The Ravens traded for center Cam Jurgens on Wednesday, but it doesn’t look like his debut for the team will come for another week.
Jurgens is in the concussion protocol and head coach Jesse Minter said that the team expects that he’ll be cleared to return to action before they face the Browns in Week 6.
“I anticipate him really being ready next week, probably,” Minter said, via the team’s website. “So, again, we will see who is available, what that looks like and what the best five are for this particular game.”
While Jurgens is progressing through the protocol, he’ll also be familiarizing with a new offense. Minter said he thinks Jurgens’s experience with different offensive coordinators in Philadelphia should make that easier.
“I think he has just been really well-developed and well-trained. He is a good athlete. Mentally, he is at a really high level, I would say,” Minter said. “We will have to catch him up. Obviously, the terminology will be different for him. But with a guy like that — with the experience of having gone through a few different offenses — that will probably end up benefiting him now, rather than a guy coming from maybe one system.”
Vega Ioane started at center for Baltimore in Week 4 and he’s the likeliest choice to be there against the Falcons on Sunday night. Once Jurgens is ready to step into the lineup, Ioane will likely move back to his original spot at right guard.
The Jets called running back Breece Hall week-to-week after he suffered a quad injury in their Week 3 loss to the Lions and Wednesday’s practice report gave reason to believe his return to action won’t come this week.
Hall remained out of practice as the Jets began their on-field preparation for the Browns. Braelon Allen has been the lead back in Hall’s absence from the lineup.
Wide receiver Adonai Mitchell (finger), cornerback Jarvis Brownlee (concussion), linebacker Kiko Mauigoa (quad), and guard Dylan Parham (knee) were also out of practice.
Linebacker Kingsley Enagbare (knee) was the team’s only limited participant. Wide receiver Tim Patrick (groin) and tight end Mason Taylor (thumb) were full participants. Taylor has missed the last two games while Patrick has been designated for return from injured reserve.
Dillon Gabriel has returned to practice for the Browns after being placed on injured reserve with a back issue in late August.
But Cleveland isn’t feeling urgency to get Gabriel back on the 53-man roster, with head coach Todd Monken citing the three-week timeline the team now has to “see where we’re at.”
“Get him out there, practice, see where he’s at with his back, and get the reps that we can get,” Monken said in his press conference. “A lot of that will be on the look squad, or it’ll be individual. But I look forward to seeing him back out there.”
The Browns have starter Deshaun Watson, backup Shedeur Sanders, and rookie Taylen Green currently on their active roster. How does Monken feel about potentially carrying four QBs?
“I don’t have to feel anything at this point,” Monken said. “We still have three weeks.”
Gabriel started six games as a rookie last year with 10 total appearances. He completed 59.5 percent of his passes for 937 yards with seven touchdowns and two interceptions.
More than a few people saw Thursday night’s F-bomb interaction between Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers and coach Mike McCarthy.
The Week 4 Thursday night game on Prime Video averaged 16.59 million viewers.
It’s a 19-percent increase over last year’s Week 4 Thursday night meeting between the Seahawks and Cardinals. That game averaged 13.94 million viewers.
The number, per Amazon, made it the most-watched Week 4 Thursday night game since Prime Video assumed the package in 2022.
An unresolved question lingers as to whether Amazon is goosing the numbers by autoplaying the game for anyone who visits their Prime page while the game is being televised. The higher numbers are obviously good for Amazon, and in turn good for the NFL.
Either way, Thursday Night Football is here to stay. The only question is whether and when it will be joined by a Tuesday night and/or Wednesday night effort on a weekly basis.
With Paris Johnson Jr. out for the season with a torn biceps, the Cardinals have added a former first-round pick to their offensive line.
Offensive tackle Jedrick Wills is signing with Arizona off of Buffalo’s practice squad, according to a report from NFL Network.
Wills, 27, was selected by Cleveland at No. 10 overall back in 2020. He missed the 2025 season, allowing his injured knees to fully heal after he struggled to play through the 2024 season.
Wills has started 57 games, all for the Browns. His time there coincided with that of current Cardinals QB Jacoby Brissett.
The Cardinals announced they’ve placed Johnson and tight end Hunter Long on injured reserve.
Veteran tight end Teagan Quitoriano was promoted to the 53-man roster off of Arizona’s practice squad.
Additionally, the Cardinals have re-signed tight end Kenny Yeboah to the practice squad, while also signing offensive lineman Austin Decals and safety Mark Perry to the unit.
Offensive lineman Vershon Lee and cornerback D’Shawn Jamison were released from the practice squad.
