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Ali (neck) is listed as doubtful for Thursday's season opener against the Chiefs.

With Ali trending toward inactive status Thursday, the Ravens' Week 1 backfield depth is thin behind Derrick Henry and Justice Hill. The Ravens do, however, have the option to elevate John Kelly or Chris Collier from the practice squad to provide a third backfield option for Thursday.

Scott (undisclosed) was placed on the Steelers' practice squad injured list Wednesday.

Scott signed with Pittsburgh's practice squad Friday after being waived by the Rams. It's not clear what the injury is or how much time he could miss, but his move to the injured list will force him to miss at least four weeks before he's eligible to return to practice.

Pacheco remains in line to serve as the Chiefs' lead back in Thursday's season opener versus the Ravens, Blair Kerkhoff of the Kansas City Star reports.

With Clyde Edwards-Helaire on the reserve/non-football illness list and in line to miss at least four games, Samaje Perine and rookie Carson Steele are slated to work in complementary roles behind Pacheco to begin the season. While Perine is an adept pass-catching option and will have an opportunity to carve out a change-of-pace role with Kansas City, the newcomer is still getting up to speed with the team's playbook, so he might not be heavily utilized versus Baltimore. With that in mind, Pacheco is a candidate to see plenty of touches Week 1.

Corum is listed as the Rams' top kick returner on their depth chart ahead of Sunday's season opener versus the Lions, Cameron DaSilva of USA Today reports.

Corum is coming off an impressive training camp in which he locked up the No. 2 running back role behind Kyren Williams and subsequently was held out of preseason games. Head coach Sean McVay appears ready and willing to deploy both of his top backs on special teams, saying that Corum "has come in and done an outstanding job" while adding that Williams is the Rams' top punt returner in part due to "confidence in [Corum] and Ronnie Rivers being able to spell [Williams] if need be, per Kyle Austin of MLive.com. It's a bit unorthodox to now have Corum also working in the return game, though DaSilva notes that the rookie third-round pick has some experience in that department, having returned 18 kicks with Michigan between the 2020 and 2021 seasons. Williams is coming off an exceptional 2023 breakout campaign in which he dominated backfield reps, but adding special-teams duties to both his and Corum's workloads could necessitate a shift in the Rams' backfield usage.

Lloyd (hamstring) was listed as a limited participant on Wednesday's estimated practice report.

The Packers didn't hold a formal practice Wednesday while traveling to Brazil in advance of Friday's game against the Eagles, but Lloyd's limited listing represents a step forward after he was a non-participant in Tuesday's session. Lloyd was sidelined for most of August with the hamstring injury, so even if he does get cleared to make his NFL debut Friday, the rookie could still find himself third in line for snaps out of the backfield behind Josh Jacobs and Emanuel Wilson (hip).

Wilson (hip) was listed as a limited participant on Wednesday's estimated practice report.

Both of the backup running backs on Green Bay's 53-man roster are tending to injuries as Friday's season opener versus the Eagles in Brazil approaches, as both Wilson and MarShawn Lloyd (hamstring) were gauged as limited participants Wednesday. Wilson is likely the healthier of the two of the moment, as he was also limited in Tuesday's session, while Lloyd was held out entirely. Even if Wilson is cleared in advance of Friday's game and has the No. 2 role all to himself, he may not be in store for a major role behind lead back Josh Jacobs.

Chandler will serve as Minnesota's primary kick returner in addition to working as the backup running back behind Aaron Jones, Mark Craig of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

He'll replace Kene Nwangwu in the role after Nwangwu was released last week. Brandon Powell will be the second deep man on kickoffs. Chandler should have added value in leagues that value kick return yards.

The Texans waived Jordan (undisclosed) from injured reserve with a settlement Tuesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

Jordan was selected by the Texans in the sixth round of the draft back in April but his tenure with the team has come to an end. The 25-year-old will focus on getting healthy and then look to catch on with another team.

The Packers signed Brooks to their practice squad Tuesday.

Brooks has seemingly recovered from the concussion that landed him on Miami's injured reserve before his subsequent release Monday, and he will now head to Green Bay. With MarShawn Lloyd (hamstring) and Emanuel Wilson (hip) both dealing with injuries, Brooks could end up being elevated to the active roster for the team's Week 1 game versus the Eagles on Friday.

Wilson (hip) was limited in Tuesday's practice.

The running back will have two more opportunities to increase his level of practice participation before the Packers tag Wilson with an injury designation ahead of Friday's regular-season opener against the Eagles in Brazil. Fellow depth RB MarShawn Lloyd (hamstring) was listed as a non-participant Tuesday, but entrenched starter Josh Jacobs appears fully healthy and ready for Week 1.