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Petty left Thursday's preseason game with a shoulder injury, his return is probable, Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News reports.

Petty started the fourth and final preseason game but was forced to leave early on in the game. The specifics of the injury are unclear at this point but it doesn't appear to be very severe. If he's unable to return look for Christian Hackenberg to see a majority of the snaps for the rest of the game.

Taylor won't suit up for Thursday's preseason game at Detroit.

The Bills will exercise the utmost caution with their starting quarterback, who finished the preseason 11 of 18 for 150 yards, one touchdown pass, and two carries for seven yards. Expect him to be more of a dual threat in the regular season.

Rodgers will not play in the Packers' preseason finale against the Chiefs on Thursday.

Rodgers sat out Green Bay's first two preseason games before seeing two drives against the 49ers last week. The Packers don't want to risk the star quarterback getting hurt and will instead lean on rookies Joe Callahan and Marquise Williams to handle quarterback duties for the majority of the game.

Johnson signed with the Cowboys on Thursday.

Johnson gives the Cowboys some depth at quarterback with Tony Romo (back) out for the foreseeable future and Kellen Moore (lower leg) starting the season on IR. The 28-year-old spent some time with the Ravens this offseason and has bounced around the league his entire career, never finding a stable backup gig. Johnson gives the Cowboys depth for their game Thursday night against the Texans, although it is unknown how much he will play, if at all. Presumed starter Dak Prescott will not suit up for the preseason finale, leaving just Johnson and Jameill Showers under center.

Stafford is unlikely to play Thursday against the Bills, Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Stafford figures to be held out by the Lions as they preserve his health heading into Week 1 of the regular season. Dan Orlovsky and Jake Rudock are expected to handle the duties at quarterback, but will be throwing to a below average receiving corps with the team expecting to have Golden Tate and Marvin Jones on the sideline.

Winston won't suit up for Wednesday's preseason game against the Redskins, Greg Auman of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

No matter when this game was played, Winston was unlikely to receive many, if any, snaps in the Buccaneers' final preseason game. He'll thus yield his starting gig to backup quarterback Mike Glennon.

Bridgewater (knee) has been placed on IR by the Vikings.

Bridgewater lands on IR in short order after suffering a dislocated knee in practice Tuesday. Bridgewater's significant injury also included a complete tear to his ACL, as well as other structural damage. Though the Vikings indicated that the QB suffered no nerve or arterial damage, Bridgewater faces a long recovery/rehab period. In his absence, Shaun Hill slots in as the Vikings' top signal-caller in advance of Week 1. With Taylor Heinicke currently on the non-football injury list, undrafted rookie Joel Stave and Brad Sorensen are the team's healthy backup options.

The Steelers have placed Gradkowski (hamstring) on IR.

With Gradkowski headed for IR with his hamstring injury, the Steelers claimed Zach Mettenberger off waivers to give the team added QB depth behind Ben Roethlisberger and Landry Jones.

Jones (shoulder) is expected to play in Thursday's preseason finale, Jay Skurski of The Buffalo News reports.

Jones may not be necessarily 100 percent as he recovers from a sore shoulder, but the rookie will likely be under center in Thursday's final preseason affair. The team plans to start the third-stringer and monitor his health as the game progresses. Recently, the Bills parted ways with Austin Trainor which all but assures that Jones will serve as Buffalo's No. 3 quarterback heading into the regular season.

Sorensen is re-signing with the Vikings on Wednesday, NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reports.

Teddy Bridgewater suffered a season-ending knee injury at Tuesday's practice, leaving Shaun Hill as the presumed top quarterback. Sorensen may still find it tough to make the final roster, as he was released by the Vikings on Aug. 20, with the team cutting him instead of Joel Stave or Taylor Heinicke (ankle). Sorensen may just be another arm for practice and/or the final preseason game.