NFL Player News

Bears head coach Matt Eberflus said that Johnson (concussion) will return to practice Wednesday but remains in the NFL's concussion protocol, Chris Emma of 670TheScore.com reports.

Eberflus said Monday that Johnson has "one more hurdle" remaining before exiting the protocol and being deemed good to go for Sunday's game against the Chargers. Johnson's only remaining steps may be to return to full-contact practice and then gain clearance from an independent neurologist, however, and taking the field Wednesday represents noteworthy progress. D'Onta Foreman has looked impressive as the lead man in Chicago's backfield over the last two weeks, but Johnson should be able to carve out a role Week 8 if cleared to play.

Head coach Arthur Smith said that Robinson (illness) will participate in Wednesday's practice, Terrin Waack of the Falcons' official site reports.

Robinson took on just one touch during the Falcons' 16-13 win over the Buccaneers in Week 7 after alerting the coaching staff he "wasn't feeling like himself" during pregame warmups, but he's not expected to be hampered in any capacity in Sunday's road matchup against the Titans. The rookie first-round pick hasn't missed a practice all season, and he appears likely to be listed as a full participant on Wednesday's injury report.

Edwards-Helaire notched two rushes for five yards and failed to reel in his lone target during Sunday's 31-17 victory against the Chargers.

Edwards-Helaire remains the third fiddle in Kansas City's backfield equation, sitting behind Isiah Pacheco in the pecking order for carries and behind Jerick McKinnon for looks in the passing game. He finished with just seven total snaps in Sunday's affair and hasn't logged double-digit snaps since Week 3, so there's little to get encouraged about as long as the running back room remains healthy.

McKinnon accrued two rushes for two yards and caught all two targets for 24 yards during Sunday's 31-17 victory over the Chargers.

McKinnon has no more than three carries in a game this season, as he resumes his duties as a pass-catching specialist in 2023 after a brief run of all-purpose duties late last season. His role could increase slightly should Isiah Pacheco miss any action or if the Chiefs are trailing and need to abandon the run, but he's not particularly appealing in most fantasy formats at this point.

The Giants claimed Jackson from waivers Tuesday, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

Jackson was signed to the Browns' active roster Saturday, played seven snaps on special teams Sunday against the Colts and was cut by the team Monday. Rather than going unclaimed, Jackson was picked up by the Giants, who are in need of backfield depth with Eric Gray (calf) placed on injured reserve, while Saquon Barkley (elbow) and Gary Brightwell (hamstring) are both questionable for the Week 8 game against the Jets.

The Giants placed Gray (calf) on injured reserve Tuesday, Dan Salomone of the Giants' official site reports.

In a corresponding move, the Giants signed Jashaun Corbin from the Panthers' practice squad. Gray sustained the calf injury Sunday against the Commanders and will be forced to miss at least the next four games. He's eligible to return against the Patriots on Nov. 26.

The Giants signed Corbin to their active roster Tuesday, Dan Salomone of the team's official site reports.

Corbin has spent the season on the Panthers' practice squad after participating in the team's training camp. The move corresponds with Eric Gray (calf) being placed on injured reserve, and Corbin will provide depth to a backfield riddled with injuries to Saquon Barkley (elbow) and Gary Brightwell (hamstring).

Ingram tallied nine snaps on special teams and none on offense during Sunday's 20-10 loss in Seattle.

One week removed from pacing the Cardinals with 10 carries in their first game since James Conner (knee) was placed on IR, Ingram was relegated entirely to special-teams work Sunday. The backfield instead was led by Emari Demercado, who turned an 80 percent snap share into 17 touches for 75 yards from scrimmage. Behind Demercado, Damien Williams had just one rush for two yards on 18 percent of the snaps. Demercado may now have a leg up on Williams and Ingram for touches until Conner returns, making it difficult to rely on Ingram for production.

Mason did not see the field on offense while logging 11 snaps on special teams in Monday's 22-17 loss to the Vikings.

Mason was surprisingly not used on offense even with starter Christian McCaffrey (oblique) playing through a lingering injury suffered in last week's loss to Cleveland. The latter wound up playing 100 percent of San Francisco's offensive snaps Monday, and Elijah Mitchell received the only non-CMC carry for San Francisco's backfield. Mason was coming off a pair of strong performances with a touchdown in each, so Monday's lack of usage killed any momentum the backup was building heading into next Sunday's tilt against the Bengals.

Koback signed with the Seahawks' practice squad Tuesday, John Boyle of the team's official website reports.

Koback spent training camp in Seattle, but ultimately landed on the Eagles' practice squad after failing to make the team. He was sent packing by Philly prior to Week 7 and will now get a second chance with the Seahawks' practice unit. The undrafted free agent has yet to suit up for a regular season game this year.