NFL news roundup: Vikings WR Justin Jefferson (hamstring) returning to practice this week

PRESEASON NEWS

• QBs Michael Penix Jr. and Kirk Cousins will not play in Friday's preseason finale versus Dallas, head coach Raheem Morris announced.

INJURIES

• LB Jalon Walker (groin) is not practicing Monday, per Morris.

SIGNINGS

• QB Ben DiNucci
• LB Ronnie Perkins

ROSTER CUTS

• QB Emory Jones waived/injured
• WR D.J. Chark

SIGNINGS

• DB Thomas Graham Jr.

INJURIES

• LB Adisa Isaac (elbow) needs elbow surgery and will start the year on injured reserve, head coach John Harbaugh said.

INJURIES

• QB Andy Dalton's elbow injury is considered mild, per head coach Dave Canales.
• WR Tetairoa McMillan is not practicing due to a minor hamstring injury, per Canales.
• TE Tyler Mabry placed on injured reserve
• LB Nic Scourton (lung) returned to practice Monday, per Canales.
• CB Jaycee Horn (hand) has returned to practice after getting stitches removed, per Canales.

SIGNINGS

• QB Bryce Perkins

ROSTER CUTS

• DB Ameer Speed from injured reserve with an injury settlement.

DEPTH CHART NEWS

• QB Joe Flacco has been named as the team's starter to begin the 2025 season.

SIGNINGS

• WR Isaiah Bond has signed a three-year, $3.018 million contract that's fully guaranteed, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported. Cleveland officially announced the signing on Monday.

ROSTER CUTS

• LS Brent Matiscik

INJURIES

• RB Jaydon Blue (ankle/foot) is trending positively and the hope is he will play in Friday's preseason finale, head coach Brian Schottenheimer told reporters.

SIGNINGS

• CB Michael Ojemudia, who most recently played for the UFL's DC Defenders, is signing with Dallas, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported. The team later announced the move.

ROSTER CUTS

• CB Bruce Harmon waived/injured.

INJURIES

• DB Khalil Dorsey passed his physical.

INJURIES

• QB Jordan Love (thumb) returned to practice on Monday, per local reporters.
• WR Romeo Doubs also returned to practice, per local reporters.

SIGNINGS

• DL Devonte O'Malley
• DB Jaylin Simpson

ROSTER CUTS

• DL Keith Randolph Jr. waived/injured
• CB Garnett Hollis

TRADES

• WR John Metchie III's trade, along with a 2026 sixth-round pick, to the Eagles in exchange for TE Harrison Bryant and a 2026 fifth-round pick was officially announced Monday. The trade was reported Sunday.

SIGNINGS

• WR Juwann Winfree signed with the team, per his agent.

SIGNINGS

• LB Jake Chaney
• LB Joseph Vaughn
• CB Xavien Howard

INJURIES

• OT Blake Freeland was placed on injured reserve.
• LB Jacob Phillips was placed on IR.
• S Hunter Wohler was placed on IR.

PRESEASON NEWS

• Head coach Andy Reid told reporters Monday that all starters will play in Friday's preseason finale versus the Bears.

INJURIES

• LB Felix Anudike-Uzomah, a 2023 first-round pick, has been placed on season-ending injured reserve.

SIGNINGS

• DE Owen Carney
• LB Xander Mueller

ROSTER CUTS

• RB Elijah Young

INJURIES

• LB Del'Shawn Phillips passed his physical and returned to practice

INJURIES

• QB Matthew Stafford (back) returned to practice for the first time since the start of training camp.

SIGNINGS

• OL Mason Brooks
• LB Matt Judon is expected to sign a one-year contract that is worth up to $6 million with Miami, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported.

INJURIES

• RB De'Von Achane is dealing with a calf injury and is unlikely to practice this week, per head coach Mike McDaniel.
• TE Darren Waller's return from the physically unable to perform list is still to be determined, per McDaniel.
• OL Yodny Cajuste was placed on season-ending injured reserve.
• DL Zach Sieler will return to practice this week, per McDaniel.

INJURIES

• WR Justin Jefferson (hamstring) is expected to return to practice this week, head coach Kevin O'Connell told reporters Monday.

SIGNINGS

• RB Xazavian Valladay is signing with the team, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported.

INJURIES

• WR Kendrick Bourne won't practice this week, per head coach Mike Vrabel.
• CB Christian Gonzalez won't practice this week, per Vrabel.

SIGNINGS

• WR Phil Lutz

ROSTER CUTS

• DT Isaiah Iton waived/injured

INJURIES

• DB Kris Boyd was placed on injured reserve.

TRADES

• WR John Metchie III's acquisition, along with a 2026 sixth-round pick, from the Texans in exchange for TE Harrison Bryant and a 2026 fifth-round pick was officially announced Monday. The trade was reported Sunday.

SIGNINGS

• OT Julian Pearl
• DB Kam Alexander
• LS Jack McQuaide

ROSTER CUTS

• WR Roc Taylor
• DT Breiden Fehoko
• LB Devin Harper

VISITS

• WR Gabe Davis is scheduled to visit Pittsburgh for the second time this offseason, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.

ROSTER CUTS

• DE Bradlee Anae from injured reserve with an injury settlement.

TRYOUTS

• QB Nate Sudfeld

INJURIES

• S JJ Roberts placed on injured reserve

SIGNINGS

• S Will Brooks

SIGNINGS

• DT T.J. Smith

ROSTER CUTS

• DT Philip Blidi

INJURIES

• CB Trey Amos, a 2025 second-round pick, experienced some hamstring tightness, so he did not play Monday, head coach Dan Quinn said. Had it been a regular-season game, Amos would have played, Quinn indicated.

OTHER NEWS

• RB Brian Robinson will not be playing in Monday night's game versus the Bengals and a trade ahead of next week's cutdown deadline remains possible, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported.

ROSTER CUTS

• DE Viliami Fehoko Jr. from injured reserve with an injury settlement.