sweat will not practice, per Callahan.
• DL Carlos Watkins will not practice, per Callahan.
• S Kevin Winston Jr. will not practice, per Callahan.