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It was a tough summer for Jets WR Omar Cooper. He was largely quiet in camp and preseason action and even fell behind WR Isaiah Williams on the depth chart at one point. But The Athletic's Zack Rosenblatt writes that Cooper "came on strong at the end of camp."

Jets TE Kenyon Sadiq practiced on Monday, according to The Athletic's Zack Rosenblatt. Sadiq missed most of the offseason after hernia surgery plus a setback in his recovery. But the Jets have said all along that he'd be ready for Week 1, and he appears to be on track.

Lions RB Isiah Pacheco was placed on IR and will be out at least four games. Pacheco signed a one-year $1.81 million contract this offseason as the likely backup to Jahmyr Gibbs. He’s been dealing with a back issue during training camp that ultimately landed him on IR.

Raiders RB Ashton Jeanty was working off to the side with trainers at Tuesday's practice, according to The Athletic's Sam Warren. It's the first time Jeanty has been seen on the field since his ankle injury nine days ago.

Chuba Hubbard returned to practice after suffering a hamstring injury on August 12, per Mike Kaye of ESPN. Hubbard told reporters on August 24 that he feels good and felt the trainers were simply being cautious with him. Now, he’s officially back on the field.

Following the right ankle injury TreVeyon Henderson suffered after slipping in last week's practice, he still hasn't been cleared to return to full participation, per Mike Reiss of ESPN. Reiss mentioned that Henderson was present in the locker room today and walking normally.

After hyperextending his knee in practice last week, Ja’Marr Chase will be limited this week, per ESPN's Ben Baby. The Bengals still reportedly feel good about him with more than a week until their opener against the Buccaneers.

Just shy of two weeks after suffering a groin injury during a joint practice, Tyler Warren is back at practice, per Colts beat reporter Nathan Brown. Now, with just shy of two weeks until the opener, the team gets its star TE back on the field.

Colts WR Keenan Allen will play in the opener against the Ravens, GM Chris Ballard said Tuesday. Allen was arrested and charged with DWI on Sunday but won't face any discipline ahead of Week 1. "Good people make mistakes," Ballard said.

Josh Downs is returning to practice just over a week before the Colts’ home opener against the Ravens, according to Colts beat reporter Nathan Brown. He had been sidelined briefly by what was described as a very minor calf injury.

After suffering an achilles tear in the playoffs last season, George Kittle amazingly has a real possibility to play in the 49ers opener against the Rams per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The team will gather more information over the next couple of days before knowing for sure.

49ers GM John Lynch said Tuesday that the team "hopes" WR Mike Evans will return to practice next week, according to insider David Lombardi. Lynch also clarified that Evans is dealing with an adductor injury.

A source told NFL Network's Mike Garafolo that Cardinals RB Jeremiyah Love is "about 50/50" to play Week 1. "Nobody really knows right now," Garafolo added. "They need to see how he progresses over the next week plus."

Steelers WRs D.K. Metcalf and Michael Pittman are on track to play in the opener vs. the Falcons, GM Omar Khan said Monday. Both guys missed most of August -- Pittman with a hamstring, Metcalf with an undisclosed injury -- but we never got a sense that either issue was serious. Pittsburgh's top 2 targets remain in WR3 territory in our rankings.

The Eagles signed RB Jaydon Blue to their practice squad. The Cowboys cut Blue on Sunday, and he cleared waivers unclaimed.

Ravens WR Zay Flowers missed Monday's practice with an undisclosed injury. Flowers was sidelined last week, but HC Jesse Minter said then that it was “nothing major.”

Giants WR Malik Nabers sounded uncertain about his Week 1 availability when he spoke Monday. He said his surgically repaired knee feels "real good," but he still has hurdles to clear before he's ready for game action.

The Vikings are releasing QB Max Brosmer, who started two games for them last season, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport. That leaves Kyler Murray, Carson Wentz, and JJ McCarthy in the Vikings' QB room.

Mitchell Tinsley, who was recently released by the Bengals, is signing with the Texans per Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston. Tinsley joins a recent slew of wide receivers brought in by the team since Jayden Higgins went down for the season with an ACL injury.

After initially making the 53-man roster, the Titans are waiving wide receiver Xavier Restrepo after the team made four new additions, per Justin Melo of Sports Illustrated. Melo indicated that Restrepo would likely land back on the practice squad.