NFL Player News

McCoy went down in Week 3 against the Eagles with a groin injury that will require surgery in the coming days. McCoy, a key piece of an already-struggling New Orleans offensive line, will be sidelined until at least early November, maybe longer. The Saints struggled to protect Derek Carr last week against a tough Eagles pass rush. Carr was pressured on 44 percent of his Week 3 drop backs.

Fant’s absence gives AJ Barner the start, however, No. 4 wide receiver Jake Bobo will likely earn targets more efficiently than Barner. Joining Fant on the inactives list are TE Brady Russell, OLB Trevis Gipson, G Sataoa Laumea, CB Nehemiah Pritchett, WR Dareke Young and DE Myles Adams.

Packers coach Matt LaFleur told Erin Andrews that he does not think Alexander is going to play in the second half. Alexander was active off the questionable line but left early in the first half. This looks like it’s going to continue to plague Alexander throughout the second half of the season.

Jake Curhan replaced Bates at guard. If Bates misses additional time, Curhan would be in line to play more. The Bears have hit a big rash of offensive line injuries of late.

Toney, who signed with the Browns in September, will be active for the first time in 2024 against New Orleans. He could see some usage on special teams as a returner along with a limited number of pass routes in the pass-first Browns offense. He should remain on waiver wires for now.

Jenkins and Amegadjie were ruled out on Friday. Montez Sweat (ankle) and Tarvarius Moore (concussion) are playing off questionable tags. Speed and Robinson are healthy scratches.

Evan Williams (hamstring) is also active, leaving the Packers secondary as healthy as it can be for a mouth-watering showdown against a struggling Bears offense that just fired its offensive coordinator. Inactive for the Packers are: CB Robert Rochell, S Kitan Oladapo, T Travis Glover, and DL Colby Wooden. Wooden (shoulder) is the only one of those that isn’t a healthy scratch.

Sneed continues to miss games for the Titans with a quad injury. His absence is great news for Justin Jefferson and this Vikings passing attack. The Titans also declared RB Josh Kelley, DB Justin Hardee, LB Cedric Gray, OL John Ojukwu, OL Leroy Watson, and TE David Martin-Robinson inactive.

Raimann popped up with a knee injury on Wednesday and did not practice all week. His status going forward remains extremely questionable. The only other Colts player who was questionable this week is E.J. Speed (knee), who is active. All other players here are healthy scratches, and Ehlinger is officially the third quarterback.

At this point, it’s fair to wonder if 2023 fourth-rounder Bennett will ever appear in an NFL game.

The former second-round pick has been out for personal reasons for a few weeks but is good to go for Week 11. With Harrison Bryant out, Mayer will slot in as Brock Bowers’ backup once again. Inactive for the Raiders are CB Nate Hobbs, C Andre James, TE Harrison Bryant, LG Cody Whitehair, RB Dylan Laube, S Trey Taylor, and DT Zach Carter.