The Browns listed two of their starting offensive linemen as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Packers and only one of them will be playing.
Right tackle Jack Conklin is out with an elbow injury that limited him in practice all this week. Left guard Joel Bitonio did not practice all week because of a back injury, but he will play.
Cornelius Lucas will start in Conklin’s place.
On the Packers side, tight end Tucker Kraft and right tackle Zach Tom will both play.
Jets at Buccaneers
Jets: QB Justin Fields, DE Jermaine Johnson, WR Josh Reynolds, S Tony Adams, DL Jay Tufele, RB Kene Nwangwu, OT Esa Pole
Buccaneers: WR Chris Godwin, RB Josh Williams, CB Kindle Vildor, S Rashad Wisdom, T Tristan Wirfs, TE Devin Culp
Bengals at Vikings
Bengals: CB Cam Taylor-Britt, WR Jermaine Burton, TE Tanner Hudson, DT McKinnley Jackson, DE Shemar Stewart
Vikings: QB Desmond Ridder, QB J.J. McCarthy, WR Tim Jones, T Justin Skule, C Ryan Kelly, TE Nick Vannett, DT Elijah Williams
Steelers at Patriots
Steelers: CB Joey Porter Jr., S DeShon Elliott, LB Alex Highsmith, OL Andrus Peat, DL Esezi Otomewo
Patriots: QB Tommy DeVito, CB Christian Gonzalez, OL Caedan Wallace, DT Eric Gregory, WR Efton Chism, LB Elijah Ponder
Colts at Titans
Colts: QB Riley Leonard, TE Will Mallory, LB Chad Muma, OT Luke Tenuta, DE JT Tuimoloau
Titans: S Kevin Winslow, CB Jarvis Brownlee, CB Samuel Womack, LB James Williams, RT JC Latham, RG Kevin Zeitler, WR Bryce Oliver
Texans at Jaguars
Texans: WR Braxton Berrios, QB Graham Mertz, RB Dameon Pierce, RB British Brooks, DE Darrell Taylor, T Blake Fisher, TE Brenden Bates
Jaguars: S Kahlef Hailassie, RB Cody Schrader, OL Wyatt Milum, DL Danny Striggow, DL B.J. Green, DT Khalen Saunders
Falcons at Panthers
Falcons: WR Jamal Agnew, CB A.J. Terrell, OL Jack Nelson, WR Casey Washington, DL Sam Roberts
Panthers: WR Jimmy Horn Jr., WR Xavier Legette, C Nick Samac, TE James Mitchell, LB Patrick Jones, DT Tershawn Wharton
Rams at Eagles
Rams: QB Stetson Bennett, OL DJ Humphries, TE Colby Parkinson, OL Steve Avila, DE Desjuan Johnson
Eagles: LB Azeez Ojulari, QB Tanner McKee, RB Will Shipley, LB Ogbo Okoronkwo, LB Patrick Johnson, OL Drew Kendall, G Kenyon Green
Raiders at Commanders
Raiders: CB Decamerion Richardson, RB Raheem Mostert, DT JJ Pegues, OT Charles Grant, G Caleb Rogers, DE Charles Snowden
Commanders: QB Jayden Daniels, WR Noah Brown, TE John Bates, G Brandon Coleman, LB Kain Medrano, DE Preston Smith
Packers at Browns
Packers: CB Kamal Hadden, OL Donovan Jennings, DL Warren Brinson
Browns: QB Shedeur Sanders, S Damontae Kazee, CB Cameron Mitchell, RB Raheim Sanders, DT Mike Hall Jr., G Zak Zinter, T Jack Conklin
Despite being undrafted in 2023, receiver Xavier Gipson made it more than two years with the Jets. He didn’t make it two weeks with the Giants.
The other New York team waived Gipson on Saturday.
The Jets had release Gipson following a Week 1 loss to Pittsburgh, during which his fumble on a kickoff return helped fuel the Steelers’ come-from-behind win.
Gipson was inactive for his first, and only, game for the Giants.
He’ll head to waivers again. If he isn’t claimed, he’ll become a free agent — and he’ll likely end up on a practice squad.
Buccaneers first-round pick Emeka Egbuka is off to a strong start and he’s set to have a chance to continue it against the Jets on Sunday.
Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that Egbuka is expected to play in Week 3. The wideout was listed as questionable on Friday due to hip and groin injuries that kept him from practicing on Wednesday and Thursday.
Egbuka has eight catches for 96 yards and three touchdowns so far this season.
Wide receiver Chris Godwin (ankle) and left tackle Tristan Wirfs (knee) were the players ruled out by the Bucs on Friday. Neither of them has played in a game yet this season.
When Bill Belichick puts his two-game college winning streak (after beating a couple of FCS schools) on the line today, he’ll see a familiar face on the other sideline.
UCF coach Scott Frost played for Belichick for two years with the Jets, from 1998 to 1999.
A third-round pick in the 1998 draft, Frost moved from quarterback to defensive back. He appeared in 13 regular-season games as a rookie and 16 (with one start) in 1999.
During those two seasons, Belichick worked as the Jets’ defensive coordinator. And, technically, he was Frost’s head coach. For a day or two. Until Belichick abruptly resigned and became the Patriots’ head coach.
UCF is favored by 7 points against North Carolina. After this game, Belichick’s 2-1 Tar Heels embark on their ACC schedule — starting with a visit from Clemson.
In a memo sent on Friday, the NFL informed all teams that it is within their “exclusive discretion” to determine whether players who would like to participate in the March 2026 Saudi Arabia flag football tournament will be allowed to do so.
So far, all of the players mentioned in the initial release have received permission to play, per a source with knowledge of the situation.
They are: Eagles running back Saquon Barkley, Cowboys receiver CeeDee Lamb, 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey, Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner, Browns defensive end Myles Garrett, Raiders tight end Brock Bowers, Raiders defensive end Maxx Crosby, and Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill.
The memo also explains that players who participate will do so at their own risk, and that any injury sustained during the event will not be regarded as a football-related injury within the scope of the Collective Bargaining Agreement and their individual contract.
That wrinkle, we’re told, has already been addressed. The players will be covered by the same type of insurance that the NFL uses for the Pro Bowl, the Olympics, and other sporting events involving active players. The players, and their teams, will be insured against losses arising from any potential injuries happening during the competition.
Although the memo explains that the event is not an NFL initiative, the league is supporting the effort to globalize the game — and to further expand the footprint of flag football. While the tournament could be viewed as an effort by Saudi Arabia to test the football waters before making a future LIV Golf-style play, the current thinking is that Saudi Arabia realizes the massive expense associated with creating the infrastructure required to launch a multi-team, 11-on-11, tackle football competitor to the NFL.
Still, it’ll be interesting to see where it goes from here. A preseason game in Saudi Arabia? A regular-season game? Or will Saudi Arabia buy the UFL?
However it goes, money talks. And Saudi Arabia has an unlimited supply of it.
