NFL news roundup: Saints to start Spencer Rattler in preseason finale; Steelers DT Derrick Harmon injures knee

INJURIES

• QB Lamar Jackson did not participate in practice one day after exiting early after getting stepped on. Head coach John Harbaugh told reporters X-rays on Jackson's foot came back negative and did not show any damage. Jackson is fine moving foward, per Harbaugh.

PRESEASON NEWS

• QB Josh Allen will not play in Buffalo's preseason finale on Saturday against the Buccaneers, head coach Sean McDermott told reporters. This marks the first time in Allen's career that he will not play in a preseason game.

ROSTER CUTS

• K Caden Davis waived

INJURIES

• RB Raheem Blackshear (ankle) did not return to Thursday's preseason game against the Steelers. He wore a boot following the game, per local reporters.
• TE Tommy Tremble (back) was activated off the team's PUP list.
• LB Princely Umanmielen, who was ruled out of Thursday's preseason game with a shoulder injury, said X-rays came back negative and he thinks he'll be fine.

ROSTER CUTS

• DB Major Burns waived with injury settlement

PRESEASON NEWS

• Head coach Kevin Stefanski told reporters that Joe Flacco, who was named the Week 1 starter this week, will start Saturday's preseason finale against the Rams. Rookie Dillon Gabriel will play after Flacco and Shedeur Sanders (oblique) will play third barring any setbacks in his return from injury.

SIGNINGS

• WR Chase Cota
• LB Marvin Moody
• LB Charlie Thomas

INJURIES

• LB Nathaniel Watson (biceps) was placed on season-ending injured reserve.

ROSTER CUTS

• RB Toa Taua

ROSTER CUTS

• DB Bruce Harmon waived with injury settlement

ROSTER CUTS

• LB J.B. Brown

INJURIES

• C Graham Glasgow exited practice early and is being evaluated for a lower leg injury.

INJURIES

• S Xavier McKinney (calf) participated in practice for the first time since Aug. 6.

ROSTER CUTS

• RB Jalen White waived with injury settlement
• DB Isaiah Dunn waived with injury settlement

ROSTER CUTS

• TE Tre' McKitty

PRESEASON NEWS

• QB Anthony Richardson, No. 2 on the depth chart, will not play in the team's preseason finale Saturday against the Bengals, head coach Shane Steichen announced.
• CB Xavien Howard will not play in the preseason finale, Steichen announced.

INJURIES

• DL DeForest Buckner (back) is being held out of practice, Steichen said.

INJURIES

• WR/CB Travis Hunter (upper body) did not participate in practice. Head coach Liam Coen told reporters after practice that Hunter would have been full go if it was the regular season.

PRESEASON NEWS

• Head coach Jim Harbaugh told reporters that QB Trey Lance will start Saturday's preseason finale against the 49ers and Taylor Heinicke will follow Lance.

ROSTER CUTS

• WR Dez Fitzpatrick waived with injury settlement

ROSTER CUTS

• WR Mario Williams waived with injury settlement

PRESEASON NEWS

• Coach Mike McDaniel is planning for the Dolphins starters to play in Saturday's preseason finale against the Jaguars.

INJURIES

• DT Kenneth Grant is day to day, per McDaniel.
• CB Kendall Sheffield is out up to a week with a soft tissue injury, McDaniel said.

TRADES

• DT Harrison Phillips and a 2027 seventh-round pick were traded to the Jets in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round pick and a 2027 sixth-round selection, the team announced. News of the trade was initially reported on Wednesday.

PRESEASON NEWS

• Head coach Kellen Moore told reporters that QB Spencer Rattler will start Saturday's preseason finale against the Broncons. Rookie QB Tyler Shough will play after Rattler. Moore said earlier in the week that he'll determine New Orleans' Week 1 starting QB following the third preseason game.

ROSTER CUTS

• WR Donovan Peoples-Jones

INJURIES

• CB TJ Moore suffered an apparent leg injury in the fourth quarter of Thursday's preseason game against the Patriots and was carted off the field.

TRADES

• DT Harrison Phillips and a 2027 seventh-round pick were acquired from the Vikings in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round pick and a 2027 sixth-round selection, the team announced. News of the trade was initially reported on Wednesday.

INJURIES

• DL Rashad Weaver was placed on injured reserve.

ROSTER CUTS

• DT Phidarian Mathis
• CB Ryan Cooper Jr. waived/injured

ROSTER CUTS

• WR Giles Jackson

INJURIES

• DT Derrick Harmon suffered a sprained knee in Thursday's preseason game against the Panthers and is being evaluated, head coach Mike Tomlin said. Harmon was carted from the sideline to the locker room and was ruled out of the game but later returned to the sideline. The Steelers selected Harmon with the No. 21 overall pick in April's draft.

ROSTER CUTS

• LB Devin Harper waived

SIGNINGS

• QB Tanner Mordecai

ROSTER CUTS

• QB Nate Sudfeld released

INJURIES

• RB Corey Kiner was placed on injured reserve.
• CB Tre Brown was placed on IR.

PRESEASON NEWS

• QB Jalen Milroe will start and play the entirety of Saturday's preseason finale against the Packers, head coach Mike Macdonald told reporters.

INJURIES

• WR Chris Godwin (ankle) will be activated off the PUP list ahead of the 2025 season, coach Todd Bowles told reporters.
• LT Tristan Wirfs (knee) will be activated off the PUP list ahead of the season, Bowles said.

PRESEASON NEWS

• Bowles said no starters will play in Tampa Bay's preseason finale against the Bills on Saturday. Kyle Trask is likely to start at quarterback over Teddy Bridgewater, Bowles added.

ROSTER CUTS

• QB Michael Pratt waived with injury settlement

SIGNINGS

• C Nick Harris

INJURIES

• QB Marcus Mariota said he has been dealing with Achilles tendinities but that he plans to be ready for the season-opener on Sept. 7 against the Giants, per The Athletic.