The NFL’s announced Week 4 fines featured a season-high 10 infractions for player safety fouls that qualify toward a possible suspension.
Ravens linebacker Trenton Simpson was fined $17,911 for a horsecollar tackle.
Browns defensive tackle Adin Huntington ($5,620), Lions linebacker Jack Campbell ($15,930), Jets safety Minkah Fitzpatrick ($17,911), Jets defensive end Darrell Jackson ($6,683) and Seahawks safety Nick Emmanwori ($14,648) were fined for hip-drop tackles.
Cowboys cornerback Reddy Steward ($5,583), Texans cornerback Kamari Lassiter ($13,639) and Rams linebacker Nate Landman ($11,111) were fined for a hit on a defenseless player.
Broncos offensive lineman Ben Powers was docked $17,911 for a blindside block.
Three fines in any one category trigger an automatic one-game suspension. Players can appeal the fines.
The Falcons placed linebacker Yasir Abdullah on injured reserve with a hamstring injury, the team announced Saturday.
In four games, with one start, Abdullah has recorded two tackles, a pass defensed and four quarterback hits.
He will miss at least the next four games.
In a corresponding move, the Falcons signed safety Jammie Robinson to the active roster.
Robinson made his 2026 debut last week after the Falcons elevated him from the practice squad, and he made one tackle on 22 special teams snaps. He played six games for the Falcons last season.
The Falcons also announced the practice squad elevations of defensive ends Bralen Trice and Drake Jackson. It is Trice’s final elevation of the season.
The Ravens completed a trade with the Eagles for center Cam Jurgens this week and they handled the final steps before the deal was done differently than their last high-profile attempt at a swap.
When the Ravens and Raiders agreed to a deal that would send defensive end Maxx Crosby to Baltimore in March, it was announced before a physical was completed. The Ravens failed Crosby once that physical took place at their facility and the deal fell apart as a result.
Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Ravens sent a pair of doctors to Philadelphia to conduct Jurgens’s physical at the Eagles facility this Wednesday. Once Jurgens passed the physical, the deal was finalized and announced. Schefter adds that other teams may now opt to take this step rather than announced trades that have been agreed to pending a physical.
While Jurgens passed the physical, he is not going to play for the Ravens in Week 5 because he remains in the concussion protocol. The team expects him to be cleared in time to play in Week 6.
As expected, given that he’s week-to-week with an ankle injury, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson will miss Sunday night’s game against the Falcons. And, to no surprise, the Ravens are much better with Lamar than without Lamar.
Via NBC Sports research, the Ravens have a record of 82-37 (68.9 percent) when Lamar starts, including postseason. They also average 27.8 points per game in those games. When Lamar doesn’t start, the Ravens are 10-17 (37.0 percent), including postseason, with an average of 19.6 points per game.
Tyler Huntley, who’ll get his 17th career regular-season start on Sunday, has started 12 times in place of Lamar, including playoffs. Huntley’s record is 5-7.
By Sunday night, the 3-1 Ravens will be well aware of the impact of the game on their status in the AFC North standings. The 3-1 Browns, 2-2 Bengals, and 2-2 Steelers all play in the early window.
The next two Ravens games will have a much more direct impact on the eventual outcome of the division; the team formerly known as the Browns makes its annual return to Cleveland next Sunday, followed by Cincinnati’s annual visit to Baltimore. After that, the Ravens have the Bills and the Jaguars.
Ravens head coach Jesse Minter shared the headline of the team’s Week 5 injury report when he announced that quarterback Lamar Jackson has been ruled out for Sunday night’s game against the Ravens.
The team released its full injury report later in the day and it includes a questionable tag for the team’s top wide receiver. Zay Flowers was limited in practice all week with a foot injury and the team will wait to make a final call about his availability in Atlanta.
Cornerback Marlon Humphrey (hamstring, calf) is also listed as questionable after returning to practice on Friday. Guard Andrew Vorhees (foot) rounds out the questionable group for this weekend.
Linebacker Trey Hendrickson (finger) and center Cam Jurgens (concussion) were also ruled out ahead of the release of the full injury report. Minter said earlier this week that he expects Jurgens to make his Ravens debut in Week 6.
