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NFL news roundup: Latest league updates from Tuesday, Aug. 20

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  • QB Caleb Williams will not play in Thursday's preseason finale versus Kansas City, head coach Matt Eberflus announced. Eberflus added that most starters will not play.


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  • S Kevin Byard is working through a soft-tissue injury but is in a good spot, per Eberflus.

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  • WR Amari Cooper is slated to return to practice on Tuesday after dealing with soreness last week, head coach Kevin Stefanski told reporters. However, Cooper was not seen on the practice field according to local reporters.
  • OT Hakeem Adeniji (knee) will be out multiple weeks, per Stefanski.
  • DT Maurice Hurst (hamstring) won't practice Tuesday but the injury isn't believed to be serious, per Stefanski.

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OTHER NEWS

  • WR Brandin Cooks has departed camp for a personal matter and will miss the final two padded practices in Oxnard, head coach Mike McCarthy announced.

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  • RB Jahmyr Gibbs (hamstring) won't practice this week but the plan is for him to return next week, head coach Dan Campbell told reporters.
  • WR Tre'Quan Smith (hand) placed on injured reserve.
  • LB Malik Jefferson placed on IR.


PRESEASON NEWS

  • QB Hendon Hooker is the ideal starter for Saturday's preseason finale versus the Steelers, Campbell told reporters.


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  • LB Joel Iyiegbuniwe


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  • LB Edgerrin Cooper (hip) is returning to practice on a limited basis on Tuesday, head coach Matt LaFleur told reporters.


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  • TE Jelani Woods (toe) is expected to have surgery this week to repair his turf toe and is out indefinitely, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported.
  • G Josh Sills placed on injured reserve.


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  • WR Ethan Fernea waived with injury settlement.

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  • QB EJ Perry, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reports

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  • OT Kolton Miller (shoulder) passed his physical and has been removed from the physically unable to perform list.

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  • QB Matthew Stafford (hamstring) is participating in team drills on Tuesday. Head coach Sean McVay said Stafford's hamstring responded well in practice.


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  • WR Tyreek Hill is dealing with a minor right hand injury and wore a removable brace during Tuesday's practice, NFL Network's Cameron Wolfe reported.
  • LB Zeke Vandenburgh placed on injured reserve.

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  • LB Kobe Jones
  • LB Christian McCarroll


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INJURIES

  • RB Alvin Kamara (back tightness) returned to practice on Tuesday.
  • TE Juwan Johnson has been activated off the physically unable to perform list


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  • QB Drew Lock (oblique) will be limited in Tuesday's practice, head coach Brian Daboll told reporters.
  • RB Tyrone Tracy Jr. (ankle) is returning to practice, per Daboll.
  • WR Gunner Olszewski (groin) is considered week to week, per Daboll.
  • RT Evan Neal (ankle) is expected to get more reps on Tuesday, per Daboll.
  • G Jon Runyan (shoulder) is close to returning but will not practice, per Daboll.
  • C John Michael Schmitz (shoulder) is expected to get more reps on Tuesday, per Daboll.
  • DT Ryder Anderson placed on injured reserve.
  • LB Micah McFadden (groin) is considered week to week, per Daboll.
  • CB Andru Phillips (ankle) will be limited in practice, per Daboll.


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  • OT Andrew Thomas restructured his salary, giving the team more salary cap space, assistant general manager Brandon Brown confirmed Tuesday.
  • DB Clayton Isbell

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  • RB Jaylen Warren (hamstring) is probably not practicing this week but it isn't considered a long-term injury, head coach Mike Tomlin told reporters.
  • OL Nate Herbig placed on injured reserve.


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  • RB Isaac Guerendo (hamstring) is returning to practice on Tuesday, head coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters.
  • WR Ricky Pearsall (shoulder) will not be practicing this week, per Shanahan.
  • OL Jon Feliciano had recent knee surgery and will likely open the season on injured reserve, per Shanahan.
  • S Talanoa Hufanga (knee) will not be practicing this week, per Shanahan.


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  • WR Frank Darby waived with injury settlement.

DEPTH CHART NEWS

  • C Graham Barton has won the starting job as a rookie, head coach Todd Bowles announced Tuesday.

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