NFL news roundup: Latest league updates from Monday, Sept. 18

INJURIES

• OL Hayden Howerton was placed on practice squad injured list.
• S Budda Baker (hamstring) was placed on injured reserve. Head coach Jonathan Gannon told reporters Monday that Baker did not tear his hamstring and will return this season.

SIGNINGS

• S Joey Blount (practice squad)
• S Qwuantrezz Knight signed to active roster from the 49ers' practice squad.

SIGNINGS

• DL Demone Harris (practice squad)

ROSTER CUTS

• DE Kemoko Turay (from practice squad), per the NFL transaction wire.

INJURIES

• WR Odell Beckham Jr. has an ankle injury that head coach John Harbaugh described as minor after Sunday's win over Cincinnati. NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reports Beckham will be managing the issue and, if all goes well, the injury shouldn't affect his availability going forward.
• S Marcus Williams decided not to have surgery for his pectoral injury and won't be placed on injured reserve, Harbaugh announced.

INJURIES

• DE Leonard Floyd (ankle) is day to day, head coach Sean McDermott told reporters.
• S Micah Hyde (hamstring) is day to day.

INJURIES

• LB Shaq Thompson is believed to have suffered a fractured fibula, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported, per a source. He will have further tests tomorrow to determine the severity of the injury, with NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reporting it will likely keep him out of the rest of the season. Thompson was carted off the field Monday night versus the Saints and subsequently ruled out.

GAME DAY ELEVATIONS

• C Justin McCray, per the NFL transaction wire

INJURIES

• WR Darnell Mooney did not suffer a serous knee injury in Sunday's loss to Tampa Bay, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reports, per a source. 

INJURIES

• QB Joe Burrow remains sore after aggravating his calf injury during Sunday's loss to the Ravens, head coach Zac Taylor told reporters. Taylor declined to speculate on Burrow's availablity for Week 3 against the Rams.

INJURIES

• RB Nick Chubb is believed to have suffered a season-ending knee injury that involves multiple torn ligaments, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, per sources. He was ruled out of Monday night's game versus the Steelers after he was carted off the field.
• CB Greg Newsome (elbow) did not return.

ROSTER CUTS

• RB Ronald Jones released, per the NFL transaction wire.

OTHER NEWS

• S Kareem Jackson will not be suspended by the league for his hit on Commanders tight end Logan Thomas on Sunday, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero report, per sources. Jackson is expected to be fined, per Pelissero. Jackson was ejected for the hit. 

SIGNINGS

• DE Ronnie Perkins was signed off New England's practice squad.

INJURIES

• RB David Montgomery is considered day to day with a thigh bruise, head coach Dan Campbell said Monday. Montgomery said after Sunday's loss to the Seahawks that he could miss "a couple weeks" due the injury, per the Detroit Free Press.
• OLB James Houston suffered a fractured ankle in Sunday's loss to the Seahawks and will be out at least six to eight weeks, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero report, per a source. Houston will have more testing to determine if he’ll need surgery and how much longer he would be out. Campbell confirmed Houston will be out for awhile.
• DB CJ Gardner-Johnson is out indefinitely with what is believed to be a torn pectoral and he could potentially miss the rest of the season, Rapoport and NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported.

INJURIES

• LT Laremy Tunsil, who missed Week 2 due to a knee injury, remains day to day for this week, head coach DeMeco Ryans told reporters.

SIGNINGS

• DE Derek Rivers (practice squad)

INJURIES

• QB Anthony Richardson, who exited Sunday's win over Houston with a concussion, has no update on his status, head coach Shane Steichen told reporters.
• C Ryan Kelly is in concussion protocol, per Steichen.

INJURIES

• WR Zay Jones (knee) is getting further testing today and is considered day to day, head coach Doug Pederson told reporters.
• OLB Josh Allen has a shoulder sprain but should be OK, per Pederson.

