The Las Vegas Raiders are shutting down TE Brock Bowers for the remainder of the 2025 season, reportedly to place him on injured reserve today, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported Wednesday.

Bowers has dealt with a knee injury that’s limited him to just 12 games played this season.

The news comes at a bad time for fantasy football managers hoping to have the star tight end available for Week 17 (championship week for most leagues). Bowers has scored four touchdowns over the last four games, ranked as the overall TE4 in fantasy over that span despite a relatively slow start to the season.

Jordan Love remains in concussion protocol after getting injured Sunday against the Bears. Willis was limited in Tuesday’s practice with a shoulder injury suffered in Week 16.

Gardner has missed three straight games for the Colts with a calf issue.

Despite an injury scare last week, Josh Allen is good to go.

The Buffalo Bills quarterback said on Tuesday that he “will be playing, planning on playing” against the Philadelphia Eagles this weekend. That came after he went down with a foot injury in last week’s game that also kept him out of Tuesday’s walkthrough.

“I mean, [it’s] still sore,” Allen said. “Walk-through today, so really not practice in general. So yeah, … feeling good.”

For more on Josh Allen’s injury, click here.

DK Metcalf will miss the rest of the regular season after all. The NFL upheld Metcalf’s two-game suspension on Tuesday, which will now officially keep him out of the Steelers’ Week 17 and Week 18 matchups.

Metcalf got into it with a Lions fan on Sunday and swung at him on the sidelines at Ford Field. The suspension will cost Metcalf more than $555,000 over the next two weeks and more than $45 million in guaranteed money over the next two years.

For more on Metcalf’s suspension, click here.

LA Chargers offensive lineman Mekhi Becton did not participate in practice on Tuesday due to a knee injury.

It wasn’t an official practice, but Lamar Jackson was an estimated “DNP” today with his back injury.

The Ravens will take on the Green Bay Packers this weekend. If Jackson can’t go, it’ll be Tyler Huntley in his place at Lambeau Field.

The New York Jets have placed quarterback Justin Fields on injured reserve with a knee injury, potentially ending his tenure with the team. Head coach Aaron Glenn announced the news on Tuesday.

Fields wasn’t likely to play again this season regardless of his injury status. The Jets benched him in favor of Tyrod Taylor following a Week 11 loss to the Patriots that concluded a 2-7 record with Fields as their starting quarterback. He’s been inactive the last three games with what the team has called knee soreness.

The Jets signed Fields to a two-year, $40 million contract in the offseason hoping to revive the career of the former first-round pick. Instead, he got benched midseason and is a cut candidate in the offseason ahead of the second year of his contract.

LA Chargers running back Kimani Vidal missed a second day of practice this week due to a neck injury. Vidal is suffering from a neck strain sustained in Sunday’s win over Dallas.

The San Francisco 49ers reportedly received relatively good news Tuesday ahead of the critical stretch run of their season.

Per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, All-Pro tight end George Kittle avoided a high-ankle sprain in Monday’s win over the Indianapolis Colts. Kittle is dealing with a “mid-to-low ankle sprain,” per the report, which still leaves his status in doubt ahead of Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears.

But he’s reportedly avoided the high-ankle sprain diagnosis that frequently comes with multi-week absences.

The New England Patriots have signed veteran running back Elijah Mitchell to the practice squad. Mitchell was a sixth-round pick for the 49ers in 2021 and spent his first three years in San Francisco. He appeared in one game with Kansas City earlier this season.

Watson will not be activated by the Cleveland Browns before his 21-day practice window closes, head coach Kevin Stefanski announced Tuesday. The decision means the quarterback will not play at all this season and will continue recovering from his Achilles injury suffered last season.

Watson had his 21-day practice window opened on Dec. 3 and the Browns had until Wednesday to elevate him to the active roster or his chances at playing this season would be over. He will now remain on the Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list for the final two weeks of the regular season.

Read more here.

Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy suffered a hairline fracture in his hand during Sunday’s win over the New York Giants and will miss the team’s Week 17 matchup on Christmas Day with the Detroit Lions.

Rookie backup quarterback Max Brosmer is now expected to get his second career start on Christmas Day.

Houston Texans running back Woody Marks returned to practice on Tuesday after missing Week 16 with an ankle injury.

Judkins underwent surgery on Tuesday morning and will be able to return to football activity in 4-6 months, according to the Browns.

The Browns rookie running back suffered a fractured fibula and a dislocated ankle during Sunday’s loss to the Bills.

The painful play took place late in the second quarter. Judkins got tackled on a screen pass in the open field and his lower right leg twisted in the wrong direction. He was down in immediate pain, and athletic trainers tended to him on the field.

There is no new updated on the status of Pro Bowler T.J. Watt, according to Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin.

Watt is reportedly expected to return to practice this week, but it’s too soon to tell if he’ll be available for Pittsburgh’s Week 17 meeting with the Browns.

It’s been nearly two weeks since Watt underwent surgery to stabilize and repair a partially collapsed lung. Watt had been undergoing a dry needling treatment session at the team’s practice facility when he began to feel discomfort and was sent to a local hospital for testing.

Henderson was ruled out of Sunday’s 28-24 comeback win over the Baltimore Ravens early with a head injury.

Henderson left the field at M&T Bank Stadium in the first half after sustaining the injury. The Patriots ruled him out at halftime with the game tied at 10-10.

On Tuesday, Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel said Henderson, along with receiver Kayshon Boutte and guard Jared Wilson, is in concussion protocol.

LA Chargers running back Kimani Vidal suffered a neck injury during Sunday’s win over Dallas and is now considered day-to-day after an MRI confirmed a neck strain. Although Vidal left the game and did not return, the injury is not considered serious.

Vidal has appeared in 12 games this season and started 10, recording 631 rushing yards and three touchdowns.

Pittsburgh Steelers wideout DK Metcalf was suspended for two games following a sideline altercation with a fan during the team’s 29-24 win over the Detroit Lions in Week 16, the league announced on Monday.

As a result, Metcalf will miss the final two games of the regular season. He is expected to appeal the suspension.

The incident occurred in the second quarter of the contest on Sunday at Ford Field. While the Lions’ offense was on the field, Metcalf approached a fan wearing a blue wig and sitting in the front row. After exchanging words with the fan, Metcalf appeared to throw a punch at the fan’s head. It was unclear whether the punch connected.

While the incident was captured on the broadcast, it was not seen by officials.

For more on DK Metcalf’s suspension, click here.

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is considered day-to-day with a serious contusion in his back, according to head coach John Harbaugh.

“It doesn’t look like it’s more than that,” Harbaugh said. “He’s in there getting treatment now.”

Jackson went down late after an awkward slide in the second quarter of Sunday’s 28-24 loss to the New England Patriots. Jackson was 7-10 for 101 yards and rushed for 7 before he went down.

Jackson was replaced by backup quarterback Tyler “Snoop” Huntley. Huntley went 9-10 for 65 yards against the Patriots.

Jackson has battled injuries throughout the season, most notably a hamstring injury, which caused him to miss three games. Jackson’s explosiveness has also been limited. He ran for a career low of 340 yards so far this season.

After Sunday’s loss and Pittsburgh win against the Lions, the Ravens have little margin for error if they want to make the playoffs. The Ravens are 7-8 and are one game behind the Steelers in the AFC North. The Ravens face the Green Packers and the Steelers the next two weeks.