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Fitzpatrick signed with the Chargers' practice squad Monday.

Fitzpatrick failed to make the Steelers' initial 53-man roster in late August, but he's found a new home on the Chargers' practice squad. The 26-year-old's last regular-season action came in 2023 with the Steelers, appearing in one game and recording no stats on three special-teams snaps.

Lockett (leg) said Monday that he will play in Sunday's game against the Broncos, Michael-Shawn Dugar of The Athletic reports.

Lockett has been sitting out practice since Aug. 14 due to a leg issue that wasn't considered to be serious by coach Mike Macdonald. On Monday, the veteran wideout relayed that his lack of activity was maintenance related, and he's healthy and ready to go to begin the 2024 campaign. The Seahawks won't post their first injury report until Wednesday, at which point how he's listed will confirm his standing. Prior to racking up 894 receiving yards in 17 regular-season games last year, Lockett had put together four consecutive 1,000-yard campaigns.

The Seahawks cut Winston from their practice squad Monday, Brady Henderson of ESPN.com reports.

Winston returned to the Seahawks' practice squad after failing to make the team's initial 53-man roster, but it now appears that Seattle has moved on from the 27-year-old once again. Winston appeared in one regular-season game with the Seahawks in 2023, recording no stats while playing just two total snaps.

Olatoke was designated to be the Panthers' International Player Pathway Program player Monday and will join the team's practice squad, Alex Zietlow of The Charlotte Observer reports.

Olatoke first signed with the Chargers in June as an undrafted free agent, but he's now found a new home on Carolina's practice squad. The Nigerian-born wide receiver has very limited experience playing football, as he played for Ohio State's Club Football program in 2023. However, Olatoke was an All-Big Ten sprinter at Ohio State, so he definitely brings speed to the table. Additionally, Olatoke won't count against Carolina's practice-squad size limit of 16 due being a part of the NFL's International Player Pathway Program.

The 49ers placed Pearsall (chest/shoulder) on the reserve/non-football injury list Monday, Matt Maiocco of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.

Pearsall's placement on the reserve/NFI list rules him out for at least the first four games of the regular season after he sustained a gunshot wound to the chest as the victim of a robbery attempt Saturday. The rookie first-round pick was discharged from San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center on Sunday after having had his condition upgraded from "serious" to "fair" earlier in the day.

Head coach Shane Steichen noted Monday that Downs is "progressing well" while rehabbing his left high-ankle sprain, Mike Chappell of Fox 59 News Indianapolis reports.

That said, it's unclear if Downs will be able to practice Wednesday, with the wideout's status for Sunday's game against the Texans to be determined, per James Boyd of The Athletic. If Downs is unavailable for Week 1, look for Adonai Mitchell and Alec Pierce to see added opportunities this weekend behind top wideout Michael Pittman.

Addison (ankle) was spotted warming up during the portion of Monday's practice open to the media, Andrew Krammer of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Addison appears to be practicing without a helmet Monday, per Alec Lewis of The Athletic, an indication that he's logging a limited session. Nonetheless, it's encouraging to see the second-year wideout handling reps again for the first time since he was carted off the field Aug. 14. The Vikings will likely continue ramping up Addison's activity level ahead of Sunday's regular-season opener on the road against the Giants. Wednesday's first official practice report of the campaign will shed more light on Addison's status for Week 1.

Weaver "nicked" his oblique, according to head coach Jonathan Gannon, and did not practice Monday, Bo Brack of GoPHNX.com reports.

Weaver's injury comes at an inopportune time, as the 23-year-old was able to make the 53-man roster despite going undrafted out of Colorado. Likely aiding his inclusion on the active roster was the five-game suspension of Zay Jones for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy. Any missed time for Weaver could be lost opportunity with Jones on the sidelines. However, Weaver will work to get back on the field sometime this week ahead of the team's season opener Sunday against the Bills.

Brown (shoulder) won't practice Monday, Matt McMullen of the Chiefs' official site reports.

The Chiefs open their regular-season slate Thursday night against the Ravens, and coach Andy Reid acknowledged to McMullen that the wideout is not expected to be available for the contest. Though Brown appears on track to be officially ruled out by the team ahead of Week 1 action, Adam Teicher of ESPN.com relays that Reid has noted that Brown's progress in his recovery has been very encouraging. In his anticipated absence versus Baltimore, fellow WRs Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy should have an opportunity to make their mark in fantasy lineups out of the gate.

Chase did not participate in Monday's practice, Ben Baby of ESPN.com reports.

Per Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic, Chase was present for the beginning of the session, though not in uniform. The Bengals won't have to release an official practice/injury report before Wednesday, but with the team's season opener quickly approaching, the wideout's status will need to be monitored closely ahead of Sunday's 1:00 p.m. ET kickoff against the Patriots. For his part, coach Zac Taylor indicated that the team will "just take it day by day" in terms of the star wideout's Week 1 availability, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.