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The Chargers activated wide receiver DJ Chark Jr. from injured reserve Saturday, the team announced. In a corresponding move, the Chargers placed wide receiver Brenden Rice on injured reserve. Rice already was ruled out of Sunday’s game with a shoulder injury. Chark is coming back from a groin injury that has kept him out all season. He had full practices …

Already ruled out for the Week 9 matchup with the Washington Commanders, the Giants placed kicker Greg Joseph on injured reserve with an oblique injury on Saturday. Jude McAtamnney has been elevated from the practice squad and will make his NFL debut on Sunday. New York continues to have kicking misfortune as the team is still without Graham Gano who …

Ezekiel Elliott will be a healthy scratch for the Dallas Cowboys when they take on the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. The Cowboys running back didn’t make the trip with the team to Atlanta due to disciplinary reasons, according to multiple reports. Veteran running back Dalvin Cook was elevated from the Cowboys’ practice squad ahead of Sunday’s game.  While it’s unclear …

The Cowboys will not have running back Ezekiel Elliott for Sunday’s game against the Falcons. Elliott will not travel with the team and will be inactive. Todd Archer of ESPN reports Elliott is not making the trip for disciplinary reasons. After re-signing with the Cowboys in the offseason, Elliott has rushed for 149 yards on 48 carries with two touchdowns. …

The Bengals released defensive tackle Lawrence Guy on Saturday, the team announced. Guy, who is in his 14th season, signed with Cincinnati as a free agent Sept. 17. He appeared in four games with two starts for the Bengals, totaling two tackles. Guy saw action on 91 defensive snaps and 24 on special teams. The Bengals filled the roster spot …

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott will be inactive for Sunday’s game due to disciplinary reasons, according to ESPN’s Todd Archer. What exactly Elliott did to warrant a benching has not be revealed. Elliott did not travel to Atlanta for the Cowboys’ Week 9 game against the Falcons. Running back Dalvin Cook, who began the season on the team’s practice …

Dolphins wide receiver River Cracraft will miss at least one more game. The Dolphins downgraded Cracraft to out on Saturday, which means they won’t be activating him from injured reserve for their game against the Bills. Cracraft has missed the entire season with a shoulder injury. Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel indicated the team’s Week 10 Monday night game against …

Drake Maye clears concussion protocol, will play in Pats-Titans originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The New England Patriots will have Drake Maye back under center for Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans. Maye cleared the NFL’s concussion protocol on Saturday after being a limited participant in practice throughout the week. The rookie quarterback suffered his concussion on a helmet-to-helmet …

The Patriots will have their young quarterback for Sunday’s matchup against the Titans. New England announced on Saturday that Drake Maye has cleared concussion protocol and has been removed from the injury report. He is expected to start against Tennessee. Maye suffered a concussion during last week’s win over the Jets. He was a limited participant in practice all week. …

Packers quarterback Jordan Love should be under center tomorrow against the Lions. Although Love is officially listed as questionable with a groin injury, a league source tells PFT that the expectation all week has been that Love will be able to play. Love exited last week’s game against the Jaguars when he was injured, and backup Malik Willis came in …

The New York Islanders placed forward Mathew Barzal on long-term injured reserve and defenseman Adam Pelech on IR Saturday due to their respective upper-body injuries. Barzal will be required to miss at least 10 games and 24 calendar days after being placed on long-term injured reserve. “It (stinks), and it’s not ideal,” forward Bo Horvat said Friday. “But again, guys …

Browns linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah will miss at least the next four games of the season. The Browns ruled Owusu-Koramoah out for Sunday’s game against the Chargers due to the neck injury that he suffered against the Ravens last Sunday. On Saturday, the Browns placed Owusu-Koramoah on injured reserve. Owusu-Koramoah had 61 tackles, three sacks, an interception, three passes defensed, and …

Haason Reddick’s arrival after a lengthy holdout has given a much-needed boost to a Jets defense that had been without Pro Bowl defensive end Jermaine Johnson since he tore his Achilles in the season opener. Based on Thursday night’s game, where the Jets racked up eight sacks and held Pro Bowl quarterback CJ Stroud to just 11 completions on 44 …

Tuesday is a critical day. Because it’s the trade deadline. (There might be something else going on that day, too.) For the first time ever, the window on trades closes at 4:00 p.m. ET on the Tuesday after Week 9. The Browns proposed the change in the offseason, in response to the addition of a seventeenth regular-season game — and …

Most NFL games turn on a play here or a play there. Sometimes, one boneheaded play can be the play here or the play there that causes the player’s team to lose. There were two in recent days. On Sunday, Bears defensive back Tyrique Stevenson taunted Commanders fans before — and during — a fateful Hail Mary throw, On Thursday, …