Ward (shoulder) is practicing Tuesday, Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.

Ward hurt his shoulder during practice last week and missed Saturday's preseason finale against the Rams. However, his ability to return to practice Tuesday suggests that the veteran cornerback will be fine for Cleveland's regular-season opener against Cincinnati on Sept. 7.

Bourne (lower leg) is on New England's initial 53-man roster Tuesday.

Bourne has been sidelined since Aug. 1 due to an apparent lower leg injury suffered in practice, and while the veteran wideout seemed a likely cut candidate for the Patriots, it appears he's secured a depth role to begin the 2025 campaign. That said, New England's initial 53-man roster includes a hefty eight wide receivers, so further moves wouldn't be surprising.

Royals (knee) remained sidelined for Tuesday's practice, Charles Goldman of AtoZSports.com reports.

Royals is battling knee tendinitis and missed the Chiefs' final preseason contest. Coach Andy Reid indicated Tuesday that Royals' return isn't imminent, according to Goldman. His availability for Week 1 against the Chargers on Sept. 5 appears to be in question. Royals' early-season role is to be determined behind Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy, Hollywood Brown (ankle) and JuJu Smith-Schuster.

Jacksonville waived Henigan on Tuesday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.

After four collegiate seasons with Memphis, Henigan signed with Jacksonville as an undrafted free agent in April. He got a good look during the preseason slate, completing 27 of 38 passes (71.1 percent) for 178 yards, though he threw two interceptions and zero touchdowns. Pelissero states that Henigan will likely join the Jaguars' practice squad if he clears waivers.

The Patriots placed Polk (shoulder) on injured reserve Tuesday.

Polk's placement on IR coincides with a slew of other transactions submitted by New England relating to the 53-man roster deadline. The 2024 second-round pick will miss his entire sophomore season as he works to recover from shoulder surgery undergone to address an injury suffered during the Patriots' preseason opener against Washington.

Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said Tuesday that Dillon Gabriel will work as the top backup to Joe Flacco to begin the regular season, leaving Sanders in the No. 3 role, Zac Jackson of The Athletic reports.

Sanders wasn't able to beat out Gabriel for the No. 2 role to begin the regular season, but it's still conceivable that both rookie signal-callers get a chance to line up under center at some point during the 2025 campaign. Cleveland traded Pickett (hamstring) to the Raiders on Monday and cut Tyler Huntley on Sunday, leaving Sanders and Gabriel without further competition as depth options.

The 49ers moved Aiyuk (knee) to the reserve/PUP list Tuesday.

This is merely a procedural move, as coach Kyle Shanahan has circled (in his mind) a Week 6 road matchup with the Buccaneers as a possible date for Aiyuk to make his 2025 debut, per Vic Tafur of The Athletic. With this move from active/PUP to reserve/PUP, though, Aiyuk technically can return to action as early as Thursday, Oct. 2 at the Rams. He remains in recovery mode from the ACL and MCL tears that he sustained in his right knee Week 7 of last season. With Demarcus Robinson suspended for the first three games of the season, Jauan Jennings (calf) and Ricky Pearsall are the top wide receivers on San Francisco's active roster.

The Commanders waived Turner on Tuesday, John Keim of ESPN.com reports.

Turner spent his first two NFL seasons with Washington, recording 13 receptions on 24 targets for 143 yards over 22 regular-season contests. He didn't play at all last year, though, as he spent the entire campaign on the practice squad. He's likely to clear waivers, at which point he'd become a free agent.

The Ravens waived Mitchell-Paden on Tuesday, Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic reports.

Mitchell-Paden has spent the last four years with Cleveland and Baltimore but has yet to appear in a regular-season NFL game. He logged 102 offensive snaps across three preseason contests this summer, catching one pass for 11 yards.

Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski said Tuesday that Gabriel will begin the regular season as the No. 2 quarterback behind starter Joe Flacco, Zac Jackson of The Athletic reports.

Gabriel will kick off the year as Flacco's top backup, while fellow rookie Shedeur Sanders operates as the emergency No. 3 option. A hamstring injury forced Gabriel to sit out the Browns' preseason opener, but he returned for the team's final two exhibition matchups and looked solid, completing a combined 25 of 37 passes for 272 yards, one touchdown and one interception.