NFL news roundup: Vikings guard undergoes surgery; update on Mike Evans' hamstring injury

INJURIES

• RB James Conner (foot) will undergo season-ending surgery, head coach Jonathan Gannon announced Monday. Conner was injured Sunday and the public announcement system initially said he injured his ankle.
• WR Zay Jones is in concussion protocol after he was injured on the final offensive play Sunday, head coach Jonathan Gannon said Monday.
• G Will Hernandez (knee) was listed as a limited participant in Monday's practice estimation.
• OT Paris Johnson Jr. (knee) limited
• CB Will Johnson (groin) DNP

COACHING NEWS

• The team announced it has parted ways with wide receivers coach Ike Hilliard. Passing game coordinator T.J. Yates will assume WR coach duties.
• The Falcons are moving offensive coordinator Zac Robinson down to the field to call the offensive plays, head coach Raheem Morris announced. Robinson had previously called plays from the coaches box.

ROSTER CUTS

• CB C.J. Henderson (practice squad)

GAME DAY ELEVATIONS

• TE Zaire Mitchell-Paden
• DE Brent Urban

INJURIES

• RG Robert Hunt, who is on season-ending injured reserve, underwent successful biceps surgery, head coach Dave Canales announced.
• C Austin Corbett's recovery from an MCL injury that landed him on shot-term IR is expected to be around six to eight weeks, per Canales.

INJURIES

• CB Jaylon Johnson will have core muscle surgery but there's a chance he can return this season, head coach Ben Johnson told reporters Monday. Johnson missed the last two games due to the injury.

INJURIES

• RB Samaje Perine's MRI showed no significant damage with the thumb injury he suffered in Sunday's loss to Minnesota, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. Rapoport adds that Perine is not ruled out to play in Week 4.
• TE Noah Fant is currently in the league's concussion protocol, per head coach Zac Taylor.

INJURIES

• LT Dawand Jones suffered a season-ending knee injury in Sunday's win over the Packers that will require surgery, head coach Kevin Stefanski announced.
• RT Jack Conklin, who's been inactive the past two weeks with an elbow injury, is considered day to day, per Stefanski.

INJURIES

• WR CeeDee Lamb will miss at least two weeks with a high ankle sprain suffered in Sunday's loss to Chicago, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Monday, per a source. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told reporters that placing Lamb on injured reserve is a consideration.
• OL Tyler Booker will miss four to six weeks with a high ankle sprain, Rapoport reported. Jones told reporters that placing Booker on injured reserve is a consideration.

GAME DAY ELEVATIONS

• TE Ross Dwelley

INJURIES

• RB Sione Vaki (groin) was ruled out of Monday's game against the Ravens.
• DE Marcus Davenport (chest) placed on injured reserve

INJURIES

• CB Derek Stingley Jr.'s oblique injury is still being evaluated. Stingley was injured in in Sunday's loss to Jacksonville but is considered day to day, head coach DeMeco Ryans told reporters.

SUSPENSIONS

• S Jimmie Ward was removed from the Commissioner's Exempt List on Monday, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported. Ward was placed on the list Aug. 26 following two arrests stemming from allegations of assaulting and threatening a woman. The Texans placed Ward on the physically unable to perform list, per Pelissero.

INJURIES

• WR Alec Pierce is in the concussion protocol, head coach Shane Steichen announced.
• CB Kenny Moore is expected to miss a couple of weeks after suffering a calf injury in Sunday's win over Tennessee, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported. Rapoport adds that it's not considered a major injury. Steichen confirmed the injury Monday but didn't have a recovery timeframe.

SIGNINGS

• CB Mike Hilton is being signed to the practice squad, per Rapoport.

INJURIES

• RB Najee Harris will miss the remainder of the season with a torn Achilles suffered in Sunday's win over the Broncos, head coach Jim Harbaugh announced.

INJURIES

• TE Darren Waller, who has yet to play this season due to a hip injury, is practicing this week with the intent of playing in Monday night's game versus the Jets, head coach Mike McDaniel told reporters.

INJURIES

• QB J.J. McCarthy is out of the walking boot, coach Kevin Connell told reporters. McCarthy suffered a high ankle sprain and did not play in Week 3. "At this point in a very young career, his mobility is one of his weapons," O'Connell said. "So we want to make sure he's healthy." Carson Wentz is slated to start in Week 4.
• LT Justin Skule, who was inactive in Week 3 due to a concussion, is optimistic for a return in this Sunday's matchup against the Steelers in Dublin, O'Connell told reporters.
• LG Donovan Jackson underwent wrist surgery on Monday morning but won't be placed on injured reserve, O'Connell announced. Jackson suffered the injury in Week 2 but played through the injury during Sunday's win over the Bengals, per O'Connell.
• C Ryan Kelly (concussion) is optimistic to play in Week 4 after not playing on Sunday, per O'Connell.

SUSPENSIONS

• WR Jordan Addison has officially been reinstated. Addison was suspended three games for violating the league's substance abuse policy.

ROSTER CUTS

• WR Kevin Austin Jr.
• TE Moliki Matavao

DEPTH CHART NEWS

• Head coach Brian Daboll was noncommittal on QB Russell Wilson starting in Week 4 against the Chargers during his Monday press conference. "We're evaluating everything," Daboll said Monday. Rookie Jaxson Dart sits as the No. 2 QB behind Wilson.

ROSTER CUTS

• LB Tomon Fox

SIGNINGS

• WR Xavier Gipson is being claimed off waivers from the Giants, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.

ROSTER CUTS

• OL Kenyon Green

INJURIES

• QB Brock Purdy (toe/shoulder) is expected to practice this week and will be evaluated, head coach Kyle Shanahan said. Purdy has missed the last two games.
• DT CJ West (thumb) will require surgery, head coach Shanahan said. Shanahan added West could play Sunday against the Jaguars with a cast on his thumb.
• DE Nick Bosa suffered a torn ACL during Sunday's win over the Cardinals, Shanahan confirmed, and will miss the rest of the season.

SUSPENSIONS

• WR Demarcus Robinson has officially been reinstated. Robinson was suspended three games for violating the league's substance abuse policy.

SIGNINGS

• RB Khalil Herbert is expected to sign to the team's practice squad, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported.

INJURIES

• RB Zach Charbonnet (foot) was listed as a full participant in Monday's practice estimation.
• TE Elijah Arroyo (groin) limited
• DE Leonard Williams (elbow/shoulder) limited
• LB Ernest Jones (shoulder) full
• LB Boye Mafe (toe) limited
• CB Devon Witherspoon (knee) limited
• S Nick Emmanwori (ankle) limited
• S Julian Love (hamstring) limited

INJURIES

• WR Mike Evans, who exited Sunday's win over the Jets with a hamstring injury, is set to have an MRI on Tuesday to determine the severity, head coach Todd Bowles told reporters. Bowles added that the initial diagnosis is that Evans suffered a "low-grade" hamstring injury.
• OG Mike Jordan has a sprained knee, per Bowles.
• CB Christian Izien (quad) remains sore and the team will have to monitor how he feels this week, per Bowles.

SIGNINGS

• S Darnell Savage

INJURIES

• QB Jayden Daniels (knee) remains day to day, coach Dan Quinn told reporters.
• S Will Harris (fibula) was placed on injured reserve.