NFL news roundup: Latest league updates from Wednesday, August 14

SIGNINGS

• LB Storey Jackson

ROSTER CUTS

• P Ryan Sanborn

PRESEASON NEWS

• QB Lamar Jackson will not play in this Saturday's preseason game versus the Falcons, head coach John Harbaugh announced.

OTHER NEWS

• TE Mark Andrews was involved in a car accident while driving to the team facilities on Wednesday but did not sustain any apparent injuries, the team announced.
• OL coach Joe D'Alessandris was hospitalized over the weekend for an acute illness, which will require ongoing treatment for an extended period of time, the team announced. George Warhop has been hired to fulfill the OL coaching duties along D'Alessandris' recovery.

ROSTER CUTS

• LB Quincy Roche

ROSTER CUTS

• WR Bryan Thompson waived/injured

INJURIES

• QB Andy Dalton returned to practice Wednesday after nearly two weeks due to a quad injury.
• WR Diontae Johnson is dealing with a mild groin strain and is considered day to day, head coach Dave Canales told reporters.
• CB Dane Jackson was carted off the practice field with a hamstring injury, per Canales.

SIGNINGS

• CB Rudy Ford was signed following a tryout, the team announced.

ROSTER CUTS

• DE Kemoko Turay was released off injured reserve.
• CB Clayton Isbell

RETIREMENTS

• DE Jeffrey Gunter placed on reserved/retired list

INJURIES

• CB Denzel Ward is in the concussion protocol, per head coach Kevin Stefanski.

SIGNINGS

• LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah has agreed to terms on a three-year, $39 million contract extension that includes $25 million guaranteed, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday, per sources.

ROSTER CUTS

• DE Shaka Toney waived/injured

SIGNINGS

• C Cohl Cabral

TRADES

• DT Jordan Phillips and a 2026 seventh-round pick are being acquired from the New York Giants in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round pick, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported.

PRESEASON NEWS

• QB Bo Nix will take a majority of the first-team reps this week leading up to his first start in this Sunday's preseason game versus the Packers, head coach Sean Payton announced.
• CB Patrick Surtain II is expected to play in Sunday's preseason game, per Payton.

SIGNINGS

• LB Alec Mock

ROSTER CUTS

• OLB Jaylon Allen

INJURIES

• QB Hendon Hooker is "trending" toward playing against the Chiefs on Saturday, coach Dan Campbell said Wednesday. Hooker left Detroit's first preseason game with a concussion.
• RB Jahmyr Gibbs is "gonna be fine" after suffering a hamstring injury in Monday's practice, Campbell said.
• LB DaRon Gilbert placed on injured reserve
• CB Terrion Arnold (pec) should be fine, per Campbell.
• CB Carlton Davis is dealing with a hamstring injury but should be OK, Campbell said.

SIGNINGS

• CB Javelin Guidry

ROSTER CUTS

• S Morice Norris waived with injury designation

PRESEASON NEWS

• QB Sean Clifford will start this week's preseason game versus Denver as Jordan Love won't play, head coach Matt LaFleur announced. Rookie Michael Pratt will serve as QB2 on Sunday.

SIGNINGS

• RB Nate McCrary
• LB Chris Russell

ROSTER CUTS

• S Tyler Coyle released
• DB Don Callis
• LS Peter Bowden released

SIGNINGS

• WR Greg Ward
• DE Derek Rivers

ROSTER CUTS

• WR Ethan Fernea waived with in an injury designation.
• S Kendell Brooks

INJURIES

• OT Jawaan Taylor was carted off the practice field Wednesday with an apparent injury, per local reporters.

PRESEASON NEWS

• Head coach Antonio Pierce said all starters, if healthy, will play against the Cowboys on Saturday night.

INJURIES

• OL Jackson Powers-Johnson is off the physically unable to perform list and was set to practice Thursday, Pierce said.

SIGNINGS

• TE Tucker Fisk

ROSTER CUTS

• TE Ben Mason
• DB Chris Wilcox

INJURIES

• QB Matthew Stafford did not finish today's joint practice with the Cowboys due to hamstring tightness, per a team spokesman.

SIGNINGS

• DL Carlos Watkins

INJURIES

• WR Odell Beckham, who remains on the physically unable to perform list, is working his way back but hasn't begun running routes yet, head coach Mike McDaniel told reporters Wednesday. McDaniel added that he isn't concerned at this point that Beckham has yet to practice at camp.
• OG Isaiah Wynn remains on the PUP list as he works through a compounding leg injury, per McDaniel.
• DT Benito Jones is considered day to day with an undisclosed injury, per McDaniel.
• CB Jalen Ramsey is dealing with a minor injury but could practice if needed, according to McDaniel, adding that the team is being proactive in protecting the All-Pro.
• S Jevon Holland is considered day to day as he continues to work through a minor injury, per McDaniel.

SIGNINGS

• DT Robert Cooper

INJURIES

• QB J.J. McCarthy will miss the 2024 season after undergoing a full repair of the torn meniscus in his right knee, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported Wednesday, per a sources. The team has since announced the news.
• WR Jordan Addison sustained an ankle injury in Wednesday's practice and was carted off the field, but it's not believed to be a serious injury, head coach Kevin O'Connell said. Addison is unlikely to practice on Thursday, however.
• LB Jabril Cox placed on injured reserve

INJURIES

• RB Alvin Kamara did not practice Wednesday due to back tightness, per local reporters.

SIGNINGS

• TE Mason Fairchild

ROSTER CUTS

• RB Zander Horvath
• WR Jermaine Jackson
• DT Kyler Baugh

TRADES

• DT Jordan Phillips and a 2026 seventh-round pick are being traded to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round pick, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported.

SIGNINGS

• DB Zyon Gilbert

INJURIES

• WR Tarik Black placed on injured reserve

ROSTER CUTS

• T.J. Luther

SIGNINGS

• DL Nick Williams

ROSTER CUTS

• LB Ezekiel Turner

SIGNINGS

• LB Easton Gibbs

ROSTER CUTS

• DL Nathan Pickering waived with injury designation

INJURIES

• TE Payne Durham suffered a knee injury during practice today and is undergoing tests to determine the severity, head coach Todd Bowles announced.

INJURIES

• WR Tyler Boyd has a bruise on his foot that could force him to miss a few days, head coach Brian Callahan said.

ROSTER CUTS

• OG Mason Brooks
• K Ramiz Ahmed