The NFL preseason is officially over. Now, all attention turns toward the regular season.
Here are the answers to some key questions, and the latest updates from around the league.
When is the NFL roster cutdown deadline?The deadline is 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday, August 27.
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What are each team’s preseason and regular-season schedules?The entire preseason and regular season schedule can be found right here on Yahoo Sports.
How does your team stack up entering the season?Find out with Frank Schwab’s season preview power rankings countdown right here.
Live425 updates
Dolphins WR Odell Beckham Jr. to begin season on PUP list
Beckham will miss the Dolphins first four games of the 2024 season. The earliest he is eligible to return is Week 5 when the Dolphins face the Patriots. Beckham will miss games against the Jaguars, Bills, Seahawks, and Titans.
Beckham played 14 games with the Baltimore Ravens last season. He did not play in 2022 after suffering a torn ACL during Super Bowl LVI when his Los Angeles Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals.
The 31-year-old wide receiver signed a 1-year, $3 million deal in the offseason with incentives potentially pushing the total value up to a maximum of $8.25 million. The Dolphins were reportedly aware of Beckham’s injury when he was signed in May.
Per source, Dolphins WR Odell Beckham, Jr. will start the season on the PUP list
He has not practiced since signing with the team in March, and will miss at least the first four games of the regular season
— Marcel Louis-Jacques (@Marcel_LJ) August 27, 2024
Wed, August 28, 2024 at 4:41 PM GMT+2
RB Dalvin Cook joins CowboysThe 29-year-old Cook played last season with the Jets, rushing for 214 yards in 67 attempts.
Former Jets and Vikings RB Dalvin Cook is signing with the Cowboys, per his agency LAA.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 28, 2024
Tue, August 27, 2024 at 10:32 PM GMT+2
Patriots place DT Christian Barnmore on Reserve/Non-Football List as he recovers from blood clotsThe New England Patriots are hoping Christian Barnmore can return at some point this season after placing the DT on the Reserve/Non-Football Injury List on Tues
Just as training camp got under way, the Patriots announced that Barmore, 25, had been diagnosed with blood clots and treated at a local hospital.
Barnmore is entering his fourth season in New England after being a second-round pick out of Alabama in 2021. In April, he signed a four-year extension worth up to $92 million with $41.8 million guaranteed.
Tue, August 27, 2024 at 10:25 PM GMT+2
Vikings waive 2022 1st-round pick Lewis CineCine was taken 32nd overall by the Vikings in 2022. He suffered a compound fracture to his lower left leg during Week 4 of the 2022 season while on special teams.
He played 10 games over two seasons with Minnesota, and was inactive for 10 games .
Tue, August 27, 2024 at 10:18 PM GMT+2
Packers RB AJ Dillon to miss season due to neck injuryThe Packers running back will miss the 2024 season due to a neck injury.
Dillon, 26, played 15 games last season with Green Bay. He ran for 613 yards and two touchdowns.
Yahoo Sports’ Jori Epstein reported this week that Dillon was set to see a decent workload behind No. 1 RB Josh Jacobs.
While 2022 rushing champion Josh Jacobs is sure to impress, don’t sleep on RB AJ Dillon. His offseason muscle and chisel have turned heads, LaFleur saying Dillon’s in “THE best shape” he’s seen.
AJ Dillon was placed on IR and his 2024 season is over.
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) August 27, 2024
Tue, August 27, 2024 at 9:52 PM GMT+2
Chargers release TE Donald Parham Jr.Parham was with the Chargers for the last four seasons after going undrafted out of Steton. He is coming off a season where he posted career-highs in receptions (27), targets (41), receiving yards (285), and touchdowns (4).
Chargers released veteran TE Donald Parham Jr.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 27, 2024
Tue, August 27, 2024 at 9:36 PM GMT+2
Texans place QB Case Keenum on IR, will miss 2024 seasonThe 36-year-old veteran quarterback is dealing with a foot injury and will not play this season. Keenum spent last season with the Texans where he appeared in two games, throwing one touchdown and three interceptions.
#Texans placing quarterback Case Keenum on injured reserve due to lingering foot injury, per a league source @KPRC2 Texans released Tim Boyle. Two quarterbacks on active roster: C.J. Stroud and backup Davis Mills
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) August 27, 2024
Tue, August 27, 2024 at 9:27 PM GMT+2
Bills land Brandon CodringtonThe New York Jets are sending defensive back and returner Brandon Codrinton to the Bills, according to multiple reports. In exchange, the Jets will receive multiple late-round 2026 draft picks.
Tue, August 27, 2024 at 9:18 PM GMT+2
Cowboys trade TE Peyton Hendershot to ChiefsThe Kansas City Chiefs have scooped up a new tight end. The Chiefs struck a deal with the Dallas Cowboys for Peyton Hendershot, who the Cowboys were planning to waive anyways. In return, Dallas will receive a 2026 conditional seventh round draft pick.
The former Indiana tight end had four catches for 38 yards last season in Dallas.
Tue, August 27, 2024 at 8:53 PM GMT+2
Bills waive Frank Gore Jr.The Buffalo Bills waived Frank Gore Jr. on Tuesday ahead of the deadline. Gore, the son of longtime NFL running back Frank Gore, went undrafted out of Southern Mississippi.