SIGNINGS

• QB Patrick Mahomes restructured his contract and will now earn $210.6 million between the 2023 and 2026 seasons, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported. Mahomes' compensation for those four years is guaranteed and he can earn up to $218.1 million with escalators.

INJURIES

• WR Davante Adams (concussion) is "good" after sustaining a hard hit in fourth quarter of Sunday's loss to Buffalo, head coach Josh McDaniels told reporters Monday. 
• WR Jakobi Meyers, who missed Week 2, remains in the concussion protocol process, per McDaniels.

INJURIES

• RB Austin Ekeler (ankle) has "no timeline" for his return after missing the team's Week 2 game, head coach Brandon Staley told reporters.

TRADES

• RB Cam Akers has been the subject of trade talks by the Rams, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reports, per a source. After starting in Week 1, Akers was inactive for Sunday's game against the 49ers. Head coach Sean McVay told reporters Monday that general manager Les Snead has talked to a handful of teams about an Akers trade.

INJURIES

• OG Joe Noteboom suffered a deep bruise to his shoulder in Sunday's game, but is not expected to miss next week's game, per McVay.

INJURIES

• WR Jaylen Waddle is currently in concussion protocol, head coach Mike McDaniel told reporters.

SIGNINGS

• G Dalton Risner is signing a one-year deal worth $4 million with the team, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, per a source.

ROSTER CUTS

• QB Ian Book (from practice squad)
• QB Matt Corral released from exempt/left squad

INJURIES

• RB Jamaal Williams left Monday night's game with a hamstring injury.

GAME DAY ELEVATIONS

• RB Tony Jones Jr.
• LB Ty Summers

INJURIES

• RB Saquon Barkley suffered an ankle sprain Sunday and will miss Thursday's game against the 49ers. He's considered week to week, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. He was listed as a DNP in Monday's practice estimation.
• WR Wan'Dale Robinson (knee) limited in Monday's practice estimation.
• OG Ben Bredeson will be in concussion protocol, per Daboll. He was a DNP on Monday.
• OL Andrew Thomas (hamstring) limited.
• LB Azeez Ojulari (hamstring) limited.

INJURIES

• S Tony Adams (hamstring) is still being evaluated, head coach Robert Saleh told reporters.
• LB Quincy Williams (knee) is also still being evaluated.
• CB Michael Carter II (elbow) is also still being evaluated.

INJURIES

• DB Avonte Maddox had an MRI that revealed a torn pectoral and he will have surgery this week, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reports, per a source. Rapoport adds that the injury will keep Maddox out indefinitely, potentially for the season.

SIGNINGS

• P Braden Mann (practice squad)

ROSTER CUTS

• P Arryn Siposs (practice squad)

INJURIES

• RB Anthony McFarland Jr. (knee) placed on injured reserve.
• WR Diontae Johnson (hamstring) placed on IR.
• WR Gunner Olszewski was ruled out Monday night with a concussion.
• LB Elandon Roberts (neck) did not return.
• S Minkah Fitzpatrick was ruled out Monday night with a chest injury. Head coach Mike Tomlin said after the game that Fitzpatrick was being evaluated at a local hospital.

GAME DAY ELEVATIONS

• RB Qadree Ollison

INJURIES

• WR Brandon Aiyuk still has no update on the severity of his shoulder injury, HC Kyle Shanahan told reporters. He was a DNP in Monday's practice estimation.

VISITS

• DB Bradley Roby is visiting the Niners, per the NFL transaction wire.

INJURIES

• WR DK Metcalf is likely to miss multiple practice days this week dealing with injured ribs, head coach Pete Carroll told reporters.

INJURIES

• RB Chase Edmonds is getting an MRI today for a knee injury he suffered in Sunday's win over the Bears, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported, per a source. Edmonds injured his MCL, per Rapoport.
• CB Carlton Davis (toe) doesn't have a clear outlook yet on his availability this week, head coach Todd Bowles told reporters Monday.

ROSTER CUTS

• OL John Molchon (practice squad)