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    Montez Sweat lands on NFI list

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    Bears placed EDGE Montez Sweat on the active/NFI list.

    Multiple reports have said that this won’t be a long stay. Sweat lead the team with 10 sacks last year. Assuming he is indeed activated soon, Sweat should have plenty of time to be ready for the start of the season.
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    Per Biggs, the Bears believe Jones did not suffer a “significant injury,” but it is unclear as to whether he will need time off. Reports on Sweat have been tougher to find. We do not yet know his status. Jones’ primary backup, OT Ozzy Trapilo, is expected to be sidelined “deep” into the season after rupturing a patellar tendon late last season. These injuries are worth watching.
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    NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport called the issue a “short-term illness” when Sweat was first placed on the NFI list. It was indeed a short stay for Sweat, and he should be back at practice on Thursday. Sweat’s 10 sacks in 2025 were the second-best mark of his career. He nearly doubled his total from the previous season. He remains one of the biggest contributors on Chicago’s defense heading into his age-30 season.
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    Sweat missed Wednesday’s practice but returned on Thursday and was then upgraded to a full session before being listed as questionable. We fully expect him to play through the injury on Sunday. Sweat has 3.5 sacks, five TFLS, and a forced fumble this year.
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    Sweat dealt with an ankle injury in October before suffering a shin injury a few weeks later. Although the shin injury is now behind him, the team now lists him with an ankle issue. It is unclear as to whether this is a new injury or a continuation of the old one though.
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    Kyler Gordon, who missed Week 9 with a hamstring issue, was also limited. Sweat bookended last week’s three practices with DNPs and was eventually made inactive on Sunday. A return to practice is a step in the right direction but doesn’t guarantee his availability for Week 10. The Bears were down multiple key defenders versus the Cardinals on Sunday and got rocked, giving up 29 points. It’s the first time Chicago has allowed more than 21 points in a game this season. Drake Maye’s fantasy outlook would receive a notable boost if Sweat or Gordon can’t play this week.
  • CHI Defensive End #98
    Sweat’s absence is significant for a Bears defense tasked with containing the highly mobile Kyler Murray. The secondary is also worryingly thin. S Jaquan Brisker, slot CB Kyler Gordon, DL Byron Cowart, RB Khalil Herbert, OL Kiran Amegadjie and OL Braxton Jones are also inactive for this one. Starting CB Tyrique Stevenson has also been demoted following his unfortunate Week 8 antics. He will not start this week.
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    Sweat missed Wednesday’s practice with the shin issue. He was upgraded to a limited session on Thursday but then returned to a DNP to close the week. That puts him on the wrong side of questionable heading into the weekend. Losing Sweat, who has 3.5 sacks and a forced fumble this year, would be a notable blow to Chicago’s top-notch pass-rush.
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    The Bears held a walkthrough so Sweat’s status is only an estimation. We will learn more on Thursday’s injury report. Defensive backs Jaquan Brisker and Kyler Gordon, both of whom missed Week 8, were also held out of practice. A usually ironclad Bears defense could be down multiple starters for their Week 9 matchup with Arizona, giving Kyler Murray an easier matchup as he attempts to extend the Cardinals’ win streak to three.
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    Sweat popped up on the injury report with the ankle issue on Wednesday but was a full participant in practice by Friday. Fellow defensive lineman Zacch Pickens and defensive back Terell Smith are out this week.
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    Sweat (11 pressures) is the only Bears defender with double-digit QB pressures this season. Thursday should clarify his Week 5 availability. The Bears will need him against a surprisingly scrappy Panthers offense, now helmed by Andy Dalton.

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    Falcons signed RB Jam Miller to their practice squad.

    Miller is a 2026 seventh-round pick by the Patriots, though he was waived during final cuts. He joins the Falcons practice squad as fellow RB Cash Jones is released.
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    Broncos signed WR Cam Ross to their practice squad.

    With Pat Bryant (ankle) suffering a multi-week injury in Week 4, the Broncos are adding to their wide receiver depth by signing Ross to the practice squad. The 25-year-old Ross was an undrafted free agent out of Virginia who spent training camp with the Broncos before he was let go in final cuts. Ross now re-joins the practice squad. EDGE Jahfari Harvey was let go from the practice squad in a corresponding move.
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    Cardinals signed OL Jedrick Wills off Buffalo’s practice squad.

    He’ll replace Paris Johnson, who heads to season-ending injured reserve. Wills, the former 10th overall pick in the 2020 draft, will compete with 2026 seventh-rounder Jayden Williams for reps at left tackle in Johnson’s absence.
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    Buccaneers LB Josiah Trotter (knee) did not practice on Tuesday.

    It was a mid-week downgrade after a limited estimated session on Monday. Trotter’s in real danger of missing Thursday night’s game against the Cowboys.
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    Buccaneers kicker Chase McLaughlin (right groin/hip) did not practice on Tuesday.

    It was an addition to the report. Never a great sign, especially on a short week. The Buccaneers aren’t carrying a practice-squad kicker, so expect some workouts as they try to find someone you won’t be starting in fantasy football with Jalon Daniels under center.
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    Cardinals placed TE Hunter Long (knee) on injured reserve.

    He’ll miss at least the next four weeks. Long had played 91 snaps in his first four weeks with the Cardinals and will cede blocking duties to promoted practice-squadder Teagan Quitoriano for those of you in points-per-blocked-players leagues.
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    OT Lane Johnson retired from the NFL after 14 seasons.

    We’d heard word through former Eagles EDGE Brandon Graham on a post-game show that this was on the table following Week 4, but it’s still a stunner to see it come to fruition. Johnson cites that his “personal and family priorities” have changed in his post about retiring. The stalwart Eagles right tackle made two first-team All-Pro appearances and three second teams, along with six Pro Bowls. Markel Bell started in his stead in Week 4 and should be expected to get the playing time at right tackle going forward.
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    Browns designated QB Dillon Gabriel (back/IR) for return.

    His 21-day practice window will open up. There’s obviously no rush to promote him to the active roster with the Browns already dressing three quarterbacks every week, so this is probably just starting a ticking clock on a trade or cut from the quarterback room.
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    49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said he hopes to activate EDGE Mykel Williams (knee) for San Francisco’s Week 5 game against the Seahawks.

    Williams wasn’t eligible to return in Week 4 because of reserve/PUP list rules. It appears that he’ll have a real chance to go against Seattle in what figures to be a drag-out battle between two of the NFC West’s best.
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    Seahawks signed RB Robert Henry Jr. off Washington’s practice squad.

    This move makes much more sense in the wake of the Joe Mixon signing not actually coming to fruition. Henry will take Jadarian Price’s spot on the roster. Henry finished the preseason with 26 carries for 105 yards and a touchdown for the Commanders. He may eventually find some work in this room, though it probably won’t happen right away.