NFL Player News
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Marcus Jones CB | NE
Patriots' Marcus Jones: Snags pick-six in win
Jones recorded five total tackles (three solo) and two passes defensed, including a pick-six, in Sunday's 26-20 win over the Bengals.
Jones was able to notch at least five takedowns for the first since since Week 8, but he made his largest impact in the second quarter when he picked off Joe Flacco and returned it for a touchdown. It was his first defensive touchdown since his rookie campaign in 2022 and the interception was his third of the season, setting a new career high. Jones is now up to 50 total tackles (34 solo), including 1.0 sacks, while also adding 11 passes defensed, three of which are interceptions, over 12 contests this year.
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Corey Thornton CB | CAR
Panthers' Corey Thornton: Won't return Monday
Thornton (ankle) has been ruled out for the rest of Monday's game against the 49ers, Darin Gantt of the Panthers' official site reports.
Thornton has mostly served on special teams this season, but he started the second half at outside corner after Jaycee Horn (concussion) was ruled out. Thornton suffered an ankle injury in the third quarter, which is severe enough for him to not return to Monday's game. With both Horn and Thornton done for the day, Akayleb Evans is the next man up at outside corner opposite Mike Jackson.
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Budda Baker FS | ARI
Cardinals' Budda Baker: Very involved in Week 12
Baker tallied nine tackles (four solo), including 0.5 sacks, along with an interception Sunday in an overtime loss to Jacksonville.
Baker got into the sack column for the first time this season with an assisted sack of Trevor Lawrence early in the second quarter. That was one of his nine stops in the contest, which tied for the team lead. Baker's biggest play, however, was a pickoff of Lawrence midway through the fourth quarter that set up a go-ahead touchdown by Arizona three plays later. The interception was Baker's first since the 2022 season.
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Sam Okuayinonu DT | SF
49ers' Sam Okuayinonu: Exits game with ankle injury
Okuayinonu (ankle) is questionable to return to Monday's game against Carolina, Matt Barrows of The Athletic reports.
Per Barrows, Okuayinonu has been laboring through an ankle injury for most of Monday's game. With Robert Beal (concussion) inactive, Keion White and Clelin Ferrell will see more snaps at defensive end opposite Bryce Huff for as long as Okuayinonu is out of the game.
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Tyson Campbell CB | CLE
Browns' Tyson Campbell: Career-high 10 stops in Week 12
Campbell logged 10 tackles (seven solo) and two pass defenses during the Browns' 24-10 win over the Raiders on Sunday.
Campbell played a key role in the Browns' dominant defensive showing Sunday with a career-high 10 tackles, which was second most on the team behind rookie linebacker Carson Schwesinger (11). It was the fifth time this year that Campbell played every single defensive snap, and the fifth-year corner has accumulated 34 tackles (22 solo), six pass defenses and one forced fumble across five regular-season games with Cleveland.
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Kamren Curl SAF | LAR
Rams' Kamren Curl: Leads Los Angeles in tackles again
Curl registered eight tackles (six solo) Sunday in a 34-7 Week 12 win against Tampa Bay.
Curl led the Rams in stops for the second consecutive week. He's been one of the league's most prolific tackling safeties this season with at least seven tackles in nine of 11 contests. Curl is up to 87 stops through 11 games, putting him on pace to surpass his regular-season career high of 115 tackles, which he established with the Commanders in 2023.
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Nate Landman LB | LAR
Rams' Nate Landman: Records seven stops in Week 12 win
Landman posted seven tackles (five solo) in Sunday's 34-7 victory against Tampa Bay.
One day after signing a three-year contract extension with the Rams, Landman finished tied for second on Los Angeles in tackles in the dominant win. He's totaled at least seven stops in three straight games and in eight of 11 contests overall this season. Landman is up to 98 tackles on the campaign, 12 shy of the regular-season career-high mark of 110 he established in 2023 with Atlanta.
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Dalen Cambre WR | NYG
Dalen Cambre: Returns to practice squad
Cambre reverted to the Giants' practice squad Monday, per the NFL's official transaction log.
Cambre was elevated to the active roster for the second straight game, failing to record any stats while playing one snap on offense and 14 snaps with the special-teams unit in Sunday's 34-27 overtime loss to the Lions. The wide receiver ranked fifth at his position in offensive snaps, finishing behind Wan'Dale Robinson (68), Isaiah Hodgins (54), Darius Slayton (52) and Gunner Olszewski (eight), while Jalin Hyatt was active but didn't play. Cambre can still be elevated one more time before the Giants would have to officially sign him to the active roster.
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Jaycee Horn CB | CAR
Panthers' Jaycee Horn: Enters concussion protocol
Horn (concussion) has been ruled out for the rest of Monday's game against the 49ers, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.
Per the ESPN broadcast, Horn was being evaluated by medical staff following his second interception of the game in the second quarter. He remained in the locker room after halftime and will not return after being diagnosed with a concussion, so Corey Thornton has taken over as the Panthers' second outside cornerback opposite Mike Jackson.
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Jared Verse LB | LAR
Rams' Jared Verse: Logs 2.0 sacks in Week 12 victory
Verse totaled four tackles (three solo), including 2.0 sacks, in a 34-7 rout over the Buccaneers on Sunday.
Verse's first sack came on a takedown of Baker Mayfield two players before the end of the first half, and Verse later sacked backup Teddy Bridgewater early in the fourth period. Sunday marked the first time this season Verse has posted multiple sacks in a game. After totaling 4.5 sacks over 17 regular-season games as a rookie last year, Verse is up to 6.0 sacks across 11 contests this season.