NFL Player News
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Gee Scott Jr. WR | NYJ
Gee Scott: Gets waived with injury
The Jets waived Scott (undisclosed) with an injury designation Friday.
Unless Scott gets claimed by another team during the current waiver period, he's now on track to spend the entire season on the Jets' injured reserve list. In a corresponding transaction, the Jets signed wide receiver Cam Camper.
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Jimmy Rolder LB | DET
Lions' Jimmy Rolder: Tending to leg issue
Rolder left the Lions' training camp practice early with a leg injury Friday, Kory Woods of MLive.com reports.
It's not the start the rookie would have hoped for, but the severity of Rolder's injury is still not clear. Until he's ready to resume practicing, Joe Bachie could see an uptick in practice reps at linebacker.
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Alim McNeill DT | DET
Lions' Alim McNeill: Dealing with neck issue
McNeill left the Lions' training camp practice early with a neck injury Friday, Kory Woods of MLive.com reports.
It's not clear exactly what happened, and there's no timetable for McNeill's return to practice at this point. As long as he remains unavailable, Levi Onwuzurike will be a candidate to take the leftover reps with the first-team defensive line.
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Zach Horton TE | DET
Zach Horton: Gets waived
Detroit waived Horton on Friday.
Horton was elevated from the Lions' practice squad to suit up for two regular-season games in 2025, but he may now have to look for his next opportunity with a different club. In a corresponding transaction, the Lions signed veteran tight end Anthony Firkser.
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Tucker Kraft TE | GB
Packers' Tucker Kraft: Logs first practice since ACL tear
Kraft (knee), who was activated from the active/PUP list Friday, took part in individual drills at his first practice of Packers training camp, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reports.
Kraft is two days shy of being nine months removed from the right ACL tear that he suffered Week 9 of last season. Among his activities Friday were hitting a blocking pad, catching passes on the side and running some routes on air. Kraft relayed that before the session he convened with doctors from the University of Wisconsin, one of whom told him his knee appears "spectacular, almost like he had never seen rehabilitation like mine." During mandatory minicamp in June, Kraft stated his intention to play Week 1 at Minnesota on Sunday, Sept. 13, but first, his focus will be on increasing his activity level while he and his reps engage Green Bay brass on a potential contract extension.
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DJ Giddens RB | IND
Colts' DJ Giddens: Logs added reps Friday
With Jonathan Taylor being rested, Giddens took more first-team reps at Friday's practice, James Boyd of The Athletic reports.
Giddens is no threat to Taylor's status as the Colts' top back, but the 2025 fifth-rounder is competing with Seth McGowan for the No. 2 role. With that in mind, Boyd noted that Giddens has struggled a bit to catch the ball out of the backfield in team drills, but it's early on in training camp, and the Kansas State product has some time to clean that aspect of his game up. Whoever ends up being Taylor's top backup will hold minimal fantasy lineup appeal as long as he's healthy but would be a must-add should Taylor miss time for any reason.
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Ben Sinnott TE | WAS
Commanders' Ben Sinnott: Running more routes in camp
Sinnott has run a wider variety of routes in training camp compared to previous years, though that is also the case for Washington's other tight ends, John Keim of ESPN.com reports.
New offensive coordinator David Blough is emphasizing versatility in his tight-end room, which includes Sinnott, Chig Okonkwo and John Bates, among others. Okonkwo is expected to get most of the pass-catching opportunities at the position. Sinnott hasn't shown much in that department, as the 2024 second-round pick has just 16 catches through 33 career regular-season games.
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Trey Smack K | GB
Packers' Trey Smack: Packers cut other kicker
Smack is the only kicker left in camp with the Packers, as the team waived Lenny Krieg on Friday.
The Packers evidently feel comfortable handing kicking duties over to Smack. The rookie sixth-round pick impressed in college at Florida but will need to prove he's capable of handling the pressure of kicking in the NFL, as well as the cold and windy conditions that arise at Lambeau Field.