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    Bears activated Montez Sweat from the active/NFI list.

    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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    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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    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.
  • CHI Defensive End #98
    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.
  • CHI Defensive End #98
    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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    Sweat was upgraded to a full practice on Friday, so there doesn’t seem to be much risk of him missing Chicago’s 2024 opener. Acquired from Washington at the trade deadline, Sweat played a crucial role in the Bears’ turnaround on defense over the second half of the 2023 season. He also signed a four-year, $98 million extension shortly after the trade. Sweat will look to get familiar with titans quarterback Will Levis on Sunday.

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    Cowboys TE Princeton Fant (knee) was carted off the practice field Monday.

    Fant was engaged in a block during practice and took the brunt of a knee-to-knee collision. He was unable to place weight on his left leg, requiring the cart to depart the practice field. Fant will undergo further testing to determine the extent of the injury. The special teams contributor has appeared in 11 games since signing as an undrafted free agent in 2023.
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    Cardinals WR Michael Wilson (undisclosed) did not practice Monday.

    By all accounts, Wilson has been a beast on the field for the Cardinals through the early portions of camp, with multiple beat reporters hinting at the potential for him to end the 2026 season as the team’s leading wide receiver. The injury was not disclosed but Wilson was seen on the sideline in sweats cheering on his fellow receivers through position drills. It doesn’t appear to be something that could jeopardize his status as one of the team’s top pass catchers as the regular season inches closer, but fantasy managers will want to track his status in the coming days.
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    Rams TE Davis Allen (quadricep) missed practice Monday.

    Speaking to media Monday, head coach Sean McVay relayed that it would be “some time” before Allen returns to the practice field considering the nature of the soft tissue injury. McVay added, “You don’t want to rush him back, Davis is going to be a big part of what we do this year.” Allen set career highs in his third professional season in 2025, catching 24 passes for 208 yards and three touchdowns, ranking second on the team in offensive snaps behind only Colby Parkinson.
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    Ravens HC Jesse Minter said “I don’t know that there’s a deadline” in naming a starting center.

    “On of them in the mix of the battle is coming off an injury. That timeline may or may not be perfect for that first game,” Minter relayed via the team’s website Monday. Recent signee Ethan Pocic is coming off a torn Achilles in Week 14 of the 2025 season but possesses the most starting experience of the players battling to supplant longtime starter Tyler Linderbaum following his departure in free agency. Minter’s comments, while slightly vague, seem to point towards Pocic as the desired starter, assuming his injury recovery continues to progress without hiccup. Fellow free agent additions Danny Pinter and Jovaughn Gwyn will compete with Pocic for the starting role.
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    Cardinals HC Mike LaFleur said the team is being cautious with Trey Benson after he had a “flare up” in his surgically repaired knee.

    Benson had in-season meniscus surgery last season and never returned to the field. LaFleur said the team doesn’t anticipate this flare-up becoming a multi-week issue, but they’re clearly going to do what they need to do to help him manage things. Benson is competing for touches with James Conner and Tyler Allgeier in camp, but there’s been some belief that the Cardinals could keep four running backs on the final roster when all is said and done. Benson has a career rushing line of 92-451-1 through his first two seasons in the league.
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    Patriots activated RB Terrell Jennings from the active/non-football injury list.

    Jennings is good to go after an undisclosed injury sidelined him for the first week of training camp. The third-year back is expected to compete for RB3 duties this season.
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    NFL insider Jordan Schultz reports Browns WR KC Concepcion is expecting “to be fine” after appearing to injure his shoulder on Monday.

    Concepcion landed hard on his right shoulder near the end of Monday’s practice and was in visible pain while making his way to the sideline. Despite the initial scare, it doesn’t appear this is anything too serious. The rookie receiver has made a strong early impression in training camp and is one of the more intriguing late-round dart throws in fantasy drafts this season.
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    Broncos HC Sean Payton said “there’s no hurry” to bring in free agent TE/QB Taysom Hill.

    Payton acknowledged that he will speak to Hill in five days when the two meet at Canton for Drew Brees’ Hall of Fame induction, and Payton is planning to gauge whether Hill is interested in playing another season. The 35-year-old offensive weapon made a name for himself in Payton’s offense from 2018 to 2021, and continued to be a primary contributor for the Saints long after Payton left. Hill will turn 36 before the start of the season and has had a quiet offseason thus far after his contract expired at the end of the 2025 season.
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    NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports Mike Evans’ quad strain is “very minor.”

    Given the way injuries have piled up for the 49ers during their first week of camp, this is pretty good news. Evans, 32, could miss a few days due to his injury, but the veteran receiver isn’t expected to miss any significant time. Evans was having a strong first few days of camp before his injury and should be firmly in the conversation as a WR2 for fantasy this season.
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    KC Concepcion left Monday’s practice with a shoulder injury.

    Browns beat writer Mary Kay Cabot posted a video to her X account on Monday, where Concepcion can be seen walking to the sideline with a trainer while holding his right shoulder. We don’t know much beyond what we saw on Cabot’s video, so this will be one to keep an eye on. Concepcion has enjoyed a strong camp with the Browns through the first week and is expected to be a focal point in the offense in his rookie year under Todd Monken.