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NFL news roundup: Latest league updates from Thursday, Aug. 22

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SIGNINGS


ROSTER CUTS

  • WR Jakeem Grant was released with an injury settlement, the team announced.

INJURIES

  • OL Will Clapp is in the concussion protocol, per head coach Sean McDermott.
  • CB Taron Johnson (quad) is not practicing, per McDermott.
  • S Terrell Burgess (hamstring) is not practicing and is likely out for Saturday's preseason finale, per McDermott.


ROSTER CUTS

PRESEASON NEWS


INJURIES

  • WR Diontae Johnson is not practicing Thursday due to an illness, head coach Dave Canales told reporters.


SIGNINGS


TRADES


ROSTER CUTS

SIGNINGS


INJURIES

  • RB Ian Wheeler suffered a knee injury against the Chiefs and will undergo further testing, per head coach Matt Eberflus.
  • WR Nsimba Webster (groin) will undergo further testing, per Eberflus.
  • OL Larry Borom (ankle) will have scans Friday, per head coach Matt Eberflus.
  • DB Douglas Coleman III, who was taken off the field on a stretcher, has movement in his limbs and is at the hospital for evaluation, per Eberflus. Eberflus did not have any other updates on Coleman.

INJURIES

  • QB Deshaun Watson (arm soreness) resumed throwing in Thursday's practice.


ROSTER CUTS


SIGNINGS


TRADES

  • K Cade York was traded to the Commanders for a conditional seventh-round pick, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.

ROSTER CUTS

INJURIES

  • RB AJ Dillon is still awaiting additional test results on the stinger he sustained this week, head coach Matt LaFleur told reporters.
  • OT Jordan Morgan will work through individual drills on Thursday, per LaFleur.


SIGNINGS

  • DL Keonte Schad

PRESEASON NEWS

  • QB Easton Stick will be the starter in the preseason finale versus the Cowboys, head coach Jim Harbaugh said.


SIGNINGS


ROSTER CUTS

INJURIES

  • QB Matthew Stafford, who had been limited in recent days due to hamstring tightness, was a full participant in Thursday's joint practice with the Texans. Stafford's left thumb was bandaged during practice due to a cut he sustained at home, he told reporters after practice.
  • RB Boston Scott (leg) was held out of practice due to a leg contusion, but it's just a precaution as he's expected to have a heavy preseason workload on Saturday, McVay said.


SIGNINGS

PRESEASON NEWS

  • QB Jaren Hall will start the final preseason game Saturday versus Philadelphia, head coach Kevin O'Connell told reporters.


SIGNINGS


ROSTER CUTS

INJURIES

PRESEASON NEWS

  • Jets starters won't play in Saturday's preseason finale versus the Giants, head coach Robert Saleh announced.

TRADES

  • WR Jahan Dotson and a 2025 third-round pick were acquired via trade with Washington in exchange for a third-round pick and two seventh-round selections in the 2025 NFL Draft.

PRESEASON NEWS

  • QB Russell Wilson will start Saturday's preseason finale versus Detroit, head coach Mike Tomlin announced.

SIGNINGS

  • TE Logan Thomas has signed a one-year deal, the team announced.


ROSTER CUTS

PRESEASON NEWS

  • QB Geno Smith and most of the team's starters will play against the Browns in the team's preseason finale, head coach Mike Macdonald said.
  • OL Connor Williams is not expected to play in Saturday's preseason game, per Macdonald.


TRADES

ROSTER CUTS

TRADES

  • WR Jahan Dotson and a 2025 third-round pick was traded to Philadelphia in exchange for a third-round pick and two seventh-round selections in the 2025 NFL Draft.
  • K Cade York was acquired from the Browns via trade, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.


SIGNINGS


ROSTER CUTS