Tue, August 27, 2024 at 8:23 PM GMT+2
Report: Rams trading LB Ernest Jones IV to TitansWith Tennessee struggling with injuries at linebacker, reinforcements are on the way in the form of Jones, a 2021 third-round pick who started Super Bowl LVI and helped the Rams win in February 2022.
Tue, August 27, 2024 at 7:45 PM GMT+2
Cardinals release QB Desmond RidderDesmond Ridder has apparently lost his backup quarterback competition with Clayton Tune in Phoenix. The Cardinals released Ridder on Tuesday, just months after they traded for him in a deal with the Falcons.
Source: The #AZCardinals are releasing QB Desmond Ridder, who was in a backup battle with Clayton Tune.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 27, 2024
Tue, August 27, 2024 at 7:38 PM GMT+2
Chiefs release Kadarius ToneyThe Kansas City Chiefs released Kadarius Toney on Tuesday. He had just 169 receiving yards and a touchdown last season, his first full one with the Chiefs. We’ll see where he lands next.
Source: The #Chiefs are waiving Kadarius Toney, but he’ll have a market elsewhere. The talented playmakers story isn’t done yet.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 27, 2024
Tue, August 27, 2024 at 5:49 PM GMT+2
Reports: Patriots to cut QB Bailey Zappe as QB depth chart takes shapeThe Patriots have informed QB Bailey Zappe of their intention to release him, per sources.
This leaves Jacoby Brissett, Drake Maye and Joe Milton III on the depth chart.
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) August 27, 2024
Tue, August 27, 2024 at 5:37 PM GMT+2
Report: Cowboys cutting DE Carl Lawson days after signing himBrief stay in Dallas for Lawson, though he may still end up on the practice squad.
Tue, August 27, 2024 at 5:37 PM GMT+2
Lions reportedly making Hendon Hooker the No. 2 QBThe 2023 third-round pick out of Tennessee appears to have won the backup job to Jared Goff, as the Lions are reportedly releasing QB Nate Sudfeld.
Source: The #Lions are releasing QB Nate Sudfeld, who has spent plenty of time as No. 2 QB. Now, it appears it’s Hendon Hooker who has won the job.
Sudfeld has impressed plenty in practice (without a ton of game reps) and will find his way into a practice squad, at the least.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 27, 2024
Tue, August 27, 2024 at 5:31 PM GMT+2
Browns RB Nick Chubb, Rams TE Tyler Higbee on PUP listTwo notable names, especially for fantasy purposes, will stay on the PUP list and miss the first four games of the season.
Browns running back Nick Chubb is still recovering from a knee injury suffered in Week 2 against the Steelers last season, while Rams tight end Tyler Higbee is still recovering from a knee injury as well.
Follow more with our fantasy injury tracker.
Browns running back Nick Chubb is still recovering from a knee injury. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images)
Tue, August 27, 2024 at 2:51 PM GMT+2
Vikings TE T.J. Hockenson to remain on PUP listT.J. Hockenson will begin the 2024 NFL season on the PUP list, ruling him out for the Vikings’ first four games against the Giants, 49ers, Texans, and Packers.
Hockenson suffered a torn ACL and MCL during Week 16 last season. He finished the season with 95 receptions for 960 yards and five touchdowns.
Minnesota is leaving TE T.J. Hockenson on the Physically Unable to Perform List, which means he is ineligible to be active during the first four games of the season, per sources. Hockenson still is recovering from last season’s torn ACL but is expected to return this season. pic.twitter.com/yic1seDyka
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 27, 2024
Tue, August 27, 2024 at 1:11 AM GMT+2
Dalvin Cook to the Cowboys?The Dallas Cowboys are reportedly set to meet with running back Dalvin Cook on Monday night. Cook spent most of lsat season with the Jets, and then joined the Baltimore Ravens for their playoff run.
While he had four straight 1,000-yard seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, Cook had just 214 rushing yards and didn’t score a touchdown with the Jets in 2023.
The #Cowboys might not be done: Sources say 4x Pro Bowl RB Dalvin Cook is flying to Dallas tonight for a visit.
Unlike a year ago, when he was rehabbing from shoulder surgery, Cook has hit the weights all offseason and says he feels the best he has in years. pic.twitter.com/jT9Zsf91qB
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) August 26, 2024
Cook would join Ezekiel Elliott in Dallas, who signed a one-year, $2 million deal to return to the Cowboys this past offseason.
Click the photo to read more about Dalvin Cook’s meeting with the Cowboys. (Ryan Kang/Getty Images)
Tue, August 27, 2024 at 12:28 AM GMT+2
QB shuffle: Malik Willis traded to PackersOne day before NFL teams are required to cut their rosters down to 53, Green Bay has reportedly acquired backup QB Malik Willis from the Titans. Where does Willis slot into the Packers’ depth chart with Sean Clifford acting as QB2 throughout preseason? It’s hard to say.
QB trade: Titans are sending QB Malik Willis to the Packers in exchange for a 2025 seventh-round pick, per sources. Willis is likely to back up Jordan Love. pic.twitter.com/stzUJ7EvSc
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 26, 2024
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