NFL Player News
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Brandon McManus K | GB
Packers' Brandon McManus: Questionable for Week 7
McManus (right quadriceps) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game at Arizona, Wes Hodkiewicz of the Packers' official site reports.
McManus didn't practice this week due to the right quad that he tweaked during last Wednesday's session and sidelined him this past Sunday against the Bengals, but Green Bay is keeping the door ajar for the 34-year-old to be available this weekend. Regarding that, McManus said Thursday, "Am I feeling better? Yes. And it's kind of a similar process of what we're game planning to try to get up to." The Packers have a 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff Sunday, and if McManus is included among the team's inactives about 90 minutes prior, Lucas Havrisik will handle placekicking duties for a second consecutive contest.
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Joey Slye K | TEN
Titans' Joey Slye: Cleared to face former team
Slye (calf) doesn't have an injury designation for Sunday's game against the Titans, Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site reports.
Slye was limited in all three of Tennessee's practices after sitting out the Week 6 loss to the Raiders, but he evidently looked healthy enough to avoid an injury designation. The Titans cut Matthew Wright on Friday after Wright filled in for Slye in Week 6, providing another indicator of the team's confidence in Slye's health. Slye's opportunities could be limited since the Titans are scoring only 13.8 points per game and the Patriots are allowing just 20.0 points per game.
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Matthew Wright K | HOU
Matthew Wright: Dropped by Tennessee
Wright was cut from the Titans' practice squad Friday, Jim Wyatt of the team's official site reports.
The UCF product was elevated to Tennessee's active roster for the Week 6 loss to the Raiders while Joey Slye (calf) was sidelined with an injury. Wright was perfect in the loss, converting on his lone field-goal attempt and extra-point tries. Although Slye has practiced in a limited fashion this week, the Titans' decision to drop Wright suggests Slye will likely return from injury in the Week 7 matchup against the Patriots.
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Cairo Santos K | CHI
Bears' Cairo Santos: Sitting second consecutive game
Santos (thigh) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Saints.
Santos will sit out a second consecutive game, with his next chance to return coming Week 8 in Baltimore. Jake Moody made four of five field-goal attempts, including the game-winning kick, while filling in for Santos in Monday's win at Washington. Moody will retain kicking duties versus New Orleans.
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Chris Boswell K | PIT
Steelers' Chris Boswell: Makes the most of opportunities
Boswell connected on his only field-goal attempt and on all four of his extra-point tries in Thursday's 33-31 loss to the Bengals.
The kicker drilled a 41-yard field goal early in the second quarter that put the Steelers up 10-0. Boswell has now made 10 of 12 field goals and all 16 extra-point attempts in 2025. The veteran is a reliable option in fantasy football.
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Evan McPherson K | CIN
Bengals' Evan McPherson: Hits game winner
McPherson made all four field-goal attempts, including a 36-yarder that put the Bengals ahead with less than 10 seconds left, and all three extra-point tries in Thursday's 33-31 win over the Steelers.
The kicker also connected on field goals from 49, 23 and 45 yards. McPherson did not have many opportunities due to a Bengals offense that had largely been struggling before Thursday night, but he finally saw the level of opportunity fantasy managers expected before the season. If Joe Flacco can continue to lift Cincinnati's attack, McPherson stands to benefit.
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Cairo Santos K | CHI
Bears' Cairo Santos: Remains absent from practice
Santos (thigh) did not participate at practice Thursday.
Santos remained unavailable for practice Thursday, as he continues nurse a right thigh injury. The kicker seems unlikely to return to action in Week 7, and Jake Moody may be elevated to the active roster again Sunday versus the Saints.
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Brandon McManus K | GB
Packers' Brandon McManus: Still not practicing
McManus (right quadriceps) was a non-participant at practice Thursday.
McManus already has missed one game due to the right quad that he pulled in practice last Wednesday, but coach Matt LaFleur told Ryan Wood of USA Today on Thursday that he's "day-to-day" and may "potentially" be able to kick on game day without practicing. McManus has one more chance to do so this week before Friday's injury report could include a ruling on his status for Sunday's contest in Arizona. Lucas Havrisik is available in the event McManus isn't able to go this weekend.
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Joey Slye K | TEN
Titans' Joey Slye: Logs another limited practice
Slye (calf) was a limited participant in Thursday's practice, John Glennon of NashvillePost.com reports.
A right calf injury prevented Slye from playing against the Raiders in Week 6. He's opened the week with back-to-back limited practices, and special-teams coordinator John Fassel told reporters Thursday that Slye has looked better in practice, per Jim Wyatt of the Titans' official site. Matthew Wright would be elevated to the active roster for Sunday's game against the Patriots if Slye is not cleared to return.
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Jason Sanders K | MIA
Dolphins' Jason Sanders: Timeline for return uncertain
Dolphins special teams coordinator Craig Aukerman said Thursday that he's uncertain if Sanders (hip) is close to returning to action or if the kicker will be activated from injured reserve this season, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports.
After sustaining a hip injury late in the preseason, Sanders was placed on IR with a designation for return. According to Jackson, Sanders' original recovery timeline was expected to range from 4-to-5 weeks, but because he's now about six weeks removed from suffering the injury and not yet praccticing, the veteran kicker may have experienced some sort of setback along the way. The Dolphins don't appear eager to rush Sanders back to the field, especially with Riley Patterson having filled in admirably in his stead through the first six weeks of the season. One of the few bright spots for the 1-5 Dolphins, Patterson has gone 15-for-15 on extra-point attempts and 7-for-8 on field-goal tries, with his lone miss coming from 57 yards out in this past Sunday's 29-27 loss to the Chargers.