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Ian Rapoport was first with the scoop and Adam Schefter later added the contract details. Clowney most recently played in Baltimore, racking up 9.5 sacks and nine TFLs in his only season as a Raven. Now a mercenary, Clowney has played for four different teams in five years since finishing out his rookie contract with the Texans. Even at 31 years old, Clowney is still a top-end pass-rusher. He will join a Carolina front seven looking to retool after a disappointing 2023 campaign.

Dean has a hamstring injury that will keep him out for at least the next four weeks. The 28-year-old will have a chance to return in Week 11, and in the meantime Tyrek Funderburk will likely start in Dean’s place.

Drew Rosenhaus, Berrios’ agent, said he was “fearful” that Berrios sustained a significant injury and it sounds like that is very much the case. With Miami’s main wideouts mostly healthy this year, Berrios had played just 27 percent of the offensive snaps.

Spears did not practice at any point last week after suffering the injury in Week 6. Tony Pollard had 16 totes for the Titans last week, with Julius Chestnut taking the other three. Spears’ return would be a minor cut into Pollard’s lead role, but Spears has just one game with more than six rushing attempts this season and would be hard to start against the Lions even if we were sure he was healthy.

He added “We’re hopeful he can play, but we’ll also make sure to take every precautionary step and do it smartly for the player and the man.” Not the most glowing recommendation for the chances of a Caleb Williams-Daniels matchup on Sunday. Still, it seems as if the tenor of most reports about Daniels’ injury are positive and he avoided any fractures. Daniels’ injury report will be one of the hottest topics on the Wednesday docket.

Montgomery left Week 7’s game briefly after it appeared that he twisted his knee. Campbell said that Montgomery had a contusion after taking a knee to the back of his own knee. Expect Montgomery and Jahmyr Gibbs to, as usual, split the backfield work in Week 8 against the Titans.

Thielen is currently on injured reserve, and his expectation is that he’ll begin his three-week practice window this week. The 34-year-old has been out since Week 3 with his hamstring injury. Once back, he should see a good amount of targets for a team that is going to have to throw the ball to stay in games.

Huntley left Sunday’s loss to the Colts with an injury to his throwing shoulder. The 26-year-old was replaced by Tim Boyle, and assuming Tua Tagovailoa (concussion) returns for Week 8 against the Texans, it’ll be a battle between Huntley and Boyle to backup Tagovailoa for that contest

“Obviously, I believe in Deshaun,” Stefanski said when pressed. “But I also think it’s important just to acknowledge that he just had a bad injury and a bad break for him. We’re feeling bad for him and know that he’ll bounce back. But not getting into all those things down the road. I’m looking forward to him getting the surgery and obviously getting his body right back.” ESPN also reported that $44.2 million of Watson’s 2025 salary is insured. It sure sounds like there’s a chance that Watson will be competing for a job in 2025, if not trying to hold off a new addition.

Hill has played in just three games this season, rushing for two scores as New Orleans’ designated gadget player. He was able to get in limited practices ahead of Thursday night’s game against the Broncos and that bodes well for his return this week. It still remains to be seen how attractive Hill will be for fantasy purposes, though there is a big target void with Rashid Shaheed out and Chris Olave reportedly still in concussion protocol.

Taylor has not played since Indianapolis’ Week 4 win over the Steelers, and has not practiced since. It’s possible there’s more in-building motivation than normal for Taylor’s return given just how important this game is to the Colts, as a win over the Texans would tie them for first place in the AFC South. Taylor’s practice status will be a hot Wednesday topic, with our last real update from Taylor himself, before Week 7, hinting to the media that his ankle wasn’t able to move in the ways he’d need it to.