The Tennessee Titans plan to release linebacker Vic Beasley on Wednesday after the free-agent signee underperformed and ruffled feathers in Nashville. Beasley signed a $9.5 million deal with the team, showed up 10 days late for training camp, and proceeded to register zero pressures or sacks in three contests as an edge rusher. Tennessee is intent on making changes to a defense that ranks 25th

Houston Texans wide receiver Will Fuller V will remain with the team after the Texans and Green Bay Packers couldn’t agree on value ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline. Fuller had been drawing attention from multiple teams in recent days, including the Packers, who have had their eye on the deep threat since the summer. Fuller has 31 catches for 490 yards and five touchdowns through

The Miami Dolphins acquired running back DeAndre Washington from the Chiefs on Tuesday because Myles Gaskin (knee) is dealing with a sprained MCL and is expected to miss three games, according to a source. Gaskins suffered the injury late in the Week 8 win over the Rams. Washington still may not have much fantasy upside in his new home, but he could share an early

The Dallas Cowboys will give quarterbacks Garrett Gilbert and Cooper Rush repetitions in practice this week and pick one of them to start under center at week’s end against the Steelers in Week 9, according to sources. Andy Dalton (concussion) missed last week with a concussion and will miss this Sunday’s game after going on the COVID-19 list. One thing is certain: Rookie Ben DiNucci

Chicago Bears offensive tackle Jason Spriggs tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to a source. Offensive guard Germain Ifedi was determined to be a high-risk close contact as well. Ifedi will also go on the COVID-19 list, but he has a chance to be cleared and play in Week 9 against the Titans if he passes his testing for five straight days. Spriggs has

The Baltimore Ravens placed left tackle Ronnie Stanley (ankle) on season-ending Injured Reserve on Tuesday after he suffered a serious ankle injury in the Week 8 loss to the Steelers. It came just days after he signed a $99 million contract with the team, but now he’ll be out until 2021. Losing the 26-year-old All-Pro left tackle is bad news for quarterback Lamar Jackson, who

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians is non-committal on what wide receiver Antonio Brown‘s role will be when he makes his team debut in Week 9 against the Saints on Sunday night. “He’ll have his role it could be 10 plays [or] it could be 35 plays. I wouldn’t anticipate 60 plays, for sure, but we’ll just see how it goes,” Arians said. Tampa

The Miami Dolphins are acquiring running back DeAndre Washingtonand a conditional seventh-round pick in 2021 from the Kansas City Chiefs on Tuesday in exchange for a conditional sixth-round pick in 2021, according to sources. The former Raider, Washington has just three carries for five yards and one reception for two yards in one game played in 2020 for Kansas City. With Le’Veon Bell in Kansas

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said that quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (ankle) has a new high-ankle sprain and will have a timetable of four to six weeks. Surgery remains an option. If Garoppolo goes under the knife, he would likely be out for the rest of the season. He can probably be dropped in 12-team leagues that allow only one quarterback in starting lineups.

San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said that running backTevin Coleman (knee) has been ruled out for the Thursday night game against the Packers after aggravating his knee injury in the Week 8 loss to the Seahawks. Coleman had just three carries for 20 yards before leaving the game last Sunday, and he was operating behind rookie JaMycal Hasty as well. Hasty and Jerick

The Baltimore Ravens have six “high-risk” close contacts identified after All-Pro cornerback Marlon Humphrey tested positive for COVID-19. It doesn’t mean that the close contacts have tested positive for coronavirus, though, or preclude them from missing the Week 9 game against the Colts. Humphrey will miss this Sunday’s game because he must quarantine for 10 days following a positive test. The high-risk contacts will isolate

The New England Patriots acquired wide receiver Isaiah Ford from the Miami Dolphins on Tuesday in exchange for a conditional sixth-round pick in 2022, according to a source. The Patriots are in need of some bodies at the receiver position with Julian Edelman (knee) on Injured Reserve and N’Keal Harry (concussion) missing the last two games with a head injury. Ford has 18 catches for

The Dallas Cowboys are seriously considering turning to quarterback Cooper Rush in Week 9 against the Steelers with Andy Dalton (concussion) set to miss his second straight game after testing positive for COVID-19, according to a source. Rush is currently on the team’s practice squad. Rookie Ben DiNucci was overwhelmed in the Week 8 loss to the division-rival Eagles, getting sacked four times and losing

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Andy Dalton (concussion) will miss his second straight game in Week 9 against the Steelers after being placed on the Reserve/COVID-19 list on Tuesday, according to multiple sources. Dalton sustained a concussion in Week 7 that kept him out of the Week 8 loss to the Eagles, but COVID-19 will keep him from facing the Steelers this weekend. It’s more bad news

The Seattle Seahawks are activating rookie tight end Colby Parkinson (foot) on Tuesday, with tight end Luke Willson being released in a corresponding move, according to a source. Parkinson, a fourth-round pick out of Stanford, is unlikely to see much of a role behind the likes of veteran Greg Olsen, Will Dissly and Jacob Hollister. You can leave him to the waiver wire in all

Denver Broncos president/general manager John Elway and chief executive officer Joe Ellis have both tested positive for COVID-19, according to a source. They are confident that their transmissions originated from outside the building. Per NFL protocols, Elway and Ellis are away from the team’s facility on Tuesday. The Broncos coaches are game-planning remotely on Tuesday out of an abundance of caution, but the team’s Week

Las Vegas Raiders right tackle Trent Brown has been released from a Cleveland hospital and is headed back to Las Vegas, according to a source. Brown was hospitalized after air entered his bloodstream during a pre-game IV in the locker room before the Week 8 game against the Browns, and he required immediate medical attention. He had just come off the COVID-19 list and was

Las Vegas Raiders rookie linebacker Tanner Muse (toe) underwent surgery on his toe on Monday and will miss the rest of the season, according to a source. The third-rounder had been on Injured Reserve while trying non-surgical options while learning a new position during team meetings. A full recovery is expected and Muse should be ready for the 2021 season. The 24-year-old was taken with

The Green Bay Packers remain unsure if running back Aaron Jones (calf) will return from a two-game absence to face the 49ers on Thursday night. The good news is that the Packers listed Jones as limited on their estimated Monday injury report. Fantasy managers will need to see Jones actually get in some practice on the short week to feel comfortable returning him to their

Green Bay Packers running back Jamaal Williams and linebacker Kamal Martin were designated as high-risk close contacts to rookie running back A.J. Dillon, according to a source. Dillon tested positive for COVID-19, so Williams and Martin will not play on Thursday night against the 49ers. Anyone with high-risk, close-contact exposure must isolate for five days, and Williams and Martin were exposed to Dillon on Sunday.