Overview
- Chargers wide receiver Ladd McConkey missed back-to-back practices with a rib issue and worked only on the side with trainers, leaving him listed as doubtful for Week 2 and creating uncertainty for Justin Herbert’s passing game.
- The Ravens placed rookie Ja'Kobi Lane on injured reserve with a fractured wrist and have Zay Flowers listed day-to-day with a hamstring injury, a combination that would push Rashod Bateman into a larger role if Flowers cannot play.
- The Chicago Bears reported a clean Friday practice and listed Ozzy Trapilo as a full participant after returning early from a torn patellar tendon, giving the team immediate depth on the offensive line for Sunday.
- Detroit says it now expects at least one of safeties Brian Branch or Kerby Joseph could return sooner than first projected after new medical information, a development that could ease pressure on a secondary that started the season on injured reserve.
- Pittsburgh wideout Michael Pittman Jr. did not appear during the open portion of Friday practice because of a foot issue, a late absence that could increase snaps for younger receivers and change short-term fantasy and game-plan calculations.